When Economics Goes Global, Who Benefits, Suffers?

Recent decades have been marked by a continual process of globalization—greatly increasing economic and political connections between nations. Living standards in both poor and rich countries are changing, as well as political power and institutions within nations. Other changes around the globe—including climate change, population pressures and food price shocks—are challenging capacity to deal with complex and intertwined issues. Read More

Arts & Humanities from the U

February 02, 2012

Marriott Library to Showcase Treasures Documenting the History of Electric Power

The University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library today unveiled its new historic collections of photographs and manuscripts chronicling the first 100 years of what is now Rocky Mountain Power. Read More

January 30, 2012

Students, Faculty, Staff, and Public Invited to Take Part in Conversation about Sustainability

The University of Utah Office of Sustainability will host the 2012 Focus the U on Sustainability Teach-In, Feb. 13-17. Events are all free and open to the public and designed to draw attention to work being done locally and nationally on sustainability. This is the fourth year the university has hosted a sustainability teach-in event. During the week of February 13, dozens of University instructors teaching 75 courses will incorporate material on climate change and global warming solutions into their curriculum during at least one class period. Read More

January 23, 2012

Exhibitions Celebrate Tenth Anniversary of Games

Let the games begin! Believe it or not, it’s been 10 years since Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympic Games. The Utah Ski Archives, part of the Special Collections Department at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, will be hosting the Olympic Experience Exhibition February 1-29 in the George S. Eccles Reading Room on level 4 of the library. Read More

January 19, 2012

University of Utah wins grant for sustainable transportation research

U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a $3.5 million grant to a four-university consortium, including the University of Utah (the U), for research and education on sustainable transportation topics. Read More