Some 2,200 fifth- and sixth-grade students will build towers made of drinking straws, catapult jumbo marshmallows and design clay fish April 11-15 as the University of Utah College of Engineering holds its annual Elementary Engineering Week.
Read MoreAfter 12 months and 1,000 hours of strenuous and tedious excavation work performed by 40 staff and volunteers of the University of Utah’s Utah Museum of Natural History and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a 75-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton will be transported from its resting place in The Blues area of southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM).
Read MoreSpring’s sunnier days and warmer temperatures are a reminder that it’s time to sign up for summer camps, classes and activities. Parents, children, teens and educators who want to avoid the “I’m bored” summer syndrome can now explore the many courses and youth learning experiences offered by the University of Utah at http://www.smartkids.utah.edu/. Also featured on the Web site is a calendar and guest column on the importance of education, as well as easy access to and navigation of the diverse youth-oriented learning experiences at the U.
Read MoreThe University of Utah College of Science is extremely pleased to announce that 12 outstanding science students are able to occupy one of the Officers’ Circle residences in historic Fort Douglas, thanks to a $750,000 gift from Gary L. and Ann S. Crocker. “The various college residence houses, together with the new dormitories and elegant dining commons constructed as part of the 2002 Winter Olympic Village, will change the character of the entire university from primarily a commuter campus to a community of residential scholars,” said College of Science Dean Peter J. Stang.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has been given a 2010 Community Engagement classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is the same organization that classifies the level of institutional research activity, commonly referred to as a “research one” designation.
Read MoreThe University of Utah has been honored by the 2010 Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). The society awarded the Excellence in Planning Merit Award for Planning for a District or Campus Component to the U of U for its 2008 Campus Master Plan.
Read MoreSome 1,000 high school students from Utah and nearby states will meet on the University of Utah campus Thursday, March 18 through Saturday, March 20 for a three-day competition during which robots essentially play soccer.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will celebrate the initial observations or “first light” of its new $860,000 research telescope in southwest Utah during a Wednesday, Nov. 11 symposium and reception on the Salt Lake City campus.
Read MoreWorld-renowned climatologist James Hansen has repeatedly called for an immediate cap and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, including coal-fired power plants, which are the single largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.
Read MoreEdwin E. Catmull, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, will discuss his experiences making animated films such as “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “WALL-E” at the University of Utah at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
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