The Daily Utah Chronicle

Board of Trustees appoints new members

By By Ryan Shelton • July 9, 2008

The U's Board of Trustees appointed two new members at the end of Spring Semester. The Associated Students of the University of Utah President Patrick Reimherr and Alumni Association Board of Directors President Michele Mattsson have begun serving on the board.

Parks chosen as VP of research

By By Ryan Shelton • July 2, 2008

U Professor Thomas Parks' resume just got a little longer. The longtime neurobiology and anatomy professor and executive director at the U's Brain Institute was named the new vice president of research Friday. Parks had been acting as interim vice president of research for six months, and was among several candidates vying for the full-time job of being in charge of research at the U.

U professor awarded for music technology

By By Ryan Shelton • June 4, 2008

U professor Renate Kesler received an Award of Merit from the Utah System of Higher Education on May 23 for technological innovations she implemented in her music class. Kesler managed to update and transfer a print-based music correspondence course to the Internet last year.

ASUU seeks early voting for U students

By By Ryan Shelton • June 4, 2008

The Associated Students of the University of Utah is working with the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office and U administrators to open an early voting station on campus for the general elections this fall-a move they hope will boost student turnout and recruit new poll workers.

Former ASUU Vice President named Utah student regent

By By Ryan Shelton • June 4, 2008

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. selected former ASUU Vice President Basim Motiwala to be Utah's next student regent. "Basim is highly respected by his peers and the university," Huntsman said in a press release. "His outstanding leadership experience among students will be a great asset to the Board of Regents.

New museum supports sustainability

By By Ryan Shelton • May 21, 2008

Just one month after U President Michael Young joined over 500 of his peers by signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, the U unveiled plans for its most ambitious "green" building to date. Dubbed the Rio Tinto Center, the new home for the Utah Museum of Natural History will join a short list of buildings in the state to receive a gold-level LEED certification.

Former ASUU vice president nominated to regents

By By Ryan Shelton and By Ryan Shelton • May 14, 2008

U student Basim Motiwala wants to serve college students in Utah. And he has a one-in-three chance of doing just that. The Utah Council of Student Body Presidents nominated Motiwala in April as one of three candidates to sit on the Utah State Board of Regents, the state's higher education policy committee.

U graduates more than 7,300 students

By By Ryan Shelton • May 8, 2008

Commencement U researcher and Nobel Prize winner Mario Capecchi offered words of advice and praise at this year's graduation commencement to the more than 7,300 U students who received degrees, but warned that their generation would be held accountable for the actions taken to combat global climate change.

Looking forward: New security committees replace task force

By By Ryan Shelton and By Ryan Shelton • April 23, 2008

After the Virginia Tech massacre left 33 dead in April 2007, university administrators nationwide were asking themselves the same question: are we prepared for a large-scale emergency? U President Michael Young was among that group of leaders, but he had more to consider than many of his peers outside of Utah because of the issue of concealed weapons on campus.

Graduating at the U: Most dropouts are freshman

By By Ryan Shelton • April 16, 2008

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