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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Professor Melissa Watt with her research team in Moshi, Tanzania working on the MAMA study. (Courtesy Melissa Watt)

U Professor Melissa Watt Balances Research and Teaching

By Chandler Joost, News Writer July 24, 2022

  Professor Melissa Watt, a research associate professor in the department of population health sciences and an associate professor in the honors college, aims to both create meaningful research...

Dean of the Honors college Sylvia Torti speaks at a luncheon at the Marriott Honors Community, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (Photo from Daily Utah Chronicle Archives)

Public Lectures Held to Hire New Honors College Faculty

By Allison Stuart, News Writer February 28, 2022

  From January to March 2o22, the University of Utah Honors College has been conducting a search for new faculty members. Intellectual Traditions, core classes within the Honors College curriculum,...

Nain Christopherson writes, Each of us, on both sides of the political aisle, has likely shared wrong information before and will again. (Courtesy Pexels)

Christopherson: How to Handle Loved Ones Spreading Misinformation

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor April 14, 2020

  This semester, the University of Utah Honors College launched the project portion of a Praxis Lab called Truth, Deception and Information Disorder. You might have seen their lawn signs around...

Professor Phillp Bimstein leads his course Radical Quiet at the Marriott Honors Community Building, University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, February 10th, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Philip Bimstein: Award Winning Composer, Full-Time Professor

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2020

  The Honors College's Philip Bimstein has taught a variety of courses since he began as a part-time professor 10 years ago, from Praxis Labs about Alzheimer’s and aging to a meditation course...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Honors Hives Update: Un-bee-lievable Honey

By Ana Luiza Ramos, Editor-in-Chief August 28, 2019

  The beehive is a symbol of hard work and industry. Not only that, it is the official state emblem of Utah. Beehives make an appearance in Utah’s state flag and the state seal, the Beehive Cluster...

Students attend the film screening at the Social Work Building at the University of Utah on Aug. 17, 2019. (Courtesy of Peter Johnston.)

U Student Film Features Refugees Across the Valley

August 19, 2019

  A student film entitled "Refugee Voices" featuring student refugees and their stories of migration held its premiere Aug. 17 at the University of Utah College of Social Work. The film was part...

The Marriott Honors Community with the South Campus Housing & Dining project construction behind it (Photo by Delaney Manson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What the MHC Summer Closure Has Meant for Students

By Delaney Sheppard, News Writer August 14, 2019

  Earlier this summer, the students of the Marriott Honors Community (MHC) experienced an upheaval. For the first time in seven years, students living in the MHC were relocated to other housing on...

(Courtesy of Nora Lang)

A Scholar and an Artist: The Difficulty of Studying Fine Arts in the Honors College

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer April 22, 2019

  “About 30% of honors students complete the Honors Bachelor Degree, the highest degree an undergraduate can earn at the University of Utah,” said Dean of the Honors College, Sylvia Torti....

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buzzing with Excitement: Honors College to Soon Construct Innovative Beehives

By Connor Applegate February 22, 2019

  The Marriott Honors Community (MHC) will be installing an artificial beehive during the spring semester. The hive is expected to be the most innovative and academically engaging of its kind on...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Honors Thesis sets Students’ Resumes Apart

November 10, 2014

  Students in the Honors College are getting geared up to begin planning their thesis writing process, which typically requires three semesters to complete. The Honors College held a session about...