July 5, 2017
Each year, nearly 20 billion sanitary pads, tampons and applicators are dumped into North American landfills every year, and it takes centuries for them to biodegrade inside plastic bags, according to a 2016 Harvard Business School report. Additionally, it requires high amounts of fossil fuel energy to produce the plastic for these products, resulting in […]
June 15, 2017
By Kseniya Kniazeva The refugee crisis may seem far from the shores of our Great Salt Lake, but six Utes are about to travel to Thessaloniki to spend ten days working with refugees, staff and stakeholders to do their part in this humanitarian disaster. The “Refugee Policy and Global Ethics” work/study visit will be preceded […]
May 17, 2017
Impact Image project installed in the MHC During a final meeting with Facilities Management, the Urban Ecology Scholars received final approval for the pathway naming project for the entire university campus. The first three pathway names have been formally approved and a naming process for additional pathway naming was also approved. Importantly, this process precludes […]
May 11, 2017
Chris Mead, a professor in the U’s Honors College, has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from a national applicant pool to attend one of 24 seminars and institutes supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Endowment is a federal agency that, each summer, supports these enrichment opportunities at colleges, universities, and […]
April 25, 2017
Each year, the University of Utah’s Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Office of Student Affairs recognizes people, programs and projects committed to creating a transformative, undergraduate educational experience. The six Transforming U: Beacons of Excellence awards celebrate “best practices” found across campus, including labs, student clubs, individuals, centers and more. Since the award was created […]
April 19, 2017
U. OF UTAH STUDENTS RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SECRET WATERSHED Honors students host event to celebrate importance of Red Butte Creek. SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Apr. 14, 2017 – The University of Utah’s Art, Action, and the Environment Honors course will raise awareness about the Red Butte Creek, an important and largely unknown watershed that […]
April 17, 2017
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April 7, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH STUDENT RECIPIENTS OF THE FULBRIGHT AWARD! Elizabeth Gamarra Tuscan Thompson and Alison Shimko have received highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for the 2016-2017 academic year. The prestigious awards will allow both Elizabeth and Alison to teach […]
April 5, 2017
Source: A badger can bury a cow by itself While studying scavenger behavior in Utah’s Great Basin Desert, University of Utah biologists observed an American badger do something that no other scientists had documented before: bury an entire calf carcass by itself. Watch a video of the badger here. While badgers and their relatives are […]
February 5, 2017
Op-ed: Utah’s religious climate helps Muslim immigrants adapt By Tara Goodwin, Natally Tabish, Casey Koldewyn, Allyson Berri, Maura Cheney and Savanna Williams First Published Feb 04 2017 03:39PM • Updated 3 hours ago Share This Article As part of our final project for Muslim Women’s Voices, an undergraduate course taught at the University […]
