Award-winning journalist and longtime “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel will speak at the University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics on Nov. 4 about the likelihood of a devastating cyberattack on the infrastructure of the United States. At the event, titled “Lights Out with Ted Koppel,” the well-known newsman will speak about his journalism career and his latest […]

(Sept.30, 2015) —The actions of Kentucky Court Clerk Kim Davis —who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples because of her religious beliefs—has renewed intense debate over religious freedom versus civil liberties in today’s world. Davis spent five days in jail after ignoring a court order that she issue marriage licenses to all couples, […]

(Sept. 30, 2015)– As Congress continues discussions on major criminal justice reforms —including changes to mandatory minimum sentences involving nonviolent drug offenders through the Smarter Sentencing Act —research by a University of Utah law professor is serving as a tool to guide the debate.  Shima Baradaran Baughman authored “Drugs and Violence,” which was published in […]

Michael Lewis left life as a bond salesman for famed Wall Street investment bank Salomon Brothers for the publishing world in the 1980s, a move that would shake up the landscape of financial journalism forever. Lewis, today one of the premier writers of the 21st Century, will visit Utah on Sept. 24 for a one-hour […]

Former secretary general of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be the keynote speaker at the annual World Leaders Lecture Forum sponsored by the University of Utah’s Tanner Humanities Center. Rasmussen’s lecture, “Unlimited Partnership: The European Union and the United States,” will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. in the Utah Museum of Fine […]

After the Utah State Legislature enacted a historic non-discrimination statute earlier this year, Sen. Jim Dabakis tearfully turned to University of Utah physician Kristen Ries with the signed document designed to ban discrimination in housing and employment for the state’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. “(This is) for your work,” an emotional Dabakis told […]

The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law announced a new initiative on Tuesday to establish a goal of 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment placement among its new law school graduates. The announcement by S.J Quinney College of Law Dean Robert Adler came at the grand opening ceremony for the University of Utah’s […]

The University of Utah on Sept.1 will celebrate the opening of its newest building on campus, a state-of-the art law school designed to enhance innovation in legal education, bolster community service and provide students with new opportunities for skills training. Governor Gary Herbert and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch will join University of Utah President David […]

A new study by University of Utah sociologist Nicholas Wolfinger and a colleague from the University of Virginia reveals that Republicans tend to be happier in their marriages than Democrats, and are less likely to be divorced. Wolfinger and W. Bradford Wilcox, a sociologist at the University of Virginia, published the study Monday in Family […]