March 25, 2019
Jasmine Robinson, Honors student, Peace & Conflict Studies and Psychology major, is this year’s recipient of the Charles H. Monson Essay Prize for her project entitled, ‘The Black Perspective: Historical and Structural Violence to the Black Community’, with faculty mentor David Derezotes. Through this program, Charles H. Monson’s family recognizes an undergraduate student whose research is […]
March 7, 2019
Professor Jeff McCarthy, who will be teaching a 2019-2020 Honors Praxis Lab about climate change, has a new book coming out. Conrad and Nature is the first collection of critical essays examining nature and the environment in Joseph Conrad’s writings. Together, these essays by established and emerging scholars reveal both the crucial importance of nature […]
February 25, 2019
Interested in learning more about ways to get involved with the Honors College? Come to the Honors Night and learn more about Praxis Labs, HSAC, advising, scholarships, and more! When: Tuesday, March 5 @ 5:30 pm Where: MHC Lobby Food will also be provided! Vote for your FAVORITE Honors Professor here: https://honors.utah.edu/uncategorized/vote-for-the-2019-sweet-candy-honors-distinguished-professor-award/
January 23, 2019
CHEMIST IS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE CHURCHILL SCHOLAR FROM THE U Cameron Owen of Boise, Idaho, a senior honors student majoring in chemistry and physics and minoring in mathematics, has received the prestigious Churchill Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He is one of only 15 students nationally to receive the […]
December 13, 2018
The Honors College community mourns the sudden and unexpected loss of recent graduate, Michael Zhao. Michael Zhao (Utah ’17 HBS) died Saturday morning, December 8, from a sudden heart attack. After graduating from the U with his Honors degree he spent a year as a Churchill scholar studying Pure Mathematics at Cambridge. Michael began the […]
October 1, 2018
Dr. Monisha Pasupathi is one of the new Associate Deans in the Honors College, as well as a Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah. Prior to coming to Honors, she served as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Psychology, where she sought to build a better curriculum for students, and to improve paths […]
August 14, 2018
College Students Should Learn to Expect the Unexpected by Scott Spregner
June 15, 2018
Cages Sylvia Torti Schaffner Press (May 1, 2017) Softcover $16.95 (302pp) 978-1-943156-18-4 2017 INDIES Winner Silver, Literary (Adult Fiction) This quiet novel explores the little-traversed ground of birdsong and the science of communication. Sylvia Torti’s Cages is a thought-provoking novel about the complexity of birdsong and how it parallels human communication, related with an ardent […]
May 10, 2018
Welcome to the Honors College Class of 2022! The Honors faculty and staff look forward to getting to know you. We hope this letter will help you prepare for a successful first year on campus. I assume you’ve registered for Orientation this summer. If you have not, you can register for orientation by visiting: http://orientation.utah.edu/orientation/first-year-fall-semester.php […]
April 26, 2018
April 24 2018 You might already be familiar with Rachel Luebbert, which wouldn’t be a surprise since she has held a variety of leadership roles in during her time at the College of Fine Arts. Luebbert isn’t just a dancer pursuing an Honors degree in modern dance, but a duel degree in Spanish with a […]
