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WLS Gives Students Power to Define

WLS Gives Students “Power to Define”

By Kim Brenneisen February 26, 2018

One size doesn’t often fit all, and one definition hardly fits every person. Topics like leadership, empowerment and feminism often carry different connotations and meanings, and this year’s Women’s...

The School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

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IHC Donates $15 Million for New U Medical Building

By Claudia Robles February 25, 2018

Intermountain Healthcare has gifted $15 million to the University of Utah for a new medical school building. Construction will begin in 2019 and is planned to be completed in 2022. Intermountain...

Elizabeth Smart Addresses Coping With Sexual Assault at the U

Elizabeth Smart Addresses Coping With Sexual Assault at the U

By Christina Giardinelli February 25, 2018

CORRECTION: ASUU's Speakers Vice Chairman is Cole Perschon. A short walk away from where the nightmare began, Elizabeth Smart detailed her kidnapping, rape and subsequent nine-month-long abduction at...

More Efficient Street Lights On Campus Spark Controversy

More Efficient Street Lights On Campus Spark Controversy

By Cara MacDonald February 24, 2018

The University of Utah has been striving for a greater sense of safety on campus at night, while still maintaining environmental sustainability and efficiency standards. One of these initiatives involves...

U of U Health Takes on Pyeongchang

U of U Health Takes on Pyeongchang

By Grace Mason February 21, 2018

All eyes are on Pyeongchang, South Korea, as athletes from all around the world gather to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Providing treatment to United States athletes dressed in red, white and blue...

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...

MUSE Works to Empower Students

MUSE Works to Empower Students

By Linda Derhak February 20, 2018

The My “U” Signature Experience (MUSE) Project aims to help undergraduate students succeed by offering career and social opportunities, as well as inspiring keynote speakers. People from all majors...

Charles Nabors was the first black faculty member at the University of Utah.

Remembering Charles Nabors, the First Black Faculty Member at the U

By Cara MacDonald February 17, 2018

Nearly 25 years after his death, the work done by Charles Nabors, the first black faculty member at the University of Utah and civil rights activist, continues to open opportunities for students. Nabors...

GEM Series Raises Awareness for Black Women in STEM

GEM Series Raises Awareness for Black Women in STEM

By Linda Derhak February 16, 2018

The University of Utah’s Women’s Enrollment Initiative is hosting a conversation on black women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) elds on Feb. 12 from 12-1 p.m. in the...

Getting to Know Ruth Watkins

Getting to Know Ruth Watkins

By Emily Anderson February 15, 2018

When University of Utah President Ruth Watkins accepted her position, it didn’t cross her mind she had become the first woman president of the 168-year-old institution. Jerilyn McIntyre, now a professor...