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Utah Geological Survey
Falcarius “is the most primitive known therizinosaur, demonstrating unequivocally that this large-bodied group of bizarre herbivorous group of dinosaurs came from Velociraptor -like ancestors,” says study co-author Lindsay Zanno, a graduate student in geology and geophysics at the University of Utah and the Utah Museum of Natural History. ... Kirkland leans toward a theory developed by Celina and Marina Suarez, twins who are geology graduate students at Temple University in Philadelphia. Their research on carbonate-rich sediments in which the dinosaurs were buried suggests the area was near or in a spring, and that there were at least two mass die-offs. That raises the possibility the dinosaurs were drawn repeatedly to the site by water or an attractive food source – perhaps plants growing around the spring – and then the spring occasionally would poison the animals with toxic gas or water, Kirkland says. ... [Read More]
Utah Conservation Data Center
Utah ConservationData Center information is a collection of data from many sources. Major data contributors include the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources,the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission, the UnitedStates National Park Service, the United States Forest Service, the UnitedStates Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Bureau of Land Management,Utah State University, the University of Utah, Brigham Young University,the network of state/province Natural Heritage Programs and ConservationData Centers, The Nature Conservancy, NatureServe, various museums, and numerous individuals. ... [Read More]
Utah's Road to Statehood
BrighamYoung University ... Universityof Utah, Statehood Day Celebrations ... WeberState University ... [Read More]
Utah Digital Collections or Out-of-State Collections with Utah materials - Public Pioneer
which documents the history of the University including student projects and activities, University faculty and staff, athletics, ceremonies, buildings, and class-room scenes from the 1880s to the 1980s. Digitized by Utah State University. Also the Death Valley Regional Photo Collection which consists of images taken in the late 1920s in the Death Valley area of Nevada and California . ... is a consortium of digital collections from universities, colleges, public libraries, museums, and historical societies in Utah. University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah State Historical Society, Uintah County Library, Murray City Public Library, Brigham Young University. Search the library or browse from the Collections Directory. ... [Read More]
Colleges and Universities - Utah.gov
Students needing information on how to get into a Utah college or university can access coursework requirements and special or nontraditional admission requirements here. ... What residency requirements do you need to meet in order to attend a public college or university in Utah? Learn more about in-state residency, resident classifications, temporary absence qualifications, and more. ... [Read More]
DMV - Collegiate License Plates
Alumni Center Weber State University ... Southern Utah University ... Utah State University ... [Read More]
Utah Archives Month
By Scott Miller, Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature, and Lee Butler, Visiting Professor of Japanese History at the University of Michigan. Three years in the making, this exhibition highlights rare Japanese handmade books, scrolls, paintings, and artifacts, circa 900 to 1880, acquired by BYU between 1940s and 1960s. This exhibit runs from mid-August 2004 to mid-January 2005 in 1130 Harold B. Lee Library, Special Collections. For more information please see http://sc.lib.byu.edu ... [Read More]
Trails to Utah and the Pacific (American Memory, Library of Congress)
Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869 incorporates 49 diaries, in 59 volumes, of pioneers trekking westward acrossAmerica to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the railsin 1869. In addition to the diaries, the collection includes 43 maps, 82photographs and illustrations, and 7 published guides for immigrants. Stories of persistence and pain, birth and death, God and gold,trail dust and debris, learning, love, and laughter, and even trail tediumcan be found in these original "on the trail" accounts. The collectiontells the stories of Mormon pioneer families and others who were part ofthe national westering movement, sharing trail experiences common tohundreds of thousands of westward migrants. The source materials are drawn from the collections of Brigham Young University, members of the Utah Academic Libraries Consortium, and other archival institutions in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. The mission of the Library of Congress is to make it ... [Read More]
Utah Commission on Volunteers
Richard currently serves as president of the Bennion Center, the University of Utah's on-campus center for service. In this volunteer role, Richard has recruited and supports 45 student directors who run 45 student directed projects. He also serves as a project director. Recently, Richard co-directed the Bennion Center's Project Youth, bringing 1,500 sixth-graders from Title I schools to the University of Utah to experience college life for a day. ... At the state level, Richard serves as chair of the Students Serving Utah Network, bringing together service representatives and student body presidents from college and university campuses throughout the state to promote service and service-learning among college students. Richard also serves as a Student Alumni Association board member, and volunteers with other campus events such as the Utah-BYU Food Drive and Paint Your Heart Out. ... [Read More]
Utah State Parks and Recreation Recruiting
Public Information Specialist Hollie Brown serves the public by providing answers to their recreation questions. Hollie has a bachelor’s degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism from the University of Utah. She spends time researching her job by hiking and camping with husband Tony and her dog, Hank. ... [Read More]
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