Fresh air clears the mind, but can it heal it? A group of researchers at the U have set out to find the answer by examining nature's effects on veterans and their families.
The study will focus primarily...
The weather forecast says to expect a snowy morning commute, but can these predictions always be trusted? Jim Steenburgh, a U professor of atmospheric sciences, suggests they cannot.
Steenburgh researches...
The average U alumnus makes $15,000 more annually than most college graduates.
A study done by the U.S. Department of Education found that U graduates make a median $49,000 a year — the third-highest...
You're on campus with an empty water bottle, a newspaper and an aluminum can, looking for the nearest recycling station. What you find instead are three different bins. You're then left wondering where...
It doesn't look like much — it's small and a murky reddish-brown color — but it's also the 2014 inaugural "Mineral of the Year."
The mineral in question, ophirite, was discovered 25 years ago by Joe...
Sustainability is on the rise on college campuses, and the U is at the head of the pack.
In a report by CNBC, the U was listed as the No. 10 “greenest college” in the nation, based on green power...
The Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences in the S.J. Quinney College of Law has been approved by the state Board of Regents as a permanent entity.
The approval will not cause a "radical change," said...
At a halftime ceremony during the Utah vs. UCLA football game on Nov. 21, three U athletes were honored for their contribution to service.
Courtney Jost, a junior majoring in health promotion and education,...
Robert E. Helbling, former professor and director of the U’s Honors College, passed away on Nov. 11 from heart failure at the age of 92.
Born and raised in Switzerland, Helbling attended graduate school...
Rich Stowell is a soldier, author and graduate student, as well as the U’s newly named “Student Veteran of the Year.”
Stowell’s life has been consumed by the military since his enlistment in the...
