Mountains campaign elevates U story in new places
Across America, higher education is facing some headwinds. However, with five years of record-breaking enrollment, the U is on the rise. Against a backdrop of uncertainty, the U recently launched a...
View ArticleFree tax help available on campus
Assistance is available to students earning $70,000 or less annually.
View ArticlePure joy on roller skates
The U Department of Theatre proudly presents "Xanadu" in the Meldrum Theatre February 14-23.
View ArticleRemodeled workspace removes walls, builds teamwork
The task was not simple: create an environment that could improve workflow, increase efficiency, build morale, and remove barriers.
View ArticleNew Chief Financial Officer named
The University of Utah has named longtime financial and operations higher education executive Anthony “Tony” Wagner as its new Chief Financial Officer. Wagner, currently Clemson University’s executive...
View ArticleExploring the frontiers of frozen water
Molinero group uses computer simulations to discover a new, medium-medium density version of amorphous ice
View ArticleStudent Affairs offers support with scholarships and financial wellness
Finances are a significant hurdle for many college students and in today’s economic climate managing money has become even more challenging.
View ArticleNational security and how it got that way
A conversation with historian Peter Roady about his new book on the struggle over the meaning of national security.
View ArticleBlack History Month: Honoring Black labor, culture and community
The month of February is a declaration of resilience, innovation, and the undeniable impact of Black communities, past and present.
View ArticleNational Donor Day: A student’s transplant journey
For National Donor Day on Feb. 14, a biology student shares how receiving her first liver transplant as a teenager ignited a passion for medical research and patient advocacy.
View ArticleNavigate U efforts aim to address courses with failure rates
The Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence is working to identify courses with high failure, withdraw, and incompletion rates. Many of these courses are introductory-level.
View ArticleSenate Summary | Feb. 3, 2025
The Academic Senate meets virtually at 3 p.m. on the first Monday of the month. The meetings are open to the public.
View ArticleWhat fruit fly brains can tell us about alcohol-related insomnia
Research pinpoints brain pathways that could lead to targeted treatments to help people recover from alcohol use disorder.
View ArticleHarris Simmons: Learning ‘to read the world around me’
The impacts of a broad university education are profound to Harris Simmons, CEO of Zions Bank and former regent. As a debate over the value of general education courses and programs has swept across...
View ArticleUtah’s financial technology sector is changing the landscape
A comprehensive study of Utah’s fintech industry and its impact on the state economy finds that Utah is at the forefront of the fintech movement and is rapidly reshaping the future.
View ArticleThe power of research: Leading through uncertainty
The University of Utah is a community of thinkers and doers—people unafraid to cross boundaries and ask big questions. That spirit has never been more essential.
View ArticleDavid Eccles School of Business featured in new film series
The Eccles School episode focuses on the curriculum, resources, programming, and services offered to address mental health and well-being more broadly.
View ArticleRules for effective intergroup bargaining
New research by Ravideep Sethi illustrates how democracies can structure treaty negotiations, how groups of plaintiffs can bargain with defendants and how shareholders might haggle with corporate...
View ArticleHumans of the U: Michael Molenaar
“I am somebody who, for better or worse, is interested in a lot of different things—side quests—you could call them. Whether that’s baking, outdoor activities, coding, videography, photography—all...
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