President Young, distinguished faculty and guests, my fellow students, friends and family: Rumi, the great Sufi mystic and the most widely read poet around the world once said, “Your soul is worth more than the heavens and the earth; don’t sell it at a lower price.”
Read MoreSecretary Madeleine K. Albright, president of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced University of Utah’s Bryson Morgan as one of 65 students selected from 56 U.S. colleges and universities as a 2007 Truman Scholar.
Read MoreItaly seems to be everyone’s darling destination, both for work and play. This January 17-27, seven University of Utah (the U) athletes will play hard in the 2007 Winter World University Games in Torino, Italy. Ashlee Barnett, Becky Lang, April Medley, James Cholweinski, Patrick Meek, and Matthew Plummer will join the United States long track speed skating team and Tague Thorson of the U’s ski team will represent the U.S. in alpine skiing.
Read MoreCampus Recreation Services’ Outdoor Recreation Program won the David J. Webb Program Excellence Award. The recognition was bestowed earlier this month at the International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education (ICORE) in Boise, Idaho.
Read MoreUnlike Iowa and New Hampshire, which lead the nation in choosing early presidential candidates, the West has, because of much later primary election dates, had the least impact on the presidential nomination process. But that may change if Western states unite behind a common primary date.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah Hospital, for the 13th time, has been named one of America’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
Read MoreThe National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced today that the University of Utah’s athletics program is in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the Association’s Division I membership and as a result has been certified. The purpose of the certification program, which all Division I institutions undergo every 10 years, is to ensure integrity in the U’s athletics operations.
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U of U President Michael K. Young announced today the appointment of Fred C. Esplin as the University’s first Vice President for Institutional Advancement. This newly created position combines the roles of the vice presidents for University Relations and Development to bring together under one person the development, communications, and alumni relations areas in an effort to more strategically advance the University’s mission and goals.
Read MoreConifers such as Christmas trees suffer a severe plumbing problem. The “pipes” that carry water through firs, pines and other conifers are 10 times shorter than those in flowering trees. But a University of Utah study suggests why conifers not only survive but thrive: efficient microscopic valves let water flow through conifers about as easily as it flows through other trees.
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