In the beginning, power companies were absolute monopolies. The wires coming into our houses only came from one company. They made the electricity, and they set the prices. They paid thousands of engineers to design and build magnificent, multi-billion dollar nuclear and coal plants. All...
Hooplaza in an annual event that takes place during the beginning weeks of Fall Semester. This year the event will be on September 5th, from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM on level 3 in the Marriott Library. It is a great opportunity to learn about...
In May 2019, the Marriott Library gathered with dozens of alumni and friends at two events hosted in Europe. The library hosted the first gathering at King’s College in London on May 21st and the second on May 23rd at a restaurant in Oslo, Norway....
The J. Willard Marriott Library and the Office of the Vice President for Research hosted the fourth annual “Celebrate U” event to acknowledge faculty members for extraordinary work produced in 2018. Those honored on April 3rd were selected from these categories: authors, creatives, entrepreneurs and...
Since March is women’s history month, the Marriott Library is honoring women scientists with their unrequired reading exhibit. Unrequired reading exhibits feature materials, usually books, from the library’s collections concerning the monthly theme. This month, the Marriott Library is displaying books about and by women...
On March 7, Ms. Christine M. Durham, retired Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, will be speaking on “From Overt Discrimination to Implicit Bias: Are we Making Progress?” at the sixth annual Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Legacy Women’s Archive Lecture....
Are you the first person in your family to attend college? If so, here’s an event tailored just for you. And it includes free lunch!...
“Virtual reality is seen as a way to often escape the mundane nature of our reality. We interact in a game or environment that places us where we’d like to be in opposition to our reality. But how fruitful is this escape, if it does...
The 28th Annual Ski Affair, benefiting the library’s Ski Archives, was a stunning success! More than 480 attendees convened at Little America Hotel on October 30 for an auction, dinner, and awards ceremony. This year’s awardees include:...
Behind Utah’s acclaimed ski and snowboard attractions, two low profile entities that have quietly gone about their duties keeping that image in tact will step on to center stage Oct. 30 when they are honored by the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library at...