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University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

Student Involvement in U Studies Provides Great Opportunity and Benefits Community, Professor Says

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 25, 2023

  For students who want to contribute to their community or conduct research on new topics, the University of Utah Study Locator provides a gateway to do so. With over 10 categories of studies,...

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ASUU Faces Backlash for Sanctions Placed on VKW and Karabegovic Tickets After Supreme Court Decision

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor February 24, 2023

  ASUU is facing backlash for sanctions placed on the VKW and Karabegovic executive tickets after the ASUU Supreme Court found them to have violated endorsement policy in the ASUU elections packet....

Jody Rowser, a history major student at the University of Utah, poses in front of the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Feb. 13, 2023.

45-Year-Old U Student Returns to School to Advocate for Marginalized Communities

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor February 23, 2023

  When Jody Rowser graduated high school, she decided to attend Utah State University. After a year, she transferred to the University of Utah, where she studied accounting for three more years,...

Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

University of Utah to Pay $5 Million Settlement to The Parents of Zhifan Dong

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor February 22, 2023

  The University of Utah has agreed to pay a settlement of $5 million, pending legislative approval, to the parents of Zhifan Dong for failing to recognize she was in danger before being killed...

ASUU office, Friday, March 25th, 2016, Peter Creveling Daily Utah Chronicle

ASUU Assembly Representative Found in Violation of Redbook Campaigning Guidelines

By Allison Stuart and Caelan Roberts February 21, 2023

  CJ Reid, former ASUU assembly chair and current representative of the College of Science, was found by ASUU’s Supreme Court this week to have violated Redbook guidelines regarding election...

The Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building at the University of Utah on Feb. 16 2023. (Photo by Sophie Felici | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

New Humanities Hub To Centralize Resources and Community for Students

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor February 21, 2023

  In just a few weeks, humanities students at the University of Utah will have a new place to study, do homework and spend time with friends. The Humanities Hub, located in the Carolyn Tanner Irish...

Community members and students gather for the Open House of the Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah

Black History Month: The U Needs to Do More to Support Black Communities, Students Say

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 21, 2023

  Over the course of February 2023, the Black Cultural Center will have several events each week to honor Black History Month and celebrate Black students at the University of Utah. These events...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Utah GOP Lawmakers Push Two Abortion Bills that Would Further Restrict Abortion Access

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief February 18, 2023

  Two pieces of legislation posing to further restrict abortion access are being pushed by Republicans in the Utah legislature. Introduced in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, the...

Demonstrators at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City before the hearing of H.B. 132 and S.B. 16 in the House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Both H.B. 132 and S.B. 16 restrict gender-affirming care for minors in Utah.

Utah’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban is Harmful to Transgender Youth, Professors and Trans Student Say

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 17, 2023

  Last year, Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a bill that would’ve prohibited transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Now he has signed a law that effectively bans gender-affirming care...

The Art and Art History Building on the Univeristy of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Jan. 31, 2023.

U Students Help Refugee Resettlement Through VR

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 16, 2023

  A team of University of Utah students, with the help of Milad Mozari, assistant professor in the college of architecture, have been working to tackle resettlement barriers refugees face through...