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The Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (Teanna Sorensen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U Receives Over $2.1 Million in Donations on Giving Day

By Teanna Sorensen April 26, 2025

  On April 8 and 9, the University of Utah hosted its seventh annual Giving Day. It was launched at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and went until 3:49 p.m. on Wednesday. Giving Day has become a U tradition...

Courtesy of the Bennion Center

Springing Into Service With the Bennion Center

By Teetad Govitviwat, News Writer April 24, 2025

  “To inspire and mobilize people to strengthen communities through learning, scholarship and advocacy” is the mission statement of the Bennion Center. Established by former University of...

University of Utah Provost Mitzi Montoya speaks at a press conference with the Daily Utah Chronicle in the John R. Park Building in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Faculty Say New Law and Leadership Have Jeopardized Academic Freedom

By Emerson Hagy and Addy Cowley April 23, 2025

  Faculty at the University of Utah say a new state law has emboldened administrators to suppress dissent, pointing to blocked resolutions, overturned tenure cases and a growing climate of fear.  Their...

The Kahlert Village courtyard on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on July 1, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Transgender Housing Bill Applies to the U

By Nick Pickel April 21, 2025

  On Feb. 14, 2025, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 269 into law, effecting sex-designated privacy spaces in education and government facilities. HB269 requires public universities...

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

Students React to U Tuition Increase for the 2025-26 School Year

By Elle Crossley, News Writer April 21, 2025

  Tuition at the University of Utah is increasing by 2.1% for the 2025-2026 school year. That means students will have to shell out about $224 more than the year prior. The Utah Board of Higher...

A rack of rental shoes in Outdoor Adventures at the Eccles Student Life Center in Salt Lake City on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Outdoor Adventures Builds Confidence and Community

By Teetad Govitviwat, News Writer April 21, 2025

  Rob Jones has been the director of Outdoor Adventures for over 50 years. Throughout his tenure, he's helped expand the program to provide students and the general public opportunities to experience...

Utah State Capital In Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Feb.  21, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Canvassers Gather Record Breaking Number of Signatures to Save Collective Bargaining

By Teanna Sorensen April 21, 2025

  In February, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law that bans public labor unions from collective bargaining. A labor union is an organized group of workers who advocate for a number...

Rendering of the exterior of the John and Marcia Price Computing and Engineering Building. (Photo curtesy of the University of Utah College of Engineering).

The U Sues the Department of Energy Over Its Massive Cuts to Research Funding

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor April 19, 2025

  A federal judge has stalled the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to make steep cuts to research funding after the University of Utah and a consortium of other universities filed a lawsuit against...

The J. Willard Marriott Library at University of Utah in Salt Lake City on April 17, 2019. (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The National Endowment for the Humanities Cancels 3 Grants Awarded to the U

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor April 17, 2025

  The National Endowment for the Humanities has canceled three grants awarded to the University of Utah as result of the federal agency's termination of over a thousand grants nationwide. The...

The University of Utah plays against Stanford during an NCAA Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Despite History and Significance, Plans for the Huntsman Center’s Relocation are Moving Forward

By Teanna Sorensen, News Writer April 16, 2025

  Since 1969, the Jon M. Huntsman Center has been the primary venue for Ute sports like basketball, gymnastics and volleyball. It has also been the home to some of the greatest sports moments in...