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Rendering of the project's courtyard. (Photo courtesy of U Office of Real Estate).

U Announces Private Partnership To Expand Housing

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer October 10, 2024

  The University of Utah is moving forward with a $155 million student housing project, the first step in a long-term initiative to transform the campus into a more "traditional" residential college. U...

Construction at the University of Utah’s new America First Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Photo by Samantha Lazenby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Construction for U’s New America First Ballpark is Underway

By Elle Crossley, News Writer September 20, 2024

  Construction is underway for the University of Utah’s new America First Ballpark. A community open house at the site on Aug. 28, 2024 marked a “new era of Utah Baseball.” Plans for the...

The Impact Prosperity Epicenter Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Impact and Prosperity Epicenter Opens While Still Under Construction

By Alina Walker, News Writer August 30, 2024

  The opening of the Impact and Prosperity Epicenter has added 778 new beds on campus. However, the administrative offices for the Sorenson Impact Institute and the Center for Business, Health...

University of Utah Lot 22 closed and under construction on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by Madeline Van Wagenen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U’s Kahlert Village Parking Lot Closed for New Housing

By Josi Hinds, News Editor August 23, 2024

  Earlier this month, the University of Utah announced it would be closing the 350-stall Kahlert Village parking lot to make way for a new student housing development. The U said this change is...

Student looking for parking at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 (Photo by David Chenoweth | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Optimizing Campus Parking Amid Increasing Student Demand and New Construction

By Nathan Levinzon, News Writer January 26, 2022

  The University of Utah is gearing up for a series of construction projects. According to a post made by representatives of Commuter Services on Aug. 18, there are a total of nine construction...

Groundbreaking at the new Juniper Canyon Campus. (Courtesy U Communications)

The U and SLCC Join Together to Break Ground on Campus in Herriman 

By Lizzy Seitz, News Writer August 1, 2021

  On July 15, 2021, at 9 a.m. MDT, Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah came together to break ground on the new joint Juniper Canyon Campus. The campus is set to open Fall 2023. “Never...

The in-construction Kahert Village Residence Dorms, University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, October 14th, 2019. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Are We a College Town or a Commuter Campus?

By Reem Ikram October 22, 2019

Housing on campus is growing with the construction of Kahlert Village underway. The Kahlert Village will soon become one of the University of Utah’s newest housing options starting Fall 2020, according...

Pay lot kiosk in the Union Parking Lot. (Chronicle archives)

The U Continues to Limit Parking as Students Form a Petition

By Stephany Cortez September 18, 2019

  The University of Utah has been eliminating centralized parking for the last five years. The centralized parking spaces that have since been eliminated allowed students to park in close proximity...

The Marriott Honors Community with the South Campus Housing & Dining project construction behind it (Photo by Delaney Manson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What the MHC Summer Closure Has Meant for Students

By Delaney Sheppard, News Writer August 14, 2019

  Earlier this summer, the students of the Marriott Honors Community (MHC) experienced an upheaval. For the first time in seven years, students living in the MHC were relocated to other housing on...

Rice Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Eccles Stadium Expansion Will Increase Season Ticket Price and Crimson Club Donation

By Katelyn Collett February 22, 2019

  In November, the University of Utah announced plans to begin expanding Rice Eccles Stadium. The football stadium already fits 45,017 people, but the expansion will increase that number to 51,444....