The University of Utah School of Music Graduate String Quartet has been accepted into the Julliard String Quartet Seminar – one of the most prestigious in the country- for the weeklong intensive May 20-24, 2013. The U of U quartet was chosen among applicants from around the world by submitting an audio recording of selected works. Read More

The University of Utah will host its 15th annual Veterans Day commemoration Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in the A. Ray Olpin Union building. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate a Utah veteran to be honored at the event. Read More

As the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law prepares to break ground on its new, home this June, the Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust announced a $4.5 million gift to the college. Read More

For the second time in five years, the United Kingdom’s Princess Anne handed the prestigious Whitley Gold Award for conservation to Çağan Şekercioğlu. The University of Utah biologist gifted the princess with mulberry molasses and dried apricots from wetlands threatened by dam construction in his native Turkey. Read More

Kathryn Bond Stockton, distinguished professor of English at the University of Utah, was honored at today’s commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s most prestigious award. The $40,000 gift is presented annually to a faculty member who displays excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts. Read More