Scientist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson delivered the opening lecture of the 2012 Nature of Things Lecture Series at the City Library on Thursday, February 9. Listen to a podcast of the lecture.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert delivered the 2012 State of the State Address tonight on Capitol Hill. In his speech, the Governor focused on the state’s business success, job growth, fund management, and public education.
National civil rights leaders gathered at The Leonardo, Utah’s science, technology and art museum, on Friday evening for a roundtable discussion in conjunction with the museum’s exhibit This Light of Ours, Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement.
Listen to our podcast of a panel discussion from the 14th annual Utah Humanities Book Festival, “Joe Hill and the History of Utah Radicalism.”
Superintendent Larry Shumway discussed the Utah State Board of Education’s legislative agenda, which includes teacher tenure and merit pay, and reported on how well Utah’s public schools are performing during his State of Utah Education Address Tuesday evening at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.
United States Poet Laureate William S. Merwin spoke at the Salt Lake City Main Library on Wednesday, October 5 as part of the 14th annual Utah Humanities Book Festival. Merwin read from his book Migration, a collection of poems from his previous 17 books.
On Sunday, September 11, 2011, author Charles M. Payne presented a lecture titled Strong People Don’t Need Strong Leaders: Building Movements From The Bottom Up as part of the Salt Lake City Library’s Cultural and Religious Pluralism Conference. Payne discussed the work of American Civil Rights activists and their impact in helping create pluralistic societies.
KCPW broadcast a discussion from the Salt Lake City Main Library’s Cultural and Religious Pluralism Conference, called The Role of Youth in Building Pluralistic Society. Young leaders from Salt Lake City shared their perspectives on the role of youth in building a pluralistic society. Here is a podcast of the event.
In his book Growing A Garden City author Jeremy N. Smith documents the creation of an agriculture supported community in Missoula, Montana. Smith spoke at the Salt Lake City Library last night, discussing how creating volunteer powered farms and gardens can help solve community issues like poverty and addiction.
How is the race for clean energy playing out in Utah? What are our assets and challenges? A panel of local experts discussed the current state of clean energy in Utah during the finale of the Nature of Things Lectures on Wednesday, April 6 at the Salt Lake City Library.
