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U shuttle driver dies in on-campus crash after medical episode

U shuttle driver dies in on-campus crash after medical episode

By Courtney Tanner January 2, 2016

A U shuttle driver died Saturday in a crash on upper campus. Salt Lake City Fire responders found James Lamb, 72, unresponsive after he hit a wall before 10 a.m. They performed CPR but later declared...

Mineral Discovered by Amateur Mineralogist and Former U Employee Wins Mineral of the Year Award

Mineral Discovered by Amateur Mineralogist and Former U Employee Wins Mineral of the Year Award

December 8, 2015

It doesn't look like much — it's small and a murky reddish-brown color — but it's also the 2014 inaugural "Mineral of the Year." The mineral in question, ophirite, was discovered 25 years ago by Joe...

Park City Mountain Resort

Greatest Snow on Earth? Maybe Not, After Climate Change

December 7, 2015

The phrase “global warming” conjures up images of far-off events, such as polar bears standing on lonely melting icebergs and rapidly shrinking rainforests. But while climate change may seem like...

U Student Aarati Ghimire Takes Social Work to New Places

U Student Aarati Ghimire Takes Social Work to New Places

December 3, 2015

When Aarati Ghimire left Nepal six years ago, she knew that she would bring the experiences she gained there to the United States. During the first month of her internship, Ghimire, a senior in social...

U Honors Athletes For Outstanding Community Service

U Honors Athletes For Outstanding Community Service

November 26, 2015

At a halftime ceremony during the Utah vs. UCLA football game on Nov. 21, three U athletes were honored for their contribution to service. Courtney Jost, a junior majoring in health promotion and education,...

U Chef Partners with Salvation Army to Provide Thanksgiving Meals for SLC Community

U Chef Partners with Salvation Army to Provide Thanksgiving Meals for SLC Community

November 25, 2015

For Thanksgiving, Campus Executive Chef Peter Hodgson (C.E.C., A.A.C.) and ProStart High School students will prepare 750 meals. The meals will be distributed by the Salvation Army to low income families...

Governor Herbert Visits U, Talks Politics, Tuition

Governor Herbert Visits U, Talks Politics, Tuition

November 25, 2015

Gov. Gary Herbert spoke to U students on Monday about his goals for Utah at the Hinckley Institute of Politics. Herbert, currently serving as the chairman of the National Governor’s Association and...

As the Wind Blows: Utah Wind Ensemble Releases Two CDs, Available on iTunes

As the Wind Blows: Utah Wind Ensemble Releases Two CDs, Available on iTunes

November 19, 2015

The U’s Wind Ensemble released its first two CDs under the direction of professor and conductor Scott Hagen. Although the CDs, “The Music of David Maslanka: Volume 2” and “Gemini,” are not directly...

Teacher, Student, Veteran: Rich Stowell Receives Award from U

Teacher, Student, Veteran: Rich Stowell Receives Award from U

November 19, 2015

Rich Stowell is a soldier, author and graduate student, as well as the U’s newly named “Student Veteran of the Year.” Stowell’s life has been consumed by the military since his enlistment in the...

U Program INSPIRE Strives to Introduce Science, Conservation to Prison Inmates

U Program INSPIRE Strives to Introduce Science, Conservation to Prison Inmates

November 18, 2015

While "maternal" is not generally a word used to describe several jail inmates crowding around a bucket of baby fish, gazing tenderly at the little creatures, it was the only word Celeste Henrickson could...