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...Ulrich, who joined the Harvard Faculty this fall as Phillips Professor of Early American History and Professor of Women's Studies, points out that in 1870 Utah women--the majority of whom were Mormon--became the first American women to vote...
Still, Ulrich's "strangeness" has allowed her to become a renowned expert on early American women. In the 35 years since she earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1960, Ulrich raised five children who now range in age from...
...Huntsman Sr., a Salt Lake City industrialist who lost both parents to cancer and has survived two bouts himself, has donated $100 million to the University of Utah to study the disease. The gift is believed to be the largest ever to medical research. Health care writer Janice Castro reports that Huntsman, a Mormon, hopes the University can leverage a unique resource of the Church to get at the genetic roots of cancer. "Mormons have the most sophisticated genealogy database in the world right there in Salt Lake City," she says. "For years, they have collected the birth and death...
Clark grew up in Washington state and Utah. A devout Mormon, Clark is an avid golfer, jogs regularly and is a scoutmaster of his son's troop.Crimson File PhotoFormer Dean of the Business School JOHN H. MCARTHUR and Rudenstine...
Many Western towns are tightening zoning codes, imposing construction moratoriums and limiting the number of building permits they issue. Moab, Utah, a desert town, has been overrun by spring breakers, mountain bikers and other newcomers; in response, the surrounding county imposed a subdivision moratorium. The fight over growth in the West is sure to be intensified by the selection of Salt Lake City, Utah, as the host of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, which will bring Olympic-size hype and a flood of tourists. "The Games will accelerate the environmental assault," says Alexis Kelner, co-founder of Utahans for Responsible...