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Apple Partners with UHealth

By Cara MacDonald October 25, 2018

  The University of Utah health care system is always looking for new ways to make patient care simpler and more effective for their patients. This year, U health is teaming up with Apple and Zimmer...

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Announcing the U’s Honorary Degree Recipients

By Cara MacDonald April 30, 2018

The University of Utah Board of Trustees announced in March that Barbara Tanner and Raymond Uno will receive honorary doctorate degrees, the highest honor given by the university. They will receive the...

Cara MacDonald

Summit Offers Voice on Racism, Institutional Inequality

By Cara MacDonald April 18, 2018

At the end of a year that has been full of tense racial issues on campus, including the posting of anti-black flyers and vandalism that included anti-black graffiti, the Black Faculty and Staff Association...

Us Economics Department: Marxist or Diverse?

U’s Economics Department: Marxist or Diverse?

By Cara MacDonald April 16, 2018

The University of Utah’s economics department has been labeled a center of Marxist thought since it began its leftward trajectory following a move toward academic freedom in the early 20th century. State...

S.J. Quinney Law School on the University of Utahs campus. (Chronicle archives)

CRISPR Could Cure Genetic Diseases

By Cara MacDonald April 10, 2018

As medical research evolves, scientists are delving more into the study of DNA for preventative care — looking for ways to alter genetic code in order to avoid or eliminate genetic diseases. Institutions...

U Professor Studies Relationship Between Social Media and Politics

U Professor Studies Relationship Between Social Media and Politics

By Cara MacDonald April 5, 2018

As social media plays an increasingly important role in American politics, University of Utah communication professor Shannon McGregor is working to research the relationship between the two. McGregor...

Flying Cheap Out of SLC

Flying Cheap Out of SLC

By Cara MacDonald March 17, 2018

Many students have planned elaborate spring break trips that require expensive airline tickets. Jaron Smith, a graduate student at the University of Utah, and his friend Paul Peterson, have made it their...

More Efficient Street Lights On Campus Spark Controversy

More Efficient Street Lights On Campus Spark Controversy

By Cara MacDonald February 24, 2018

The University of Utah has been striving for a greater sense of safety on campus at night, while still maintaining environmental sustainability and efficiency standards. One of these initiatives involves...

Charles Nabors was the first black faculty member at the University of Utah.

Remembering Charles Nabors, the First Black Faculty Member at the U

By Cara MacDonald February 17, 2018

Nearly 25 years after his death, the work done by Charles Nabors, the first black faculty member at the University of Utah and civil rights activist, continues to open opportunities for students. Nabors...

Quinney Law School on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

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U College of Law to Offer New Master of Legal Studies Degree

By Cara MacDonald February 10, 2018

A wide variety of careers require a knowledge of the law other than practicing lawyers. The University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law is creating a new program to begin in Fall semester of 2018...

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