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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sociology professor Ruby Mendenhall speaks to University of Utah faculty at a forum on micro-aggressions on college campuses.

U Faculty Attend Inclusivity Forum

By Mckenzie Alder October 13, 2017

Many members of the University of Utah's faculty and staff gathered on Oct. 2 for an Inclusivity Forum presented by sociology professor Ruby Mendenhall and urban and regional planning professor Stacy Harwood...

Sophomore Rise Initiative Aims to Retain Students

Sophomore Rise Initiative Aims to Retain Students

By Mckenzie Alder October 4, 2017

College student retention rates have been a growing problem across the country, with only about 70 percent of students returning for their sophomore year, and an even lower percentage, 59 percent, of students...

The Construction of the new OSH otherwise known as the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Building at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Construction on Campus Brings Improvements

By Mckenzie Alder July 22, 2017

Multiple construction and renovation projects are in the works at the University of Utah. Some of these projects are replacing buildings constructed between 1951 and 1975 that were out of date and in...

Older Americans More Likely to Engage in Extramarital Sex, U Professor Finds

Older Americans More Likely to Engage in Extramarital Sex, U Professor Finds

By Mckenzie Alder July 19, 2017

According to data from the General Social Survey (GSS), older Americans aged 55 and up have reported higher rates of extramarital sex than younger Americans. Nicholas Wolfinger, a professor in the University...

2017 Graduation Welcomes First Wave of UAC Students

2017 Graduation Welcomes First Wave of UAC Students

By Mckenzie Alder May 6, 2017

This spring, the first group of students from the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) graduated. The UAC began developing an abroad campus in 2014 as a part of the Incheon Global Campus which has been...

Salt Lake Joins World-Wide March for Science

Salt Lake Joins World-Wide March for Science

By Mckenzie Alder April 24, 2017

Salt Lake City was one of over 500 participating cities to join in the first-ever world-wide March for Science on Saturday, April 22. Other cities who marched to support efforts in science sprawled...

Counter Terrorism Simulation, Friday, April 8th, 2016, Peter Creveling Daily Utah Chronicle

In Wake of Attacks, Law School Enacts Terrorism Simulations

By Mckenzie Alder April 12, 2017

Law students at the University of Utah participated in a counterterrorism simulation where they practiced being in positions of power during potentially deadly situations. On Friday, four simulations...

AASA Awareness Week Works to Unite Marginalized Groups

AASA Awareness Week Works to Unite Marginalized Groups

By Mckenzie Alder April 3, 2017

The Asian-American Student Association (AASA) at the University of Utah will be holding an Awareness Week April 3 through 6. The theme is “Collective Liberation” — fliers around campus and online...

New Happiness: Afghan Student Union Shares Nowruz with the Community

“New Happiness”: Afghan Student Union Shares Nowruz with the Community

By Mckenzie Alder March 27, 2017

On Wednesday, March 22, the Afghan Student Union (ASU) at the University of Utah hosted its second annual Nowruz celebration. Nowruz recognizes the Persian New Year every March on the vernal equinox....

Members of Students for a Democratic Society protest President Donald Trumps policies on Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

Anti-Trump Rally on Campus Results in Violence, Arrest

By Mckenzie Alder March 10, 2017

A protest at the University of Utah opposing the policies of President Donald Trump turned violent on Wednesday when an altercation occurred between a member of the U’s Students for a Democratic Society...