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No One Dies Alone on U Hospital’s Watch

By Abrielle Fulwider April 24, 2018

A group of volunteers at the University of Utah Hospital is working to make sure no patient has to die without someone by their side. No One Dies Alone (NODA) connects volunteers with patients who...

Migos perform at VELD Music Festival in Toronto in August 2017.
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Migos Set to Perform at 2018 Redfest

By Abrielle Fulwider April 2, 2018

ASUU announced that this year’s Redfest will feature Migos, with Aminé as the opening act. Redfest is an annual concert planned by Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU), which is held...

U Library and Art Museum Receive $500,000 Grant

U Library and Art Museum Receive $500,000 Grant

By Abrielle Fulwider March 3, 2018

A $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been awarded to the J. Willard Marriott Library and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. The grant will go toward a four-year...

Tampon Allies Petition the U to Provide More Free Menstrual Products on Campus

Tampon Allies Petition the U to Provide More Free Menstrual Products on Campus

By Abrielle Fulwider February 2, 2018

Tampon Allies at the University of Utah is petitioning the school to make menstrual products free and accessible to all students, staff and faculty on campus. The petition aims to expand the number...

Former College of Social Work Dean Hank Liese was made the namesake of a new scholarship for students of the college.

New Scholarship Created In Honor of Former Dean of Social Work

By Abrielle Fulwider January 24, 2018

A new scholarship has been established at the University of Utah in honor of Hank Liese, a former Dean of the College of Social Work. The scholarship is funded by an endowment from Colin Brown — Liese’s...

Koren Roach, fifth year grad student from the department of Bioengineering (left), and Penny Atkins, fifth year grad student from the department of Bioengineering, are are avid cyclists a part of the University of Utah Mountain Biking Team explain their current research at the Marriott Library in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017

(Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Biking to Give Back

By Abrielle Fulwider January 17, 2018

University of Utah graduate students Penny Atkins and Koren Roach are making an impact both in the lab and on their bikes. Atkins and Roach are bioengineering graduate students in the Department of...

Kai Medina-Martinez is the director of the LGBT Resource Center at the University of Utah.

U Ranked Top LGBTQ-Friendly School in Utah

By Abrielle Fulwider November 30, 2017

The University of Utah was recently ranked as the top college in the state for LGBTQ students by BestColleges.com. The ranking took into consideration the steps universities in each state took toward...

Amy Wildermuth  at the University of Utahs Park Building in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday,Nov.10, 2017

(Photo by Jose Remes/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Wildermuth: A Force of Sustainability

By Abrielle Fulwider November 20, 2017

Amy Wildermuth, associate vice president for faculty and chief sustainability officer at the University of Utah, has served as a leader throughout her years of work in law, engineering and sustainability....

Posters reading, Its okay to be white, like this one in Seattle, were hung in locations across the country during the first week of November.

U Responds to ‘It’s Okay to be White’ Posters Found on Campus

By Abrielle Fulwider November 10, 2017

Multiple posters that said, "It's okay to be white," were found on Sunday and Monday at the University of Utah. In response, the U’s Office of Equity and Diversity posted a statement on Facebook condemning...

New SLC Homeless Shelters Designed By U Adjunct Professor

New SLC Homeless Shelters Designed By U Adjunct Professor

By Abrielle Fulwider November 2, 2017

As a part of Salt Lake City’s recent efforts to address homelessness, three new homeless resource centers will be built in the area. These shelters are being designed and built under the leadership of...