March 6, 2015 —The West African Ebola epidemic caused thousands of deaths, many of them avoidable. What if a health response had been better coordinated? The Ebola epidemic has become a pivotal moment for the World Health Organization, spurring its need for fundamental reform. That issue is at the center of the upcoming William H. […]
Read MoreMarch 5, 2015 —For those living in the west, concern over droughts and a scarcity of water in the future are issues on the minds of many. But supplying an adequate and affordable supply of drinking water to citizens isn’t a quandary limited to Utah: across the U.S., communities are assessing how to handle what’s […]
Read MoreMarch 2, 2015— Students in the University of Utah’s Honors College are working towards real, implementable solutions for the hotly debated air quality problem in the state of Utah. A year-long honors Praxis Lab called “Air Quality, Health and Society” has afforded 10 students the opportunity to comprehensively study the problem and take matters into […]
Read MoreFeb.27, 2015 —Across the nation, great strides have been made addressing air pollution over the last several decades, especially following adoption of the federal Clean Air Act in 1970. Nevertheless, in the West and elsewhere, air quality remains a vexing environmental, economic and public health dilemma. Families in polluted areas face asthma and other health […]
Read More(Feb. 17, 2015) —Stories involving ISIS, Charlie Hebdo, and other events related to terrorism appear in the media daily, many accompanied by graphic images of violence. What are the ethical complications of covering terrorism? And how is the role of the media changing? Amos Guiora, professor of law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney […]
Read More(Feb. 17, 2015) —U.S. ties with Latin America have never been more critical. The U.S. now recognizes the region as one of its fastest-growing trade partners, a key ally in developing alternative fuels, as well as its largest source of immigrants—both documented and undocumented—and illegal drugs. Furthermore, as Latin America’s global impact steadily increases, the […]
Read MoreFrom investigating war crimes to working to put a stop to illegal organ trafficking, University of Utah graduate David Schwendiman’s career has spanned across the globe —including his most recent post as chief prosecutor of the European Union’s Special Investigative Task Force on Kosovo. Schwendiman, a 1976 graduate of the University of Utah College of […]
Read MoreThe transfer of 31 million acres of land managed by the federal government to Utah would hinder public land management reforms and harm the state, according to a newly released analysis by researchers at the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and Environment at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law.
Read More(Jan.26, 2015) —Lights, camera, action! The Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, and with it, the glamour and glitz that accompanies Hollywood’s arrival to Park City for a front seat to some of the best features in indie film. This year, the Hinckley Institute of Politics is taking part in the annual event, through […]
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will speak at the University of Utah Jan. 28 at noon in the Huntsman Center. Her appearance is sponsored by the University of Utah MUSE Project (My U Student Experience), a presidential initiative that works to enrich undergraduate education across the university.
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