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 […]
November 14, 2017
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Honors College I want to reiterate our support of our DREAMer and DACA students. Honors is an inclusive Community, both on and off campus. Our Honors Community, like our country, is richer and stronger because of DREAMers. We hope congress will support the Deferred Action for […]
September 8, 2017
Steven Calhoun I am an energetic and creative Multidisciplinary Design Student with a focus on sustainable practices and iterative thinking. My passion for design sprouts from my passion for nature. I believe that an iterative design process with a focus on materiality and global impact leads to a better quality of life for all. If […]
March 5, 2017
Kem Gardner Policy Institute Sponsored: Worlds Apart? Assessing Utah’s Urban-Rural Divide 2017-18 Application This Praxis Lab will meet Fall 2017-Spring 2018, Mondays 2:00-5:00pm. The 2016 election put into sharp contrast the political and social divisions that exist between rural and urban areas in this country. Even here in Utah, we see marked social, political, and […]
September 13, 2016
Jonah Katz Asian Studies Major, Honors College In “Analysis of Dream of the Red Chamber,” Katz plans to use geospatial and character network analysis to study the interactions of social hierarchies and cliques within the 18th century Chinese classic, Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the most beloved books in Chinese literature. Katz will […]
May 9, 2016
Four U students to travel across the globe teaching English, entering a master’s program and conducting research. Congratulations to Honors Student: Matt Kirkegaard! Source: 2016 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS
April 14, 2016
Student Speaker Charles Joseph Koronkowski was born and raised in Utah, and attended Juan Diego Catholic High School before being accepted to the University of Utah. He double-majored in Economics and Political Science, and will be receiving an Honors Degree. Charles has been an active member of the Hinckley Institute of Politics. He has interned for […]
April 12, 2016
Some would see a museum closure as a daunting task. The UMFA saw it as an opportunity. As a way to stay connected with our community during 2016, the UMFA launched ACME (Art. Community. Museum. Education.), an outreach initiative dedicated to rethinking the public role of museums. The program, which will extend into our reopening, […]
February 20, 2016
http://urbanecologyscholars.org/ We are The Urban Ecology and Sustainability Scholars, an honors student group at the University of Utah. We research, imagine, and implement strategies that will positively affect the sustainability of the University campus and Salt Lake City community. We determine our own collaborative path, come up with ideas about food systems and urban agriculture, […]
February 8, 2016