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NIH Reinstates $38 Million Research Grant at the U

NIH Reinstates $38 Million Research Grant at the U

The grant, which makes up the bulk of funding for the U's Clinical and Translational Science Institute, was initially terminated for 'not meeting federal priorities.'
By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor | April 11, 2025

  On March 29, the National Institute of Health reinstated the University of Utah’s Clinical and Translational Science Award. It was terminated last month because its grant proposal featured...

The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Oltra | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Board of Higher Education Unpacks Legislative Session

The board discussed the evaluation criteria that universities must use to develop strategic reinvestment plans. They also discussed other bills the legislature passed this year impacting higher education.
By Alina Walker, Assistant News Editor | April 11, 2025

  The Utah Board of Higher Education met for the first time since the conclusion of Utah's 2025 legislative session last week, and its members have already begun taking action on some of this session's...

University of Utah baseball team in an NCAA baseball game vs. Washington State at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, April 10, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Baseball Suffers Triple Loss in West Virginia

After a sweeping loss last week at Smith’s Ballpark against Arizona State, Utah baseball hit the road to Morgantown, West Virginia in search of a redeeming series against the Mountaineers.
By Abbey Thomas, Sports Editor | April 11, 2025

Despite the brutal sweep, multiple Utes displayed impressive performances throughout the weekend. Friday On Friday, the Utes hit the ground running, with Drake Digiorno opening up scoring with a homer...

Presidential candidate Sunny Singh from the Singh ticket speaks at ASUU debate Feb. 20. (Photo by Alex Dolce, courtesy of ASUU).

Bill Restructuring ASUU Executive Cabinet Authored by Sunny Singh Faces Backlash

Singh's proposed bill would have merged several executive boards, created a First Year Cohort to replace the FYC and created outlines to remove redundant positions.
By Josi Hinds, News Editor | April 10, 2025

  A bill that would have brought significant changes to ASUU’s executive cabinet (ECAB) was the subject of intense internal scrutiny from ASUU legislators, senators and appointed officers this...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City. (Courtesy of The Daily Utah Chronicle archives)

Bridging Dialogue and Demonstration: The U’s DART Initiative

The DART task force educates student protestors on navigating campus police and aims to create safe demonstrations.
By Kate Keith, News Writer | April 10, 2025

  A task force designed to support students engaged in community organizing and activism aims to be a resource for students to create successful and safe demonstrations, protests, and rallies. "The...

The Block U on campus on Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

18 U Students Have Visas Revoked Amid Federal Crackdown

U.S. Department of Homeland Security cited “failure to maintain nonimmigrant status” and, in some cases, criminal record checks as the reasons for revoking visas.
By Emerson Hagy, News Editor | April 9, 2025

Eighteen University of Utah students and recent graduates have had their visas revoked and student records terminated in a federal immigration database, the university confirmed Monday. The revocations,...

The S.J. Quinney College of Law building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 20, 2018. (Photo via the Daily Utah Chronicle archive)

Counter-Terrorism Simulation Takes Over Law School

Twenty-two law and graduate students assembled at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney Law School on Friday to participate in a multi-day counter-terrorism simulation.
By Grace Maya, News Writer | April 9, 2025

  Students engaged in three-hour backroom crisis simulations at the S.J. Quinney Law School's two-day counterterrorism simulation last Thursday and Friday as part of the law school's Global Perspectives...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the University of Utah's Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. (Photo courtesy of the Utah House of Representatives).

RFK Jr. Visits the U, Praises Utah for ‘Making America Healthy Again’

RFK said he was 'very proud' of Utah for becoming the first state to ban fluoride in public water systems, arguing it 'makes no sense' to add the mineral to our water.
By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor | April 8, 2025

  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz and two other House Republicans in a news conference Monday. The event praised a string of bills...

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‘No Other Land’ Is an Increasingly Relevant Film

After struggling to get distribution, this competent yet flawed documentary is finally available to watch.
By Samuel Loveland, Arts Writer | April 7, 2025

Basel Adra is a Palestinian activist living with his family in Masafer Yatta, a village in the southern West Bank. Nearly every day, Israeli settlers and soldiers arrive to demolish homes, displacing yet...