On his first day as director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics in 2005, Kirk Jowers got an angry phone call. It wasn’t exactly in tune with the welcome banners and congratulatory notes he had...

Richard Ingebretsen was awarded an Excellence in Education award by the Latter-day Saint Student Association. Each year, the LDSSA honors an outstanding educator at the U who demonstrates “superior...

Hidden on the east side of campus is a group of students who spend their time raising money for the numerous scholarships and campaigns across campus. Tucked inside the basement of the Development Office,...

With straightened ties and nervous smiles, 145 entrepreneurs hoped for a bite when they tried out for the popular reality TV series “Shark Tank.” The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute hosted auditions...

The U has committed itself to be more sustainable, but so far, it’s not meeting its own green goals. The U signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), an...

Public speaking is America’s number one fear, according to The Washington Post. But Wednesday night, 31 contestants in the Hinckley Institute of Politics’ HIP Talks event conquered that fear for...

Anyone who has eaten on campus lately can testify that healthy choices are not always the easiest to find among the seemingly endless rows of curly fries and mini pizzas. But that’s about to change. In...

A good meal on campus is hard to find, especially if there aren’t any places serving food you can eat. For the U’s Muslim minority, eating food or drink permitted under Islamic Shari’ah law is...

As the gaming industry continues to grow, the U will expand its program in state, but more so overseas. The U’s Asia Campus in South Korea will soon gain a new gaming center and offer a joint MBA...

Ty Burrell, better known as Phil Dunphy on “Modern Family,” will be returning to Salt Lake in May. Burrell has a long-standing love affair with Utah’s capital since he took the stage at Pioneer...