Environmental Humanities Program Now Close to Being Fully Endowed | Now in only its third year, the Environmental Humanities Program can be assured of a future. The College of Humanities announces a generous gift of $2,700,000 from the Kendeda Foundation, intended to launch the Environmental Humanities Graduate Program Endowment.

[read more] Aug 28, 2008

Tony Caputo's Happy Hour Cafe is Now Open! | Known for fine Italian sandwiches, salads, and pasta, Tony Caputo's Happy Hour Cafe is now serving in the new Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building! Open 8am-3pm Weekdays.

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Event Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 : 10:00 AM MDT
Location: Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building

Meet the New Faculty in the College of Humanities! | New Faculty Members 2008-2009

[read more] More information at Sep 15, 2008

Communication professor George Cheney receives the 2008 Gandhi Peace Award | Two university professors who head up peace studies programs at area universities have been named recipients of the 2008 Gandhi Peace Award.

[read more] Sep 22, 2008

Water: The Public Works Crisis of the 21st Century - A Series of Documentary Films | The University of Utah Documentary Studies Program presents a series of documentaries focusing on water and it's impact in the American West. All screenings will be held at the Fort Douglas Post Theare at 7pm. For more information, view the poster or contact Craig Denton, 581-5321

[read more] Sep 24, 2008

"A Slight Discomfort" - Benefit Performance by Professor Jeff Metcalf | A Special Presentation in the Chapel Theatre
October 3 - October 12, 2008
A one-man piece based on writer Jeff Metcalf's experiences as he went through the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Metcalf approaches the sobering topic with great wit and humor, offering up a frank and insightful tale of a man at a life-altering crossroads. A storytelling marvel, commissioned and developed by the Salt Lake Acting Company

[read more] Sep 22, 2008

B. Aubrey Fisher Lecture - Old Media, New Media by John D. Peters | The title of Professor Peters' address, Old Media, New Media, appears deceptively simple, but his remarks will traverse the social, political, economic, cultural, and human consequences of the new media through a deeper historical understanding of old media. If you are familiar with his award-winning works Courting the Abyss and Speaking into the Air, you know just how exciting his lecture promises to be. On Friday morning, Professor Peters will conduct an informal seminar on the topic, The Challenge of Recent German Media Theory.

Also, Peters will be holding an informal lecture Friday the 24th in the Reading Room at 10 a.m. open to all. He will be dicussing The Challenge of Recent German Media Theory.

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Event Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 : 7:30 PM MDT
Location: LNCO 1110, The University of Utah