The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law announced today it has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of State to aid the Iraqi government in establishing an independent judiciary with adequate legislative and constitutional authority.
With the nation’s financial and banking sectors roiling in tumult, the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will host a special public panel, entitled “Wall Street in Crisis” to address these vital legal and economic issues. The free panel will be presented at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6 in the Sutherland Moot Court Room at the College of Law.
Read MoreClimate has been implicated by a new study as a major driver of wildfires in the last 2,000 years, but human activities, such as land clearance and fire suppression during the industrial era (since 1750) created large swings in burning, first increasing fires until the late 1800s, and then dramatically reducing burning in the 20th century.
Read MoreThe University of Utah will host a welcoming event for new and returning American Indian students on Saturday and Sunday August 23 and 24 at the American Indian Resource Center and other campus locations.
Read MoreThe 2008 fiscal year-end results for the generation of new businesses prove what many economists have long claimed, that the University of Utah is an economic engine for the State of Utah. Twenty-three companies were launched from technologies developed at the University within the last year. The companies not only help move research forward through the licensing royalty revenue they bring in, but they provide jobs for the people of Utah and help to strengthen the economy in the state.
Read MoreOn Saturday June 7th, The University of Utah law school welcomed its latest cohort of students – sixteen active prosecutors from Afghanistan.
Read MoreThe University of Utah announced today the appointment of Nola Lodge as the director of American Indian Teacher Education (AITE) in the College of Education and Lena Judee as the coordinator for American Indian students in the Center for Ethnic Student Affairs (CESA).
Read MoreThis morning, the University of Utah graduated 7,332 students from 73 countries, 50 U.S. states and 26 of Utah’s 29 counties. University President Michael K. Young officiated at the commencement ceremony, held in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
Read MoreMedal of Honor Recipient Colonel Bernard Francis Fisher, retired USAF, will receive his diploma from the University of Utah 57 years after attending classes at the U as a student. Colonel Fisher was not able to complete his undergraduate degree before receiving his Air Force commission and entering active duty Air Force into the Aviation Program.
Read MoreCommencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 2, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2008, comprised of 7,331 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 73 countries, 50 U.S. states and 26 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:30 a.m. Tickets are not required.
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