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U’s Relation to Fossil Fuels Complicated

By Taylor Almond February 2, 2015

  The U’s climate plan takes its own carbon footprint into consideration, but not its partners’. Jeff Wrigley, energy manager for the U’s Facilities Management, said the U used 1.8 mmBtus...

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U Research Team Develops New Antibiotics

By Carolyn Webber January 30, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   As new illnesses and bacteria continue to develop, so should the antibiotics to beat them. Yet big pharmaceutical companies often leave the research to universities,...

((Courtesy of Lisa Cannon-Albright)
Pictured is Lisa Cannon-Albright, professor and the chief of the Division of Genetic Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at the U.)

Fighting Prostate Cancer with Genetics

By Christine Kannapel January 30, 2015

  Most of the men at the U are young and carefree, but it’s never too early to look at their family history for prostate cancer because it may benefit them in the future. Since the 1970s, Lisa...

((Photo Courtesy of Rachel Bissegger) Pictured is Bissegger and her children)

Student-Parents Face a Balancing Act

By Christine Kannapel January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Rachelle Peterson, a double major in international studies and history, and Rachel Bissegger, a history major, are both mothers taking classes at the U. Both...

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ASUU Trains Members on Ending Sexual Assaults Campus-Wide

By Spencer Eastwood January 29, 2015

  “It’s On Us” — a campaign with the goal to end sexual assault on college campuses — has started at the U. It encourages each university to use tools in order to address sexual assault...

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Justice Sotomayor Engages Crowd at Huntsman Center

By Mary Royal January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was introduced as “a testament to human possibility” when she took the stage at the Huntsman Center. Welcomed with...

Utahs Economy Benefits from International Exposure of Sundance

Utah’s Economy Benefits from International Exposure of Sundance

By Kylee Ehmann January 28, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Along with the celebrities and the spotlight that the Sundance Film Festival brings to Utah, it brings money. According to a 2014 report by the Sundance...

((Photo courtesy of Gaby Zumaeta) Pictured is Carlos Rivera, who was photographed as part of the Humans of the U initiative on campus.)

Instagram Contest to Highlight “Humans of the U”

By Carolyn Webber January 27, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   While the “Humans of New York” blog is building a sense of community in the big city, a “Humans of the U” Facebook page is doing the same on campus. Tyler...

(Photo by Dane Goodwin)

13th Market Street Waters the “Food Desert” on Campus

By Taylor Almond January 27, 2015

  The 13th Street Market, which sits just one block below President’s Circle, offers U students a 10 percent discount on groceries to encourage sustainable, local shopping near campus. RELATED:...

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U Prepares Heightened Security for Sotomayor Speech

By Stefanie Arevalo January 27, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Students planning to see Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the Huntsman Center should be aware of new security protocols put in place for the event. One...