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U Student Lorene Kamalu Runs for Kaysville Mayor

U Student Lorene Kamalu Runs for Kaysville Mayor

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 1, 2017

As the weather gets colder, leaves change and snow begins to fall on the Wasatch Mountains, Lorene Kamalu is feeling the heat. An entrepreneur, mother of five and master’s student at the University of...

U Professor Breaks Scientific Barriers with Animation

U Professor Breaks Scientific Barriers with Animation

By Mackenzie McDermott November 1, 2017

University of Utah biochemistry professor Janet Iwasa spent months in Hollywood learning to animate so that she and other researchers could visualize molecules in a new way. Now, she spends months building...

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

By Emily Anderson and Steven Morgan October 30, 2017

One University of Utah student is dead following a shooting Monday night in Red Butte Canyon near the University of Utah. The suspect turned himself in to security at the Salt Lake City Library on Tuesday...

Married Researchers Search for Cure to Breast Cancer

Married Researchers Search for Cure to Breast Cancer

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 30, 2017

Alana Welm always knew she wanted to be a scientist. “For me,” she said, “[pursuing research] was a straight path.” Bryan Welm decided he wanted a career in research while in college after...

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U Administration Announces Anti-Racism Task Force

By Emily Anderson October 26, 2017

Following multiple incidents of racism, including anti-Black flyers being posted around campus and graffiti at the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner construction site, University of Utah administration announced...

Big Eds restaurant, the former location of which is now up for lease, was a popular hangout spot for University of Utah students until it closed in September 2017.

Family of Original ‘Big Ed’ Hopes to Reopen Popular Restaurant

By Claudia Robles October 26, 2017

Big Ed's was a staple of the University of Utah community from 1968 until it closed last month. Students and locals woke up one morning in September to find a sign reading “Sorry restaurant closed”...

The University of Utahs S.J. Quinney College of Law unveiled Edgar Arceneauxs The Crystal Paradox on September 30, 2017.

Artist Unveils MLK-Inspired Sculpture at U Law School

By Cara MacDonald October 25, 2017

The University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law officially unveiled a new sculpture by Los Angeles-based artist Edgar Arceneaux on Sept. 28. The sculpture is an original work made specifically...

Solar panels sit above the Marriott Library at the University of Utah.

U to Decrease Carbon Emissions by One-Fourth

By Cara MacDonald October 23, 2017

The University of Utah announced an agreement to decrease its carbon emissions by 25 percent, making a stride toward its goal of zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. The reduction comes through a...

Breast Reconstruction at the U Helps Cancer Patients Complete Recovery

Breast Reconstruction at the U Helps Cancer Patients Complete Recovery

By Mackenzie McDermott October 23, 2017

The American Cancer Society estimates a total of 252,710 women in the United States alone will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2017. Women with life-threatening cancer and large tumors often...

U Makes Progress in Breast Cancer Research

U Makes Progress in Breast Cancer Research

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 23, 2017

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an event promoted by both national and international breast cancer charities, like the American Cancer Society, to help raise awareness and money for...