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Activists Rally in Support of Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery

By Carolyn Webber March 8, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Activists, recovery addicts and their family members gathered at the Utah State Capitol to support legislation in favor of treatment and prevention at the Rally for...

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U Students Design Phone App to Diagnose Illnesses

By Carolyn Webber March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Got a cold? There’s an app for that. YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: BEATING THE "POOR COLLEGE STUDENT" STEREOTYPE Two U students have created a medical device that works...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

You Can Tell a Lot About a Person by What’s in Their Wallets

March 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The contents of someone’s wallet can say a lot about the type of person they are. FEATURE STORY: ASUU CANDIDATES TALK CONSTITUTION, PLATFORMS For Tiffany Davis,...

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Jane Goodall to Speak in Utah

By Carolyn Webber March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jane Goodall, a primatologist, anthropologist and advocate for peace, will be speaking at the Lyceum II Lecture hosted by the College of Humanities and Environmental...

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U’s Diabetes Prevention Program Shows Great Potential

February 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One in three people in this country are at risk of type 2 diabetes or have pre-diabetes, and the Center for Disease Control has launched a prevention program to fight...

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U Students Create Ski Goggle Business

By Carolyn Webber February 23, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two U students turned their passion into a career when they created a ski goggle company. Schaeffer Warnock, a senior in business management, and Jake Nelson, a...

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Professor Talks About Pluto at Science Event

By Carolyn Webber February 19, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ben Bromley, a professor in physics and astronomy, knows a lot about Pluto. Speaking at the Science at Breakfast event, sponsored by the U’s College of Science,...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

You Can Tell a Lot About a Person by Their Car

February 18, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dental floss, a snow shovel and fortune cookies have one thing in common: They are all inside the cars of U students. Possessions can show a lot about a person,...

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Financial Grant Helps U Researchers Lend a Bionic Hand to Amputees

February 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “It’s like waking up something as if it had been dead.” That is how Greg Clark, associate professor in bioengineering, describes his work creating bionic hands...

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UPC Speed Dating Event to Bring Love and Awkward Encounters

February 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Need a date for Valentine’s Day? Look no further than the Union tonight. The Union Programming Council (UPC) is hosting speed dating tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at...