Karen A. Johnson: U of U professor studies successful African American women...
With a persistent national achievement gap between black and white students, questions about how to improve the quality of education for African Americans continue to pester educators like Karen A....
View ArticleFrench immersion preschool & kindergarten
Looking for a unique experience for your preschool- or kindergarten-aged child? Check out La Maison des Enfants–a French immersion program offered by the The University of Utah at the Beverley Taylor...
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What Our Masks Say About Ourselves
Marisa Moran Jahn’s MIRROR/MASK exhibit at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts “The Driver” by Marisa Morán Jahn Three portraits greet you at the entrance of Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ main exhibit hall,...
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Can you recycle that?
The dos and don’ts of household recycling, item by item. This month: milk jugs. You stand at the recycle bin, waste item in hand Do you stick it in and hope they can recycle it? You know they used to...
View ArticleA worthy goal
Bike Utah is on a mission to integrate bicycling into everday culture. My day job is as a middle school physical education teacher and for the last three years running I have happily turned my class...
View ArticleWomen Of Wisdom: Debra Daniels
Debra Daniels, U of U Women’s Resource Center, on the power and importance of mentors. Growing up in Ogden, Utah in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Debra Daniels, 63, was too young and far removed from...
View ArticleFebruary 2019 Almanac
A monthly compendium of random wisdom for the natural world and beyond February 1 Sun rise 7:37am, sunset 5:44pm. Salt Lake temp averages 46° F. / 31°, with five days of rain. February 2 Though among...
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Students of silence
University of Utah students learn from composer Phillip Bimstein about the power of “radical quiet” On a chilly February afternoon, a crew of workmen yelled and their tools clanged at a worksite on the...
View ArticleLibby, the free audiobook app from your library
The age of smartphones has led to the introduction of subscription services for just about everything. Bibliophiles who are on the go are likely familiar with services such as Audible. A subscription...
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Shaping dancers and model citizens: A reflection on the life of arts educator...
A dance, like any great story, has a beginning, middle and end. It begins in stillness. There is a starting shape. Then the story unfolds through sequences of movement with varied timing, energy,...
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