U alum Tim DeChristopher is the subject of an award-winning documentary film.
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Through The Years: Short alum profiles and Class Notes
One More: Planting the Future
Walter P. Cottam brought trees to the U campus and conservation into the national spotlight.
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Construction Update The University of Utah currently has 12 major construction projects under way. Web Exclusive Photo Gallery: [nggallery id=36] University Offers Deferred Enrollment Option The University of Utah has begun a new admissions policy that allows new freshmen and transfer students to defer enrollment for up to seven consecutive semesters. The […]
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Five Selected for 2013 Founders Day Awards Four outstanding graduates of the University of Utah and one honorary alumnus received 2013 Founders Day awards in February. Health care and public policy expert Robert P. Huefner BS’58, automotive dealer and philanthropist Mark C. Miller ex’70, historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich BA’60, and businessman Norman H. Wesley BS’72 […]
Through the Years: Ahead of the Game (computer science innovators)
Many of the foundations of modern computing were built by University of Utah alumni, and recent U grads are making their mark in the video-game industry.
One More: Pioneer in Sound
The late University of Utah professor Thomas Stockham is known as the father of digital audio recording.
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University of Utah Dedicates Honors Housing On September 21, the University of Utah dedicated the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community, the newest solution to the U’s growing need for on-campus housing. The dorm provides apartment-style living to 309 honors students in all years of the program. “These are not old-fashioned dorm rooms,” says […]
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Encouraging Education The U Alumni Association awards $400,000 annually in scholarships. By Cassie Taylor This academic year, the University of Utah Alumni Association will award more than $400,000 in scholarships to deserving students at the University of Utah. A broad range of scholarships are offered to anyone from incoming freshmen to final-year seniors, and from […]
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Treasuring the Wasatch
U alum and physician Howie Garber photographs the mountains to help preserve them.
One More: A Monumental Tradition
The Block U of the University of Utah is said to be not only the first such symbol placed on a hillside by a university, but one of the largest. It has its origins in a class competition. In April 1905, the sophomore class at the University laid out and painted a giant “07” on […]
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U’s Honors College Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence The Honors College hit an important milestone in 2012, celebrating 50 years of educating students. The Honors Program—a precursor to what would eventually become the Honors College—was created in 1962. Following a national trend at other universities, the Honors Program was established to provide an alternate way for students to satisfy their general education requirements in classes […]