The U's Society of Women Engineers wants to expand the number of engineering students enrolled and is reaching out to Girl Scouts.

Wood and more than 30 other students from Utah universities and colleges will travel to the second semi-annual Power Shift conference this weekend to lobby for both a comprehensive energy policy and a socially responsible, sustainable economy.

The U is hosting a symposium to explain the new program that would "transform" medical care across the country. Magill said the lectures will bring insurance companies, local health providers, physicians and state agencies interested in hearing about a medical system that could raise the bar for Utah health care.

Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, sponsor of House Bill 248, is looking to make it illegal to talk on a cellular phone while driving, unless a hands-free device is being used.

The ASUU General Assembly passed the Campus Sustainability Initiative on Tuesday night, bringing with it a proposal to raise student fees.

Founder's Day celebrates "what makes this university great," said U President Michael Young to hundreds of alumni and U donors assembled to honor the legacy of some of the university's most influential graduates from its nearly 160 years of history.

Jared Walking Eagle said he is disappointed with the lack of regard on campus for American Indian students and their cultures.

Administrators say low American Indian enrollment at the U is the result of cultural differences, stereotypes, lack of time and money and not enough preparation to go to college.

A Senate committee compromised today on House Bill 122, which attempts to restrict the public's access to government records. Utah lawmakers made a concession that helped cool opposition, but failed to completely remove it.

Utah will see more jobs and less carbon dioxide pollution in less than a year as a local Utah company unites with U researchers to bury harmful emissions from coal power plants underground.