May 18, 2023 Librarian featured in U of U Banner Campaign

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This year the Faculty Banner Project highlights 25 of the U's top researchers, including Tallie Casucci, MLIS, Associate Librarian, at the J. Willard Marriott Library. ...

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May 04, 2023 University of Utah Bestows Honorary Doctorate to Library Donor, Philanthropist Richard E. Marriott

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On Thursday, May 4, 2023 the University of Utah (the U) bestowed honorary doctorate degrees to four individuals: Frances Battle, Bill Higuchi, Camilla Smith and Richard (Dick) Marriott. Richard is the son of the late John William (Bill) MarriottSr., whom the library was named for...

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May 04, 2023 Marriott Library’s Special Collections Awarded NEH Grant

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Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library has been awarded a Humanities Collections & Reference Resources grant of over $280,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)....

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May 02, 2023 Congratulations to Graduating Student Library Staff

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Congratulations to all of our library staff who are graduating this semester! We asked the graduates where they graduated, which degree, and what their future plans are. Here is what they said...

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May 01, 2023 Bench 2 Bedside and the U Libraries Fund Student Start-up

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Every year the Eccles Health Sciences Library and the J. Willard Marriott Library combine forces and participate in the U’s Bench 2 Bedside (B2B) program, a major competition for students who have developed medical innovations to significantly improve, or save, human lives....

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Mar 06, 2023 Endowment Named for Alice Sheets Marriott Will Provide Margin of Excellence for U’s Library

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Thanks to a generous gift from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, a permanent endowment has been named in honor of Alice Sheets Marriott at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library....

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Feb 23, 2023 Reverend France Davis’ Sermons Now Available Online

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With more than 45 years as Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, Reverend France Davis (now retired) had penned over 1,100 sermons. During the fall of 2022, Rev. Davis contributed these sermons to the Marriott Library’s Special Collections. Rev. Davis’ sermons have...

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Jan 31, 2023 Reflecting on Germany’s War Against the Jews from an American Perspective

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On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember Germany’s war against the Jews. Here a modern, industrialized state transcended its national borders to commit the mass murder of innocent people.  In the end, two-thirds of Europe’s Jews and one-third of the world’s Jewish population were slaughtered. Although...

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Jan 30, 2023 Making Public Policy Personal: A Focus on Gender-based Violence

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How does public policy address gender-based violence and what more is needed? Join this conversation with experts Dr. Sonia Salari and Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima to learn more about the history of policies enacted in Utah and the nation. Moderated by Mary Dickson, the event...

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Jan 05, 2023 University of Utah Libraries announces new dean of libraries

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After a national search, Sarah Shreeves has been selected to join the University of Utah as the new dean of libraries. She will begin in June. Current Dean of Libraries Alberta Comer will continue in her position until that time. ...

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