Utah’s original 1895 constitution has been preserved, digitized, and made accessible for all to view on the Internet by preservationists and digital technology staff at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah.
Read MoreHundreds of students, faculty and staff turned out for the unveiling of the University of Utah’s plan to make its operations more environmentally sustainable and to become carbon neutral by 2050. The university today released its Energy and Environmental Stewardship Initiative: 2010 Climate Action Plan (EESI-CAP) with a kick-off event in the ballroom of the Olpin Student Union.
Read MoreUtah families will have an opportunity to participate in hundreds of healthy activities during Be Well Utah: A Family Health Week, September 13-18, 2010. Presented by University of Utah Health Care and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, Be Well Utah will feature complimentary health screenings, informative lectures with health care experts, and activities to encourage people to make healthy choices. Events will take place at various locations around the U of U campus and the surrounding community, culminating with a fair on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Fort Douglas on the U of U campus. All activities are free.
Read MoreThis year’s Homecoming Week offers something for every palette. Humanitarian efforts, festive fund-raising, comedy and athletics for the whole family prove that Homecoming at the University of Utah is “forever crimson.” Celebrations kick off September 18 with the Legacy of Lowell Annual Community Service Day and culminate September 25 with the Utah vs. San Jose State football game at 6 p.m. in Rice-Eccles Stadium. The week is filled with fun for students, alumni and other Ute fans.
Read MoreIf past is prologue, students at the University of Utah will not be the only ones to benefit from the latest hire in the College of Architecture + Planning.
Read MoreAs any nine-to-fiver will testify, a new paycheck brings with it a familiar sense of freedom, albeit one that dwindles in lockstep with the balance in one’s checking account. But, it’s not the checking account size that influences consumer behavior; rather, it’s the time that has elapsed since payday, according to a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Marketing.
Read MoreUsing innovations from its labs and classrooms, the University of Utah launched 19 companies during fiscal year 2010, bringing the number of spinoff companies based on university research to 102 since the institution reorganized its technology commercialization efforts in 2005.
Read MoreThe latest issue of U.S. News & World Report/America’s Best Colleges ranks the University of Utah among the best national universities. The U came in 129th, tying with two other schools.
Read MoreBecause walking has important health consequences, researchers at University of Utah set out to learn how the interplay of factors can help reclaim the walk to school and promote a healthy physical and environmental lifestyle.
Read MoreThe University of Utah College of Humanities has been selected to receive a prestigious Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center (NRC) Consortium grant for its Asia Center.
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