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Last-Minute Spring Break Adventures in Utah
With spring break right around the corner, are you struggling to find some last-minute plans? Don’t worry, there are lots of last-minute options that could make your spring break awesome and memorable. Thankfully, here at the University of Utah, you are in a great place for all sorts of activities and small trips. Visit Arches National Park Arches is known for its unique and natural sandstone arches. With over 2,000 arches, including the famous Delicate Arch, Arches National Park offers breathtaking views and numerous hiking trails. Whether you're an avid hiker or just looking for a scenic drive, Arches [...]
Week of Belonging 2025: A Celebration of Community and Connection
Week of Belonging is an annual tradition at the David Eccles School of Business that aims to showcase our collective culture, to build a stronger sense of community, and to amplify unique voices. The 2025 iteration, which took place between Feb. 10-13, featured panel discussions and lectures that proved both educational and connective, illustrating not only the commonality of the issues that impact our daily lives, but also the personal and distinct ways that we experience those issues. Monday The events kicked off with an Opening Session in which Dean Kurt Dirks unveiled the Eccles School’s feature in the BBC [...]
Ivory Innovations announces top 25 selections for the annual Ivory Prize, which honors creative solutions for housing affordability issues
Ivory Innovations, a nonprofit that operates as an applied academic institution at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business dedicated to catalyzing high-impact innovations in housing affordability, today announced its top 25 finalists for its annual Ivory Prize. The Ivory Prize is an award recognizing ambitious but feasible solutions to housing affordability and is designed to award innovators for their efforts and provide material support to advance their work. A core mission of the Ivory Prize is to amplify the impact of housing innovators in three key areas: construction & design, finance, and policy & regulatory reform. In [...]