News & Features
THE LOGAN NOTEBOOKS has been shortlisted for the Utah Book Award
October 13th 2015
Congratulations, Rebecca Lindenberg! The Logan Notebooks has been shortlisted for the 2015 Utah Book Award for poetry. The winner will be announced on
Who Is Listening? Gun Violence on Campus
October 13th 2015
My adopted hometown of Milford, Connecticut, bills itself as “a Small City with a Big Heart” and boasts of its perfectly manicured town green, one of
USUP and UPC featured in Huffington Post
October 7th 2015
Check out Anis Shivani's Huffington Post spotlight on exciting new fall 2015 titles from Utah State University Press and the University Press of Color
UPC Joins In at the First Annual Rocky Mountain Pre-Columbian Association Research Colloquium
October 6th 2015
On Saturday, September 26, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science hosted the first annual Rocky Mountain Pre-Columbian Association Research Colloquiu
Congratulations to Edward M. White, Norbert Elliot, and Irvin Peckham!
October 5th 2015
On the evening of Thursday, October 1, at the 2015 Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication annual meeting, USUP editor Michael
Wildfires and Oil Sands: How Resource Extraction and Climate Disasters Are Connected
September 29th 2015
Four years ago, in Fire Management in the American West, I suggested that behind the question of who (if anyone) might be held responsible for the big
Ethan Schmidt Memorial Fund
September 23rd 2015
An education fund has been arranged for Ethan Schmidt's three children. We encourage you to make a donation, which can be done here.
The Problem with the Phrases “Women and Minorities” and “Women and People of Color”
September 22nd 2015
The phrases “women and minorities” and “women and people of color” can be seen and heard daily in newspaper articles, statistical reports, political r
Very Like a Whale wins the 2015 CPTSC Award for Excellence in Program Assessment!
September 16th 2015
Congratulations to Edward M. White, Norbert Elliot, and Irvin Peckham! This award recognizes outstanding contributions that individuals, collaborators
What Are Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies and Why Do They Matter?
September 15th 2015
Aka: (How) Can Research-Based Concepts Contribute to Classroom Practice?
In Memoriam: Ethan Schmidt
September 15th 2015
The staff members of the University Press of Colorado offer their heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends, and colleagues of our author Ethan Schmid
Tim Sullivan event at The King's English Bookshop
September 11th 2015
Tim Sullivan spoke and signed copies of his book Ways to the West at The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City on the evening of September 10 as p
Tim Sullivan on Radio West today at 11am and 7pm
September 10th 2015
Tune in to KUER/Radio West today at 11am or 7pm tonight to hear a roundtable discussion featuring Tim Sullivan and others on the attitude toward cars
The Art of Archaeology: Conveying Science in Nonscientific Ways
September 8th 2015
Every nine-year-old loves the idea of archaeology—the prospect of digging in the dirt and finding mysterious objects once touched by people from the p
The Denver Artists Guild featured in 5280: The Denver Magazine
September 4th 2015
Read the article, in which Stan Cuba's book is described as "a beautiful collection of member biographies and works combined with a historical look at
Aaron Abeyta interviewed in Colorado Central Magazine
September 3rd 2015
Read the interview, in which Abeyta discusses Colcha and what compels him to write poetry, the artistic influence of his family and culture, and his w
Who Wants to Know? Understanding Other Cultures through Better Questions
September 1st 2015
I’ve had some really excellent feedback on my book Class Not Dismissed, especially from readers who ended up, like me, working in a place they wouldn’
What to wear to the wetlands: Paul Johnsgard reveals his sartorial philosophy to Esquire
August 31st 2015
Pick up the September issue of Esquire Magazine to see the author of A Chorus of Cranes featured in "Fifty Men Looking Their Best"! Paul Johnsgard was
Upcoming interview: Tim Sullivan & Ways to the West on Utah Public Radio
August 31st 2015
This Wednesday, 9am: Tune in to Access Utah for a conversation with Tim Sullivan about his exciting new book, Ways to the West: How Getting Out of Our
Challenges Facing University Presses: Baker & Taylor Interviews Meredith Babb
August 25th 2015
Reprinted courtesy of Baker & Taylor With a history dating back 500 years, university presses have long served as a rich resource for the community.
University of Iowa Press announces new annual award
August 19th 2015
The University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program and the University of Iowa Press have announced a new annual prize for literary nonfiction, to be aw
The Animas River Tragedy
August 18th 2015
A Huge Mess. A Tragedy. Unbelievable. These words have been used to describe the terrible situation along the Animas River in southwest Colorado, and
"It’s sometimes said that UPs don’t publish books, they curate lists."
August 17th 2015
Baker & Taylor discusses the restructuring of University of Akron Press and the role and fate of academic publishing with the president of AAUP and di
The Human Story, in 100 Objects or Less
August 11th 2015
A puzzle: If you had to represent the human story in just over 100 objects, which would you choose?
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