The Utah Symposium in Science and Literature will present a special event in partnership with the National Book Foundation – an evening with mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, author of Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature. Kaishian will be in conversation with Katharine Coles, distinguished professor of English and co-director of the symposium, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00 pm in the Aline Wilmot Skaggs Building 210 at the University of Utah. The event is free and open to the public.

U of U historian W. Paul Reeve was named one of the 2026-2027 Presidential Societal Impact Scholars. In just the past five years, Reeve has instigated several ground-breaking public history databases hosted at the Marriott Library’s digital exhibits site. His work has included extraordinary outreach, bridge-building and communal healing in uncovering the history of Black Mormons among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Eight faculty proposals in the College of Humanities have been awarded Dee Grants to pursue teaching projects that will advance student learning during the 2026-2027 academic year. The grants, awarded by the Council of Dee Fellows, are intended to “infuse new energy and teaching techniques into the educational experience at the University.”