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NATIONAL PARKS: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES

In the centennial year of the National Park Service, authors David Quammen and Terry Tempest Williams will use Yellowstone National Park as a context for discussing the past and future of national parks.

ROMNEY ON THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

In a speech given at the U last week, Mitt Romney encouraged Republicans not to vote for Donald Trump saying, “The prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished,” if he becomes the nominee.

GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMORIES

You can help the Utah Music & Memory Coalition by donating gently used iPods or new iTunes cards in several donation boxes placed around campus to benefit aging Utahns with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

U HEADS UP! AND SHAKEOUT 2016

Enter to win $200 to the University Campus Store by taking this pre-drill survey to help the U address areas for improvement from previous earthquake preparedness exercises.

WOMEN AND HISTORY

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich who coined the phrase, “Well-behaved women rarely make history,” will speak at the U on March 10 at 7 p.m.

Student Life
Graduation deadline extended for summer 2016 candidates, order graduation announcements, student leadership awards nominations due this week and more
A Healthier U
Benefits of probiotics for your health, six ways to reduce anxiety and "female conditions" also affecting men

AIDING AND RESETTLING REFUGEES

Frederick William Reynolds Lecture focusing on refugees includes panel discussion, dance performance, weaving demonstrations, art exhibit and more

USING MILITARY EXPERIENCE TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT

Student veteran Rachael Barkie plans to use her experience dealing with conflict and the complexities of different ideologies and cultures to help policymakers find nuanced solutions to difficult environmental problems.

SERVICE TO WOMEN

Kim Hackford-Peer, associate director of Gender Studies Program, named 2016 Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women recipient.

MUSEUMS: WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR?

A new UMFA outreach initiative explores the public role of museums.