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First Ascent Scholars Kick Off with Green River Adventure
The newest group of First Ascent Scholars just wrapped up their first big adventure together — a three-day rafting and kayaking trip through the Gates of Lodore on the Green River. They launched from Colorado and made their way down to Jensen, Utah, tackling rapids, exploring ancient petroglyphs, and sleeping under some impressive night skies. The students split into teams to navigate the canyon, with some taking on the rapids in kayaks while others worked together on the bigger paddle boats. Between the whitewater action, they'd pull over for short hikes to check out thousand-year-old Fremont rock art, then gather [...]
Management professor Rodrigo Dominguez will present at World Economic History Congress
Rodrigo Dominguez, an assistant professor in the Eccles School’s Department of Management, will be participating in the International Economic History Association’s 20th World Economic History Congress, to be held from July 28-Aug. 1, 2025 in Lund, Sweden. The congress is an international and interdisciplinary event that occurs every three years, drawing not only economic historians but also political scientists, management scientists, sociologists, demographers, geographers, anthropologists, ethnographers, psychologists, philosophers, historians of science and technology, and natural and life scientists. “The World Congress is the top forum for discussions in economics and economic history, and also to debate the paths that the [...]
Jason Cook’s research featured on ‘Last Week Tonight’ episode
Research co-authored by Jason Cook, an Assistant Professor in the Eccles School’s Division of Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations as well as the Marriner S. Eccles Institute, was featured on an episode of the (HBO) Max news, politics, and current events show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” In a segment analyzing President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Oliver focuses on potential reductions to healthcare and food assistance that could occur as a result of the bill’s passage. The host notes that the bill would make targeted cuts to both Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by [...]
