Arts Research

Title	Created Date
Film's Hubbel Palmer named Big 12 Faculty of the Year	February 10, 2026
Kiri Avelar (Dance) and students published in "Frontiers"	January 16, 2026
Jonathan Dillon (Music), alumnus Peter Girgenti (BME ‘25), and student Allie VanLeuven (BME ‘26) co-author "Composing character motifs" article in "Teaching Music"	January 16, 2026
Moses Williams (Art) presents video work for Utah Museum of Contemporary Art’s (UMOCA) “A Score for No Film"	January 15, 2026
Jason Missal (Music) and U Wind Ensemble students selected to perform at The College Band Directors National Association's (CBDNA) Western/Northwestern Division Conference	January 14, 2026
Carol Sogard's (Art) exhibit, “A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains,” at Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Finch Lane Gallery	January 14, 2026
Laura Grantier (Music) and students from Clarinet and Woodwind areas selected to travel to Incheon, South Korea to perform at ClarinetFest® 2026	January 14, 2026
Eric Handman (Dance), Zach Duer, and Scotty Hardwig present drone research at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver	December 19, 2025
Richard Scharine (Theatre) announces March 2026 publication of “The Woman in the Third Floor Front"	December 18, 2025
Film alumni Abby Ellis (BA ’11) and Beth Kearsley (BA ’21) honored for work on "The Lake" at 2026 Sundance Film Festival	December 11, 2025
Joselli Deans (Dance) presenting with Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) for the U’s Black History Month	December 09, 2025
Call for Nominations: 2026 College of Fine Arts Researcher & Mentor Awards	December 08, 2025
Art alumna Nikayla Starr (BFA '24) awarded Chateau d'Orquevaux International Artists & Writers Residency	December 08, 2025
Arika Schockmel (Theatre) contributes recipe to "The Fake Food Cookbook, Volume 2, Prop Foods You Can Eat for Theatre, Film, and TV”	December 07, 2025
Theatre students, alumni, and faculty in SLAC’s production of "Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience"	December 05, 2025
Kelby McIntyre-Martinez (Arts Ed, BTS, MAT-FA) on KUTV, KSL-5, and Fox 13 to promote MAT-FA program	December 04, 2025
Music alumnus Brandon Horrocks (BMU ’02, MMU ’21, DMA ‘24) leads Great Falls Symphony’s holiday concert as candidate for ensemble lead	December 03, 2025
Kenneth Collins (Film) named faculty fellow for the University of Utah’s One-U Responsible AI initiative	December 02, 2025
Lynn Maxfield (Music, Vocology) helps recovering thyroid cancer patient Annette Jarvis learn to sing again through voice lessons	November 30, 2025
Works by student Caden Ferita (MFA '27) featured in the Park Building's ongoing student art exhibition	November 21, 2025

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