In a unique and exciting partnership between three academic colleges and state government, the University of Utah has announced the establishment of the Utah Criminal Justice Center.
Read MoreOn Saturday, University of Utah students, from a variety of disciplines, will assist Wasatch Community Gardens in hosting a neighborhood gardening fair intended to engage west Salt Lake City community members in the design of Fairpark Garden and in the “greening up” of the surrounding Utah State Fairpark neighborhoods.
Read MoreA media conference to unveil a record setting donation to the David Eccles School of Business resulting in the renovation of three new facilities will be held Friday, April 7 at 11: 30 a.m.
Read MoreConventional advice is: “Just ignore the bully. Then she will stop.” But there may be elements to mean behavior that are hard to ignore-taunting, verbal and physical aggression, repeated and more intense occurrences.
Read MoreThe latest issue of U.S. News & World Report/America’s Best Graduate Schools once again establishes the University of Utah as the most recognized school in the state. The University is ranked in the top 50 in four separate categories.
Read MoreMany self-help books and well-meaning friends and relatives offer this advice to newly divorced friends: Don’t marry on the rebound. Don”t rush into or commit to a serious relationship prematurely. Wait until you are good and ready.
Read MoreOn Nov. 15, 2003, Sandy Stark and her husband, Craig, and their two sons, Ty and Thayne, were on their semi-annual trip, in Moab, Utah. That day, they hiked and took pictures for their Christmas cards. At a resting spot, 18-year-old Thayne lost his footing in the scree and took a fatal fall. At the memorial service for Thayne, his dad put it this way: “It was a really great day with a really tragic end.”
Read MoreWilliam Richard “Bill” Gould, a generous
For some, the senior years are viewed as anything but “golden.” But in his new book Positive Aging: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, to be issued this week, University of Utah researcher Robert D. Hill offers a new framework for understanding the process of growing old-one that focuses on achieving and fostering an affirmative mindset about how to live into one’s later years.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah College of Social Work students in the Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) program have been assisting Salt Lake City resident Thelma Roberson, 87, for more than a year. Roberson lives alone and because all of her family lives in different cities, she needs help maintaining her home and property. NHN students vacuum for Roberson weekly and have cleaned her yard and washed and painted her living room.
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