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Clinic Helps Both Students and Community

By Julianne Skrivan February 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While some students catch up on extra sleep Saturday mornings, a group of physical therapy students head down to Midvale and provide treatment and care to those who...

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Conference Inspires Students to Become Socially Aware

By Kylee Ehmann February 8, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ASUU hosted its 11th annual Conference on Social Awareness (COSA), inviting members of the U’s community to learn about social justice issues and become more socially...

New Research at the U Could Improve Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

By Mary Royal February 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) stumbled across a breakthrough that may lead to more aggressive ways of treating pancreatic cancer. WHAT YOU MISSED:...

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Researchers Use TRAX to Measure Air Pollutants

By Kylee Ehmann February 4, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The inversion is unavoidable in the Salt Lake Valley, but new research may be able to pinpoint specific areas where health risks may increase. Different locations...

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Millennials Don’t Fit “Me Me Me” Stereotypes

By Julianne Skrivan February 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Selfish. Lazy. Technology-crazed. Those are just some of the adjectives people use to stereotype the millennial generation. RELATED: FIVE WAYS MILLENNIALS...

Millennials Use #SocialMedia to Complain, Talk About Celebs

Millennials Use #SocialMedia to Complain, Talk About Celebs

By Stefanie Arevalo February 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   “TGIF cuz I’m so rdy 2 prty #rage #nosleep #youngwildandfree.” If you can understand that, you’re probably a millennial. This generation, generally...

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Five Ways Millennials Have Changed the U

By Julianne Skrivan February 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Life at the U today is different than it was in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Radio has been replaced by flat-screen TVs, and fashion has changed from poodle skirts to...

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Millennials Sometimes Mismanage Money

By Taylor Almond February 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Millennials are in a seemingly impossible financial crisis. Overcoming these circumstances seems impossible, but Matt Hulme, a junior at BYU, may have found...

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Vaccinations Are the First Step to Preventing Meningitis

By Christine Kannapel February 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Cases of meningitis are rapidly growing among young adults, but these infections can be prevented. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: U RESEARCH TEAM DEVELOPS NEW ANTIBIOTICS Kurt...

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LDS Church Announces Support for Anti-Discrimination Bill

February 2, 2015

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Tuesday its support for legislation that would provide statewide protection against housing and employment discrimination based on sexual...