Many of the elite population in China believe the peasant population is ignorant and incapable of understanding democracy, but a study by Yang Zhong, a political science professor at the University of Tennessee, shows just the opposite.

The U is undertaking a 10-month planning process to bring more minority support and representation to the fraternities and sororities.

Richard Wright, a noted writer and civil rights advocate, was honored by a centennial celebratory conference at the U this weekend for his novels depicting racism in the 20th century.

New ASUU leaders took the first step in combining their multi-party administration by appointing Ameena Khan as chief of staff.

The Utah Entrepreneur Challenge announced the 10 finalists for its competition that awards more than $100,000 in cash and services to the winner.

The U.S. Attorney's Office indicted U student Tim DeChristopher for violation of a federal act for bidding on land to protect it from oil drilling.

Charles Murtaugh has always been interested in how things work, and now that the ban on human embryonic stem cell research has been lifted, he can finally satisfy his curiosity.

U religious leaders have made up their minds about the morality of destroying live embryos in stem cell research, but many students are muddled in their opinions.

Animal rights advocate Jeremy Beckham has won a lawsuit against a U police officer who he said unrightfully grabbed him.

In light of an expanding university health care system and aging medical buildings on campus, the U is proposing the construction of a new medical facility on the golf course.