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Moran Eye Center Theft Causes Patient Information Disclosure

Moran Eye Center Theft Causes Patient Information Disclosure

By Shaelyn Barber June 20, 2018

A theft at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah may have caused a disclosure of the information of 607 patients — 602 infants and five adults. On April 3, the Moran Eye Center discovered...

$1.5 Million for the Middle Class

$1.5 Million for the Middle Class

By Mackenzie McDermott June 18, 2018

The American Dream Ideas Challenge has made it to Utah and will be awarding $1.5 million in funding. The University of Utah has joined the ranks of the Alliance for The American Dream alongside four...

Local Utah Election Season Run-Down 2018

Local Utah Election Season Run-Down 2018

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor May 23, 2018

The 2018 election cycle is in full swing, and in Utah, Election Day is coming quickly. In November, certain districts’ seats in the Utah State Senate and House are up for election, as well as seats in...

'Slow Government' Neglects Olympic Legacy in Salt Lake City

‘Slow Government’ Neglects Olympic Legacy in Salt Lake City

By Megan Hulse March 1, 2018

No time to read? Check out this story's episode of the Floodlights podcast: http://kuteradio.org/talkshows/olympic-legacy/ Some have called the 2002 Winter Olympics one of the most successful in...

Teaching Kids, Not Content

Teaching Kids, Not Content

By Mackenzie McDermott February 21, 2018

Despite long hours, difficult emotional attachments and policies many disagree with, 5 percent of 2,025 teachers say the “desire to make a worthwhile difference in the lives of children” is what keeps...

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

By Cara MacDonald February 1, 2018

On a Friday afternoon in January, Ivan Cardenas awaited his team inside the kitchens at the University of Utah Student Union Building. Upon their arrival, they would spend the next hour collecting and...

Headache School at the U Aims to Help Those Suffering From Migraines

Headache School at the U Aims to Help Those Suffering From Migraines

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor January 18, 2018

The University of Utah Department of Neurology partnered with the Danielle Byron Henry Migraine Foundation to establish a headache outreach program at the U. The Headache School offers individuals suffering...

Students Against Sexual Assault raised money for the Rape Recovery Center at Mestizo Coffeehouse.

Students Raise Money for the Rape Recovery Center While Sharing Their Stories

By Mackenzie McDermott December 10, 2017

Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) at the University of Utah held a poetry reading last week to raise money to translate the Rape Recovery Center’s website into Spanish, opening up its services to...

The University of Utah Alumni Association is hosting a food drive throughout the month of November.

Alumni Association Works to Give Local Families Holiday Meals

By Steven Morgan November 26, 2017

Every year the University of Utah’s Alumni Association puts on a food drive throughout the month of November, during which members and its community partners go door-to-door, stand outside allied supermarkets...

Graduate students from universities throughout Utah gathered at the state Capitol on November 21, 2017, to protest Congress's new tax reform bill.

U Graduate Students Rally Against Tax Reform Bill

By Mackenzie McDermott November 26, 2017

University of Utah students were among those gathered in the rotunda of the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday for the Graduate Rally Against Taxing Tuition. In response to the tax reform bill recently passed...