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Poor air quality; courtesy of Kerry Kelly, associate director of the program for air quality, health, and society

U Seeks to Improve Air Quality

By Matt Bateman February 1, 2016

Air quality is a rising concern for Utah and the U’s Air Quality Task Force has outlined ways the university can make improvements. The U's Sustainability Office is launching the Clean Air for U campaign...

U Students Help Provide Math Tutoring Via New App MathElf

By Carolyn Webber January 29, 2016

An app can tell you your heart rate, remind you to eat breakfast and soon, it will be able to do your math homework. The MathElf app for iPads is an on-demand math tutoring application that covers pre-algebra...

Former U.S. Senator Robert Bennett acknowledges the crowd during a ceremony to induct senator Bennett into the Hinckley Institute of Politics Hall of Fame in the Hinckley Caucus Room in OSH, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Chris Samuels, Daily Utah Chronicle. Photo credit: Chris Samuels

Hinckley Institute Inducts Former Senator Bob Bennett Into Hall of Fame

By Sidney Marchant January 28, 2016

Former Sen. Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) was named the Hinckley Institute Resident Scholar. Bennett is a U graduate with a political science degree from the class of 1957. While at the university, he was...

Undergrads Display Research on Capitol Hill

Undergrads Display Research on Capitol Hill

By Chris Samuels January 27, 2016

Written by Tara Lincoln Around two dozen U undergrads gathered alongside fellow students from Utah State University on Tuesday, Jan. 26 as part of the annual Undergraduate Research Poster Day at the...

SLC "Circles of Peace" Treatment Program to Examine, Reduce Domestic Violence

SLC “Circles of Peace” Treatment Program to Examine, Reduce Domestic Violence

By Beau Hart January 27, 2016

A new program in Salt Lake City hopes to intervene in and reduce domestic violence. “It affects all of us,” said Rob Butters, U professor and director for the Utah Criminal Justice Center. “We used...

Twin Astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly to Visit Kingsbury Hall

By Carolyn Webber January 23, 2016

In a couple of weeks, the Natural History Museum will host a discussion with Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy Captain, NASA astronaut and engineer. Mark Kelly, as well as his brother, Scott Kelly, will...

Sesame Street Puppeteer Caroll Spinney to visit the U

Sesame Street Puppeteer Caroll Spinney to visit the U

By Sarah Legg January 21, 2016

As a child, you knew him as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. Soon, you'll know him as the man behind the mask: Caroll Spinney. Spinney will speak at the U's Kingsbury Hall in conjunction with a screening...

U Chemistry Professor Peter Stang Honored in China and the U.S.

U Chemistry Professor Peter Stang Honored in China and the U.S.

By Carolyn Webber January 21, 2016

The walls of Peter Stang’s office speak for themselves. Awards in English and Chinese overlap, while about 100 nametags from conferences all over the world lay stacked in a corner. Among these many plaques...

A sign supporting equal rights is seen at a rally and march commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day outside Kingsbury Hall, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

MLK March to Kingsbury Hall Celebrates Activism with Music, Spoken Word

By Allison Oligschlaeger January 18, 2016

“Ain’t I allowed to fulfill Martin’s dream? You know, the one where I might actually be considered a human being?” asked Shekinah Stanton during her performance. The audience murmured and snapped...

U Students Design a Map to Help Utah Combat Homelessness

U Students Design a Map to Help Utah Combat Homelessness

January 13, 2016

A tool developed by U students is about to make Utah's efforts to end homelessness a lot easier. Five graduate students in the City & Metropolitan Planning program began creating a map of homelessness...