Award-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 […]
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‘Voyagers Without Trace’ to be screened at U’s Marriott Library
University of Utah law students organize 100-mile spirit run to support dean’s goal of 100 percent bar passage, employment placement
After months of training, Robert Adler, dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, will hit the trail on April 8 in southern Utah to run a 100-mile ultra marathon in support of law school education. On April 7, law students and other members of the University of Utah community will send-off Adler with a […]
U hosts annual Latinos in Action conference
The University of Utah is hosting nearly 1,400 Latino youth Friday, April 1, for the annual Latinos in Action conference, where they will participate in cultural dances and performances, attend workshops on topics including how to professionally interview and how to speak up in the community, receive thousands of dollars worth of scholarships and hear […]
Award-winning author, activist Cory Doctorow to discuss privacy and surveillance at the U
Science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist Cory Doctorow will speak at the U’s Gould Auditorium in the Marriott Library in a talk titled “Security, Privacy, and Surveillance: Damn Right You Have Something to Hide (And Everything to Fear)” on April 5 at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, […]
“One Drop of Love”
Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni will perform her one-woman show, “One Drop of Love,” about the evolution of race in the United States and how it affects relationships at the Jeanne Wagner Theatre in Salt Lake City’s Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Tuesday, Mar. 29, 6 p.m. The show is produced by her […]
U helps teachers infuse art into Utah classrooms
On Saturday, March 26, at the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex on the University of Utah campus, 60 arts education, elementary education and fine arts students from across the state of Utah will converge for the second annual ArtsLINK Conference. “Funding for arts experiences in public education have waned in recent history,” says […]
U Community Solar Returns
The University of Utah has announced the return of its very popular community solar energy installation program, U Community Solar, which offers U community members the opportunity to purchase discounted rooftop solar panels and installation for their homes. U Community Solar is open to all members of the university community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni […]
$4 Million Gift from Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles family jump starts final phase of U Alumni House renovation campaign
Thanks to a $4 million gift from the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation, the University of Utah Alumni Association is well on its way to realizing a much-anticipated transformation of its 36-year-old Alumni House into a more spacious, multi-functional facility. The renovation will nearly double the size of the building and triple […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning women’s historian to speak at U’s Marriott Library
Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard history professor and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich will speak at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library on March 10 at 7 p.m. Ulrich, author of the noted “Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History” and several other award-winning publications, will speak on “Beyond Letters and Diaries: Unexpected Sources in Women’s History.” When […]
Amnesty International spokesperson, actress Nazanin Boniadi to speak at U
Nazanin Boniadi, actress, human rights activist and Amnesty International spokesperson, will speak at the U’s Barbara L. & Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy in a talk titled “Breaking Barriers for Women and Girls” on March 7 at 4 p.m. in the University of Utah’s Union Saltair Room. The event is free […]