February 20, 2017
On March 8, the organizers of the Women’s March are hosting an all-day women’s strike to show what the United States workforce would look like without women. While the details of the strike are still being determined, the impact of all women walking out of the workplace would have some pretty large reverberations. Lyda Bigelow, […]
February 13, 2017
It’s common to ask children what they want to be when they grow up, but once they get to college, the question isn’t always easy to answer. Many students take the first year or two of college to explore their options before committing to a major. The University of Utah’s Academic Advising Center works with […]
February 13, 2017
How would the defunding of the National Endowment of the Arts affect society? According to Raymond Tymas-Jones, dean of the College of Fine Arts, the elimination of the NEA would be incredibly negative for the United States for several reasons. 1. The NEA creates an egalitarian approach to supporting artistic and cultural endeavors by granting funding regardless of geography and regardless of […]
February 13, 2017
The American Astronomical Society passed a resolution in January that declared “that access to a dark night sky is a universal human right, making quality outdoor lighting a worldwide imperative.” The state of Utah agrees. Last week, the University of Utah awarded formal recognition to the Consortium for Dark Sky Studies (CDSS), the first academic […]
January 30, 2017
With the arrival of inversion season in the Salt Lake Valley, attention turns again to the air quality issues that plague Utah’s winters. Experts at the University of Utah, hailing from a wide range of disciplines, are available to comment on the sources and effects of Utah’s winter inversion pollution. Health Sciences Robert Paine […]
January 30, 2017
President Donald J. Trump has signed executive orders related to immigration and refugees. One order directs construction of a wall and detention facilities to secure the nation’s southern border with Mexico. The second order directs deportation of undocumented immigrants who have engaged in criminal activity and cuts off federal grants to “sanctuary” entities. A third […]
January 30, 2017
Dianne Harris, dean of the College of Education, is available to discuss the National Endowment for the Humanities and why it’s vitally important to Americans in every city, suburb and rural community across the nation. Harris says, at a cost that is equivalent to one postage stamp per citizen each year, the NEH makes possible […]
January 30, 2017
Military officials met with mental health, suicide prevention and social media experts at the Pentagon on Jan. 18 to discuss use of social media to identify active duty military members at risk of suicide and to provide help and resources. Those attending the symposium included the secretary of the Army and the U.S. surgeon general. […]
January 30, 2017
The College of Health will sponsor a lecture and panel discussion on sport-related concussion Feb. 3, two days before the Super Bowl. The following participants are available to discuss the issue: Kevin Guskiewicz, Ph.D., dean, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Perrin, Ph.D., dean, College of Health, University of Utah; David J. Petron, […]
January 23, 2017
Last week, the federal government issued revised guidelines for the protection of human subjects in clinical trials, known as the Common Rule. A previously proposed revision to the Common Rule proposed that blood, tissue or other samples leftover from clinical care or research projects could not be used for other projects without the donor’s consent. […]