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U of U Hospital Staff Face Rising Violence

Healthcare workers report repeated assaults and a lack of institutional support as violence rises inside Utah’s largest hospital system.
By Anjali Iyer, News Writer July 16, 2025

  The Department of Public Safety at the University of Utah is showing a troubling trend on the U’s health campus, with new data indicating that nearly three-quarters of campus crime occurs...

A closed Israeli military gate stands near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

U ’s Israeli University Partnership Draws Criticism

The University of Utah signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ariel University on May 19.
By Grace Maya, News Writer June 28, 2025

  The University of Utah signed a partnership memorandum of understanding (MOU) last month with Ariel University, an Israeli institution located in the West Bank. While university officials describe...

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Faculty Raise Concerns Over Economics Merger

On April 18, the University of Utah announced the formation of a unified School of Economics, merging the Department of Economics with QAMO.
By Addy Barker Cowley June 25, 2025

  On April 18, the University of Utah said it will combine its Department of Economics and the Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations (QAMO)  program into a unified School of Economics....

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Mental Health in the Screen Age

With social media being more accessible than ever, do U of U students still see it as a positive force in their lives?
By Anjali Iyer, News Writer June 22, 2025

  Once a niche corner of the internet, social media has rapidly evolved into a global force for communication, content sharing and digital interaction. According to Statista, an estimated 5.56...

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Students React HB77 and New City LGBTQ+ Flags

Following new legislation restricting what flags can be flown on public property, Salt Lake City has implemented three new city new official city flags representing Black and LGBTQ+ individuals. University of Utah students have mixed opinions on institutional responses to the flag ban.
By Nicholas Pickel, News Writer June 19, 2025

  Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho, have adopted new official city flags following the implementation of a Utah law restricting the display of certain flags on public property. These flags incorporate...

Caroline Dias Goncalves, a 19-year-old University of Utah student. (Photo courtesy of the Goncalves family)

U Student Detained by ICE

Caroline Dias Goncalves, 19, has been detained in Colorado since Thursday, June 5.
By Anjali Iyer, News Writer June 16, 2025

  A University of Utah student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on June 5 following a minor traffic stop on the way to Denver, Colorado. Caroline Dias Goncalves, originally...

Protesters organize outside the J. Willard Marriott Library during the No Kings protest on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

More Than 5,000 Protestors Gather at Marriott Library Plaza

More than 5,000 gathered at the University of Utah Saturday as part of a national protest responding to federal parade plans and immigration policies.
By Emerson Hagy and Will Ruzanski June 14, 2025

  More than 5,000 protestors convened at the Marriott Library to demonstrate No Kings Day on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon, according to estimates from police and event organizers. The...

A start-up group at the U discuss plans in Lassonde Studios at the University of Utah Campus on Thursday, July 13, 2017 (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

PinPark: Launched At Lassonde

U graduate Noman Khan's path to becoming the next Utah "unicorn"
By Teetad Govitviwat, News Writer June 13, 2025

  A lack of consistent parking is a challenge faced by nearly every car owner in a major city. To remedy this issue, University of Utah graduate Noman Khan founded PinPark, a mobile app that...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints office building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 28, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Earn Credit for Your LDS Mission

The University of Utah opened up credit opportunities to LDS missions, military service, and more.
By Teanna Sorensen, Newsletter Editor, News Writer June 11, 2025

  For years, the University of Utah has recognized various forms of prior learning as eligible for academic credit. On April 23, 2025, President Taylor Randall announced that the U would broaden...

The Daily Utah Chronicle's missing persons report for Douglas Brick published October 19, 1973. (Courtesy of Marriott Library Archives)

Case Reopened After 50 Years

Pieces of a human skull found in the Foothills draws the university's only known cold case to a close.
By Teanna Sorensen, Newsletter Editor, News Writer June 5, 2025

  On Oct. 19, 1973, The Daily Utah Chronicle released a missing person report for Douglas Brick, a University of Utah student, who went missing from his dorm room seven days prior.  Brick,...