The College of Humanities is pleased to announce the inaugural funding round for the Documentary Studies Seed Grant program. This program is designed to foster creative collaboration, both within the college and throughout the University campus. Additionally, the program allows for broad collaboration with independent documentary professionals outside the University community.
Read MoreWithin a year of receiving nearly $1 million in federal money to train American Indian or Alaskan Native American students to become teachers, the University of Utah’s Center for the Study of Race and Diversity in Higher Education has received another federal grant of $1,036,000 to be used for the same purpose.
Read MoreThe University of Utah, the U’s Lowell Bennion Community Service Center and RMC Research Corporation will host the Third Annual International Conference in Advances in Service-Learning Research this Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6th through 8th, at the Sheraton City Center, 150 W. 500 S., in downtown Salt Lake City. Participants may register onsite throughout the conference.
Read MoreFour of Utah’s top female business leaders will share their educational and career experiences at this year’s Women’s Business Forum, which is hosted by the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. The forum will take place at 4 p.m., Thurs., October 30 at the business school’s C. Roland Christensen Center, Room 215.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah students, faculty, staff and the greater community can learn more about health and wellness during the U’s Wellness Week, Oct. 28 through 31. The 13th Annual Wellness Fair, traditionally a highlight of the week because of the giveaways and free health information, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 29th, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., in the U’s Olpin Union Ballroom. Last year more than 2,000 people attended the mid-week event.
Read MoreThe Utah Entrepreneur Challenge will be holding its annual Kick-off at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, 2003 in the Saltair Room of the University of Utah Student Union building. The keynote speaker will be Shawn Nelson, CEO and founder of the very successful local start-up, LoveSac. Nelson is a graduate of the U’s David Eccles School of Business.
Read MoreThe Bush administration is planning to spend $1.5 billion over the next five years on new programs to promote “healthy” marriages. The primary targets of the new initiative are unmarried couples that have recently had a child together. The initiative raises many questions about the feasibility and desirability of promoting marriage.
Read MoreA moderate earthquake will strike the University of Utah campus between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Tues., September 30, 2003, at least in theory. The drill is part of a series of ongoing studies to determine the preparedness of emergency personnel to deal with such a disaster. The epicenter of the simulated earthquake and most of the exercise activity will be located on the east plaza of U’s Marriott Library. The drill will conclude at 1 p.m.
Read MoreIn celebration of National Coming Out Day, the University of Utah Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center will present a series of Pride 2003 lectures, activities and performances. These events will run from Oct. 1st through the 18th, with National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11th.
Read MoreHow does the human mind make sense of itself? What is self? Is it me, or is it my brain? How are emotion and cognition – the process of knowing, of having perception, memory and judgment – tied to our notions of ourselves?
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