Fall 2026 Second Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 19, 2026.
CANCELLED - Martin Edwards, University of Arkansas
Chemistry-Seminars
Physical/ Analytical Chemistry Seminar
with Martin Edwards, University of Arkansas
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Martin Edwards
Abstract: TBA
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Host: Henry S. White.
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 19, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit edwardslab.uark.edu. Dissertation Defense | Leon Guerra
Chemistry-Seminars
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Explore Careers | U.S. Department of the Interior
College of Science
Sam Crofts, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior is visiting campus to talk with students about what the DOI does, the careers it offers, and how to get started. Come with questions.
Pizza provided.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit science.utah.edu. Dissertation Defense | Preston Hymas
Chemistry-Seminars
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Dissertation Defense | David Loertscher
Chemistry-Seminars
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
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Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Dissertation Defense | Mark Cisewski
Chemistry-Seminars
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Dissertation Defense | Jared Boster
Chemistry-Seminars
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Panel Discussion on the Evolution of Diet and Nutrition
Anthropology
How did endurance running shape the human body-and what can it teach us about health, movement, and life today?
Survival programs use insights from human evolution to illuminate consequential challenges in modern life. Each program begins with a familiar present-day question, connects it to the evolutionary past through current scientific evidence, and considers what those insights mean for our future. Through accessible storytelling and concrete examples, active researchers make clear how studying human evolution can help us better understand—and navigate-the world we live in today.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Hinckley Caucus Rm, GC 2018.
Owning Your Professional Skills | Career Workshop Series
Recognize, articulate, and confidently own the professional skills you bring to the table. Led by the Goff Institute, this interactive workshop will help you identify the skills you’ve developed through your academic, work, and life experiences and learn how to communicate them effectively to employers. You’ll also learn about internship and practicum opportunities through the Goff Institute and hear directly from students who have completed Goff programs about their experiences and how those opportunities gave them an advantage.
Handshake signup.
Zoom link.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1980939. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
For more info visit utah.zoom.us. Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting
College of Humanities
Hum RSG (Humanities Recognized Student Government) meets monthly to talk about issues important to students in the College of Humanities. Open to all students interested in joining. Info.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Ming Hammond TFR Seminar
Chemistry-Seminars
TFR Chemistry Seminar
with Ming Hammond, University of Utah
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: Advancing the fluorogenic toolkit to study signaling and enzyme activity
by Ming Hammond, University of Utah
Abstract:
Fluorescent dyes have enabled cellular imaging of proteins, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules, in the process revolutionizing our understanding of cell biology. A subset of these dyes are fluorogenic, meaning that they exhibit large changes in quantum yield and so “turn on” fluorescence in certain environments or upon reaction. We have been exploring ways to convert this fluorogenic activity into a read-out of enzyme activity in real-time in live cells.
By combining fluorogenic dyes with RNA aptamers, we have designed and developed RNA-based fluorescent biosensors, which we have applied to study methyltransferase activity and inhibition, immune and bacterial signaling. In this seminar, I will highlight some of our latest innovations in RNA-based biosensor design. In…
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Tanner: Jeremy Rosen, author of "Genre Bending"
English
Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Jeremy Rosen, author of Genre Bending: The Plasticity of Form in Contemporary Literary Fiction
Tanner Humanities Center
Detective, horror, fantasy, romance, science fiction, spy thrillers, westerns, zombie novels. In recent decades, acclaimed and ambitious writers of literary fiction have increasingly gravitated to popular fiction genres. In this comprehensive account, Jeremy Rosen describes literary fiction's embrace of genre fiction's conceits as “genre bending” and argues that while literary writers adopt genres for a wide variety of purposes, what they share is a revitalized attitude toward genre—a recognition that while genres can be used in formulaic ways, they can also be adapted and transformed endlessly.
Rosen reads across the outpouring of fiction of the last several decades by writers like Margaret Atwood, Michael Chabon, Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Kazuo Ishiguro, Chang-rae Lee, David Mitchell, Cormac McCarthy, Ian McEwan, Haruki Murakami, and Colson Whitehead. He finds that literary writers’ embrace of popular genres is the product of several seemingly contradictory forces, including their attempt to extend a…
Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/jeremy-rosen-genre-bending/. Contact Phone: 801-581-7989. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu. Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - - - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
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Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Linguistics Colloquium - Jordan Kodner (Stony Brook)
Linguistics
Event Categories: Colloquia. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
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Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Neuroscience Information Session
College of Social & Behavioral Science
Students pursuing a Bachelor's of Neuroscience have the opportunity to participate in the Science Research Initiative (SRI), a nationally recognized program that provides early, immersive research experiences. Through SRI, students will have opportunities to join research labs, working alongside faculty and peers to investigate questions related to brain function, behavior, and health using modern experimental and analytical approaches.
Students can emphasize biological or psychological approaches to neuroscience while maintaining a strong interdisciplinary core, and are encouraged to work closely with advisors to prepare for medical school, graduate study, and careers in research, healthcare, and emerging technologies such as AI and neurotechnology.
Fill out this form if you're interested in the Neuroscience major.
Neuroscience Information Session Zoom link.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/84772742442. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit psych.utah.edu. Guest Writer Series: Divya Victor reading
English
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Frontiers of Science Lecture featuring Martin Chalfie
College of Science
Martin Chalfie, University Professor and former chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University. Full bio: https://chalfielab.biology.columbia.edu/people/martin-chalfie
In 1939, the first director of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Abraham Flexner, wrote an article in Harper's Magazine titled "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge." Flexner questioned whether our idea of usefulness had become too narrow for the wide-ranging, unpredictable nature of human curiosity, arguing that real discovery happens when scientists are free to explore without needing to justify usefulness in advance. Several Nobel Prizes have gone to discoveries that emerged sideways from what researchers originally set out to study. Chalfie will argue that "useless knowledge" is as necessary today as ever for improving human health and well-being, and will offer thoughts on how we can create space for the unexpected discoveries that drive future scientific breakthroughs.
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Alternate Location: Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026.
Communities, Health & Democracy Research Symposium
Communication Institute
How does communication contribute to, and detract from, building healthier communities and a healthier democracy? Join twelve researchers and practitioners from across the U.S. to engage this pressing question during a full-day symposium. Addressing a range of topics including information flows, advocacy, and violence, sessions will be of interest to scholars, practitioners, students, patient advocates, and anyone interested in health and democracy. All events are free and open to the public.
This is the first event in a two-part symposium co-hosted by the Edna Anderson-Taylor Communication Institute at the University of Utah and the Center for Sustainable Democracy at the University of South Florida, with support from the Carnegie Foundation.
Event Categories: Public Event. Seminars. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
For more info visit institute.communication.utah.edu. Guest Writer Series: Divya Victor Colloquium
English
Event Categories: Colloquia. Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
ENABLERS: Normalizing the Unimaginable - Legal Accountability and Professional Responsibility
Political Science
“The Constitution does not authorize Congress to create independent officers or agencies that exercise executive power.”
For more than a century, Congress has created independent agencies designed to operate with some independence from presidential control, including through statutory limits on the President’s power to remove their leaders. These agencies exercise substantial authority over areas such as labor, communications, securities, consumer protection, and monetary policy. But the Constitution vests executive power in the President and requires the President to ensure that federal law is faithfully executed. How much control must the President have over officials who exercise executive power?
Supporters of strong presidential control argue that officials who exercise executive power must remain accountable to the President and cannot be insulated from presidential supervision. Critics argue that the Constitution allows Congress to create independent officers and agencies, and that complete presidenti…
Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW). Cost: $0-15. Ticket URL: https://events.zoom.us/ev/AsIw0MM0mpsGCV-epEDw0elDWkQ7tIk6F4sFIVhz9cw4AMB_yjjW~Arsupuegqduatg3WEgU2VGqm-w1U_LnJrZJDb-FasrNxQHQq8bJGjMLt3g. Transportation / Parking: Take Trax to the stadium lot and walk a half block north or U pass parking in the stadium lot. Contact Name: Kris. Contact Phone: 801-585-3440. Contact Email: events@law.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit www.law.utah.edu. RPT Advisory Meeting
English
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Lessons from Recently Published Book Authors, with tea and treats!
College of Humanities
Please join us for the next College of Humanities Research Event, “Lessons from Recently Published Book Authors, with tea and treats!” In recent years, College of Humanities faculty have published a record number of acclaimed academic books.
This afternoon gathering will celebrate their work and make the publishing process more visible. It will take place on Friday, October 23rd from 3-4:30 pm in LNCO 2110. Presenting authors include: Leandra Hernández, Ashton Lazarus, Joe Metz, Melissa Parks, Susie Porter, Jeremy Rosen, Natalie Stillman-Webb, and Thomas Swenson.
For questions and to RSVP, please contact Robin Jensen at r.e.jensen@utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Salt 18: Amor Muñoz’s UMFA Public Opening
College of Humanities
Amor Muñoz is a Mexico City-based artist who works at the intersections of technology, craft, labor, and biology. In her expansive, research-driven practice, she traces how technology is deeply embedded in our material and cultural lives.
For her salt exhibition, Muñoz turns to corn (also known by the Nahuatl name elotl, or elote in Spanish). Corn is more than a food: it is a carrier of memory, a record of cultural exchange, and a living system of knowledge that has been passed across generations. The exhibition features an immersive installation called KaleidescopElote. Using enlarged resin kernels as building blocks, the central sculpture can be an observatory, a lighthouse, a seed bank, or an oracle. With an interactive digital kaleidoscope of stars and seeds inside, the work explores ancient relationships between agriculture, architecture, and celestial observation.
Attend the free Public Opening, October 23!
Campus Locations: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
For more info visit umfa.utah.edu. National Theatre Live, “The Playboy of the Western World”
Tanner Humanities Center
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has brought acclaimed British theatre to over 5.5 million viewers worldwide, featuring productions like Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Yerma with Billie Piper. Each show is filmed live with cameras placed to give cinema audiences the “best seat in the house.”
The Tanner Humanities Center began screening National Theatre Live in 2010, now hosted at Salt Lake Film…
Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/the-playboy-of-the-western-world-national-theatre-live/. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu. Nuestra Tierra/Our Land: A Film Screening and Q&A
Latin American Studies
Alternate Location: UMOCA. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Language as a Function of Time: Putting the Rate of Change Inside the Description of Language - A Presentation by Cliff Miller
Linguistics
Abstract:
Change runs through every part of language. Sounds shift, morphology and syntax evolve, and new words and their meanings appear every day. This talk presents a framework, LAAF (Language as a Function), that puts language change inside the description and formalizes it mathematically. The linguistic state of a speaker at time t is written L(t) = Φ(K(t), Ȧ(t)). K(t) is the knowledge that a speaker has stored: elements, the relations between them, and for each element the values it has been experienced with. Ȧ(t) is the rate and direction of change of those values. Φ resolves the two into the speaker's current language state.
The LAAF framework encapsulates two traditional distinctions in its central equation: Saussure's langue and Chomsky's competence fall on the stored side, K, and parole and performance on the resolved side, L.
I show how the same equation runs at three timescales (a conversation, a lifetime, generations), how the rate and direction of an individual speaker's language change at a…
Event Categories: Colloquia. Community Engagement. Employer Campus Visits. Kids/Family. Public Event. Other. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
How Did Housing Get So Expensive — and What Solutions Would Actually Work?
College of Social & Behavioral Science
Why has housing become so expensive, and which policies would actually improve affordability? Join our panel of expert economists for an accessible discussion of what has driven rising housing costs, what determines whether new housing gets built, and which local, state, and federal solutions are most likely to work.
Panelists
Adam Looney, Marriner S. Eccles Institute
Andra Ghent, Ivory Boyer Institute
Elena Patel, Brookings Institute
Moderator: Scott Schaefer, Department of Economics.
Campus Locations: Garff Executive Education Building - Robert H. and Katharine B. (GARFF). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 26, 2026, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
STEM Major Mixer
College of Science
Meet your major -Find your people! Build connections, share ideas and meet other STEM students. Everyone is welcome, invite a friend, activities and free snacks!
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit science.utah.edu. Hugo Rossi Lecture Series
College of Science
Changing Our Minds about Introductory Student Success
The higher education community has a problem. Far too many students (especially those from underserved populations) are not succeeding in our introductory courses – especially in STEM. In this interactive session, we’ll explore how academia’s views of students, of how they learn, and of what’s best for them contribute to this problem. Through discussions of several surprising studies, you might even change your mind, coming away with specific things you can do to better support your students.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
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Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Gender & Social Expectations | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations
What expectations about gender are there in your family, in your culture, on our campus, in your major, in your religion, in our country? Share a meal with people with diverse backgrounds and beliefs to listen, learn, and discuss.
Campus Connect RSVP Link:
https://cglink.me/2zF/r384720
Co-Sponsor: Center for Campus Wellness.
Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit cglink.me. Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Tanner: Mongane Wally Serote, National Poet Laureate of South Africa
English
Alternate Location: SLC Public Library. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Mongane Wally Serote, National Poet Laureate of South Africa
Tanner Humanities Center
South African poet and novelist Mongane Wally Serote, born in 1944, was politically active against the apartheid regime. He was detained without trial and held in solitary confinement under the Terrorism Act. After earning an MFA at Columbia University on a Fulbright scholarship, he was barred from reentering South Africa, and he lived in exile in Botswana and London before returning to South Africa in 1990. A member of the African National Congress, he was elected to Parliament in the pivotal election of Nelson Mandela’s government in 1994.
Serote’s talk will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Soweto uprising in the context of his friendship with Steve Biko and other members of the Black Consciousness Movement, and will consider parallels to the Black Power Movement and Black Lives Matter Movement. He will also give a short reading from his work.
Serote’s work speaks directly to political resistance and engagement. His collections include Yakhal’inkomo (The Cry of Cattle at the Slaughterhouse,…
Alternate Location: Salt Lake City Public Library downtown. Cost: Free. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/mongane-wally-serote/. Transportation / Parking: Free parking available in the library garage. Contact Email: tanner-humanities@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu. Ryan Looper, University of Utah TFR
Chemistry-Seminars
TFR Chemistry Seminar
with Ryan Looper, University of Utah
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Ryan Looper, University of Utah
Abstract: TBA
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Host: Aurora Clark.
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
SRI-CAP Graduate School for science majors Workshop
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
In the workshop we will discuss if graduate school is the right option, how graduate school operates and what to expect; and application process, expectations, and timelines.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - Ben Frandsen - BYU - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
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Ben Frandsen
BYU
Hosted by Vikram Deshpande
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Earth & Environmental Science Mixer
College of Science
This is a community building event for existing EES, undeclared or interested students at the U. This is an opportunity for new students to learn more about the degree program, and learn more about supporting partners on campus and their collaborations with the program and similarly oriented organizations. There will be snacks, swag and faculty from the program.
Campus Locations: Sutton Building - Frederick Albert (FASB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit science.utah.edu. Linguistics Colloquium - Charles Yang (UPenn)
Linguistics
Event Categories: Colloquia. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Jennifer Funk, UC Davis
College of Science
TBA
Host: Eleinis Avila Lovera.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
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Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
The National Humanities Center invites proposals for events to be included in the 2027 Being Human Festival (US)
College of Humanities
The National Humanities Center invites proposals for events to be included in the 2027 Being Human Festival (US), a public humanities initiative for diverse, non-academic audiences across the United States. Events for the 2027 Festival will take place from April 17 to May 1, 2027, and will be organized around the theme of “Crossroads.” Successful proposals will receive modest grants and other forms of support from the National Humanities Center. All proposals must be received by October 30, 2026. Interested in learning more? Register now for a virtual information session on October 6, 2026 at 12pm MT. For further information, see the application form or email the Public Engagement team with questions.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026.
Wilkes Scholars Program - SPRING 2027 DEADLINE
Wilkes Center
The Wilkes Scholars Program (WSP) enables outstanding undergraduate students to explore pressing climate challenges facing our state, region, and planet through transformative research. Wilkes Scholars will work with a mentor to advance research related to the mission of the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy — catalyzing innovative science and solutions to address climate change.
Friday, October 30, 2026.
https://wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-opportunities/wilkes-scholars/.
For more info visit wilkescenter.utah.edu. English Speakers Series: Debbie Urbanski ("After World", "Portalmania"), in Conversation with Lindsey Drager
English
A writers' conversation between Debbie Urbanski (Portalmania, After World) and Lindsey Drager (Associate Professor, English). Speaker Biography: Debbie Urbanski is the author of the novel After World (S&S 2023) -- named a best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle, Engadget, the Los Angeles Times tech, Booklist, and Strange Horizons -- and the story collection Portalmania (S&S 2025), longlisted for the Story Prize and named a best horror book of the year by the New York Public Library. Her stories and essays have been published widely in such places as The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Best American Experimental Writing, The Sun, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Granta, and Conjunctions. She is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award, a CNY Book Award, and an ASLE book award for environmental creative writing. She lives with her family in Central New York. Lindsey Drager Biography: Lindsey Drager is the author of four books of literary-speculative fiction. Her work has rec…
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Economics CAKE Talk Seminar: Joe Price
Economics
Professor Joe Price will present his lecture on the paper, "Like a Good Neighbor: Childhood Neighbors Influence Occupation Choice"
Occupation choice is a key determinant of economic mobility. This paper studies how childhood neighbors influence occupational choices and later-life earnings. Using linked historical U.S. census records for over six million boys and four million girls, we reconstruct neighborhood microgeography to identify childhood neighbors and their occupations. We find that living next door to someone in a given occupation increases the probability of working in that same occupation 30 years later by about 10 percent relative to other children on the same street. The transmission effect is higher with more intense exposure, in more connected neighborhoods, and among more similar families. Exposure to high-income or highly educated neighbors has lasting economic effects, leading to significant gains in adult income and education even compared to other children from the same street. These findi…
Event Categories: Conferences. Lectures. Seminars. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
What Were You Thinking?: Korean Literature through the Translator's Archive
Asia Center
Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Graduate Student Colloquium
Communication Institute
Collin Bright, “Seguimos Aquí”: Contextualizing the Benito Bowl’s Refusal of Authoritarian Rhythms
Gabby Garza, Indigenous Science and Material Medicine: Ethnographic Explorations of Border Medicine in a Community/University Classroom
Teri Harman, Acceptable Scars: The Disabling Rhetoric of Dugway Proving Grounds
Caitlin Walrath, Wearing My Dead Mom’s Skin: A “Choose Your Own!” Performance to Navigate Grief.
Event Categories: Public Event. Seminars. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
SRI Stream Open House
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
The SRI is hosting a poster session/open house for streams within the research project. Come join us to see the different types of research available within the SRI.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Race for Campus Safety 2026 LAUREN MCCLUSKEY FOUNDATION
College of Humanities
The Lauren McCluskey Race for Campus Safety will be held on October 31, 2026, at McCarthey Family Track and Field in Salt Lake City, Utah. This annual, community-driven event raises awareness and funds to improve how colleges respond to relationship violence and stalking. Inspired by Lauren McCluskey’s life and legacy, the race brings together students, families, advocates, and campus communities in a shared commitment to creating safer campuses.
Taking place on Halloween morning, this year’s event will also have candy available for kids trick-or-treating at vendor booths as a part of the race festival.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 9:00 AM.
For more info visit runsignup.com. Applications are now being accepted for the College of Humanities’ Scholarly Conference and Research Convening Program
College of Humanities
Applications are now being accepted for the College of Humanities’ Scholarly Conference and Research Convening Program, which provides College of Humanities faculty with up to $5,000 to host conferences, symposia, workshops, and other scholarly convenings that bring leading researchers, community partners, and prospective collaborators to the University of Utah. The Dean’s office privileges events that: (a) create interdisciplinary and cross-institutional partnerships, (b) increase the national or international visibility of University of Utah scholarship, and (c) generate opportunities for future publications, externally funded projects, and sustained research collaborations. Applications should include a two-page narrative describing the event and addressing how the convening meets the above criteria. They should include a detailed budget for the event as-a-whole inclusive of costs related to venue, speakers, and supplies, earmarking how the requested funds from the College will be used specifically. Applic…
Campus Wide Event: No.
Monday, November 2, 2026.
Student Innovation Prize (Accepting Submissions)
Wilkes Center
Information to be posted soon.
Monday, November 2, 2026 – Friday, March 12, 2027.
Website to be updated soon.
Naihao Chiang, University of Houston
Chemistry-Seminars
Physical/ Analytical Chemistry Seminar
with Naihao Chiang, University of Houston
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Naihao Chiang
Abstract: TBA
,
Host: Long Luo.
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 2, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit chiang.chem.uh.edu. Seminar | Ampofo Darko, University of Tennessee
Chemistry-Seminars
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting
College of Humanities
Hum RSG (Humanities Recognized Student Government) meets monthly to talk about issues important to students in the College of Humanities. Open to all students interested in joining. Info.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Job Searching and Networking | Career Workshop Series
Take a more proactive approach to your job search by using networking, outreach, and professional connections to uncover opportunities and get your foot in the door. Through live, real-time simulations, we’ll walk through examples of students searching for opportunities in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, demonstrating how to identify potential employers, find the right people to connect with, and reach out effectively. You’ll leave with practical strategies you can immediately put to work in your own job or internship search.
Handshake signup.
Zoom link.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1980943. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
For more info visit utah.zoom.us. Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Spring 2027 - Registration dates begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Leigh Lecture Series-Jennifer Raff
Anthropology
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 2:15 AM – 4:15 AM.
Crimson Conversations
College of Humanities
Crimson Conversations (CC) is an educational program created to enhance the cultural education and awareness of University of Utah campus community. CC will provide opportunities for students from all backgrounds to learn with and from one another and promote community success.
For room location and any questions, please reach out to the center at culture@utah.edu.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit culture.utah.edu. Stang-Burrows-Sessler Distinguished Lectureship | Geoffrey Coates, Cornell
Chemistry-Seminars
TBBC 4630
4th floor - Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: Rethinking Plastics: Molecular Strategies for Sustainable Polymers
Abstract:
Modern society relies on polymers more than ever, but their production and disposal come at an environmental cost. In this lecture, I will share our work to improve polymer circularity by designing materials for mechanical recycling, creating systems for chemical recycling, and developing sustainable pathways to biodegradable plastics.
Bio:
Geoffrey W. Coates received a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Wabash College in 1989, a Ph.D. in organic chemistry with Robert Waymouth at Stanford University in 1994, and was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow with Robert Grubbs at the California Institute of Technology. He joined the Cornell University faculty in 1997, where he is now the Tisch University Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
The research focus of the Coates Group is the development of new catalysts for the synthesis of macromolecules and small…
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit coates.chem.cornell.edu. Narrating Human Rights: Reflective Empathy, Memory, and Political Imagination in Latin America
Latin American Studies
Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 10:50 AM – 12:30 PM.
2026 Neal A. Maxwell Lecture in Political Theory and Contemporary Politics
Political Science
Professor Char Miller of George Mason University will deliver the 2026 Neal A. Maxwell Lecture in Political Theory and Contemporary Politics entitled "The Nation-State as Casino.".
Event Categories: Lectures. Public Event. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Contact Name: Steven Johnston. Contact Email: steven.johnston@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
For more info visit poli-sci.utah.edu. Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - Huiwen Ji - University of Utah - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
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Huiwen Ji
University of Utah
Hosted by Vikram Deshpande
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Hirosi A. Maeda, University of Wisconsin
College of Science
TBA
Host: Heejin Yoo.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - Kaelee Parker - University of Utah - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Guest Writer Series: Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry Reading: Jennifer Chang and Caleb Nolan
English
Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
"Arming Every Hand: British Auxiliaries in the Revolutionary War" with Dr. Russell Arbic
History
This lecture is part of the 2026 Rocky Mountain Seminar.
Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Guest Writer Series: Jennifer Chang and Caleb Nolan Colloquium
English
Alternate Location: Finch Lane Gallery. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Can America Keep Its Promises? Social Security and the Math Washington Avoids
College of Social & Behavioral Science
The United States faces significant fiscal challenges driven by demographic changes, rising federal expenditures, and long-term budget pressures. This forum will examine the future of Social Security, federal spending priorities, and the policy tradeoffs economists believe policymakers must confront in the years ahead.
Panelists
Adam Looney, Marriner S. Eccles Institute
Elena Patel, Brookings Institute
Moderator: Scott Schaefer, Department of Economics
Register with the link.
Campus Locations: Virtual. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit eccles.utah.edu. Aurora Clark | TFR Seminar
Chemistry-Seminars
TFR Chemistry Seminar
with Aurora Clark, University of Utah
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: TBA
by Aurora Clark, University of Utah
Abstract: TBA.
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 9, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Careers in Criminology
College of Social & Behavioral Science
More info coming soon!
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
How Do We Feel About Politics? | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations
Something both Democrats and Republicans agree on: We have a shared responsibility to engage with people whose backgrounds and viewpoints are different from our own.
Come share a meal and a structured conversation about politics, where the goal is to understand one another better and to learn from each other—not to change one anyone’s minds.
Campus Connect RSVP Link:
https://cglink.me/2zF/r384721
Co-Sponsor: The Hinckley Institute.
Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit cglink.me. Coffee Chat | ChemSAC and Curie Club
Chemistry-Seminars
Event Categories: Meetups. Campus Locations: Eyring Chemistry Building - Henry (HEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Kevin Reed Atmos Seminar: "Changing extremes in a changing world"
Wilkes Center
ABSTRACT:
The coming decades will see unprecedented changes to the Earth system with direct consequences for society. Changes in the characteristics of extreme weather are key indicators of future change, at both local and regional scales. The goal of this research is to advance our understanding of potential changes in the location, intensity and structure of such extremes (e.g. hurricanes) which is crucial in planning for future adaptation as these events have large economic and social costs.
BIO:
Dr. Kevin Reed is the Chief Climate Scientist at the New York Climate Exchange, leading the strategic direction and co-development of research programs with a diverse set of academic, industry, and community partners. The New York Climate Exchange is a new non-profit focused on open exchange and collaboration that empowers sustainable solutions to climate change for New York City and the world. Dr. Reed has also served as the Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming at Stony Brook University…
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, Suite W1204
275 S. University Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
SRI-CAP Science Career Speaker Seminar
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
Speaker TBD. Join us for a speaker seminar featuring industry careers in science.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - - - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
"The People of Yorktown in Revolutionary Times" the O. Meredith Wilson Lecture from Kathleen DuVal
History
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kathleen DuVal will present a public lecture entitled “The People of Yorktown in Revolutionary Times.”
Yorktown, Virginia, holds a familiar place in the history of the American Revolution: In the Siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781, American and French forces helped to end the Revolutionary War and win American independence. Yet the famous siege is only part of Yorktown’s involvement in the Revolution. Its townspeople participated in the boycotts and protests from the beginning, and repeated invasions endangered the town and its people. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kathleen DuVal explores what the Revolution was like for the people of Yorktown—men and women, wealthy and poor, free and enslaved—and how their experiences can help us craft a more complete history of how people lived through the Revolution and what it meant to them.
Reception at 2pm, lecture at 3pm.
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Kevin Reed Public Lecture: "Advancing climate solutions through discovery and partnership"
Wilkes Center
Abstract:
Addressing the complex challenges associated with climate change requires strong partnerships among universities, industry, government, and communities to better understand local climate impacts and co-develop solutions that are practical and responsive to regional needs. Universities play a critical role in advancing discovery, fostering innovation, and serving the communities and regions they represent through research, education, and collaboration. This presentation highlights how research universities can convene diverse partners to accelerate climate solutions and translate scientific discovery into meaningful regional impact. Drawing on the experiences of the New York Climate Exchange, it illustrates how cross-sector collaboration can advance research, inform decision-making, and help build more resilient and sustainable communities
BIO:
Dr. Kevin Reed is the Chief Climate Scientist at the New York Climate Exchange, leading the strategic direction and co-development of research programs with…
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
L. S. Skaggs Applied Science Building, Suite W1204
275 S. University Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Aaron Straight, Stanford University
College of Science
"Epigenetic Control of Human Chromosomes"
Host: Ofer Rog.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026.
Graduate JD Fellowship applications due
Wilkes Center
The Wilkes JD Fellowship is a new initiative in partnership with the S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment supporting law students at the University of Utah who are committed to addressing climate, energy, and environmental challenges through legal and policy scholarship and work.
Friday, November 13, 2026.
https://wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-opportunities/jd-fellowship/.
For more info visit wilkescenter.utah.edu. America250 Student Symposium
History
A symposium featuring original student research on the nation’s founding by college students from across Utah. Students from the University of Utah, BYU, Utah Valley University, and Utah State University will spend the summer and fall working with History faculty at their respective universities on original research papers that they will present at this symposium.
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Cost: Free. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Economics CAKE Talk Seminar: Sarah Robinson
Economics
Associate Professor of Economics from Claremont McKenna, Sarah Robinson, will visit the University and deliver her lecture during this Economics CAKE Talk Seminar. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Some of Professor Robinson's research interests include health and public economics.
Event Categories: Conferences. Lectures. Seminars. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM.
Career Opportunity: Gardner Institute Survey Data Dictionary and Mapping Intern
College of Humanities
The Gardner Institute is accepting applications for a Spring 2027 Graduate Internship.
The intern will support the Gardner Institute’s efforts to improve the documentation, consistency, accessibility, and effective use of survey data. The primary project will involve developing a comprehensive data dictionary and business glossary for survey-related files.
This internship is fully remote, with an expectation of 10-15 hours per week during the Spring semester, and includes a $1,500 stipend.
Applications are due November 14, 2026. Learn more about the Gardner Institute Spring Graduate Internship. .
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, November 14, 2026.
For more info visit forms.cloud.microsoft. Applications are open and due for long- and short-term Huntington Fellows, as well as travel grants and exchange fellowships
College of Humanities
Applications are open and due for long- and short-term Huntington Fellows, as well as travel grants and exchange fellowships, on November 15th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
The Huntington—a collections-based research institute—awards over 150 research fellowships annually. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at The Huntington and to participate in, and contribute to, its intellectual life. Find more information, including how to apply, HERE.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Sunday, November 15, 2026.
For more info visit www.huntington.org. Graduate Dissertation Fellowship (Application Portal Open)
Wilkes Center
The Wilkes Dissertation Fellowship supports the dissertation writing phase for Ph.D. candidates whose dissertation projects focus around the broad themes of climate science and climate policy.
Applicants can apply for 1 or 2 semesters of support to complete a research-based dissertation-required Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Funds are intended to support the final semesters of writing and defense of the dissertation. This award is non-renewable.
Wilkes Dissertation Fellowships are open to applicants from any Ph.D. program as long as the focus of the dissertation project is in the area of climate science or climate policy.
Sunday, November 15, 2026 – Friday, January 15, 2027.
https://wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-opportunities/dissertation-fellowship/.
For more info visit wilkescenter.utah.edu. Henry Eyring Lecture | Daniel Neumark, University of California - Berkeley
Chemistry-Seminars
TBBC 4630
4th floor Thatcher
In-Person Seminar
Title: Spectroscopy and Scattering Experiments on Flat Liquid Jets, Abstract:
The dynamics of photoexcited solute molecules and the properties of liquid interfaces are studied by carrying out spectroscopy and scattering experiments on flat liquid water jets. In one set of experiments, solute dynamics are probed using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy in which molecules are photoexcited with a femtosecond UV pulse and photoionized with a time-delayed femtosecond XUV pulse (at 21.7 eV). The time-dependent photoelectron spectra provide a unique probe of the relaxation of photoexcited neutral and anionic species in aqueous solution. Results will be presented for several negative ions including phenolate,1 bromophenolate, 2 and nitrophenolate. These experiments probe the competition among the various relaxation pathways including internal conversion, dissociation, and electron ejection.
In complementary experiments, the liquid interface is explored in…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit sites.google.com. Level up your grant writing!
College of Humanities
Level up your grant writing! Discover proven strategies and practical tips to make your grant proposals stronger and more competitive. You’ll leave with actionable insights you can apply right away to your proposals. Join Jenna Taylor on the afternoon of November 17 for an in-person proposal writing workshop from 1-3 p.m. presented by the university’s Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR). The workshop is designed to support participants at all levels of experience, and the content is applicable across a wide range of funders and proposal types. Open to all UU faculty, research professionals, and staff involved in developing or supporting funding proposals.
RSVP by emailing jenna.taylor@utah.edu.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - Steph Monty - NMSU - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
What the Great Salt Lake Means to Us | Fall 2026 Brave Conversations
A conversation about how the Lake affects Utah, and how it affects our future together. You don’t need to be a Great Salt Lake expert—come share a meal with people of all viewpoints and discuss the past, present, and future of the Lake.
Campus Connect RSVP Link &:
https://cglink.me/2zF/r384722
Co-Sponsor: COMM 5150.
Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
For more info visit cglink.me. The Power of Internships | Career Workshop Series
The Power of Internships Wednesday, November 18 | 3:00 - 4:20 PM |GC 2575/Virtual
Discover the many ways an internship can become part of your college experience and help prepare you for what comes next. This workshop will explore different types of internships and experiential opportunities, where to find them, how to successfully secure one, and why they matter for your future career. You’ll also learn about funding opportunities and university resources that can help make internships more accessible, along with practical tips for finding an experience that aligns with your interests and goals.
Handshake signup.
Zoom link.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Virtual. Alternate Location: https://utah.zoom.us/j/94263501015. Ticket URL: https://utah.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1980954. Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
For more info visit utah.zoom.us. Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting
College of Humanities
Hum RSG (Humanities Recognized Student Government) meets monthly to talk about issues important to students in the College of Humanities. Open to all students interested in joining. Info.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - - - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
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Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Linguistics Colloquium - Kate Mooney (U Maryland)
Linguistics
Event Categories: Colloquia. Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Contact Phone: (801) 581-8047. Contact Email: Linguistics@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - Clausell Mathis - Michigan State University - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Parry Lecture | David Cahen, Weizmann Institute
Chemistry-Seminars
Parry Lectureship Seminar at the University of Utah
with David Cahen, Weizmann Institute
TBBC 4630
4th floor - Thatcher
In-person seminar
Title: Durable Materials: a Chemical Challenge for Sustainable Energy & Electronics, Abstract:
Achieving true sustainability by mid-century requires more than transitioning to renewable and low-carbon forms of energy; the materials that enable these technologies must themselves be sustainable. This presents a fundamental scientific challenge. Many of the materials used today for solar-energy conversion, batteries, hydrogen production, and the conversion of CO₂ into fuels and chemicals rely on resources, processing methods, or device architectures that are not inherently compatible with long-term sustainability. Moreover, sustainability demands long operational lifetimes, a requirement that challenges conventional approaches to manufacturing and consumption and renews the importance of designing materials and devices that can be repaired, regenerated, or healed.
Meeting…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit www.weizmann.ac.il. Economics CAKE Talk Seminar: Rene Crespin
Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics from Michigan State, Rene Crespin, will visit the University and deliver his lecture during this Economics CAKE Talk Seminar. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Some of Professor Crespin's research interests include economics of education and labor economics.
Event Categories: Conferences. Lectures. Seminars. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Science Policy, Management, Entrepreneurship | Career Workshop
College of Science
More info coming soon!
Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit science.utah.edu. SRI-CAP-Science Policy, Management, & Entrepreneurship Workshop
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
In this workshop we will discuss important factors in the scientific enterprise that form the basis of how science gets done and who makes the decisions.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Department Meeting
English
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
British Studies: "The Oldest Poem in Scots? A British Studies Masterclass"
English
Campus Locations: Language & Communication Bldg (LNCO). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Natural Products Interest Group Seminar- Bandarian Lab
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
The University of Utah is home to a vibrant and interdisciplinary community of researchers interested in all aspects of natural products including discovery, synthesis, biosynthesis, and function. The Natural Products Interest Group is a forum where community members can share their research to foster discussion and potential collaborations across campus.
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
National Theatre Live, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”
Tanner Humanities Center
Olivier and Tony Award winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has brought acclaimed British theatre to over 5.5 million viewers worldwide, featuring productions like Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Yerma with Billie Piper. Each show is filmed live with cameras placed to give cinema audiences the “best seat in the house.”…
Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/les-liaisons-dangereuses-national-theatre-live/. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu. Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Holiday: Thanksgiving Break
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Friday, November 27, 2026.
Spring 2027 - Open enrollment
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 30, 2026.
Grant Opportunity: FLAG Initiative Announces $5,000 Research Grants
College of Humanities
The University of Utah’s Federalism, Law, and American Governance Initiative (FLAG) is accepting applications for its inaugural Research Grant Program, which will support research by scholars across the university on federalism and related questions of American governance.
Faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows are eligable to apply, and approximately 15 grants of up to $5,000 each are expected to be awarded. Applications are due Dec. 1, 2026. Learn more on the FLAG grants.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026.
For more info visit attheu.utah.edu. Postdoctoral Fellowship (Application Portal Open)
Wilkes Center
This postdoctoral scholar program will help create the next generation of leaders in climate science and policy. It endeavors to attract spectacular recent PhDs in sciences that address studies with relevance to the Wilkes Center climate research and climate policy goals.
Postdoctoral scholars will perform cutting-edge and impactful research in climate science and/or policy , with particular priority areas on data informed climate forecasting, wildfire and climate extremes such as heat waves, droughts, and floods, climate impacts on local communities, economies, ecosystems, and human health, and the development of tools to mitigate, adapt, and manage climate impacts. These can include analysis of past, current, or possible future climate variability and change as well as the study of the underlying social, physical, chemical, and biological processes.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 – Monday, February 15, 2027.
https://wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-opportunities/wilkes-center-postdoctoral-program/.
For more info visit wilkescenter.utah.edu. Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting
College of Humanities
Hum RSG (Humanities Recognized Student Government) meets monthly to talk about issues important to students in the College of Humanities. Open to all students interested in joining. Info.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Program/Project Management Networking Panel
College of Humanities
More info coming soon!
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Contact Name: Cameron Vakilian. Contact Email: cameron.vakilian@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Crimson Conversation
College of Humanities
Crimson Conversations (CC) is an educational program created to enhance the cultural education and awareness of University of Utah campus community. CC will provide opportunities for students from all backgrounds to learn with and from one another and promote community success.
For room location and any questions, please reach out to the center at culture@utah.edu.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
For more info visit culture.utah.edu. SRI-CAP Science Career Speaker Seminar
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
Speaker TBD. Join us for a speaker seminar featuring industry careers in science.
Campus Locations: Crocker Science Center (CSC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - - - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Jim Ehleringer, Univeristy of Utah
College of Science
"Death in the desert? Encelia meets the megadrought"
Host: Sandy Parkinson.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - Ashna Gulati - University of Utah - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 4, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 4, 2026.
Economics CAKE Talk Seminar: Debora Machado Nunes
Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics from Monmouth University, Debora Machado Nunes, will visit the University and deliver her lecture during this Economics CAKE Talk Seminar. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Some of Professor Nunes' research interests include international economics and development, history of economic thought, gender in the economy, and macro political economy.
Event Categories: Conferences. Lectures. Seminars. Campus Locations: Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM.
Humanities Recognized Student Government Meeting
College of Humanities
Hum RSG (Humanities Recognized Student Government) meets monthly to talk about issues important to students in the College of Humanities. Open to all students interested in joining. Info.
Event Categories: Community Engagement. Campus Locations: Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB). Contact Name: Karen Marsh. Contact Email: karen.marsh@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, December 7, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026.
Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - - - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Noah Whiteman, UC Berkeley
College of Science
TBA
Host: Nicole Amedee.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - Deepak Eappachen - University of Utah - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Reading day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 11, 2026.
Natural Products Interest Group Seminar- Karsten Eastman, PhD (Sethera Therapeutics)
Science Research Initiative (SRI)
The University of Utah is home to a vibrant and interdisciplinary community of researchers interested in all aspects of natural products including discovery, synthesis, biosynthesis, and function. The Natural Products Interest Group is a forum where community members can share their research to foster discussion and potential collaborations across campus.
Campus Locations: Thatcher Chemistry Building (TBBC). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 11, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Final exam period
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, December 14, 2026 – Friday, December 18, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu. Fall 2026 Second Half - Second-half grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu. Graduate Research Fellowship Application Due Today
College of Humanities
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides PhD and MFA students the opportunity to focus on their research/creative scholarly projects, conducting their research, and writing their dissertations. Applicants must be on track to pass their qualifying exams prior to the start of the fellowship year (by Fall 2027). Applications require a department endorsement. Graduate Research Fellowship – December 16, 2026,
All applications are on the University of Utah’s scholarship application platform, Scholarship Universe.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship in Political Economy Application Due Today
College of Humanities
The Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship in Political Economy is a dissertation completion opportunity for PhD students whose research intersects with politics/economics, and is open to students from any discipline, provided the political economy component is a part of their research. Common areas of research include business administration, economics, sociology, history, communication, political science, social work, health & social policy, and education policy. Students must be on track to defend by the end of the 2027-2028 academic year.
Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship – December 16, 2026
All applications are on the University of Utah’s scholarship application platform, Scholarship Universe.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
University Teaching Assistantship Application Due Today
College of Humanities
The University Teaching Assistantship provides seasoned teaching assistants with the opportunity to develop a new undergraduate or graduate course for their department. In the application, students will propose a new and innovative course that, if approved, will be taught during the 2027-2028 academic year. Applications will require a department endorsement.University Teaching Assistantship – December 16, 2026, All applications are on the University of Utah’s scholarship application platform, Scholarship Universe.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, December 16, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Holiday Recess (Dec 19 - Jan 10)
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, December 19, 2026 – Sunday, January 10, 2027.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Semester-length grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 23, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu. Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, December 23, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Holiday: Christmas Day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 25, 2026.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, December 30, 2026, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
La China Poblana: Women’s Stories Stitched, Worn & Remembered in the Borderlands
America West Center
The American West Center is proud to co-sponsor this curated exhibit by Professor Romeo Garcia. Explore the rich and layered history of La China Poblana through dress, performance, memory, and community storytelling. This exhibition brings together historic China Poblana ensembles, recorded cultural performances, and stories rooted in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands—examining how clothing can become an archive of identity, tradition, migration, and belonging. Throughout the exhibition, visitors will also be invited to take part in workshops and community conversations that help build a growing, living archive of dresses, stories, and memories.
Free and open to the public. Exhibit open from September 1 - December 31, 2026.
Presented by the Center for Community & Cultural Engagement, Latine Heritage Month, Center for Latin American Studies, the Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies. Special thanks to Sierra Mendez.
Campus Locations: Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 31, 2026.
Spring 2027 - House Bill 60 registration
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, January 6, 2027, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Melinda Larsen, Department of Biological Science and The RNA Institute University at Albany, SUNY
College of Science
"Stromal Signaling at the Crossroads of Salivary Gland Fibrosis and Repair " Host: Martin Horvath .
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 7, 2027, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Classes Begin
English
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 11, 2027, 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Spring 2027 First Half Classes - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 11, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 11, 2027.
Physics & Astronomy Colloquium - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, January 12, 2027, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Seminar -
Metallurgical Engineering
Event Categories: Lectures. Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Cost: free. Contact Name: Kay Argyle. Contact Phone: (801) 581-6386. Contact Email: kay.argyle@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: No.
Wednesday, January 13, 2027, 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter - - - - LSSB W4202
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Anthropology Colloquium
Anthropology
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, Benjamin Blonder, UC Berkeley
College of Science
Host: Luiza Aparecido.
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Skaggs Biology Building - Aline Wilmot (ASB). Contact Name: April Mills. Contact Phone: 8015875882. Contact Email: aprilmills@bioscience.utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Physics & Astronomy High Energy/Astrophysics (HEAP) - - - - LSSB W0120
Physics & Astronomy
""
Zoom information, if attending remotely: https://utah.zoom.us/j/82859370639
Meeting ID: 828 5937 0639 | Passcode: 532587, ""
Abstract: Find upcoming department seminars and Zoom links on the Events tab at physics.utah.edu. Notify us of your events at webmaster@physics.utah.edu.
Campus Locations: Skaggs, L. S. Applied Science Building (LSSB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, January 14, 2027, 4:10 PM – 5:10 PM.
Spring 2027 First Half Classes - Last day to add, drop, audit
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Spring 2027 First Half Classes - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Last day to add without a permission code
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Department Meeting
English
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
National Theatre Live, “The Misanthrope”
Tanner Humanities Center
Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.
Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her.
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play. Since 2009, National Theatre Live has brought acclaimed British theatre to over 5.5 million viewers worldwide, featuring productions like Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch, and Yerma with Billie Piper. Each show is filmed live with cameras placed to give cinema audiences the “best seat in the house.”
The Tanner Humanities Center began screening National Theatre Live in 2010, now hosted at Salt Lake Film Society’s…
Alternate Location: Broadway Centre Cinemas, 111 E. Broadway. Ticket URL: https://tanner.utah.edu/center-events/the-misanthrope-national-theatre-live/. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, January 16, 2027, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit tanner.utah.edu.