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Article: 'Work harder,' U. graduates told
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2008
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Thousands of University of Utah graduates were told Friday to
pursue their passions, going forward to solve some of the world's
greatest problems.
"I encourage you to be active, rather than passive citizens, in
every way," advised Nobel Prize Laureate Mario R. Capecchi, who
delivered this year's U. commencement address at the Jon M. Huntsman
Center. He commended the former students for their achievements, but
also commissioned them to now "work harder."
"No matter how talented you are, success always requires hard
work," he said, adding admonitions to be generous and aware of how
they impact the world. Capecchi singled out global warming as "a
real phenomenon" and something that takes moral ...