April 7, 2015 – Utah shared a collective wince last fall when the news site 24/7 Wall St. ranked the state among the 10 worst in the country for women. One indicator used was the gender wage gap. The article stated that while a typical man in Utah earned more than $50,000 last year, a typical […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah Alumni Association and Young Alumni Board will host the annual Spring Awards Banquet on Wednesday, April 8, in the Spence and Cleone Eccles Reception Room at Rice-Eccles Stadium & Tower, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Read MoreApril 6, 2015 – The University of Utah’s Inter-Tribal Student Association presents the 43rd annual Sustaining our Culture Powwow beginning with the Grand Entry, April 10 at 7 p.m. and two entries on April 11 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. The ceremonial Grand Entry is a cultural and spiritual tradition […]
Read More(April 2, 2015) — The innovations are ready to be unveiled. After six months of research, planning, problem solving and light-bulb moments of inspiration, more than 20 teams of University of Utah students participating in the fifth annual Bench-2-Bedside competition will showcase inventions that could change the way medicine is delivered. The event will be […]
Read MoreTwenty-two students will participate in this year’s counter-terrorism simulation. Groups of seven will be presented with a scenario at three times during the day: 7:30 to 11 a.m., noon to 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 8 p.m
Read MoreApril 1, 2015 – Renowned conservationist, Harvey Locke will provide the keynote address at the 2015 Reimagine Western Landscapes Symposium, “On Behalf of Wild Nature,” and share his vision for the survival of nature in the 21st century, Saturday, April 11, 7 p.m. at the Swaner Preserve and Eco-Center, 1258 Center Drive, Park City, Utah. […]
Read MoreMarch 31, 2015 — The case is a staple in many Utah history classes: In 1914 labor activist Joe Hill was arrested, tried and convicted for the murder of a retired policeman and grocer, John G. Morrison. The news of the trial took the Salt Lake Valley, the national labor community, and even the international […]
Read MoreMarch 30, 2015 – Luke Skywalker’s home in “Star Wars” is the desert planet Tatooine, with twin sunsets because it orbits two stars. So far, only uninhabitable gas-giant planets have been identified circling such binary stars, and many researchers believe rocky planets cannot form there. Now, mathematical simulations show that Earthlike, solid planets such as […]
Read MoreMarch 30, 2015 – Glenn Greenwald, best known for his series in The Guardian detailing classified information about global surveillance programs based on top-secret documents provided by Edward Snowden, will speak at the University of Utah, Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m. at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Dumke Auditorium, 410 Campus Center Drive. Tickets […]
Read MoreThe second annual Chemistry Festival at the U is an event for children of all ages – and grown ups – to engage in hands-on experiments, including CSI-style forensic investigations, extraction of DNA, rocket building and more.
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