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Faculty, admins net diversity awards

Caitlin Cahill, an architecture professor, Jannah Mather, dean of the College of Social Work, Aretha Minor, program manager at the Utah College Advising Corps and Deidre Schoenfeld, outreach and diversity coordinator for the College of Engineering will be honored at the 14th annual 2009 Equity and Diversity Awards ceremony May 29.

Fellowship recipient reflects on travels in India

By By Kassidy Mather, Staff Writer April 26, 2009

Gines, who received his master's degree in architecture in 2007 and co-teaches a design studio class at the U, was the most recent recipient of the Roger Bailey Traveling Fellowship, an endowment that allows one master's graduate the opportunity to travel outside the United States to study the architecture of a different culture.

Stadium lot closed for weekend motocross event

By By Isabella Bravo, Staff Writer April 23, 2009

Stadium and Arena Event Services closed the parking lot west of Rice-Eccles Stadium on Friday to prepare for the American Motorcyclist Association Supercross competition on Saturday.

Grad students receive discounted health insurance

By By Trent Lowe, Staff Writer April 23, 2009

Many graduate students at the U qualify for a discounted health benefits plan, with the U funding 80 percent of the cost and, in a few cases, paying the entire price for the coverage.

Outage leaves lower campus in the dark

By By Rochelle McConkie, News Editor April 23, 2009

Lower campus went dark Thursday afternoon because a high voltage switch in a power line in Building 44, a small office building near the Skaggs Biology Building, shorted out.

Alumni honor scholarship recipients

By By Rosemary Campbell, Staff Writer, , By Rosemary Campbell, Staff Writer, and April 22, 2009

The U Alumni Association awarded more than $34,000 in scholarships to exceptional students and honored faculty and alumni for the coming year.

Departments look to use social network sites to their advantage

Hiram Chodosh, dean of the S.J. Quinney Law Library, said he doesn't want to push away Facebook and other social networking sites. Instead, the law school has a technology initiative that is working on embracing social networks and integrating them into the classroom.

Golf course makes way for USTAR

Administrators donned hard hats Wednesday to break ground for the construction of the new science, technology and research building and drive the final nail into the coffin of the U's golf course.

Photo students struggle with lack of equipment

The senior in photography is one of 60 students in the department fighting to use 15 photo enlargers and other equipment for final projects outside of class time.

Think tanks connect U, community

By By Drew Thompson, Staff Writer April 21, 2009

Think tank groups, each comprised of about a dozen students and a pair of faculty members, presented their findings and insights after a year of research and service Tuesday at the Honors Center.