Esther Radinger, who for 36 years served as assistant director of the U's Honors Program, died of natural causes on July 8 at the age of 77.

The U learned that the HBO mini-series, "Big Love," aired a March episode in which the U's name and block U logo were shown on an allegedly official U letterhead. In response, the U's agent, Collegiate Images, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the producers of "Big Love," demanding that the logo be removed from the episode and that no future use of the logo be made, according to a U press release.

U administrators have selected Prescott Muir, a renowned architect who has practiced for the past 33 years in Salt Lake City and southern California, to be the School of Architecture's new director.

Utah was not endowed with about $3.8 million in federal funds that would have supported American Indian programs and initiatives that the College of Education has organized.

A man tried to steal a female student's underwear at a campus student apartment building.

Marissa Saunders, a graduate chemistry student at the U, is one of 74 American studentswho were chosen to attend the prestigious 59th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau, Germany. The meetings bring together doctoral students from around the world to meet and have a chance to interact with Nobel Prize winners from the past 50 years.

Alison Vance's decision to attenda summer actingworkshop would have prevented her from returning on time for the beginning of pre-semester training Aug. 8. Vance was informed that if she did not resign she would be fired for missing training.

The airline company SkyWest Inc. announced Wednesday that U President Michael Young will joinits Board of Directors.

The U has reported three more cases of the novel H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. These three cases bring the U's total to five.

The U has set up a Web site to inform the public of the regular changes of the roads' accessibility.