One hundred years after Albert Einstein’s major discoveries, physicists and the United Nations are observing 2005 as the World Year of Physics. The University of Utah will celebrate with lectures, exhibits, tours, a film festival, observatory star parties and an Einstein look-alike contest.
Read MoreThe Middle East Center (MEC) at the University of Utah, one of 15 national resource centers in the U.S. devoted to the academic study of the Middle East, will sponsor a series of six public lectures titled “U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Middle East.” The presentations are part of the MEC’s continuing mission to increase understanding of Middle East history, culture, religions, literature, politics and contemporary dynamics. Each free lecture, followed by a question-and-answer discussion, will be held from 3 until 4:30 p.m., in the Dumke Auditorium in the Museum of Fine Arts, located south of the David Eccles School of Business.
Read MorePlaying is children’s work. That’s why the University of Utah’s Child and Family Development Center (CFDC)-a combined parent co-op preschool and teacher training site for early childhood majors and educators-supports reading readiness through play. The young students in the CFDC’s preschool invent, dictate, then dramatize their own narratives.
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s 21st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Celebration, “The Challenge for a Multiracial Democracy in America,” Jan. 12-17, will feature Carlos Muñoz, Jr. as the keynote speaker. Muñoz is an internationally recognized expert on ethnic and racial politics, multiculturalism, immigration and affirmative action. All MLK events are free and open to the public. (See below for a calendar of events.)
Read MoreAccording to a new report, prepared by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR), in the University of Utah’s David S. Eccles School of Business, $14.4 billion (constant 2004 dollars) in Utah transportation infrastructure investments planned for the next 26 years, will significantly influence the region’s land use patterns, relative competitiveness and economic development potential, resulting in thousands of new, well-paying construction jobs for Utahns.
Read MoreOn Thursday, Nov. 11, Community of Caring, a national K-12, whole school character education program pioneered by Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, will announce that it will move its office from its current location in Washington, D.C., to become the National Center for Community of Caring at the University of Utah. The announcement will be made at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., in Washington, D.C. Shriver, founder and honorary chair of Community of Caring, and University of Utah President Michael Young will give remarks and answer questions.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will honor 11 Utah veterans at a full-dress military ceremony as part of its annual Veteran’s Day commemoration program on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Olpin Union Building on campus. Eleven Utah veterans will be presented with honorary medallions for their service to our country by Governor Olene S. Walker. Nearly 100 cadets and midshipmen from the military science ROTC programs will present the ceremony, which will include a 21-gun cannon salute. The honorees were selected from over fifty nominations submitted by Utah citizens. The group of eleven represents all branches of service and those who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
Read MoreThe Executive MBA program at the David Eccles School of Business is among the top 75 in the world, according to the latest rankings released by the Financial Times (FT). This is the first time the EMBA program at The University of Utah has been ranked in this prestigious listing and it is the only program at a Utah school to be mentioned.
Read MoreThemed as “Crimson Connection”, Homecoming week begins Monday, September 20 with the House Decoration Contest and culminates Saturday, September 25 with the football game vs. Air Force and Homecoming Dance. The diverse events for Homecoming 2004 will accommodate students, alumni and families as they celebrate the influence the University of Utah has had on their lives.
Read MoreFormer University of Utah administrator Lowell Bennion is remembered for his service to the community-visiting widows, supporting social justice issues, working with students on Saturday morning service projects, gathering and delivering food for the hungry and founding the Bennion Teton Valley Boys Ranch.
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