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Founders Day Celebrates Innovation
To commemorate the founding of the University of Utah in 1850, the Alumni Association each year honors four alumni and one non-alumnus/a who have distinguished themselves professionally, served the local and national communities, and supported the University in its mission. Meet the 2008 recipients...

2008 Founders Day and Alumni Association Achievement Scholarships
Each year the Alumni Association presents a one-year, full-tuition scholarship to a current University of Utah student. Achievement scholarship recipients are also selected from the pool of applicants. Deadline for application is January 18. More...

Let Your Voice Be Heard!
If you think you’re powerless to affect the direction of higher education legislation in Utah, then think again. A chorus of voices chanting a united message can make policymakers sit up and take notice. Participate in the process; become a legislative advocate for the U. More...

Par Excellence Nominations Due
The Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Board is accepting nominations for its prestigious Par Excellence Award, which pays tribute to an outstanding alumnus/a who has attended the University within the last 15 years. Nominations are due Feb. 1. More...

Southern Utah Alumni Chapter Kicks Off
The chapter kicked off its 2007-08 lecture series on October 16 with a presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Joy on “Exercise Can Cure Anything.” Dr. Joy, a family and sports medicine physician, was in St. George as a team doc for the Huntsman Senior Games. More...

Southern Utah Scholarships Are Established
The Southern Utah Alumni Chapter is proud to award five scholarships for 2008-09 in the amount of $2,000 to be applied directly to tuition, books, and/or fees—designated for students who graduated from Southern Utah high schools and currently attend or are planning to attend the University of Utah. More...

Make A FUSS For Basketball!
There is still time to become a part of the inaugural season of the Basketball FUSS! Purchase tickets and sit in the designated FUSS section with other cheering, enthusiastic fans. Sign up today! More...

Nobel Winner to Speak at Commencement
Too early to think about Commencement 2008? Not when the featured speaker will be Nobel laureate Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, an award shared with two other researchers. More...

To see Mario Capecchi, Al Gore, and other 2007 Nobel Laureates at the White House, click here...

New Services for Patrons Offered by the Library
The U’s J. Willard Marriott Library is now offering three new services for easy access to the three million volumes in its collections, allowing patrons to customize the way they retrieve library materials. A pull service, a document delivery service, and the automated retrieval center (ARC) are the latest offerings. More...

Toothy Dinosaur Newest To Come Out of Southern Utah
The newest dinosaur species to emerge from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument had some serious bite, according to researchers from the U’s Utah Museum of Natural History. “It was one of the most robust duck-billed dinosaurs ever,” said museum paleontologist Terry Gates. “It was a monster.” More...

U of U Bowl Tickets Now On Sale
The University of Utah anticipates a bowl invitation to either the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl on December 20 or the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl on December 22. The most likely scenario is the opportunity to play the U.S. Naval Academy in the Poinsettia Bowl. More...

Attention, Football Fans: 2008 Football Season Tickets Go On Sale Thursday, Nov. 29.
For the second year in a row, Athletics broke the record for the most season tickets sold in Utah football history (25,251). With the nucleus of the football team returning next year, 2008 (beginning August 30) should be an exciting season! Get your ticket information here...

Runnin’ Utes Return To The Hill, Host Anteaters
The U’s men’s basketball team returns to home action Saturday, Dec. 1, when the Runnin’ Utes host the UC Irvine Anteaters at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Tipoff is slated for 12:05 p.m. MST and the game will be televised on The Mtn. More...

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The official portrait of Rocky Anderson BA’73, the outgoing mayor of Salt Lake City, was unveiled in early November.

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Achievements of U of U Faculty, Staff, Students, and More

Chris Ireland, professor and chairman of medicinal chemistry at the U, has received a 2007 Governor’s Science and Technology Medal for his work in natural product drug discovery.

• Chance Anderson, a senior at the University of Utah specializing in modern dance
• Jodi M. Bradshaw BS’95, former restaurant owner and sales manager
• E. Keith Eddington BA’47 MFA’50, noted portrait painter and graphic designer
• Gordon J. Miller BA’37, longtime professor of accounting at the University of Utah
• Jack Okland BS’44, former Ute All-Star football player and president of the Okland Construction Company
• John H. Raley BA’37 MA’39, chemist and philanthropist
• Merle A. Sande, M.D., leading AIDS expert and former University of Utah professor
  

Debunking Holiday Job Search Myths
Are you suffering under the delusion that job hunting during the holidays is a worthless endeavor? Well, ’t’ain’t necessarily so. Get some great tips on how you, Mr./Ms. Jobseeker, can find a joy-filled job in December. More...

Island Life in Ancient Greece — October 7-15, 2008
Join other alumni and friends on a weeklong voyage across the Aegean Sea, from Ephesus in Turkey, to Greece’s fabled islands of Pátmos, Rhodes, Delos and Santorini, renowned for their ancient monuments and picturesque villages. More...


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Need A job? Leave A Legacy!
Would you like to work on the U of U campus? If so, as luck would have it, the Human resources Division at The University of Utah now provides a temporary labor pool for University departments seeking administrative and clerical support. More...

Above the U: Working on the Shoreline
No, construction work on the new Utah Museum of Natural History hasn’t begun yet, as some suspected upon encountering work crews on the hillside just above the U of U campus in mid-November. Instead, “Trail work aims to prevent further erosion...”


Publications by members of the University of Utah community
This month we present recent and pending publications, conference presentations, and other literary activities of current graduate students in the University of Utah Department of English


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The Department of Modern Dance Presents “Exiting” — December 1
University of Utah Department of Modern Dance graduate students unveil the pinnacle of their thesis research in Exiting, an evening of dance, on December 1, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance on the U of U campus. Admission: $7 students, U of U faculty/staff and seniors; $10 general. Tickets are available through the Kingsbury Hall ticket office. More...

Holiday Open House and Art Fair at Red Butte Garden — December 1, 2
Back by popular demand is the 6th annual Red Butte Garden Holiday Open House and Art Fair. Pour a cup of complimentary hot cocoa or cider then stroll through the Richard K. Hemingway Orangerie to see what treasures the local art community has available for holiday gift-giving. Artists have been selected from a number of varying mediums, including jewelry, woodwork, metal work, pen & ink, paintings, and much more!

Ira Glass at Kingsbury Hall— December 2
Wry and philosophical, inquisitive, goofy, and downright entertaining, Ira Glass is the kind of guy you could (and perhaps do) listen to for hours. Known as the host of “This American Life” on National Public Radio, Glass recently launched a television adaptation of his enormously popular show. Come hear what he has to say about life in a new medium and his tales of “unexpected stories... that happen to be true.” More...

Kingsbury Hall Presents A Mariachi Christmas — December 5
A musical gift with a Latin twist! A Mariachi Christmas (or Navidad Mexicana) returns to Kingsbury Hall, bringing the vibrant color and spirit of Mexico’s yuletide traditions to life in a beautifully choreographed production with the passion of live mariachi music and dance. Don’t miss this holiday treat! More...

At the Babcock: Merry Christmas, George Bailey — December 6-8
Merry Christmas, George Bailey, a play adapted from the classic movie It’s A Wonderful Life, will be presented by the Babcock Performing Readers Professional Company at the Babcock Theatre, lower level Pioneer Memorial Theatre, on December 6, 7, and 8, at 7:30 p.m. Adapted, produced, and directed by Shirlee H. Shields BS’70 MFA’76 , the play is staged as if in a 1940s radio studio and includes a number of U of U alumni. More...

Ongoing...

“Andy Warhol’s Dream America” at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts — Now until January 6, 2008
“Andy Warhol’s Dream America,” an exhibition featuring 88 screenprints from the collection of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, contains some of the late artist’s most popular “suites,” or portfolios of work, including the Maos, Marilyn Monroes, Campbell’s Soup, Mick Jaggers, Ten Jews, and Cowboys & Indians. More...

Upcoming...

UMFA Presents Natural Revelations: Paintings by Susan Swartz — January 1-April 13, 2008
Artist Susan Swartz, who is particularly known for her impressionistic landscapes and nature scenes, presents her first major museum show at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, beginning January 1. Curated by Steve Wyatt, Natural Revelations: Paintings by Susan Swartz looks at a large scale of acrylic work on linen canvas that reflects upon nature and its lyrical beauty. More...

Hinckley Institute of Politics Forums Resume in January 2008
All forums take place in the Hinckley Caucus Room (Orson Spencer Hall Room 255) and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Check out the online audio, podcasts, video on demand, pictures, and media coverage of past Hinckley Forums.