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The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 12, 2017.

Training Future Diplomats: A New Major Coming to the U

By Elle Crossley, News Writer January 2, 2025

  This article was originally published in the Academia print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands in October of 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be out...

All-gender restroom facility located in the J. Willard Marriott Library. Photo Courtesy of Rebecca Walsh

University Expands All-gender Restrooms Following H.B. 257

By Nevaeh Anderson January 2, 2025

  Construction workers recently laid tile and installed the first all-gender restroom in the University of Utah’s Language and Communication Building. There are now more than 100 such restrooms...

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Abortion is essential health care" at the protest against the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade at the Utah State Capitol on May 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Abortion Restrictions Impact Education, Economic Status

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor December 31, 2024

  Women living in states with fewer abortion restrictions as teens and girls who received an abortion in adolescence were more likely to have higher incomes, graduate college and report less financial...

Water wise plants in a cluster of rocks on the walkway to the J. Willard Marriott Library. (Photo courtesy of Ali McKelvy)

University of Utah Slashes Water Use by 55 Million Gallons with Waterwise Landscaping

By Caitlyn Homolya December 27, 2024

  Over the past four years, the University of Utah has reduced its annual water consumption by 55 million gallons – enough to fill more than 83 Olympic-sized swimming pools.  Sustainability...

S.J. Quinney Law School on the University of Utah's campus. (Chronicle archives)

Law School Set to Launch Undergraduate Minor in Fall 2025

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer December 19, 2024

  The University of Utah is expanding its academic offerings with an interdisciplinary minor in legal studies, which will launch in Fall 2025. The program will provide undergraduates with a comprehensive...

(Photo curtesy of Applied Carbon).

Farm Tech Startup Wins Wilkes Climate Launch Prize

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor December 13, 2024

  When combine harvesters sail through tall corn fields, their rotating blades slice through the stalks and filter them into the machine’s mouth, where its spinning cylinders rip the corn kernels...

The ASUU headquarters in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union on Oct. 4, 2023. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What Happens When There’s a Vacant Senate Position in ASUU

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer December 9, 2024

  In late November, the College of Fine Arts' Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) senator resigned from their position in the 17-member Senate. According to a statement from Associate...

The Office of Equal Opportunity resource and check-in counter at the S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

USU Volleyball Lawsuit Sparks Controversy

By Addy Christensen December 9, 2024

  A lawsuit involving Utah State University, among other universities, against San Jose State University has raised questions regarding the inclusion of transgender athletes in collegiate women's...

Students line up for food at the Solidarity Potluck held in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Photo by Lyndee Pham, AASA Historian)

Student Affinity Groups Announce Relaunched Legacy Alliance

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor December 4, 2024

  In the wake of H.B. 261 and the subsequent closure and de-funding of various student centers and groups on campus related to DEI, five student groups at the University of Utah have reignited...

Kilby Block Party (Courtesy Laney Hansen)

Kilby Block Party 2025 Lineup Is Here and It’s Bigger Than Before

By Hailey Edmonds, Arts Writer December 3, 2024

  Kilby Block Party 2025 lineup has been revealed, featuring headliners New Order, Beach House, Weezer and Justice. Celebrating 26 years of Kilby, the festival will take place over four...