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Hip Talks give students a chance to win $10K

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April 9, 2015 — 30 students, $10,000, and two minutes to win it. In honor of the oratorical skills of former Utah Congressman Wayne Owens, the Hinckley Institute of Politics and the Associated Students of the University of Utah on April 15 will host the finale of a highly anticipated speech contest called HIP Talks.  Over […]

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University of Utah to partner with Chung-ang University to create a gaming center in South Korea

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April 9, 2015 —The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah’s Sorenson Center for Discovery & Innovation is partnering with Chung-ang University to create a digital gaming and engagement research and development center at the U campus in Songdo, South Korea.  The center will also bring its gaming expertise to the game-loving […]

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Dealing with death in deployment

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A new University of Utah study is the first to provide clear insight into contributors to suicide risk among military personnel and veterans who have deployed. The study found that exposure to killing and death while deployed is connected to suicide risk.

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U pistol team wins four events at national college championships

March 26, 2015 – University of Utah students won two individual events, two team events and placed fourth overall at this year’s National Inter-Collegiate Pistol Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia. Wyatt Brown, a sophomore majoring in film and theater studies, won the open air pistol and free pistol competitions. He also brought home all-American honors […]

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Grand Opening of Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Sciences Building Brings A Healthy Smile to U of U School of Dentistry Students and Faculty

April 8, 2015 – A modest program begun 35 years ago to help aspiring Utah students become dentists came full circle on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, with the grand opening of the new home of the University of Utah School of Dentistry (SOD)—the Ray and Tye Noorda Oral Health Sciences Building. Named for two Utah […]

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1915: A year that changed governance, tenure and academic freedom at the University of Utah

April 8, 2015 – In 1915, with tensions already high between faculty and administration over contracts, salaries, freedom of association and freedom of speech, a turning point came when the University of Utah fired four professors without just cause and 14 faculty resigned in protest. To resolve these issues, create a fairer environment on campus […]

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Do men really make that much more money than women?

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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 […]

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