What possessions or experiences increase a person’s “cool factor?” According to 400 University of Utah students, clothing, vacations, Palm Pilots and laptop computers, furniture, luxury cars and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) all elevate social status.
Read MoreSponsored by the University of Utah’s African American Studies Program, the activities planned on and off campus for Black Awareness Month will focus on the hip-hop generation and issues related to today’s African American youth. The events, which are free and open to the public, will center on the theme “From Cultural to Political Movement: A Challenge for African American Youth in the 21st Century.”
Read MoreA new 98-minute documentary by University of Utah Film Studies Professor Brian Patrick explores how descendants of the victims and perpetrators of one of Utah’s most heinous and unresolved crimes, are choosing to deal with wounds that span generations and were inflicted 146 years ago.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s Middle East Center announces the second lecture in the U’s lecture series on the Iraq Crisis. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Rami G. Khouri, executive editor of The Daily Star in Beirut, Lebanon, will speak on “Anti-Americanism in the Arab World: Roots, Repercussions, and Remedies.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 2 until 3:30 p.m. in the Dumke Auditorium of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, located next to the David Eccles School of Business.
Read MoreThe Bureau of Economic and Business Research, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah today released preliminary year-end data for permit-authorized construction. The data for Utah can be summed up as “better than expected”.
Read MoreBeginning Tuesday, Feb. 4, the University of Utah will host a series of lectures on the mounting Iraqi-American tensions. Similar in format to the 9-11 lecture series organized by the University in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, this nine-part series, scheduled to run through mid-April, will feature a variety of perspectives from leading experts on regional and international politics. On Tuesday, the first speaker, Adeed Dawisha, will lecture on “The Use of Force Against Iraq: Constraints and Opportunities,” at 3 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, which is located next to the David Eccles School of Business.
Read MoreThe David Eccles School of Business, in cooperation with Governor Mike Leavitt and his upcoming trade mission to Mexico, today announced the establishment of a scholarship for Mexican nationals who wish to pursue an MBA.
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Read MoreAccording to census data, from 1990 to 2000, the population of Utah grew by over half a million. In those ten years there was a 117 percent increase in the minority population of Utah-from 151,596 in 1990 to 328,904 in 2000.
Read MoreFormer University of Utah Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Charles Dibble died Saturday, Nov. 30, at the age of 93. A beloved and respected teacher, Dibble’s association with the University spanned more than 40 years. While at the University, he was given the Distinguished Research, Teaching and Alumnus Awards.
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