The answer is the announcement of the Red Butte Garden Outdoor Summer Concert Series and a garden with 450,000 blooming daffodils, bulbs and tree blossoms. Summer 2016 at Red Butte Garden includes concerts, films, camps outs and Monday Family Nights. The lineup of 30 concerts is packed with rock from the 80s and 90s with […]
Read MoreFire, a tool broadly used for cooking, constructing, hunting and even communicating, was arguably one of the earliest discoveries in human history. But when, how and why it came to be used is hotly debated among scientists. A new scenario crafted by University of Utah anthropologists proposes that human ancestors became dependent on fire as […]
Read MoreOn April 22 and 23, in the Nancy Peery Marriott Auditorium of Kingsbury Hall, the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble with the University Philharmonia will present one of the world’s most famous and beloved operas, Johann Strauss Jr.’s “Die Fledermaus.” The School of Music brought in guest stage director Michael Pinkerton, who hails from […]
Read MoreA grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is supporting free workshops to the community through the Book Arts Program at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. Workshops include classes in encaustics, paper decoration, letterpress printing, leather binding and much more. There are drop-in sessions and well as workshops that require pre-registration. […]
Read MoreThe western United States relies on mountain snow for its water supply. Water stored as snow in the mountains during winter replenishes groundwater and drives river runoff in spring, filling reservoirs for use later in summer. But how could a warming globe and a changing climate interrupt this process? In a new study published today […]
Read MoreIn honor of former Utah Congressman Wayne Owens’s public speaking skills, the Hinckley Institute of Politics and ASUU are proud to host their second annual speech contest, HIP Talks. These campus-wide events are open to all U students who want to contribute their powerful words to the U’s legacy. Registration and attendance are free, so […]
Read MoreTwo University of Utah professors are among 178 scholars, scientists and artists to receive 2016 fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Nadja Durbach, professor of history, received an award for European and Latin American history, and Melanie Rae Thon, professor of English, was recognized in the field of fiction writing. Created in 1925, […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah College of Health will realign July 1 from seven departments and divisions into five departments. The preexisting Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders will be joined by new Departments of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology; Health, Kinesiology and Recreation; Physical Therapy and Athletic Training; and Occupational and Recreational Therapies. “This realignment will […]
Read MoreAward-winning documentary, “Voyagers Without Trace” (“Les Voyagers Sans Trace”), a story of three young Parisians on an adventure of a lifetime, will be screened at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library Gould Auditorium on Sunday, April 10, at 3 p.m. In 1938, newlyweds Genevieve and Bernard de Colmont, along with their friend, Antoine […]
Read MoreEnd-stage heart failure patients treated with stem cells harvested from their own bone marrow experienced 37 percent fewer cardiac events – including deaths and hospital admissions related to heart failure – than a placebo-controlled group, reports a new study. Results from ixCELL-DCM, the largest cell therapy trial for treating heart failure to date, will be presented at the 2016 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session and published online in The Lancet on April […]
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