Agutter will be teaching a new class called Introduction to Design Thinking beginning in the Spring Semester of 2009.

Lee Hamilton, vice-chair of the 9/11 Commission and a former congressman, said the United States is facing persistent and evolving threats from terrorists.

Students who entered the U before fall 2007 don't need to fulfill the international general education requirement if they graduate before 2013, but Tori Ballif did it anyway.

Fresh off the campaign trail after a sizeable victory, Congressman Jim Matheson, D-Utah, spoke Wednesday at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on the current political climate of change8212;the message President-elect Barack Obama utilized during his campaign.

The U honored Charles Goodliffe, who will turn 92 this year, for his military service in World War II at Tuesday's Veterans Day celebration.

There aren't any true losers in a competition to see who can support charity the most, but the U is still trying to crush the Cougars by donating more food than Brigham Young University in the Rivalry Week Food Drive.

After spending months translating research for a legislative committee, U professor Robert Allen received the prestigious Wildman Medal Award for his paper on audit failures.

Conflicts between the Western and Islamic worlds stem from a general misunderstanding between the two cultures, said leading Islamic scholar Akbar Ahmed.

On Friday and Saturday, the Associated Students of the University of Utah hosted a screening of the "Planet Earth" documentary series8212;one of many activities hosted by ASUU this year to inform the student body about social awareness and environmental responsibility.

The National Press Club organized a forum featuring a panel of local journalism professionals who discussed how the future of the news industry hinges upon old-fashioned ethics.