University of Utah

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, April 11, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

U of U Table Tennis 2026 Spring Open Tournament

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Information Page

sites.google.com…

Events & Schedule

• Beginner: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (24spots)

• Advanced: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM (24spots)

• Intermediate: 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM (24spots)

Location: University of Utah – HPER West Gym W106

*** Registration Deadline: Apr. 9 midnight

Event Formats

Events (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced):

• Groups of 4 Round Robin, top 2 from each group advance to Single Elimination.

All matches will be best of 5 games to 11.

Event Categories: Athletics, Community Engagement, Competitions, Public Event, Student org
Campus Locations: HPER West (HPR W)
Room Name/Number: Gym W106
Cost: $10 - $40
Ticket URL: forms.gle…
Transportation / Parking: Lot 12, Lot 11, 19 unless there's another event parking
Contact Name: Nikita Lopatenko
Contact Email: lopatenkonikita@gmail.com
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sites.google.com…

2026 Navajo Rug Sale at NHMU

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

On April 11, the Natural History Museum of Utah will celebrate the Indigenous artistry of the Four Corners region with an extraordinary sale of handwoven Navajo rugs. Featuring more than 100 exceptional works by Diné weavers — ranging from intimate pieces to grand designs — this event offers guests the rare opportunity to acquire museum‑quality textiles at up to 40 percent off retail prices.

Complementing the rug sale will be a curated trunk show of handcrafted Native American jewelry showcasing exquisite pieces available below retail value. Visitors are also invited to bring their own Navajo rugs for expert evaluation and restoration consultations by Ben Leroux of Southwest Textiles from 10 a.m. to noon. The sale will continue until 5 p.m.

This is the Museum’s 11th collaborative Navajo Rug Sale with Toh-Atin Gallery of Durango, Colorado — a long-running partnership established by the gallery’s late owner, Jackson Clark, now carried forward by his sister Antonia Clark.

Museum admission is not required to attend the Navajo Rug Sale.

Event Categories: Public Event, Other
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free parking on site.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Adaptive Sports Clinic

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1 – 4pm

The Adaptive Sports Clinic is an inclusive event empowering individuals of all abilities to explore adaptive sports. Open to both experienced athletes and newcomers, the clinic offers hands-on opportunities to try wheelchair basketball and pickleball, with all equipment provided. Led by expert instructors, participants can build skills, confidence, and a sense of community while celebrating all abilities. The clinic will be held at the University of Utah Student Life Center.

No registration - just show up and have fun!

Campus Locations: Student Life Center - Eccles (GSESLC)
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Department of Theatre presents "Studio Series: A Song For Buck Mountain" [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 2 – 4pm

Doors open 30-minutes prior to showtime, and will close at the scheduled time listed on your ticket. Due to the seating layout and actor entrances, there is no late seating in this venue.

If you wish to use an ARTSPass, you may redeem it for one free ticket at the Studio 115 box office up to one hour before the desired performance. To learn more about ARTSPass, visit this website: www.finearts.utah.edu….

Additional info about venue accessibility can be found at theatre.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Studio 115 (PAB)
Cost: Pay What You Can $5-25
Ticket URL: utheatre.booktix.com…
Contact Email: studio.series.psm@theatre.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Department of Theatre presents "Urinetown, The Musical" [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 2 – 4pm

Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and Book by Kotis
Director David Eggers

Urinetown is a smartly written musical comedy that cleverly uses references to musical theatre classics to make us consider the ridiculousness of power and greed, the establishment, the anti-establishment, politics, capitalism, and rebellion, all while laughing. The grim realities of water scarcity is part of everyday life in some parts of the world right now, and as we look globally at environmental issues, and locally at the state of the great Salt Lake, it’s not hard to imagine the farfetched circumstances of Urinetown being closer than they were when the show opened on Broadway in 2001.

Event Categories: Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Babcock Theatre (PMT)
Cost: theatre.utah.edu…
Ticket URL: theatre.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: The Babcock Theatre is on the lower level of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, located at 300 South University Street (1400 East), across the street from Rice-Eccles Stadium. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the theatre and on nearby streets; may require payment.
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Department of Theatre presents "Studio Series: A Song For Buck Mountain" [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Doors open 30-minutes prior to showtime, and will close at the scheduled time listed on your ticket. Due to the seating layout and actor entrances, there is no late seating in this venue.

If you wish to use an ARTSPass, you may redeem it for one free ticket at the Studio 115 box office up to one hour before the desired performance. To learn more about ARTSPass, visit this website: www.finearts.utah.edu….

Additional info about venue accessibility can be found at theatre.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Studio 115 (PAB)
Cost: Pay What You Can $5-25
Ticket URL: utheatre.booktix.com…
Contact Email: studio.series.psm@theatre.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Department of Theatre presents "Urinetown, The Musical" [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and Book by Kotis
Director David Eggers

Urinetown is a smartly written musical comedy that cleverly uses references to musical theatre classics to make us consider the ridiculousness of power and greed, the establishment, the anti-establishment, politics, capitalism, and rebellion, all while laughing. The grim realities of water scarcity is part of everyday life in some parts of the world right now, and as we look globally at environmental issues, and locally at the state of the great Salt Lake, it’s not hard to imagine the farfetched circumstances of Urinetown being closer than they were when the show opened on Broadway in 2001.

Event Categories: Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Babcock Theatre (PMT)
Cost: theatre.utah.edu…
Ticket URL: theatre.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: The Babcock Theatre is on the lower level of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, located at 300 South University Street (1400 East), across the street from Rice-Eccles Stadium. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the theatre and on nearby streets; may require payment.
Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, April 12, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

QAMO Chicago Trip- Application Deadline

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Applications Due April 12, 2026 at midnight

Join us in Chicago! Explore new opportunities, connect with professionals, and network with University of Utah alumni. Check Canvas for details and save the date!

Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Department of Theatre presents "Studio Series: A Song For Buck Mountain" [U Arts Pass Event]

Sunday, April 12, 2026, 2 – 4pm

Doors open 30-minutes prior to showtime, and will close at the scheduled time listed on your ticket. Due to the seating layout and actor entrances, there is no late seating in this venue.

If you wish to use an ARTSPass, you may redeem it for one free ticket at the Studio 115 box office up to one hour before the desired performance. To learn more about ARTSPass, visit this website: www.finearts.utah.edu….

Additional info about venue accessibility can be found at theatre.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Studio 115 (PAB)
Cost: Pay What You Can $5-25
Ticket URL: utheatre.booktix.com…
Contact Email: studio.series.psm@theatre.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Department of Theatre presents "Urinetown, The Musical" [U Arts Pass Event]

Sunday, April 12, 2026, 2 – 4pm

Music by Mark Hollmann, Lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and Book by Kotis
Director David Eggers

Urinetown is a smartly written musical comedy that cleverly uses references to musical theatre classics to make us consider the ridiculousness of power and greed, the establishment, the anti-establishment, politics, capitalism, and rebellion, all while laughing. The grim realities of water scarcity is part of everyday life in some parts of the world right now, and as we look globally at environmental issues, and locally at the state of the great Salt Lake, it’s not hard to imagine the farfetched circumstances of Urinetown being closer than they were when the show opened on Broadway in 2001.

Event Categories: Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Babcock Theatre (PMT)
Cost: theatre.utah.edu…
Ticket URL: theatre.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: The Babcock Theatre is on the lower level of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, located at 300 South University Street (1400 East), across the street from Rice-Eccles Stadium. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the theatre and on nearby streets; may require payment.
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Utah Medical Orchestra Spring Concert

Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 4 – 5pm

Full Description: Join the UMO for a free concert this Spring, featuring members of the health community.
Event Contact Name: Laura Hult
Event Contact Phone: 3192170147
Event Contact Email: laura.hult@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: Libby Gardner Concert Hall
More info: uofuhealth.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, April 13, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Monday, April 13, 2026, 8:30 – 11:30am

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, April 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

T-Shirt Swap and Workshops

Monday, April 13, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join us for our Upcycled, No Sew, Reusable T-Shirt Bag Workshop. All necessary items will be provided in this hands-on workshop, just bring yourself. Although, if you have a favorite t-shirt you don't wear anymore but want to repurpose it or a shirt that just doesn't fit right but would look cool as a bag- bring it! (Registration Required)

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: College of Pharmacy, Atrium, 30 South 2000 East, SLC
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: www.signupgenius.com…

Organizing Your Week (Group)

Monday, April 13, 2026, 12 – 1pm

A guided space where students take time to organize their week, set goals, and schedule tasks. With peer support and structured prompts, they break down assignments, prioritize responsibilities, and build a realistic plan—turning intention into action and reducing stress through clarity and accountability.

Campus Locations: Student Services Building (SSB)
Room Name/Number: 350
Campus Wide Event: Yes

SCI Seminar: Supporting responsible use of AI in visual-based teaching and learning

Monday, April 13, 2026, 1 – 2pm

Dr. Jihyun Rho

Supporting responsible use of AI in visual-based teaching and learning

Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into educational contexts, reshaping how teachers and students generate and interpret visual representations such as diagrams, illustrations, and data visualizations. While AI offers efficiency and flexibility, it also introduces inaccuracies and misleading interpretations that can undermine learning. In this talk, I present a research program centered on supporting the responsible use of AI in visual-based teaching and learning by promoting visual literacy. Grounded in design-based research, I design and evaluate AI-augmented learning environment where educators and students engage with AI-generated outputs as critical inquirers. This work shows that these approaches improved interpretive accuracy, deepened reasoning about visual representations, and reduce over-reliance on AI. Together, this work contributes design principles for fostering responsible AI use in visual-based educational contexts.

Bio: Jihyun Rho is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences program in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research uses design-based research and learning analytics to design and evaluate AI-augmented learning environments for visual-based learning. She studies how learners and educators interact with AI-generated representations, combining qualitative analysis of interaction processes with experimental approaches to examine learning outcomes, reasoning, and reliance on AI. Her scholarship appears in leading journals and conferences in learning sciences and AI in education.

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: utah.zoom.us…
Room Name/Number: Evans Conference Room 3760
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Buddhist Sangha Meeting

Monday, April 13, 2026, 5 – 6pm

Join the weekly Buddhist Sangha meeting for an hour-long discussion of Buddhist teachings and a guided meditation. All are welcome. Cushions and chairs are provided. No prior experience or commitment is required. This week's meeting is held in room 319 of the A. Ray Olpin Union Building.

Event Categories: Student org
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION)
Room Name/Number: Union 319
Campus Wide Event: No
More info: campusconnect.utah.edu…

Bench to Bedside: Competition Night

Sorenson Center for Medical Innovation
Monday, April 13, 2026, 6 – 9pm

The culmination of a year's worth of hard work, join us for the 16th annual Bench to Bedside Competition Night! Alongside family and friends, student teams will showcase their projects in a gala-style event, meeting with competition judges, health care professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, and University of Utah leadership. After an evening of networking and celebration, we’ll announce the winners of the competition and send the winning teams home with nearly $100,000 in milestone funding!

Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Meetups: Copper Mine Concert

Monday, April 13, 2026, 6:15 – 9:30pm

The Copper Mine Concerts second show is April 13 at Lassonde Studios. It will feature local bands from around the valley and crazy good coffee from Summit Cafe.

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds

TEAMS
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8 – 9am

Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds: “Supporting Clinical Practice: Essential Library Services for Medical Providers”

Presented by: Elizabeth Frankes

Colleges & Programs: School of Medicine
Departments: Internal Medicine
Division: Geriatrics
Event Type: Conferences
Event Audience: Hospitals & Clinics staff, Non U of U Physicians & Health Care Providers, Open to Public, School of Medicine Faculty, School of Medicine Residents, School of Medicine Students
Full Description: Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds: “Supporting Clinical Practice: Essential Library Services for Medical Providers”, Presented by: Elizabeth Frankes, Assistant Librarian for Librarian Services, University of Utah, Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MDT, Translational Grand Rounds will be VIRTUAL, TEAMS: Join the meeting now, Meeting ID: 214 160 837 761 18, Passcode: Ws3dt3wx,
Event Contact Name: Raechelle Ben
Event Contact Phone: 801-585-1686
Event Contact Email: raechelle.ben@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: TEAMS

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

RAI Seminar: Move Slow and Build Community

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 10:30 – 11:30am

Sameer Honwad

Move Slow and Build Community

Abstract: Socio-emotional learning (SEL) and reflection are foundational components of quality education, yet they remain underrepresented in many school curricula. Reflection supports scientific thinking and inquiry, while SEL equips students with the emotional resilience needed to take risks, embrace failure, and navigate the uncertainties inherent in learning and innovation. Together, these competencies are essential not only for academic and professional growth, but for everyday wellbeing.Implementing SEL and reflective practices in rural India presents distinct challenges. Limited access to trained professionals and consistent resources is compounded by cultural stigma around openly discussing emotions, barriers that make it difficult for students to develop these critical skills in traditional school settings.

To address this gap, we designed a conversational chatbot tailored for students in rural India, providing a low-barrier, accessible space for daily reflection and emotional expression. Importantly, the chatbot is also designed to serve as a springboard for teachers to introduce concepts of AI literacy, enabling meaningful classroom conversations about how AI systems work, their limitations, and the ethical considerations surrounding their use. This presentation presents the co-design process behind the chatbot, highlighting the collaborative contributions of an interdisciplinary team comprising teachers, therapists, computer scientists, and learning scientists. The presentation discusses how this cross-disciplinary approach shaped a tool intended to help students engage with their socio-emotional selves and build a habit of reflective thinking in their daily lives.

Bio: Sameer Honwad, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences in the Department of Learning and Instruction at SUNY Buffalo. His research explores how technology can support learning in culturally diverse communities worldwide through participatory design approaches. At the heart of his work are long-term, trust-based partnerships with Indigenous communities in Idaho, rural and Indigenous communities in Bhutan and India, and urban communities in New Orleans. Rather than parachuting in with ready-made tools, Dr. Honwad co-designs technology-enhanced learning environments alongside teachers, parents, local leaders, and students, positioning community members as essential partners, not subjects of study. His current research examines how rural communities in South Asia make sense of and use artificial intelligence in everyday life. Grounded in participatory design-based research, Dr. Honwad centers communities that have historically faced systemic barriers to technology access due to class, race, gender, and caste. He has served as PI and Co-PI on multiple National Science Foundation (NSF) grants focused on designing technologies that help learners grapple with complex, real-world problems rooted in their own communities. Throughout his career he has taught courses that focus on how people learn within their cultures and the design of technology-enhanced learning environments that honor local knowledge, needs and aspirations. He is currently in the process of building a Global Design Studio that would be an interdisciplinary hub connecting scholars, students, and community members worldwide to think critically about AI and its role in everyday life.

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: utah.zoom.us…
Room Name/Number: Evans Conference Room 3760
Campus Wide Event: Yes

BNC Birthday Party

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11am – 2pm

Party with a Purpose! 🎈 Celebrate health, wellness, and basic needs support at our Basic Needs Collective Party! Stop by for food, fun activities, sweet treats, and learn about campus and community resources that help you thrive.

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Tanner Plaza (Outside Union)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday: Course Cleanup and Import for Next Semester

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Event description: Organize your Canvas course with efficiency in mind. This session will cover effective file clean-up. Participants will learn to determine which content to include before importing materials for the new semester, ensuring resources remain accessible to every student.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Eccles Library Sustainability Lecture Series, Spring 2026

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30pm

The Eccles Health Sciences Library has recently completed a major construction project that prioritized sustainability alongside safety and modernization. The project included a seismic retrofit and critical infrastructure upgrades designed to extend the building’s lifespan while enhancing user comfort and safety. The architect from Studio LP, the contractor from Northridge Construction, and library leadership will present on the sustainable strategies used to preserve the library’s historic character while integrating modern amenities.

Please join us in-person or via Zoom at the Eccles Library on April 14th to learn more!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Campus Locations: Eccles Health Sciences Library - Spencer S. (E LIB)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: library.med.utah.edu…

Workshops: Photography Crash Course

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 4 – 5pm

Learn some quick and easy tips for improving your photography by attending this workshop. We'll be joined by an experienced photographer to show us how to take better pictures for professional and personal purposes. Bring your camera to follow along or just attend ready to learn and ask questions.

Registration is requested: lassonde.utah.edu/workshops

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

NHMU Lecture Series: Unseen Impacts — Microplastics in Our Environment

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7 – 8:30pm

Unseen Impacts — Microplastics in Our Environment

Join us April 14 at NHMU for an essential exploration of microplastics with a panel of three experts who will examine efforts to reduce microplastics in our oceans, investigate their impacts on the human body, and reveal where researchers are finding them here in Utah.

Microplastics are no longer an unseen issue but an unavoidable reality — they’re in our environment, our food systems, and even our bodies. As scientists unravel how these tiny, human‑made particles move through ecosystems and affect both environmental and human health, a clearer picture of their global consequences is emerging.

Meet the Panelists

Abigail Barrows | Founder & Owner, Deer Isle Oyster Company; Microplastic Pollution Research Scientist

Matthew Campen, Ph.D. | Director, New Mexico Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine, Regents' Professor, Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sally Rocks, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Chemistry at Utah Valley University

This event is free to attend with registration at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Lectures, Public Event
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free with RSVP
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

AI & the Planet: Sustainable Innovation in Higher Education

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10 – 11:30am

Join us for an Earth Month event hosted by the University of Utah College of Nursing and the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, home of the One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative.

AI isn’t “coming” to academia—it’s already in the group chat! As we adopt these tools, we also need to ask: what are their environmental costs? Join us for an afternoon panel discussion focused on the sustainability of AI, from data centers and energy use to campus-level decision-making. Hear from experts unpacking the environmental dimensions of AI infrastructure, explore tradeoffs between innovation and resource consumption, and help shape thoughtful, climate-aligned use of AI in academic work. This session will be highly interactive, so bring your questions, curiosities, and honest feedback.

We will host an hour-long panel discussion with experts from across the U followed by unstructured discussion and networking.

Registration via Luma is required.

Speakers

Moderator: Penny Atkins, Director of Research and Science, Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Tabitha M. Benney, Professor and Associate Director, Public Affairs
Jon Fisk, Associate Professor, Public Affairs
Ryan Johnson, Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering; One-U Responsible AI Initiative faculty fellow
Daniel Mendoza, Research Assistant Professor, Atmospheric Sciences; One-U Responsible AI Initiative seed grant recipient
Rohan Basu Roy, Assistant Professor, Computing; faculty member in the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute

Event Categories: Sustainability
Campus Locations: Health Sciences Education Building - Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles (HSEB)
Room Name/Number: 1750
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: luma.com…

MacAdmins Group

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11am – 1:30pm

Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment.

The meeting agenda is to be determined.

Invitations to the online meeting have been sent to previous attendees via email. To request meeting sign-on information, please email Richard Glaser at richard.glaser@utah.edu.

Archives will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions, or comments, please use the Contact Us option.

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: apple.lib.utah.edu

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

2025-2026 Oncological Sciences Research in Progress

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Research South - 1st Floor Auditorium
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Campus Locations: HCI Cancer Research South - Huntsman (HCI IV)
Colleges & Programs: School of Medicine
Departments: Oncological Sciences
Event Type: Research, Research in Progress, Students
Event Audience: All University of Utah Faculty, Department Faculty & Staff Only, Hospitals & Clinics staff, Non U of U Physicians & Health Care Providers, Open to Public, School of Medicine Faculty, School of Medicine Residents, School of Medicine Students
Full Description: 2025-26 Oncological Sciences Research in Progress Seminar Series
Event Contact Name: Jason Carrillo
Event Contact Phone: 801-585-7774
Event Contact Email: jason.carrillo@hci.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: Huntsman Cancer Institute -Research South - 1st Floor Auditorium

AI and the Planet: Sustainable Innovation in Higher Education

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12 – 2pm

As we adopt these tools, we also need to ask: what are their environmental costs? Join us for an afternoon panel discussion focused on the sustainability of AI, from data centers and energy use to campus-level decision-making. Hear from experts unpacking the environmental dimensions of AI infrastructure, explore tradeoffs between innovation and resource consumption, and help shape thoughtful, climate-aligned use of AI in academic work. This session will be highly interactive, so bring your questions, curiosities, and honest feedback. The event will take place in the Health Sciences Education Building 1750

Event Categories: Sustainability
Campus Locations: Health Sciences Education Building - Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles (HSEB)
Alternate Location: HSEB 1750
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: luma.com…

Sustainable & Stylish: 2026 Earth Month Panel

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Come learn about fashion and climate justice at our Earth Month panel discussion and Q&A! In honor of our 2026 Earth Month theme, "Sustainability Is Always In Fashion," our panel discussion will feature student, staff, faculty, and industry perspectives on issues of fashion, sustainability, and climate justice. Food will be provided.

🌍 Sustainable & Stylish: 2026 Earth Month Panel
🗓️ Wednesday, April 15th
⏱️ 12:00pm-1:00pm
📍 Hinckley Institute of Politics (GC 2018)
📲 Register now by clicking the link!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Hinckley Institute of Politics (GC 2018)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.sjc1.qualtrics.com…

Craft & Connect

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 12 – 2pm

Join us in a fun craft each week or you are welcome to bring your own! This is a space to meet people, learn about campus resources, and build connection. All students are welcome, you do not have to be connected to the CDA.

Campus Locations: Student Services Building (SSB)
Room Name/Number: 350
Cost: Free!
Contact Name: Shalyse McKnight
Contact Phone: 801-585-1814
Contact Email: shalyse.mcknight@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

RAI Seminar: AI-Driven Environmental Intelligence: Scalable and System-Level Approaches for Environmental Decision Making

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30pm

Chengbin Deng

AI-Driven Environmental Intelligence: Scalable and System-Level Approaches for Environmental Decision Making

Abstract: Environmental systems are becoming more complex, dynamic, and tightly connected to human activities, yet much of our current work remains focused on isolated models or static mapping. In this talk, a framework will be present and discussed that uses AI to move beyond observation toward a more integrated understanding of environmental systems. The central idea is to link geospatial data, models, and real-world decisions so that environmental information can better reflect changing conditions across space and time while remaining meaningful for researchers and stakeholders. By drawing on some recent federally supported projects, this talk will show how this framework can capture large scale environmental dynamics, account for social and local context, and support more informed decision processes in various settings, ranging from urban systems to extreme events. Instead of using AI just as a tool, this work views it as part of a broader system that shapes how environmental problems are understood and acted, with the goal of advancing a more adaptive and practical form of environmental intelligence.

Bio: Dr. Chengbin Deng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability and Director of the Center for Spatial Analysis at the University of Oklahoma (OU). His research focuses on advancing AI for environmental monitoring, with an emphasis on integrating Earth observation, geospatial data, and decision systems to address challenges in climate, hazards, and urban environments. His work has been supported by major federal agencies including NASA, the U.S. National Science Foundation, and USGS, where he serves as Principal Investigator on multiple externally funded projects. He has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier and received the Outstanding Research Award from the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at OU. Currently, Dr. Deng serves on NASA Land Cover and Land Use Change Science Team, and is Advisor of NASA FINESST Future Investigator and an NSF EPSCoR RII Research Fellow.

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: utah.zoom.us…
Room Name/Number: Evans Conference Room, WEB 3780
Campus Wide Event: Yes

How to ProtoSpace

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 2 – 5pm

How to Protospace sessions showcase equipment and services available to library patrons in the Marriott Library Protospace. Each week we'll focus on a unique service or piece of equipment and provide training and examples for each service.
Spring 2026 Schedule:
Week 0 (Jan 7-8): First week of class, no formal session
Week 1 (Jan 14-15): Button Making
Week 2 (Jan 21-22): 3D Printing
Week 3 (Jan 28-29) : Sewing - Dice Bags, Chalk Bags
Week 4 (Feb 4-5): Zines
Week 5 (Feb 11-12): Blender/3D Design
Week 6 (Feb 18-19): Embroidery
Week 7 (Feb 25-26): Virtual Reality
Week 8 (Mar 4-5): 3D Scanning with Artec
Week 9 (Mar 11-12): Spring Break - No Session
Week 10 (Mar 18-19): CLO3D/ Pattern Making
Week 11 (Mar 25-26): Podcasting
Week 12 (Apr 1-2): Textile mending/alteration
Week 13 (Apr 8-9): 3D Scanning with Scaniverse
Week 14 (Apr 15-16): Ableton and Modular Synthesis
Week 15 (Apr 22-23): Reading Day - Games with Archipelago
Week 16 (Apr 29-20): Finals Week, no formal sessions

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: ProtoSpace 2751
Cost: Free
Transportation / Parking: Park in the visitor parking lot, west of the library, next to the bookstore., www.lib.utah.edu…
Contact Name: TJ Ferrill
Contact Email: thomas.ferrill@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lib.utah.edu

Lassonde 400: Volleyball Tournament (Residents Only)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 2 – 5pm

Compete against other residents in the Lassonde 400 volleyball tournament.

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Room Name/Number: Volleyball Courts
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Calming Tools Discovery Drop-In

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 2 – 3:30pm

Sensory Exploration is a weekly drop‑in space designed to help students discover tools that support focus, regulation, and overall well‑being. During these open hours, students are welcome to stop by and try out a variety of sensory support items—including weighted blankets, fidget tools, textured objects, noise‑reduction options, and other calming or stimulating resources. This space offers a low‑pressure environment where students can explore what works best for their individual needs. Staff are available to answer questions and guide students through different sensory options. Open to all students and those interested in learning about neurodiversity or sensory supports.

Campus Locations: Student Services Building (SSB)
Room Name/Number: 350
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Careers in Broadcasting & Media

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 3 – 4:20pm

Careers in Broadcasting & Media with Scott McKane, Fox 13 Utah
Wednesday, April 15 | 3:00 - 4:20 PM | JTB 120

Career Insights from a broadcasting professional, discussion about career paths in media and broadcasting, student Q&A, and networking.

Event Categories: Community Engagement
Campus Locations: Talmage Building - James (JTB)
Alternate Location: 120
Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian
Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.joinhandshake.com…

Impact Capital Community Meeting - Final Meeting

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 3:30 – 4:30pm

Impact Capital Community Meeting - Final Meeting

The ICC community will finalize their findings. Members will wrap up their diligence, align on their conclusions, and prepare to present their final recommendations.

Invite Only

📅 Date: Wednesday, April 15th
⏰ Starts @ 3:30 PM
📍 Location: Impact Capital Community End-Cap

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Contact Name: Shannon Segale
Contact Email: shannon.segale@sorensoninstitute.com
Campus Wide Event: No

Study Power Hour (Group)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 4 – 5pm

A supportive space where students work alongside one another to stay focused and motivated. By studying in the presence of peers, each student gains a built‑in accountability partner—helping them stay on track, manage their time, and make real progress on homework or projects.

Campus Locations: Student Services Building (SSB)
Room Name/Number: 350
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Movie Night at the Epicenter

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 5 – 8pm

Join us for one of our favorite weekly traditions! A different movie each week with the same great popcorn and friends.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

Holi Festival: Festival of Colors

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 5 – 9pm

Holi Festival: Festival of Colors
Wednesday, April 15 | 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Field Adjacent to the Impact & Prosperity Epicenter

Celebrate the arrival of spring at the Epicenter’s Holi Festival, inspired by the vibrant Hindu Festival of Colors. Students and community members are invited to enjoy music, food, and the joyful tradition of tossing colored powder as we celebrate renewal, friendship, and community.

Come experience this lively cultural celebration and connect with others in a fun and festive atmosphere.

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Art + Wellness: Yoga

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 6 – 7pm

Do you need to shed some stress after work? Yoga is the perfect solution, and it’s back at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts this spring! Wait out the rush-hour traffic and decompress at the Museum before heading home.

Join Micha Hori from YogaSix Sugarhouse in the UMFA Great Hall every Wednesday, March 25 through April 15, to learn the art of yoga and explore the unique connections between yoga practice and themes in the UMFA galleries. All levels of experience and ability are welcome! There will be four sessions in all, and guests are welcome to attend as many as they would like.

RSVP is encouraged for this free event, but not required.

Event Categories: Public Event, U Arts Pass, Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: www.eventbrite.com…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Artist Talk: Jacob Riddle

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 6 – 8pm

Gather in the auditorium at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts to hear from the 2026 Marva and John Warnock Artist in Residence, Jacob Riddle.

The Marva and John Warnock biennial residency program at the University of Utah aims to expose students to new, innovative, and diverse contemporary art practices while providing an opportunity for trilateral exchange amongst students, faculty, and the public at large. The program has quickly become an important catalyst for dialogue encompassing contemporary issues of art-making, pedagogy, interdisciplinary and collaborative work, art in the community, and art as activism.

Jacob Riddle is an interdisciplinary artist, curator and educator with a passion for foraging connections between technology and the natural world. Drawing inspiration from his background in construction and labor industries, as well as his upbringing wading through the limestone creeks of the Appalachian foothills, Jacob muddies seemingly disparate realms.

Having honed his ingenuity and cultivated experiential learning through the challenges of rural Appalachian life, Jacob now channels this unique perspective into art, academia, and community. His work serves as a testament to the power of resilience, resourcefulness, play and the coexistence of the digital and the natural world.

Jacob has done artist residencies in Finland, Norway, Berlin, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest and his work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Mexico, Japan, Norway, Finland, Italy, Belgium, France, Poland, The Netherlands, Australia, and in many virtual corners of the Internet.

Event Categories: Lectures, Public Event, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Dumke Auditorium (UMFA), Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, April 16, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Garden with Sustainability Education - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 9am – 12pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

PhD Defense: Nathan Morrical - Methods for Accelerating Geometric Queries Using Ray Tracing Cores and Projective Duals

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 9:30 – 10:30am

Nathan Morrical

Methods for Accelerating Geometric Queries Using Ray Tracing Cores and Projective Duals

Abstract: Geometry queries play a central role in many high-performance physics simulations, including light and neutron transport, heat transfer, radar and acoustics, molecular dynamics, and collision detection. While each query operation might seem simple in isolation, the collective effect of numerous such queries gives rise to complex and nuanced physical phenomena. Consequently, advancements in query computation can lead to substantial societal benefits, impacting fields from healthcare and robotics to manufacturing, transportation, and education.

In this dissertation, we explore how fixed-function tree-traversal coprocessors in modern GPU architectures can be leveraged to accelerate a wider range of geometry queries than rays. These include point containment, region of interest, closest point, and closest silhouette. This is made possible a fundamental property of geometric primitives---points, rays, triangles, and boxes---namely, that each can be viewed as projective compositions or reductions of one another.

Using projective exterior algebra and interval arithmetic, we evaluate various reparameterizations of geometric queries into line-plane and point-volume incidence relationships that can be expressed through rays, triangular surfaces, transformed bounding boxes, and linear motion blur. The resulting ray-surface and point-solid problems can then be accelerated using tree traversal coprocessors.

Using these dual "ray-tracing'' solutions, we tackle several challenging simulation problems where geometry queries are limiting factors. These include point containment and region-of-interest queries for visualizing large finite element meshes and animated particle fields, as well as closest point and silhouette queries for bidirectional light transport and differentiable rendering. In many cases, our research demonstrates substantial performance improvements while concurrently reducing power consumption.

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Room Name/Number: Evans Conference Room WEB 3780
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Doman Startup Studio 2A

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10:30am – 12pm

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

Participation in the Studio is application-based.

Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in observing the Studio, please email doman@utah.edu.

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB 2173
Contact Name: Samuel Martinez
Contact Phone: 3037485543
Contact Email: samuel.martinez@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

No appointment needed—just drop in!

Can’t make it? Email us to schedule a consultation.

Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Level 2, Digital Matters
Contact Email: mlib-data@lists.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lib.utah.edu…

Research Data Drop-In Session

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Got Data Questions? We've Got Answers.

Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data? Wondering what FAIR data means? Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan? Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!

Whether you're starting a new project, wrapping up a grant, preparing for publication, or just curious about best practices, we're here to support you.

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding, accessing, and reusing data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Stop by to learn more, ask questions, or talk through your data needs.

No appointment needed – just drop in!

Can't make it? Email us at mlib-data@lists.utah.edu to schedule a consultation.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: MLIB 2751, Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Cost: Free
Transportation / Parking: Park in the visitor parking lot, west of the library, next to the bookstore., www.lib.utah.edu…
Contact Name: Madison Golden
Contact Email: madison.golden@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lib.utah.edu

Doman Startup Studio 2B

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 1 – 2:30pm

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

Participation in the Studio is application-based.

Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in observing the Studio, please email doman@utah.edu.

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB 2173
Contact Name: Samuel Martinez
Contact Phone: 3037485543
Contact Email: samuel.martinez@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

How to ProtoSpace

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 2 – 5pm

How to Protospace sessions showcase equipment and services available to library patrons in the Marriott Library Protospace. Each week we'll focus on a unique service or piece of equipment and provide training and examples for each service.
Spring 2026 Schedule:
Week 0 (Jan 7-8): First week of class, no formal session
Week 1 (Jan 14-15): Button Making
Week 2 (Jan 21-22): 3D Printing
Week 3 (Jan 28-29) : Sewing - Dice Bags, Chalk Bags
Week 4 (Feb 4-5): Zines
Week 5 (Feb 11-12): Blender/3D Design
Week 6 (Feb 18-19): Embroidery
Week 7 (Feb 25-26): Virtual Reality
Week 8 (Mar 4-5): 3D Scanning with Artec
Week 9 (Mar 11-12): Spring Break - No Session
Week 10 (Mar 18-19): CLO3D/ Pattern Making
Week 11 (Mar 25-26): Podcasting
Week 12 (Apr 1-2): Textile mending/alteration
Week 13 (Apr 8-9): 3D Scanning with Scaniverse
Week 14 (Apr 15-16): Ableton and Modular Synthesis
Week 15 (Apr 22-23): Reading Day - Games with Archipelago
Week 16 (Apr 29-20): Finals Week, no formal sessions

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: ProtoSpace 2751
Cost: Free
Transportation / Parking: Park in the visitor parking lot, west of the library, next to the bookstore., www.lib.utah.edu…
Contact Name: TJ Ferrill
Contact Email: thomas.ferrill@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lib.utah.edu

Workshops: Software Entrepreneur Series

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 3 – 4pm

Learn what it takes to create a software product and startup in this workshop series for technology entrepreneurs. We'll be joined by an experienced software entrepreneur or developer to share lessons and insights. Each event will feature a presentation followed by discussion.

Registration is requested: lassonde.utah.edu/workshops

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Season Opening: Growing Together in Creativity

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 3 – 5pm

Celebrate 30 years of the Edible Campus Gardens with us! Join us in the Nuh Eevaat garden for a two-day garden-based art workshop series facilitated by special guest, Jill Simkins. Session one on April 16th will introduce you to the foundations of nature journaling and artistic creation. In session two on April 17th, we will deepen our exploration of different art forms and techniques.

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden (between PMT & CHEM)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.sjc1.qualtrics.com…

School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Catherine Gehring, Regents' and Lucking Family Professor, Northern Arizona University

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 4 – 5pm

TBA

Event Categories: Seminars
Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB)
Room Name/Number: 210
Contact Name: April Mills
Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

U Career Services - Annual Fashion Show & Award Show

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 4 – 7pm

Annual Fashion and Awards Show
Hosted by U Career Success

U Career Success is hosting our third annual fashion show combined with our Career Impact Awards. This event will unite students, staff, faculty, campus departments, and employer partners! Students from across campus have submitted nominees to highlight internship experiences and career mentors that have impacted their path to career success!

Our Career Closet will be highlighted in an exciting runway show, showcasing outfit options for your first day on your next job or internship!

📅 Date: Thursday, April 17th, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: Epicenter Forum

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Contact Name: Hannah Bowen
Contact Phone: 801-213-1636
Contact Email: Hannah.Bowen@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 5:15 – 7:45pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

QAMO Spring Gala

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6 – 8pm

Join us for an evening of celebration, laughter, and unforgettable memories!
RSVP at Eccles.Link/QAMO-Gala

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB Child Hall (7th Floor)
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Health Innovation & Global Health Themed Community: End of Semester Celebration

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6 – 8pm

Health Innovation & Global Health Themed Community: End of Semester Celebration
Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. | Business, Health, and Prosperity Studio
By Invitation Only
Celebrate the end of the semester with fellow themed community members. This closing event will feature a catered dinner, recognition moments, and time to reflect on shared experiences and accomplishments throughout the year.

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Campus Wide Event: Yes

QAMO End of Year Gala

Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building
Child Hall
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6 – 8:30pm

Celebrate the end of another amazing year in QAMO.

Dinner and entertainment will be provided.
Formal attire encouraged, but not required.

RSVP required.

Room Name/Number: Child Hall
Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, April 17, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 Full Term - Last day to reverse CR/NC option

Friday, April 17, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Spring 2026 Second half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option

Friday, April 17, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

U Startup Launchpad

Friday, April 17, 2026

Join University of Utah Innovation for the second annual U Startup Launchpad, a proud partner of BioHive Week 2026!

Go from discovery to startup!

Startup Launchpad is a one-day summit for researchers, founders, investors, and entrepreneurs building—or interested in—science-based ventures.

Learn from the best of Utah’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and network with founders, funders, and partners shaping the next generation of innovation-driven companies.

Agenda:

8-8:45am Breakfast & Networking

8:45-11:30am Morning Keynotes

11:30am-12pm Networking lunch / Round Table Discussions

12:30-3pm Afternoon Workshops

Featured speakers include Chris Gibson, founder of Recursion (worth $1.8B) & Erin Mendenhall, Mayor of Salt Lake City.

Event Categories: Conferences, Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free for students/faculty, $35 for public
Ticket URL: luma.com…
Contact Name: Caralynn Orbell
Contact Email: caralynn.orbell@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: luma.com…

Declutter Day!

Friday, April 17, 2026, 7am – 3pm

Join us for the 2026 University of Utah Declutter Day, an annual event for responsible recycling. Come shred paper documents, find a new home for gently-used furniture, offload your expired and leftover medicines or safely dispose of household e-waste. Participants are also invited to donate items like clothing, books and toys!

When: Friday, April 17, 2026 | 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
What: Recycling event for e-waste, paper shredding, clothing donation, and hard-to-recycle materials.
Where: 595 Guardsman Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Accepted items: Documents for shredding, desktop & laptop computers, printers, batteries, stereos, VCR, DVD, & CD players, books & magazines, sofas, tables & chairs, bicycles, skis & snowboards, toasters, blenders, expired medications, and more.

Volunteers will be available to help you unload your car, making this a quick and easy stop.
This event is open to the University of Utah community and Salt Lake residents.
Please bring residential items only; business materials will not be accepted.

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: 595 Guardsman Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: commerce.utah.gov…

QAMO Honors Thesis Presentation Day

Friday, April 17, 2026, 9 – 11:30am

By invitation only.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Friday, April 17, 2026, 9am – 1:30pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Special Interest Group: AI Infrastructure

Friday, April 17, 2026, 9 – 10am

For more information on the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI) special interest group (SIG) on AI Infrastructure, visit our webpage at rai.utah.edu….

Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 836 8163 2066
Passcode: 839270

The AI Infrastructure SIG will meet on the third Friday of each month from 9 to 10 AM.

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, April 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Faculty Friday Work in Progress - Annie Greene, History

Friday, April 17, 2026, 12 – 2pm

Title coming soon!

Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB)
Room Name/Number: 201/211
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Turn Ideas into Impact: Join the AI Codex Hackathon

Friday, April 17, 2026, 12 – 5pm

Click to register.

Join us for a high-energy AI Build Sprint in partnership with OpenAI.

In this hands-on session, participants will explore how to integrate AI into their focus areas—whether in teaching, research, administration, or study—using ChatGPT Edu to access Codex. The event will emphasize practical applications and best practices for applying AI to real-world work across the university community. Participants will collaborate, build, and share ideas for using AI to enhance their work and workflows.

Click here for full event details and updates!

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Reflect & Regroup (Group)

Friday, April 17, 2026, 12 – 1pm

A dedicated space for students to pause, reflect, and reset. Through guided discussion and peer support, they review what went well, identify what didn’t get done, and explore strategies to move forward. It’s a chance to celebrate progress, learn from setbacks, and realign goals for the week ahead.

Campus Locations: Student Services Building (SSB)
Room Name/Number: 350
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Lassonde Information Session & Tour (In-Person or Virtual)

Friday, April 17, 2026, 12:30 – 1:30pm

Register for our weekly information session and tour on most Fridays. You can choose from an in-person tour at 12:30-1:30 p.m. or a live virtual tour at 2-2:30 p.m. We provide an overview of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and a tour of the spaces at Lassonde Studios. This is a great opportunity to learn what Lassonde can offer you and see our building. All are welcome.

Registration is requested: lassonde.utah.edu/visit

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Contact Name: Lassonde
Contact Phone: 801-587-3836
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Muslim Student Association Weekly Call to Prayer

Friday, April 17, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30pm

Muslim Student Association Weekly Call to Prayer
Fridays | Through April 17 (no gathering March 6) | Impact & Prosperity Epicenter | Training Room

Join the Muslim Student Association for a weekly call to prayer. This gathering provides a consistent space for reflection, community, and spiritual practice.

To learn more, visit the Muslim Student Association on Instagram.

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Season Opening: Growing Together in Creativity

Friday, April 17, 2026, 3 – 5pm

Celebrate 30 years of the Edible Campus Gardens with us! Join us in the Nuh Eevaat garden for a two-day garden-based art workshop series facilitated by special guest, Jill Simkins. Session one on April 16th will introduce you to the foundations of nature journaling and artistic creation. In session two on April 17th, we will deepen our exploration of different art forms and techniques.

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden (between PMT & CHEM)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.sjc1.qualtrics.com…

U Startup Launchpad

Friday, April 17, 8pm – Saturday, April 18, 2026, 3:30am

Join University of Utah Innovation for the second annual U Startup Launchpad, a proud partner of BioHive Week 2026!

Go from discovery to startup!

Startup Launchpad is a one-day summit for researchers, founders, investors, and entrepreneurs building—or interested in—science-based ventures.

Learn from the best of Utah’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and network with founders, funders, and partners shaping the next generation of innovation-driven companies.

Agenda:

8-8:45am Breakfast & Networking

8:45-11:30am Morning Keynotes

11:30am-12pm Networking lunch / Round Table Discussions

12:30-3pm Afternoon Workshops

Featured speakers include Chris Gibson, founder of Recursion (worth $1.8B) & Erin Mendenhall, Mayor of Salt Lake City.

Event Categories: Community Engagement, Public Event, Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Room Name/Number: Dumke Auditorium
Cost: Free for UofU Employees, $35 standard ticket.
Ticket URL: luma.com…
Transportation / Parking: Free parking in the UMFA lot and the 2nd floor of the parking garage (east of the venue).
Contact Name: Caralynn Orbell
Contact Phone: 2242327963
Contact Email: caralynn.orbell@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: luma.com…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, April 18, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Make Space Closes for Spring 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026

This is the last day students can access the Make Space until it reopens for the summer 2026 semester.

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Spring into Service Saturday Service Project

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 9am – 12:30pm

Event Categories: Community Engagement
Room Name/Number: Various Locations
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Spring into Service (Saturday Service Project)

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 9am – 12:30pm

Saturday Service Projects are events hosted by the Bennion Center intended to support local community organizations through single-day direct engagement efforts. Join students, staff, faculty, and community members in celebration of Earth Month by volunteering with local organizations making positive change happen in our community.

Event Categories: Sustainability
Campus Locations: Bennion Center (UNION)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: cglink.me…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Third Saturday for Families: Leather Bracelets

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1 – 4pm

Looking for a free family activity in Salt Lake City? Look no further than the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Admission to the Museum is free every third Saturday of the month, and there is always an art-making activity for the whole family. This Third Saturday you’ll create your own leather bracelet.

The Museum is full of art that people can wear from masks to jewelry the beautiful patterns and shapes will inspire you. Explore the museum and find patterns, designs and elements that spark joy, then create your own wearable art by drawing your designs on a leather bracelet!

Event Categories: Kids/Family, Public Event, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, April 19, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, April 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, April 20, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Monday, April 20, 2026, 8:30 – 11:30am

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, April 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

T-Shirt Swap and Workshops

Monday, April 20, 2026, 1 – 2pm

Join us for our Upcycled Hot Pad Workshop. In this hands-on workshop we will repurpose t-shirts into heat-resistant mats you can use at home for your hot pots to protect surfaces from damage. All necessary items will be provided, just bring yourself. (Registration Required)

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: College of Pharmacy, Atrium, 30 South 2000 East, SLC
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: www.signupgenius.com…

Biochemistry Pace Lecture Gia Voeltz

EIHG 1st Floor Auditorium
Monday, April 20, 2026, 4 – 5pm

Campus Locations: Eccles Institute of Human Genetics (EIHG)
Colleges & Programs: School of Medicine
Departments: Biochemistry
Event Type: Seminar Series
Event Audience: School of Medicine Faculty, School of Medicine Residents, School of Medicine Students
Full Description: The Department of Biochemistry is hosting Dr. Gia Voeltz from the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder as our 2026 Pace Endowed Distinguished Lecturer! , Talk Title: “ER Structure and Dynamics in Health and Disease”, Talk Description: , We have used high resolution live microscopy and cryo EM tomography to visualize the dynamics and unique architecture of the axonal ER ladder in developing neurons. We uncover a new ER contact site with synaptic and dense core vesicles and use proximity biotinylation to uncover the molecular machinery that functions to modulate contact. This contact site regulates vesicle trafficking, synapse formation and electrical activity. The proteins that shape the ER and regulate its contacts are linked to human neuropathies. In the second part of my talk, I will describe our recent studies on a noncanonical membrane remodeling pathway that is used to export large endogenous mRNAs and viruses out of the nucleus.
Event Contact Name: Taegan Keep
Event Contact Phone: 8086522335
Event Contact Email: taegan.keep@biochem.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: EIHG 1st Floor Auditorium

Buddhist Sangha Meeting

Monday, April 20, 2026, 5 – 6pm

Join the weekly Buddhist Sangha meeting for an hour-long discussion of Buddhist teachings and a guided meditation. All are welcome. Cushions and chairs are provided. No prior experience or commitment is required. This week's meeting is held in room 319 of the A. Ray Olpin Union Building.

Event Categories: Student org
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION)
Room Name/Number: Union 319
Campus Wide Event: No
More info: campusconnect.utah.edu…

Prosperity U: She Rises Up Film Screening and Panel

Monday, April 20, 2026, 6 – 8pm

She Rises Up: Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Monday, April 20 | 6:00 p.m.
Impact & Prosperity Epicenter – Center Studio

Join us for a screening of She Rises Up, a documentary highlighting women entrepreneurs working to overcome poverty through business and innovation. The film will be followed by a panel discussion exploring themes of economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, and global development.

The evening will provide an opportunity for thoughtful conversation and reflection on how entrepreneurship can create pathways to prosperity for women around the world.

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 Full Term - Classes end

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Spring 2026 Second half - Classes end

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund Rolling Small Grant Submission Cutoff

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund (SCIF) is the University of Utah’s green grant program, funding projects that make campus more sustainable. Students, faculty and staff from all disciplines are invited to apply. Small grants (under $1,000) have supported projects like sustainability-focused workshops, research surveys and equipment purchases. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with rounds closing 12/4/25 and 4/21/26. Want guidance on bringing your idea to life? Contact SCIF Manager Emerson Andrews at emerson.andrews@utah.edu.

Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Study Entrepreneurship: Classes End for Spring

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business offers many entrepreneurship classes and programs. Options include electives, minor, major, and master's.

Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

CANCELLED - Tech Tips Tuesday: Last Week of Semester (no event)

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 12 – 1pm

No event due to final week of spring semester.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Epicenter - End of Semester Summer Send Off

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 2 – 5pm

EPIC Summer Send Off

Join us at the Impact & Prosperity Epicenter as we celebrate the end of the school year! Take a break, relax, and enjoy an afternoon full of fun, community, and celebration.

There’s something for everyone! Enjoy food trucks and snacks from local vendors, hang out with Swoop, explore student showcases, play yard games, and take in live music. We’ll also be giving out finals survival kits to help you finish the semester strong.

Don’t miss your chance to enter our opportunity drawings for exciting prizes like Beats earbuds, a JBL portable speaker, a Hydro Flask, National Park passes, a Nintendo Switch 2, and more!

📅 Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter - Forum

Celebrate the end of the year with us—you’ve earned it!

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Contact Name: Joshua Picanco
Contact Phone: 801-581-4700
Contact Email: u6061662@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Lassonde 400: Sign the Wall Meetup

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 2:30 – 5:30pm

The end of the year is coming fast, and it's about time for our annual, year-end tradition. Join us at the Sign-the-Wall Meetup for the Lassonde 400 L10 (2025-26) community. This is your chance to gather with your peers, sign the annual signature installation, submit a quote to be featured in the stairways, eat snacks, and reminisce about the year. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Stitch & Bitch: Clothes Mending and Repair Workshop

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 5 – 7pm

Do you have a piece of clothing in need of repair and don’t know how to fix it? Do you need a space to vent about the current conditions of the planet? Come stitch & bitch with the Office for Sustainability Education! We will be learning clothes mending techniques together while discussing the importance of repair and mending as they relate to climate justice.

🌍 Stitch & Bitch
🗓️ Tuesday, April 21st
⏱️ 5:00pm-7:00pm
📍 Office for Sustainability Education, BUC 50
📲 Register now by clicking the link!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Office for Sustainability Education, BUC 50
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.sjc1.qualtrics.com…

Service Corner Nites

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 6 – 8pm

Event Categories: Community Engagement
Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Alternate Location: Various Locations in the Salt Lake Valley
Room Name/Number: KV 1010
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utahsa.az1.qualtrics.com…

NHMU Lecture Series Keynote with Anand Varma

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7 – 8:30pm

Inside WonderLab: Exploring Nature’s Hidden Worlds

Step into a world of wonder with biologist-turned-photographer and National Geographic Explorer Anand Varma as he unlocks the mysteries of nature through cutting-edge photography techniques. In his Berkeley-based WonderLab, Anand captures the invisible behaviors of the natural world, beyond our naked eye.

His images and videos reveal the hidden worlds that exist just outside of our perception, from the mesmerizing life cycle of a honeybee to the lightning-fast wings of a hummingbird. With Anand’s expert guidance, we can slow down the fast, speed up the slow, and magnify the miniature, enabling us to see the true beauty and complexity of the natural world.
University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with a valid UCard get special pricing on keynote tickets. Adjust your price type at checkout to apply.

Anand Varma is the keynote speaker in NHMU's 2026 Lecture Series exploring "The Science of Small Things."

Visit nhmu.utah.edu… to book tickets via Kingsbury Hall. If you are registering for other Lecture Series events, you will need to complete those registrations separately on NHMU's website.

Event Categories: Lectures, Public Event
Campus Locations: Kingsbury Hall - Joseph T. (KH)
Cost: $14.70
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 Full Term - Reading Day

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Sustainability SIG Scrub Swap

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 10am – 2pm

A scrub, school supplies, and clinical tools swap so that outgoing students can recycle/reuse stuff that would otherwise get thrown away. FIGS and other scrub companies offer exchange programs for scrubs from any company, and as for unused reflex hammers/textbooks/ultrasound gel/etc. we would be able to use funds for paper-free coffee vouchers and gift cards that would serve outgoing fourth years in their intern year!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Campus Locations: Eccles Health Sciences Library - Spencer S. (E LIB)
Alternate Location: Eccles Health Sciences Library ; University of Utah School of Medicine
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

ASUU Earth Day March & Rally

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12 – 2pm

The goal of the event is to celebrate the planet while also creating space to reflect on the broader systems that shape environmental outcomes. Earth Day often focuses on conservation and appreciation of nature, which is important, but the program also hopes to highlight how environmental harm can affect communities in different ways and how social, economic, and historical factors intersect with environmental issues.

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Salt Lake City County Building
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Cirque Kikasse

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1 – 2:30pm

We are thrilled to close UtahPresents' 10th Anniversary Season with the Utah debut of Cirque Kikasse, and their jaw-dropping show, SANTÉ!

This dynamic circus spectacle features high-level acrobatics, contagious energy and breathtaking balances… all on top of their extraordinary food truck! From arranging furniture that turns into a tower 30 feet off the ground, to playfully, inefficiently cleaning the truck and trampoline, to overflowing the popcorn machine, this seasoned troupe is a mouth-watering tour de force of fun for young and old alike.

The Apr. 22 lunchtime performance at Marriott Library Plaza will feature food trucks during the show starting at 1PM.

Event Categories: Dance, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Alternate Location: Marriott Library Plaza
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: www.utahpresents.org…
Contact Name: UtahPresents Box Office
Contact Phone: 801-581-7100
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: www.utahpresents.org…

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

RAI Seminar: Responsible AI for Air Quality: Integrating Observations and Models

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1:30 – 2:30pm

Jingqiu Mao

Responsible AI for Air Quality: Integrating Observations and Models

Abstract: Accurate environmental monitoring is essential for protecting public health and informing decision-making, yet many regions—including high-latitude areas and parts of the western United States—remain sparsely observed and poorly represented in models. Recent advances in machine learning offer new opportunities to enhance environmental monitoring, but they also introduce challenges related to interpretability, bias, and robustness, particularly in data-sparse regions.

In this talk, I present an integrated framework that combines in situ observations, ground- and satellite-based remote sensing, chemical transport models, and machine learning to improve our understanding and prediction of air quality. Using examples from Alaska—including wintertime urban pollution, summertime wildfire smoke, and seasonal dust—I demonstrate how observational constraints and physical insights can be incorporated into data-driven approaches to produce more reliable and actionable information. I also discuss key limitations in current models, low-cost sensor networks, and AI approaches, including challenges in satellite retrievals at high latitudes and in representing wildfire emissions and atmospheric processes.

Building on these insights, I outline a path toward responsible AI for environmental monitoring, emphasizing physically informed modeling, uncertainty quantification, and robust evaluation across diverse conditions. These approaches aim to advance both scientific understanding and the usability of air quality information, particularly in regions where traditional monitoring and modeling frameworks are limited.

Bio: Jingqiu Mao is an Associate Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, with a joint appointment in the Geophysical Institute and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His research focuses on air quality and atmospheric chemistry through the integration of in situ measurements, satellite observations, and chemical transport models. His recent work emphasizes the use of data science and machine learning to advance environmental monitoring, particularly in data-sparse regions such as the Arctic and sub-Arctic.

Dr. Mao has led and co-led several major field campaigns in Alaska, including studies of wintertime urban pollution and summertime new particle formation in the boreal forest. He is a long-time member of NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) and has served on the GEOS-Chem Steering Committee for over a decade. His work bridges fundamental atmospheric science with applications in air quality management and public health.

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: utah.zoom.us…
Room Name/Number: Evans Conference Room, WEB 3780
Campus Wide Event: Yes

How to ProtoSpace

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 2 – 5pm

How to Protospace sessions showcase equipment and services available to library patrons in the Marriott Library Protospace. Each week we'll focus on a unique service or piece of equipment and provide training and examples for each service.
Spring 2026 Schedule:
Week 0 (Jan 7-8): First week of class, no formal session
Week 1 (Jan 14-15): Button Making
Week 2 (Jan 21-22): 3D Printing
Week 3 (Jan 28-29) : Sewing - Dice Bags, Chalk Bags
Week 4 (Feb 4-5): Zines
Week 5 (Feb 11-12): Blender/3D Design
Week 6 (Feb 18-19): Embroidery
Week 7 (Feb 25-26): Virtual Reality
Week 8 (Mar 4-5): 3D Scanning with Artec
Week 9 (Mar 11-12): Spring Break - No Session
Week 10 (Mar 18-19): CLO3D/ Pattern Making
Week 11 (Mar 25-26): Podcasting
Week 12 (Apr 1-2): Textile mending/alteration
Week 13 (Apr 8-9): 3D Scanning with Scaniverse
Week 14 (Apr 15-16): Ableton and Modular Synthesis
Week 15 (Apr 22-23): Reading Day - Games with Archipelago
Week 16 (Apr 29-20): Finals Week, no formal sessions

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: ProtoSpace 2751
Cost: Free
Transportation / Parking: Park in the visitor parking lot, west of the library, next to the bookstore., www.lib.utah.edu…
Contact Name: TJ Ferrill
Contact Email: thomas.ferrill@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lib.utah.edu

Study Entrepreneurship: Virtual Info Session

Zoom
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 2 – 3pm

Learn more about classes and programs provided by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business. Options include electives, minor, major, and master's.

Registration is required: https://lassondeentrepreneurinstitute.as.me/schedule/73ecdbf8/?appointmentTypeIds[]=16557842

Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

Movie Night at the Epicenter

Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 5 – 8pm

Join us for one of our favorite weekly traditions! A different movie each week with the same great popcorn and friends.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, April 23, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 Full Term - Final exam period

Thursday, April 23 – Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Garden with Sustainability Education - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 9am – 12pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Doman Startup Studio 2A

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 10:30am – 12pm

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

Participation in the Studio is application-based.

Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in observing the Studio, please email doman@utah.edu.

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB 2173
Contact Name: Samuel Martinez
Contact Phone: 3037485543
Contact Email: samuel.martinez@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Research Data Drop-In Session

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Got Data Questions? We've Got Answers.

Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data? Wondering what FAIR data means? Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan? Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!

Whether you're starting a new project, wrapping up a grant, preparing for publication, or just curious about best practices, we're here to support you.

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding, accessing, and reusing data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Master of Business Creation: Virtual Info Session

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Attend a Master of Business Creation virtual information session to learn more about this unique program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. Register and find all dates here: http://eccles.link/mbcinfo. The MBC is an affordable program for serious entrepreneurs committed to building a sustainable, profitable company aided by an application-focused curriculum, one-on-one mentoring, networking opportunities, marketing support, access to business grants, and more. Founders work on their companies, take entrepreneurially focused classes, and receive personalized support. Learn more about the program here: https://eccles.utah.edu/mbc.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Contact Phone: 801-581-7676
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

Doman Startup Studio 2B

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1 – 2:30pm

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

Participation in the Studio is application-based.

Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in observing the Studio, please email doman@utah.edu.

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB 2173
Contact Name: Samuel Martinez
Contact Phone: 3037485543
Contact Email: samuel.martinez@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

How to ProtoSpace

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 2 – 5pm

How to Protospace sessions showcase equipment and services available to library patrons in the Marriott Library Protospace. Each week we'll focus on a unique service or piece of equipment and provide training and examples for each service.
Spring 2026 Schedule:
Week 0 (Jan 7-8): First week of class, no formal session
Week 1 (Jan 14-15): Button Making
Week 2 (Jan 21-22): 3D Printing
Week 3 (Jan 28-29) : Sewing - Dice Bags, Chalk Bags
Week 4 (Feb 4-5): Zines
Week 5 (Feb 11-12): Blender/3D Design
Week 6 (Feb 18-19): Embroidery
Week 7 (Feb 25-26): Virtual Reality
Week 8 (Mar 4-5): 3D Scanning with Artec
Week 9 (Mar 11-12): Spring Break - No Session
Week 10 (Mar 18-19): CLO3D/ Pattern Making
Week 11 (Mar 25-26): Podcasting
Week 12 (Apr 1-2): Textile mending/alteration
Week 13 (Apr 8-9): 3D Scanning with Scaniverse
Week 14 (Apr 15-16): Ableton and Modular Synthesis
Week 15 (Apr 22-23): Reading Day - Games with Archipelago
Week 16 (Apr 29-20): Finals Week, no formal sessions

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: ProtoSpace 2751
Cost: Free
Transportation / Parking: Park in the visitor parking lot, west of the library, next to the bookstore., www.lib.utah.edu…
Contact Name: TJ Ferrill
Contact Email: thomas.ferrill@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lib.utah.edu

School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Jennifer Gerton, Investigator and Dean of the Graduate School, Stowers Institute

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4 – 5pm

TBA

Event Categories: Seminars
Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB)
Room Name/Number: 210
Contact Name: April Mills
Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5:15 – 7:45pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Celebrating U Completely Graduation Celebration

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 6 – 9pm

🎓 Celebrating U Completely Graduation Celebration (CUCG) is almost here!

Join us as we honor the Class of 2026 and the journeys that brought you here—through community, connection, and celebration. 💫

✨ Visit our website to apply and secure your spot

🔗 Link in bio

#UofU #UniversityOfUtah #ClassOf2026 #UtahGrads #GraduationCelebration

Event Categories: Community Engagement, Music, Public Event, Other
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION)
Room Name/Number: Union Ballroom
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: utahsa.az1.qualtrics.com…
Contact Name: Ty Jensen
Contact Phone: 801-581-4834
Contact Email: tyanne.jensen@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: culture.utah.edu…

Cirque Kikasse

Thursday, April 23, 2026, 6:30 – 8:30pm

We are thrilled to close UtahPresents' 10th Anniversary Season with the Utah debut of Cirque Kikasse, and their jaw-dropping show, SANTÉ!.

This dynamic circus spectacle features high-level acrobatics, contagious energy and breathtaking balances… all on top of their extraordinary food truck! From arranging furniture that turns into a tower 30 feet off the ground, to playfully, inefficiently cleaning the truck and trampoline, to overflowing the popcorn machine, this seasoned troupe is a mouth-watering tour de force of fun for young and old alike.

The Apr. 23 evening performance at the Gallivan Center, will feature food trucks starting at 6:30 PM, with the performance starting at 7PM.

Event Categories: Dance, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Alternate Location: Gallivan Center
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: www.utahpresents.org…
Contact Name: UtahPresents Box Office
Contact Phone: 801-581-7100
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: www.utahpresents.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, April 24, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Ken Garff for Good - Spring Celebration 2026

Friday, April 24, 2026, 8am – 4pm

Ken Garff for Good Spring Celebration 2026

Welcome to Utah’s largest Technology & Esports Convention!

Join us for the Ken Garff for Good Spring Celebration, a free, one-day event bringing together more than 2,000 students from across the state. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting experience!

Explore the future of tech through interactive workshops, live demonstrations, and sessions led by industry professionals. Topics include coding, cybersecurity, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies—giving students valuable, real-world insights and practical skills for future careers.

🎓 Connect with college admission specialists from institutions across Utah

🎮 Spring Celebration Grand Championships
Watch the top teams from the UHSAA Esports season and Ken Garff Esports compete live!
📍 Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center

💻 Workshops & Breakout Sessions
Participate in hands-on learning experiences and interactive sessions.
📍 Location: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter

📅 Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
💡 Cost: Free

Campus Locations: Impact & Prosperity Epicenter
Contact Name: Joshua Picanco
Contact Phone: 801-581-4700
Contact Email: u6061662@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Friday, April 24, 2026, 9am – 1:30pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Theorizing Translation in Latin America

Friday, April 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB)
Room Name/Number: Jewel Box/Room 143
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, April 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Arbor Day Celebration at Red Butte Garden & Arboretum

Friday, April 24, 2026, 10am – 2pm

Celebrate Arbor Day, April 24, all day at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum with interactive activities, expert insights, and a little something to take home.

Start your visit with our Tree Giveaway, where you can pick up a free Eastern Redbud seedling, available while supplies last. Then set off on a Tree Hunt through the Garden, discovering some of our favorite species and uncovering fun facts along the way.

Curious how trees thrive in Utah’s dry climate? Stop by our Exploration Stops to learn how mindful watering and consistent care support healthy growth year-round. At 10:30 am, don’t miss our Tree Planting Demo, where Red Butte Garden’s arborist, Charlie Perington, will share expert tips for helping young trees take root and flourish.
Throughout the day, visit the Learning Lab to connect with local partners like Red Butte Garden, TreeUtah, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and the Utah Community Forestry Council, and many more for even more tree-inspired learning.

Come explore, learn, and grow!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Campus Locations: Red Butte Garden & Arboretum (CVC)
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: redbuttegarden.org…

Utah's Responsible AI Community Consortium

Friday, April 24, 2026, 10 – 11am

This will be a hybrid meeting, held in the Meldrum Conference Room of the Warnock Engineering Building (Room 2760) and on Zoom.

Recurring monthly meeting on the last Friday of the month from 10-11am MT.

January 30, 2026
February 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
April 24, 2026
May 29, 2026
June 26, 2026
July 31, 2026
August 28, 2026
September 25, 2026
October 30, 2026
December 4, 2026 (Note: First Friday to replace November and December meetings)

Penny Atkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 861 6689 3229
Passcode: 035018

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: Zoom
Room Name/Number: Meldrum Conference Room (WEB Room 2760) & Zoom
Contact Name: Penny Atkins
Contact Email: rai@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AANHPI Heritage Month Craft Fair

Friday, April 24, 2026, 11am – 1pm

Please join the Center for Community and Cultural Engagement for a craft fair celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month! Come enjoy food, music, and an opportunity to flex your creativity!

Event Categories: Community Engagement, Public Event, Other
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION)
Room Name/Number: Pano East
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: campusconnect.utah.edu…
Contact Name: Kirsten Wang
Contact Phone: 801-581-6295
Contact Email: k.wang@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: campusconnect.utah.edu…

AI Office Hours

Friday, April 24, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Questions or comments about AI at the U? Drop into AI office hours

University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with questions or suggestions about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the U are encouraged to attend virtual office hours held by the AI leadership team every other Friday from noon to 1 pm.

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 237 174 996 299
Passcode: Mm9L6hw7

These meetings give the entire campus community informal access to the U’s top AI research and policy experts. Attendees can use the time to brainstorm use cases, discuss best practices, understand what’s allowed, find collaborators, suggest new tools, and more.

Office hours are one way the U is working to strengthen AI literacy—the most relevant discussions will be shared with the campus community, including via an FAQ webpage. Feedback may also shape future AI strategy and tool procurement.

Each meeting is led by at least two members of the AI leadership team, which includes research, AI, IT, and compliance officials from across campus:
Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer and Director of the the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Caren Frost, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Compliance
Clayton Norlen, Associate Director of IT, Office of the Vice President for Research
Shawn Halladay, U Health Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence
Bebe Vanek, U Health Information Privacy Administrator, Compliance Services
Penny Atkins, Director of Research and Science, One-U Responsible AI Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Outside of AI office hours, questions regarding AI tools and use can also be submitted at ai.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: teams.microsoft.com…

Lassonde Information Session & Tour (In-Person or Virtual)

Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:30 – 1:30pm

Register for our weekly information session and tour on most Fridays. You can choose from an in-person tour at 12:30-1:30 p.m. or a live virtual tour at 2-2:30 p.m. We provide an overview of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and a tour of the spaces at Lassonde Studios. This is a great opportunity to learn what Lassonde can offer you and see our building. All are welcome.

Registration is requested: lassonde.utah.edu/visit

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Contact Name: Lassonde
Contact Phone: 801-587-3836
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

AI and Cybersecurity: Building Self-Defending Systems through Biological Blueprints

Friday, April 24, 2026, 2 – 3pm

Royal Hansen

AI and Cybersecurity: Building Self-Defending Systems through Biological Blueprints

Abstract: By applying biological concepts like evolutionary arms races to cybersecurity, this presentation argues for the creation of autonomous, self-defending AI systems capable of automatically discovering and patching vulnerabilities, provided these agents are strictly constrained by safety frameworks, sector-specific guardrails, and broad industry collaboration.

Bio: Royal Hansen is a Vice President of Engineering at Google. Most recently, he led the Privacy, Safety and Security team (the CISO for Alphabet), which is the central engineering function that builds and scales the foundational technology that keeps billions of people safe online.

Over the last several years, Royal and his team have focused on cybersecurity threat detection, analysis and counterabuse, building advanced AI/ML security technologies, and protecting privacy, identity and data. He continues to work on safety innovations across Google, so that users, governments, and society can benefit.

Prior to Google, Royal worked in the financial services industry, with leadership positions at American Express, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity Investments. In these roles, he focused on protecting the security and integrity of the companies’ technology systems and the information they processed, managed regulatory risk and compliance standards, and enabled technical resilience through his teams’ work on disaster recovery and business continuity.

Royal began his career at cybersecurity startup @stake, acquired by Symantec. He holds a BA in Computer Science from Yale University, and was awarded a Fulbright fellowship in information sciences and Arabic language study, which he completed at the United Arab Emirates University.

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Room Name/Number: Evans Conference Room 3760
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:30 – 9:15pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, April 25, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 2 – 3:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 7:30 – 9:15pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, April 26, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 Second half - Grades due

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, April 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, April 27, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Monday, April 27, 2026, 8:30 – 11:30am

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, April 27, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Center for Science and Mathematics Education Exchange: AI in Education

Monday, April 27, 2026, 12 – 1pm

The Center For Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) presents its 2025–2026 Exchange series, which will continue to explore the evolving role of AI in education. Each session will be held from noon to 1 pm in CSC 206.
The series is an opportunity for colleagues in the College of Science and the College of Education to talk about ongoing issues of teaching and learning. It's not limited to STEM scholars—everyone is welcome!

Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

October 27, 2025—Chenglu Li (College of Education): GenAI 101—Potential tools and time for tinkering
November 17, 2025—Michael Gruenwald (College of Science): ChatGPT and teaching
December 8, 2025—TBD: Assessments and AI
January 26, 2026—Yao Mao (College of Science): Students’ use of AI during class
February 23, 2026—Tuba Yilmaz (College of Education): AI and multilingual learners
March 23, 2026—Nancy Songer (College of Education): National Academy Report on AI and data science in STEM classrooms
April 27, 2026—TBD: Online teaching and AI

Event details are subject to change. Email david.stroupe@utah.edu with any questions.

Event Categories: Lectures, Seminars
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC)
Room Name/Number: CSC 206
Contact Name: David Stroupe, Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education
Contact Email: david.stroupe@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Blanket Honoring Ceremony

Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30pm

Bestowing a blanket to mark a big achievement is an important cultural practice among many Native/ Indigenous communities. NETE continues this tradition by presenting a blanket to graduating students at the annual Blanket Honoring Ceremony. We invite family, friends, students, faculty, and staff to honor and celebrate this year's graduating class. This celebration is open to all students. RSVP for this event by emailing our center at native-excellence@utah.edu

Event Categories: Community Engagement, Public Event
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI)
Contact Name: Kyri U-Duncan
Contact Phone: (801) 587-0953
Contact Email: Kyri.Duncan@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Monday, April 27, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Community of Practice Meeting

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Meeting for the AI Community of Practice

Microsoft Teams

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 256 264 709 089

Passcode: iY4Ymn

Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Lassonde Demo Day

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 3 – 5pm

Join us at Demo Day to meet student entrepreneurs in our community, learn about and buy their products, meet new people, and enjoy free food and refreshments. This event is a celebration of everything our student entrepreneurs have achieved this year. All are welcome to join us. Register online to attend

Campus Locations: Lassonde Studios (LSND)
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: lassonde.utah.edu…

Faculty Meeting

Classroom 1470
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 3:30 – 5pm

Colleges & Programs: School of Medicine
Departments: Biomedical Informatics
Event Type: Faculty Meetings
Event Audience: Department Faculty & Staff Only
Full Description: DBMI's Faculty Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Classroom 1470 from 3:30 - 5 pm.
Event Contact Name: Colleen Kenost
Event Contact Phone: 8015814080
Event Contact Email: colleen.kenost@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: No
Location: Classroom 1470

VITAE 2026

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 5 – 7:30pm

Vitae: Stories Behind the Science

Celebrate excellence in research with University of Utah Health at Vitae. The evening features top researchers giving TED-talk-style presentations, sharing their work on today’s most pressing health issues. Discover their journeys and behind-the-scenes stories, and connect with the minds that are shaping tomorrow.

Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW)
Room Name/Number: Moot Courtroom
Transportation / Parking: Free parking available in the Stadium parking lot.
Contact Name: Ribana Milas
Contact Phone: 801-574-4328
Contact Email: ribana.milas@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: uofuhealth.utah.edu…

Movie Night at the Epicenter

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 5 – 8pm

Join us for one of our favorite weekly traditions! A different movie each week with the same great popcorn and friends.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, April 30, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 - University Commencement & Convocation Exercises

Thursday, April 30 – Friday, May 1, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Garden with Sustainability Education - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 9am – 12pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Doman Startup Studio 2A

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10:30am – 12pm

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

Participation in the Studio is application-based.

Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in observing the Studio, please email doman@utah.edu.

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB 2173
Contact Name: Samuel Martinez
Contact Phone: 3037485543
Contact Email: samuel.martinez@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

College of Science 2026 Convocation Ceremony

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11am – 1pm

Campus Locations: Huntsman Center - Jon M. (JHC)
Contact Name: Katelin Goings
Contact Email: katelin.goings@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: science.utah.edu…

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Doman Startup Studio 2B

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 1 – 2:30pm

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

Participation in the Studio is application-based.

Visitors are welcome! If you are interested in observing the Studio, please email doman@utah.edu.

Campus Locations: Eccles Business Building - Spencer Fox (SFEBB)
Room Name/Number: SFEBB 2173
Contact Name: Samuel Martinez
Contact Phone: 3037485543
Contact Email: samuel.martinez@eccles.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Vidhya Rangarju, Research Group Leader, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 4 – 5pm

TBA

Event Categories: Seminars
Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB)
Room Name/Number: 210
Contact Name: April Mills
Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5:15 – 7:45pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, May 1, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Open Volunteer Hours - Nuh Eevaat Garden

Friday, May 1, 2026, 9am – 1:30pm

Come volunteer in the Nuh Eevaat Garden during our open volunteer hours! Whether you need service hours for a class, want to get more involved on campus, or are just curious about gardening, this is the perfect opportunity to dig in. No experience? No problem! We’ll provide the tools and guidance—you just bring yourself and a willingness to get a little dirty.

Gardening is a great way to de-stress, connect with nature and contribute to a more sustainable campus. Plus, growing food in our high-desert climate can be tricky, but together, we can learn how to cultivate a thriving garden. Everyone is welcome, so stop by, breathe in the fresh air and be part of this rewarding community effort. See you in the garden!

Learn more about volunteering with the Edible Campus Gardens here: (sustainability.utah.edu… )

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: Nuh Eevaat Garden
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: sustainability.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, May 1, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

College of Humanities Convocation

Friday, May 1, 2026, 11am – 1pm

College of Humanities Convocation
May 1, 2026 | 11:00am | Jon M. Huntsman Center

info: humanities.utah.edu…

Event Categories: Community Engagement
Campus Locations: Huntsman Center - Jon M. (JHC)
Contact Name: Karen Marsh
Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

College of Humanities Graduation Reception

Friday, May 1, 2026, 1 – 2pm

College of Humanities Graduation Reception
May 1, 2026 | 1-2 PM | LNCO Lobby

All College of Humanities students and faculty attending convocation this year are invited.
Parents and partners are also welcome.
Light refreshments will be served.

info: humanities.utah.edu…

Event Categories: Community Engagement
Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO)
Contact Name: Karen Marsh
Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 – 9:15pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, May 2, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

QAMO Graduation Parent and Faculty Meet & Greet

Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building
Suite 3400
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Graduates, bring your friends and family to meet classmates and QAMO faculty.

RSVP required.

Room Name/Number: GARFF 3400
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 2 – 3:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 7:30 – 9:15pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, May 3, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

QAMO Washington D.C. Trip

Washington D.C.
Sunday, May 3 – Thursday, May 7, 2026

Applications due
Nov. 2, 2025 at Midnight

Visit Washington, D.C. to experience how economics can influence government public policy.

PRESENTED BY
The Business Economics Society
Check Canvas for Information and to apply.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, May 3, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, May 4, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 Full Term - Grades due

Monday, May 4, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Summer 2026 - House Bill 60 registration

Monday, May 4, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, May 4, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Special Interest Group: Workforce Development and Education

Monday, May 4, 2026, 3 – 4pm

For more information on the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI) special interest group (SIG) on Workforce Development and Education, visit our webpage at rai.utah.edu….

Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 817 9021 6177
Passcode: 118087

The Workforce Development and Education SIG will meet on the first Monday of each month from 3 to 4 pm.

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

OACC Leadership Fellowship Graduation Dinner

Brio Italian Grille
80 Regent St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Monday, May 4, 2026, 6 – 8pm

Colleges & Programs: Health Sciences Programs
Departments: OAACC
Event Type: Students
Event Audience: Department Faculty & Staff Only, School of Medicine Students
Full Description: This is graduation dinner for the SFE SOM Office of Academic Culture and Community's (OACC) Leadership Fellowship program students.
Event Contact Name: Eric Warner
Event Contact Phone: 5716370662
Event Contact Email: eric.warner@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: No
Location: Brio Italian Grille, 80 Regent St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Monday, May 4, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Teacher Appreciation Day

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 10am – 8pm

Educators, reset and recharge at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for Teacher Appreciation Day! Every first Wednesday at the Museum is free for all to enjoy, and May 6 will be extra special.

Check in at the welcome desk, enjoy the art on view, then head to the classroom to grab a snack and some surprise goodies just for K-12 educators. Teachers can also register for a free art-making workshop and create a one-of-a-kind notebook with a gel-printed cover.

Schedule and Events:

10 am–8 pm: Free admission to the UMFA galleries
3 pm–8 pm: Snacks and goodies available for K-12 educators in the classroom
6 pm–8 pm: Drop-in Drawing Disco: Gel-Printed Notebooks (RSVP recommended)

Event Categories: Public Event, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Once Upon an Art Museum

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 11 – 11:30am

Looking for a free family activity in Salt Lake City? Admission to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is always free every first Wednesday of the month, and now the day is extra special. Bring your youngest art appreciators to the UMFA for storytime, fine art, and hands-on activities in the galleries!

Gather in the Museum lobby and follow arts educators into the galleries to explore unique works of art, read a story, and create a simple, kid-friendly art project inspired by the art on view and the story! There will be new stories and activities every month, so we hope you’ll join us for a new “once upon a time” every first Wednesday.

H. Jerome Epstein, Young boy reading a comic book, undated, gelatin silver print, Purchased with funds from Dr. James E. and Debra Pearl for the Dr. James E. and Debra Pearl photograph collection, UMFA1999.49.21.

Event Categories: Kids/Family, Public Event, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Monthly Affiliate Call

Virtual - utah.zoom.us…
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Event Audience: All University of Utah Faculty, Hospitals & Clinics staff, Non U of U Physicians & Health Care Providers
Full Description: The Monthly Affiliate Call, led by Dr. Ted Kimball, serves as a forum to collaborate and address regional issues and challenges that affect health care in the Mountain West. All University of Utah Health partners are encouraged to participate in the call via Zoom. Topics change monthly to reflect trending issues and current needs.
Event Contact Name: Annie Romano
Event Contact Phone: 8015563135
Event Contact Email: annie.romano@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: utah.zoom.us…
More info: utah.zoom.us…

University of Utah IT Professionals Forum

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12 – 2pm

The Information Technology Professionals (IT Pros) Forum is an independent University of Utah group governed by an elected Board of Directors. IT Pros members meet monthly to discuss IT concerns shared among university colleges, departments, and offices.

The meeting agenda is to be determined.

Email list members will receive meeting info via email. Please contact Jeff Jonsson at jeff.jonsson@utah.edu if you are interested in attending.

Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Jeff Jonsson
Contact Email: jeff.jonsson@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: itprofessionals.utah.edu

Special Interest Group: AI Policy and Frameworks

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12 – 1pm

This is the new recurring meeting for the Responsible AI Special Interest Group (SIG) on policy and frameworks. This meeting will occur on Zoom at from 12:00-1:00pm MT on the first Wednesday of each month.
November 5, 2025
December 3, 2025
January 7, 2026
February 4, 2026
March 4, 2026
April 1, 2026
May 6, 2026
June 3, 2026
July 1, 2026
August 5, 2026
September 2, 2026
October 7, 2026
November 4, 2026
December 2, 2026

________________________________
Penny Atkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 854 3718 6979
Passcode: 974947

Room Name/Number: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Drop-in Drawing Disco

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 6 – 8pm

Looking for a place to meet fellow artists and learn new skills in Salt Lake City? Grab your sketchbook and head on over to a Drop-in Drawing Disco at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! This free, laid-back event invites you to explore your artistic potential.

Explore Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Find inspiration in Watt’s print practice and create your own gel-printed notebook!

All materials are provided, but feel free to bring your own sketchbook or current project to work on. All levels of experience are welcome. RSVP is encouraged but not required; join at any time as space allows.

Event Categories: Public Event, U Arts Pass, Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: www.eventbrite.com…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, May 7, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7 – 8:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, May 8, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 - College of Law Graduation Exercises

Friday, May 8, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, May 8, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

AI Office Hours

Friday, May 8, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Questions or comments about AI at the U? Drop into AI office hours

University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with questions or suggestions about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the U are encouraged to attend virtual office hours held by the AI leadership team every other Friday from noon to 1 pm.

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 237 174 996 299
Passcode: Mm9L6hw7

These meetings give the entire campus community informal access to the U’s top AI research and policy experts. Attendees can use the time to brainstorm use cases, discuss best practices, understand what’s allowed, find collaborators, suggest new tools, and more.

Office hours are one way the U is working to strengthen AI literacy—the most relevant discussions will be shared with the campus community, including via an FAQ webpage. Feedback may also shape future AI strategy and tool procurement.

Each meeting is led by at least two members of the AI leadership team, which includes research, AI, IT, and compliance officials from across campus:
Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer and Director of the the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Caren Frost, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Compliance
Clayton Norlen, Associate Director of IT, Office of the Vice President for Research
Shawn Halladay, U Health Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence
Bebe Vanek, U Health Information Privacy Administrator, Compliance Services
Penny Atkins, Director of Research and Science, One-U Responsible AI Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Outside of AI office hours, questions regarding AI tools and use can also be submitted at ai.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: teams.microsoft.com…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, May 9, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Annual Spring Plant Sale

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 9am – 12pm

Get to know the beauty and fun of gardening at Red Butte Garden and Arboretum’s Spring Plant Sale!

Whether you’re into vegetable gardening, waterwise plants, or just want a colorful hanging basket for your porch, you’ll find great options and friendly advice. Shop twice! Once to grab those important, not-to-miss plants, and a second time to browse overlooked treasures.

Event Categories: Community Engagement, Public Event, Sustainability, Other
Campus Locations: Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre (RBGAMP)
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: redbuttegarden.org…
Transportation / Parking: Please park in the lots near the Amphitheatre and enter through the north-facing Amphitheatre gates.
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: redbuttegarden.org…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 2 – 3:45pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

Come From Away (Pioneer Theatre Company) [U Arts Pass Event]

Saturday, May 9, 2026, 7:30 – 9:15pm

Come From Away
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Directed and Choreographed by Karen Azenberg
Musical Direction by Phil Reno
April 24–May 9, 2026
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Musical | Utah Premiere

A True Story of Kindness in the Wake of Tragedy

When the world stood still on 9/11, an unexpected resilience unfolded in a remote Canadian town. Come From Away, a powerful and uplifting musical based on true events, tells the story of 38 diverted flights carrying nearly 7,000 passengers who found themselves stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Undaunted by logistics and language barriers, the people of Gander welcomed the stranded travelers into their community with open arms, recognizing that we’re all part of a global family. Don’t miss PTC’s “guaranteed-to-restore-your-faith-in-humanity” Utah premiere!

“A hit and a masterpiece! Joyous, uplifting and plenty of humor.” — Herald Sun
“Takes you to a place you never want to leave.” — Newsweek

Event Categories: Music, Theatre, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Simmons (PMT)
Cost: $57-83 ($5 for students/50% off for staff and faculty)
Ticket URL: pioneertheatre.org…
Contact Name: Pioneer Theatre Company
Contact Phone: 8015816961
Contact Email: BoxOffice@pioneertheatre.org
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: pioneertheatre.org…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, May 10, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, May 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, May 11, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 First Half - Classes begin

Monday, May 11, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, May 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Master of Business Creation: Virtual Info Session

Monday, May 11, 2026, 6 – 7pm

Attend a Master of Business Creation virtual information session to learn more about this unique program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. Register and find all dates here: http://eccles.link/mbcinfo. The MBC is an affordable program for serious entrepreneurs committed to building a sustainable, profitable company aided by an application-focused curriculum, one-on-one mentoring, networking opportunities, marketing support, access to business grants, and more. Founders work on their companies, take entrepreneurially focused classes, and receive personalized support. Learn more about the program here: https://eccles.utah.edu/mbc.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Contact Phone: 801-581-7676
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

2026 Digital Engineering Conference

Tuesday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The 4th Annual 2026 Digital Engineering Conference (DICE), is right around the corner on May 12–13, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the beautiful University of Utah campus.

Join us for an opportunity to engage with industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers driving the future of digital engineering, artificial intelligence, and next-generation energy systems. This dynamic two-day conference features breakout sessions, interactive discussions, and invaluable networking opportunities designed to help you bring transformative ideas back to your organization.

This year’s keynote lineup is not to be missed, featuring influential leaders at the forefront of innovation, including:

Liz Muller, CEO & Co-founder, Deep Fission
Yasir Arafat, CTO & Co-founder, Aalo Atomics
Aaron Starks, CEO & President, 47G: Utah Aerospace & Defense
Taylor Randall, President, University of Utah
Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer, University of Utah
Emy Lesofski, Executive Director of Utah’s Office of Energy Development
Jefferson Moss, Executive Director of Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity
Misty Jordan, GM, U.S. Federal Solutions Sales, Microsoft
Nelli Babayan, Federal AI Director, Microsoft

In addition, you’ll hear from senior leaders across government, industry, and academia bringing you diverse perspectives and actionable insights on digital transformation, AI-enabled engineering, and digital twin technologies. Whether you're looking to stay ahead of emerging trends, build strategic connections, or gain practical tools to accelerate innovation, this conference delivers real value you can’t afford to miss.

Spots are filling quickly, and time is running out to secure your place. We strongly encourage you to register now to guarantee your attendance at this highly anticipated event.

Register today HERE and be part of the future of digital engineering.

We look forward to welcoming you back to DICE 2026!

Contact Email: NLSO@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds

TEAMS
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 8 – 9am

Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds, Presented by:

Colleges & Programs: School of Medicine
Departments: Internal Medicine
Division: Geriatrics
Event Type: Conferences
Event Audience: Hospitals & Clinics staff, Non U of U Physicians & Health Care Providers, Open to Public, School of Medicine Faculty, School of Medicine Residents, School of Medicine Students
Full Description: Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds, Presented by:
Event Contact Name: Raechelle Ben
Event Contact Phone: 801-585-1686
Event Contact Email: raechelle.ben@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: TEAMS

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Responsible AI Community Engagement Special Interest Group

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 12 – 1pm

The Community Engagement SIG will meet every other month on the second Tuesday from 12 to 1 PM

For more information on the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI) special interest group (SIG) on AI Community Engagement, visit our webpage at rai.utah.edu…

Meeting ID: 854 1793 8173
Passcode: 298621

Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: utah.zoom.us…
Room Name/Number: Meeting ID: 854 1793 8173 Passcode: 298621
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC)

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1 – 2:45pm

The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) is entrusted with raising, hearing, and discussing IT issues that affect significant portions of the University of Utah community or cross multiple areas of oversight.

Agenda to be determined.

Governance committee members will receive meeting info via email.

If you're a current U community member (faculty, staff, student) and wish to participate in the online meeting, please email Aimee Ellett for access.

Alternate Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Aimee Ellett
Contact Email: aimee.ellett@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: it.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, May 14, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to wait list

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, May 15, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Spring 2026 - School of Dentistry Graduation Exercises

Friday, May 15, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Spring 2026 - School of Medicine Graduation Exercises

Friday, May 15, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to add without a permission code

Friday, May 15, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to wait list

Friday, May 15, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Special Interest Group: AI Infrastructure

Friday, May 15, 2026, 9 – 10am

For more information on the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI) special interest group (SIG) on AI Infrastructure, visit our webpage at rai.utah.edu….

Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 836 8163 2066
Passcode: 839270

The AI Infrastructure SIG will meet on the third Friday of each month from 9 to 10 AM.

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, May 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, May 16, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Third Saturday for families: Flores de Papel

Saturday, May 16, 2026, 1 – 4pm

April showers bring May flowers! Visit the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City for a free family activity. Admission to the Museum is free every third Saturday of the month, and there is always an art-making activity for the whole family. This Third Saturday, try your hand at creating beautiful paper flowers!

This past Fall, the Museum unveiled new galleries celebrating the Mexican, Central and South American Art. Explore the art on view in these galleries and experience colorful art made by artists from a range of places and times, from ancient Maya to contemporary Mexico. Then join us in the classroom to make colorful traditional paper flowers that can decorate your home or yourself!

Event Categories: Kids/Family, Public Event, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, May 17, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, May 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, May 18, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, May 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 - Deadline to apply for graduation

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: registrar.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 - Tuition payment due

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: fbs.admin.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

MacAdmins Group

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 11am – 1:30pm

Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment.

The meeting agenda is to be determined.

Invitations to the online meeting have been sent to previous attendees via email. To request meeting sign-on information, please email Richard Glaser at richard.glaser@utah.edu.

Archives will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions, or comments, please use the Contact Us option.

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: apple.lib.utah.edu

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, May 21, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

UWebmasters Bi-Monthly Forum

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 3 – 4pm

The University Webmasters Forum convenes every two months, bringing together campus webmasters to expand their knowledge on university website development and administration.

The meeting agenda is to be determined.

Members will receive a recurring calendar invite via email. Please email at uwebresources@utah.edu if you are interested in attending.

Campus Locations: Virtual
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: uwebresources.utah.edu

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, May 22, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, May 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

AI Office Hours

Friday, May 22, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Questions or comments about AI at the U? Drop into AI office hours

University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with questions or suggestions about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the U are encouraged to attend virtual office hours held by the AI leadership team every other Friday from noon to 1 pm.

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 237 174 996 299
Passcode: Mm9L6hw7

These meetings give the entire campus community informal access to the U’s top AI research and policy experts. Attendees can use the time to brainstorm use cases, discuss best practices, understand what’s allowed, find collaborators, suggest new tools, and more.

Office hours are one way the U is working to strengthen AI literacy—the most relevant discussions will be shared with the campus community, including via an FAQ webpage. Feedback may also shape future AI strategy and tool procurement.

Each meeting is led by at least two members of the AI leadership team, which includes research, AI, IT, and compliance officials from across campus:
Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer and Director of the the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Caren Frost, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Compliance
Clayton Norlen, Associate Director of IT, Office of the Vice President for Research
Shawn Halladay, U Health Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence
Bebe Vanek, U Health Information Privacy Administrator, Compliance Services
Penny Atkins, Director of Research and Science, One-U Responsible AI Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Outside of AI office hours, questions regarding AI tools and use can also be submitted at ai.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: teams.microsoft.com…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, May 23, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, May 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

GSLC 30th Anniversary Gala

Saturday, May 23, 2026, 5 – 9pm

GSLC 30th Anniversary Gala

A Fundraising Concert to Support the Future of Free Science Education and Honor Dr. Louisa Stark

The University of Utah’s Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) will host a public fundraising concert on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Libby Gardner Concert Hall to support and expand the free science education resources it provides to millions of students, teachers, and lifelong learners.

The 7 p.m. concert will feature the Utah Medical Orchestra performing original compositions from the Center’s popular multimedia science education materials, along with distinguished speakers and special musical guests. Before the concert, attendees can enjoy a 5 p.m. reception featuring engaging hands-on science experiences and a science art exhibit.

The event will also honor the retirement of longtime director Dr. Louisa Stark, whose leadership helped shape the Center’s far-reaching impact in science education. It will also formally announce the Center’s new name — The Stark Science Learning Center (SSLC) — in recognition of Dr. Stark’s extraordinary contributions to the Center.

Tickets are now available at sslc.utah.edu….

“The legacy of the GSLC—now SSLC—is one of excellence in science education. Tonight we honor SSLC’s 30-year impact on science education and science literacy, as well as honor Dr. Louisa Stark’s extraordinary career. This gala is a tribute to SSLC’s history and an investment in its future. Thank you for joining us in celebrating together."

-Rachel Hess, MD, System Chief Research Officer & Associate Vice President for Research, University of Utah Health Sciences

Event Details

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 1375 President’s Circle, Salt Lake City, Utah

Reception: 5 p.m. (hands-on science activities and science art exhibit)

Program: 7 p.m. (concert and speakers)

Admission:

$35 General Admission

$20 Students and ages 18 and under (no children under 5 admitted)

$100–$500 VIP and group seating available

Tickets: sslc.utah.edu…

Founded at the University of Utah, the GSLC, recently renamed, Stark Science Learning Center (SSLC), is widely recognized for its commitment to high-quality, research-based science education. Its flagship platform, Learn.Genetics, reaches millions of learners each year and is one of the most widely used resources for teaching science and health in classrooms worldwide. In addition to serving learners worldwide, the Center also provides valuable science communication tools to researchers, clinicians, and partners both at the university and beyond. The event reflects the Center’s distinctive role in advancing public understanding of science while fostering collaboration among educators, scientists, artists, and health professionals.

Event Categories: Community Engagement, Exhibitions, Films, Kids/Family, Music, Public Event, University Health Care
Campus Locations: Libby Gardner Concert Hall (DGH)
Room Name/Number: LGH
Cost: $35 General Admission—$20 Students and ages 18 and under (no children under 5 admitted)—$100–$500 VIP and group seating available
Ticket URL: healthcare-uofu.nbsstore.net…
Transportation / Parking: On Saturday, May 23, A, U, and E lots — including the Rice-Eccles Stadium lot — are free for Libby Gardner guests. There is also paid and free street parking nearby. A limited number of ADA parking spaces are available on President’s Circle. For wheelchair access, use the east atrium entrance and turn left for the elevator.
Contact Name: Kagan Breitenbach
Contact Phone: 4352199223
Contact Email: kagan.breitenbach@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: www.sslc.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, May 24, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, May 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, May 25, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Holiday: Memorial Day

Monday, May 25, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, May 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IT Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC)

Monday, May 25, 2026, 10am – 12pm

The Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC) is entrusted with addressing IT issues and proposing recommendations that affect IT architecture and architecture standards, IT common services, and the adoption and implementation of significant new technologies.

Agendas and summaries (authentication required).

Governance committee members will receive the meeting information via email.

If you're a current U community member (faculty, staff, student) and wish to participate in the online meeting, please email Aimee Ellett for access.

Alternate Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Aimee Ellett
Contact Email: aimee.ellett@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: No
More info: it.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tuesdays @ The Bike Shop

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 11am – 2pm

For 3 hours, 11am-2pm, on the 4 Tuesdays in April, 2026, the Campus Bike Shop will host bike repair demonstrations, merch, and activities to promote commuter and active transportation on campus at the actual bike shop. Each Tuesday will be a little different in what is offered!

Event Categories: Sustainability
Alternate Location: The Campus Bike Shop- Commuter Services
Contact Email: sustainability@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Community of Practice Meeting

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Meeting for the AI Community of Practice

Microsoft Teams

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 256 264 709 089

Passcode: iY4Ymn

Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, May 28, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Master of Business Creation: Virtual Info Session

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Attend a Master of Business Creation virtual information session to learn more about this unique program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. Register and find all dates here: http://eccles.link/mbcinfo. The MBC is an affordable program for serious entrepreneurs committed to building a sustainable, profitable company aided by an application-focused curriculum, one-on-one mentoring, networking opportunities, marketing support, access to business grants, and more. Founders work on their companies, take entrepreneurially focused classes, and receive personalized support. Learn more about the program here: https://eccles.utah.edu/mbc.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Contact Phone: 801-581-7676
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, May 29, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to withdraw from classes

Friday, May 29, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, May 29, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Utah's Responsible AI Community Consortium

Friday, May 29, 2026, 10 – 11am

This will be a hybrid meeting, held in the Meldrum Conference Room of the Warnock Engineering Building (Room 2760) and on Zoom.

Recurring monthly meeting on the last Friday of the month from 10-11am MT.

January 30, 2026
February 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
April 24, 2026
May 29, 2026
June 26, 2026
July 31, 2026
August 28, 2026
September 25, 2026
October 30, 2026
December 4, 2026 (Note: First Friday to replace November and December meetings)

Penny Atkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 861 6689 3229
Passcode: 035018

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: Zoom
Room Name/Number: Meldrum Conference Room (WEB Room 2760) & Zoom
Contact Name: Penny Atkins
Contact Email: rai@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, May 30, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, May 31, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, May 31, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, June 1, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 - Census deadline

Monday, June 1, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, June 1, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Special Interest Group: Workforce Development and Education

Monday, June 1, 2026, 3 – 4pm

For more information on the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI) special interest group (SIG) on Workforce Development and Education, visit our webpage at rai.utah.edu….

Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 817 9021 6177
Passcode: 118087

The Workforce Development and Education SIG will meet on the first Monday of each month from 3 to 4 pm.

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Once Upon an Art Museum

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 11 – 11:30am

Looking for a free family activity in Salt Lake City? Admission to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is always free every first Wednesday of the month, and now the day is extra special. Bring your youngest art appreciators to the UMFA for storytime, fine art, and hands-on activities in the galleries!

Gather in the Museum lobby and follow arts educators into the galleries to explore unique works of art, read a story, and create a simple, kid-friendly art project inspired by the art on view and the story! There will be new stories and activities every month, so we hope you’ll join us for a new “once upon a time” every first Wednesday.

H. Jerome Epstein, Young boy reading a comic book, undated, gelatin silver print, Purchased with funds from Dr. James E. and Debra Pearl for the Dr. James E. and Debra Pearl photograph collection, UMFA1999.49.21.

Event Categories: Kids/Family, Public Event, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Monthly Affiliate Call

Virtual - utah.zoom.us…
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Event Audience: All University of Utah Faculty, Hospitals & Clinics staff, Non U of U Physicians & Health Care Providers
Full Description: The Monthly Affiliate Call, led by Dr. Ted Kimball, serves as a forum to collaborate and address regional issues and challenges that affect health care in the Mountain West. All University of Utah Health partners are encouraged to participate in the call via Zoom. Topics change monthly to reflect trending issues and current needs.
Event Contact Name: Annie Romano
Event Contact Phone: 8015563135
Event Contact Email: annie.romano@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: utah.zoom.us…
More info: utah.zoom.us…

University of Utah IT Professionals Forum

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12 – 2pm

The Information Technology Professionals (IT Pros) Forum is an independent University of Utah group governed by an elected Board of Directors. IT Pros members meet monthly to discuss IT concerns shared among university colleges, departments, and offices.

The meeting agenda is to be determined.

Email list members will receive meeting info via email. Please contact Jeff Jonsson at jeff.jonsson@utah.edu if you are interested in attending.

Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Jeff Jonsson
Contact Email: jeff.jonsson@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: itprofessionals.utah.edu

Forum: AI at the U

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12 – 1pm

The University of Utah community is invited to attend a virtual AI Forum to hear updates from the AI Office and ask questions about AI use at the U.

Click here to register.

Forums typically follow this format:

Announcements
Upcoming events
Tools and technologies
Policy/regulation updates
Education and outreach
Q&A

These forums are typically held every other month. AI Office Hours are held every other week. The office also holds virtual monthly meetings, called AI Community of Practice, featuring short presentations from university researchers using AI. View all upcoming events.

If you have an urgent question not covered by the FAQ page or answered elsewhere on ai.utah.edu, please submit it via the support form (university login required).

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Special Interest Group: AI Policy and Frameworks

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Room Name/Number: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, June 4, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, June 5, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, June 5, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

AI Office Hours

Friday, June 5, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Questions or comments about AI at the U? Drop into AI office hours

University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with questions or suggestions about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the U are encouraged to attend virtual office hours held by the AI leadership team every other Friday from noon to 1 pm.

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 237 174 996 299
Passcode: Mm9L6hw7

These meetings give the entire campus community informal access to the U’s top AI research and policy experts. Attendees can use the time to brainstorm use cases, discuss best practices, understand what’s allowed, find collaborators, suggest new tools, and more.

Office hours are one way the U is working to strengthen AI literacy—the most relevant discussions will be shared with the campus community, including via an FAQ webpage. Feedback may also shape future AI strategy and tool procurement.

Each meeting is led by at least two members of the AI leadership team, which includes research, AI, IT, and compliance officials from across campus:
Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer and Director of the the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Caren Frost, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Compliance
Clayton Norlen, Associate Director of IT, Office of the Vice President for Research
Shawn Halladay, U Health Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence
Bebe Vanek, U Health Information Privacy Administrator, Compliance Services
Penny Atkins, Director of Research and Science, One-U Responsible AI Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Outside of AI office hours, questions regarding AI tools and use can also be submitted at ai.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: teams.microsoft.com…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, June 6, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, June 6, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, June 7, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, June 7, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Monday, June 8, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer Adobe Education Institute (online)

Monday, June 8 – Thursday, June 11, 2026

Join the Summer Adobe Education Institute this June 8–11! This virtual professional development experience is designed for higher education faculty and staff. Through interactive workshops, expert panels, and hands-on sessions, participants will explore innovative ways to enhance teaching, integrate AI and digital tools, and boost student engagement using Adobe Express. Registration is now open!

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tamar Castillo
Contact Email: Tamar.Castillo@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: bit.ly…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, June 8, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Master of Business Creation: Virtual Info Session

Monday, June 8, 2026, 6 – 7pm

Attend a Master of Business Creation virtual information session to learn more about this unique program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. Register and find all dates here: http://eccles.link/mbcinfo. The MBC is an affordable program for serious entrepreneurs committed to building a sustainable, profitable company aided by an application-focused curriculum, one-on-one mentoring, networking opportunities, marketing support, access to business grants, and more. Founders work on their companies, take entrepreneurially focused classes, and receive personalized support. Learn more about the program here: https://eccles.utah.edu/mbc.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Contact Phone: 801-581-7676
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds

TEAMS
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 8 – 9am

Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds, Presented by:

Colleges & Programs: School of Medicine
Departments: Internal Medicine
Division: Geriatrics
Event Type: Conferences
Event Audience: Hospitals & Clinics staff, Non U of U Physicians & Health Care Providers, Open to Public, School of Medicine Faculty, School of Medicine Residents, School of Medicine Students
Full Description: Geriatrics Division/GRECC Translational Research Grand Rounds, Presented by:
Event Contact Name: Raechelle Ben
Event Contact Phone: 801-585-1686
Event Contact Email: raechelle.ben@hsc.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
Location: TEAMS

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Thursday, June 11, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Marriner S. Eccles Tax and Fiscal Policy Conference

Thursday, June 11 – Saturday, June 13, 2026

Academic conference for faculty in tax, policy, and related topics.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC)

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 11am – 12pm

The University Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) is entrusted with raising, hearing and discussing issues that affect University web properties, its online ecosystem and web visitors.

Agendas and summaries (authentication required).

Governance committee members will receive the meeting information via email.

If you're a current U community member (faculty, staff, student) and wish to participate in the online meeting, please email Aimee Ellett for access.

Alternate Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Aimee Ellett
Contact Email: aimee.ellett@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: it.utah.edu…

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, June 11, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Friday, June 12, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option

Friday, June 12, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, June 12, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Saturday, June 13, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

salt 17: Adama Delphine Fawundu

Sunday, June 14, 2026

This exhibition is on view September 13, 2025–June 14, 2026. Visit umfa.utah.edu for Museum hours.

Adama Delphine Fawundu is a New York-based artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her practice embodies ancestral memory across space and time, reconnecting places, objects, plants, animals, and spirits of the global African diaspora.

The works in this exhibition were made with a process that Fawundu calls “kpoto patchwok,” a combination of the Mende word for gathering fruits and nuts for communal nourishment (kpoto) and the Krio word for piecing together textiles (patchwok). By drawing together materials from Congo, Brazil, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Malta, Cuba, and the United States, Fawundu stitches together a collective history of the African diaspora that imagines a more interconnected future. Her work is displayed in conversation with objects from the UMFA’s African art collection, which were selected by the artist for their resonance with her practice.

In the true spirit of Fawundu’s cross-continental work, salt 17 is presented concurrently with the artist’s features in the Congo Biennale in Kinshasa and the São Paulo Biennale in Brazil.

This exhibition is accompanied by a publication with a featured essay by Yvonne Mpwo, Independent Curator and bana’pwo Founder.

Event Categories: Exhibitions, U Arts Pass
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
Cost: Included with Museum admission. Free with UID.
Ticket URL: umfa.utah.edu…
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: umfa.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, June 14, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Holiday: Juneteenth (observed)

Monday, June 15, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Master of Business Creation: Regular Application Deadline for Fall 2026

Monday, June 15, 2026

Join the Master of Business Creation In-Person or Online program for fall 2026 at the University of Utah Davide Eccles School of Business. The MBC is an affordable and high-value program for serious entrepreneurs committed to building a sustainable, profitable company. Learn more and apply here: eccles.utah.edu/mbc

Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, June 15, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Summer 2026 First Half - Classes end

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

MacAdmins Group

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 11am – 1:30pm

Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment.

The meeting agenda is to be determined.

Invitations to the online meeting have been sent to previous attendees via email. To request meeting sign-on information, please email Richard Glaser at richard.glaser@utah.edu.

Archives will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions, or comments, please use the Contact Us option.

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Cost: Free
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: apple.lib.utah.edu

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Summer 2026 Second Half - Classes begin

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes

Friday, June 19, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Special Interest Group: AI Infrastructure

Friday, June 19, 2026, 9 – 10am

For more information on the One-U Responsible AI Initiative (RAI) special interest group (SIG) on AI Infrastructure, visit our webpage at rai.utah.edu….

Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 836 8163 2066
Passcode: 839270

The AI Infrastructure SIG will meet on the third Friday of each month from 9 to 10 AM.

Campus Locations: Zoom
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, June 19, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

AI Tools and Resources for Research and Writing

Friday, June 19, 2026, 11am – 12pm

utah-health.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 922 4854 5469
Passcode: 036317

In person details coming soon.

Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Office Hours

Friday, June 19, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Questions or comments about AI at the U? Drop into AI office hours

University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with questions or suggestions about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the U are encouraged to attend virtual office hours held by the AI leadership team every other Friday from noon to 1 pm.

Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 237 174 996 299
Passcode: Mm9L6hw7

These meetings give the entire campus community informal access to the U’s top AI research and policy experts. Attendees can use the time to brainstorm use cases, discuss best practices, understand what’s allowed, find collaborators, suggest new tools, and more.

Office hours are one way the U is working to strengthen AI literacy—the most relevant discussions will be shared with the campus community, including via an FAQ webpage. Feedback may also shape future AI strategy and tool procurement.

Each meeting is led by at least two members of the AI leadership team, which includes research, AI, IT, and compliance officials from across campus:
Manish Parashar, Chief AI Officer and Director of the the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Caren Frost, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Compliance
Clayton Norlen, Associate Director of IT, Office of the Vice President for Research
Shawn Halladay, U Health Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence
Bebe Vanek, U Health Information Privacy Administrator, Compliance Services
Penny Atkins, Director of Research and Science, One-U Responsible AI Initiative at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Outside of AI office hours, questions regarding AI tools and use can also be submitted at ai.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Info Sessions
Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: teams.microsoft.com…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, June 21, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 First Half - Grades Due

Monday, June 22, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, June 22, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Summer 2026 Second Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Summer 2026 Second Half - Last day to wait list

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Event Categories: Academic & Holiday
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

AI Community of Practice Meeting

Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Meeting for the AI Community of Practice

Microsoft Teams

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 256 264 709 089

Passcode: iY4Ymn

Campus Locations: Microsoft Teams
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Headshot Wednesday

Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 11am – 12:30pm

Let Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) help you put your best face forward!

Join us for Headshot Wednesday, a weekly event hosted by DLT Learning Experience Manager Tony Sams. Drop by the Video Studio in Marriott Library Room 1705 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for a complimentary professional headshot session.

No reservations are needed — just walk in, and we'll take care of the rest. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or staff, Headshot Wednesday is the perfect opportunity to update your professional profile and make a great first impression. DLT is here to support you, so come by and say hello!

Event Categories: Other
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
Room Name/Number: Video Studio, Room 1705, Level 1
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Tony Sams
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

AI Tinker Lab

Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1 – 2pm

AI Tinker Lab at Kahlert Village, Adobe Creative Commons

Welcome to the AI Tinker Lab—a drop-in, experimental playground where curiosity leads and perfection politely waits in the hallway. This is a hands-on space for faculty, staff, and students to dabble, test, stretch, remix, and tinker with emerging AI tools in a low-pressure, high-creativity environment.

Join in person or online.

Campus Locations: Kahlert Village
Contact Email: tony.sams@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

IMPACT Health Science Research Mornings

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 10 – 11am

Location: HELIX Canyon Maple 3C115

You’re invited to join IMPACT HSR Mornings, a weekly, inclusive gathering to connect, learn, and collaborate on health services and outcomes research, with conversations that include how AI is being used to support research, patient care, and daily work.

Ongoing IMPACT HSR Morning Cadence:

Main Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m. – structured content such as work-in-progress talks, thematic discussions, and invited speakers.
Connection Hours: 9:00–10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – informal networking, mentoring, coffee, and collaboration.

Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX)
Room Name/Number: Canyon Maple 3C115
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Data Drop-In Hours

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 11am – 12pm

Join us for weekly drop-in hours focused on all things Research Data!
When: Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm
Where: Digital Matters, J. Willard Marriott Library (Level 2)
Hosted by: Kaylee Alexander & Madison Golden, Research Data Librarians

Need help organizing, describing, or sharing your research data?
Wondering what FAIR data means?
Struggling to write a Data Management & Sharing Plan?

What We Can Help With:

Writing Data Management and Sharing Plans (DMSPs)
Organizing data and file structures for active projects
Finding and accessing research data
Curating and sharing your research data
Understanding funder and publisher data requirements
Making your data more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Master of Business Creation: Virtual Info Session

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Attend a Master of Business Creation virtual information session to learn more about this unique program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. Register and find all dates here: http://eccles.link/mbcinfo. The MBC is an affordable program for serious entrepreneurs committed to building a sustainable, profitable company aided by an application-focused curriculum, one-on-one mentoring, networking opportunities, marketing support, access to business grants, and more. Founders work on their companies, take entrepreneurially focused classes, and receive personalized support. Learn more about the program here: https://eccles.utah.edu/mbc.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Contact Phone: 801-581-7676
Contact Email: lassonde@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: eccles.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Friday, June 26, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Utah's Responsible AI Community Consortium

Friday, June 26, 2026, 10 – 11am

This will be a hybrid meeting, held in the Meldrum Conference Room of the Warnock Engineering Building (Room 2760) and on Zoom.

Recurring monthly meeting on the last Friday of the month from 10-11am MT.

January 30, 2026
February 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
April 24, 2026
May 29, 2026
June 26, 2026
July 31, 2026
August 28, 2026
September 25, 2026
October 30, 2026
December 4, 2026 (Note: First Friday to replace November and December meetings)

Penny Atkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
utah.zoom.us…

Meeting ID: 861 6689 3229
Passcode: 035018

Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB)
Alternate Location: Zoom
Room Name/Number: Meldrum Conference Room (WEB Room 2760) & Zoom
Contact Name: Penny Atkins
Contact Email: rai@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Saturday, June 27, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Sunday, June 28, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Monday, June 29, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Bug World: A special exhibition at NHMU

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 10am – 5pm

Imagine What’s Possible in a World Built by Bugs!

Precision flight, swarm intelligence, mind control… bugs can do it all — and they’re doing it better than humans! Bug World is a larger-than-life exhibition that showcases the fantastical yet real-life abilities of bugs in an experience like no other. Featuring immersive environments and towering replicas, Bug World offers a mind-bending perspective on the incredible — but often overlooked — genius of insects and how they’re inspiring solutions to humankind’s most complex problems. You’ll never look at bugs the same way again!

Bug World was created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and built by Wētā Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning special effects masters behind The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. They teamed up with Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand to use their masterful modeling and set design to unveil the genius of insects like you’ve never seen before.

Museum admission, including this special exhibit, is free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UCard. Learn more about the exhibit at nhmu.utah.edu….

Event Categories: Exhibitions
Campus Locations: Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)
Cost: Free for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students.
Ticket URL: nhmu.utah.edu…
Transportation / Parking: Free on-site parking.
Contact Name: Mark Johnston
Contact Phone: 801-585-0233
Contact Email: mjohnston@nhmu.utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: nhmu.utah.edu…

Tech Tips Tuesday

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 12 – 1pm

Join Digital Learning Technologies (DLT) staff each week for tips on the university’s digital teaching and learning tools, including Adobe, Canvas, and Kaltura. The topic varies each week.

Free, but registration is required using the link below.

Event Categories: Workshops & Training
Campus Locations: Zoom
Alternate Location: Zoom
Cost: Free
Contact Name: Melody Carver
Contact Email: melody.carver@utah.edu
Campus Wide Event: Yes
More info: utah.zoom.us…