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U’s Patrick Wiggins Discovers Firework Galaxy Supernova

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator June 3, 2017

When a star dies, it goes out with a bang. Patrick Wiggins — public outreach educator for the University of Utah’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, and NASA solar system ambassador to Utah...

University of Utah materials science and engineering student Amber Barron (left) and materials science and engineering assistant professor, Jeff Bates developed a 100-percent biodegradable feminine hygiene pad.

U Students Develop Biodegradable Maxi Pad

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor May 30, 2017

Feminine hygiene products are used by millions of women around the world, and they often end up in landfills. Tampons, pads and applicators do not degrade quickly or easily, and these materials build up...

Mary Beckerle and Vivian Lee meet with former Vice President Biden at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah to speak about the importance of cancer research, Feburary, 26, 2016 — Kiffer Creveling

Huntsman Memorandum May Have Played Role in HCI Rift

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator May 2, 2017

A little over a month before Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) CEO and Director Mary Beckerle was dismissed by University of Utah President David Pershing and Senior Vice President of Health Science, Vivian...

U Researchers Discover Two Small Galaxies

U Researchers Discover Two Small Galaxies

By Mackenzie McDermott May 2, 2017

Assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy, Anil Seth along with other researchers at the University of Utah found two small dwarf galaxies with supermassive black holes. This discovery...

University of Utah Board of Trustees meet with Dr. Vivian Lee and President David Pershing about the reinstatement of Mary Beckerle as CEO of Huntsman Cancer Insitute. | Elise Vandersteen Bailey

Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO Mary Beckerle Reinstated

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator April 25, 2017

Early Tuesday morning, members of the University of Utah’s Board of Trustees met with President David Pershing and Dr. Vivian Lee to discuss their decision to dismiss CEO and director of Huntsman Cancer...

Salt Lake Joins World-Wide March for Science

Salt Lake Joins World-Wide March for Science

By Mckenzie Alder April 24, 2017

Salt Lake City was one of over 500 participating cities to join in the first-ever world-wide March for Science on Saturday, April 22. Other cities who marched to support efforts in science sprawled...

Protesters demanding the U reinstate Mary Beckerle as CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute ascend the stairs of the Park Building, where President David Pershing's office is located, on Wednesday April 19, 2017.

Huntsman Family, HCI Employees Feud with U Over CEO Dismissal

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson April 20, 2017

Monday afternoon, according to Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) employees, University of Utah President David Pershing emailed Mary Beckerle to notify her that she had been dismissed from her position as...

The University of Utah EDX Laboratory, a research group that has developed an electromagnet that can separate metals such as aluminum and copper that aren’t naturally magnetic, but very valuable for metal recyclers

The U Joins Dept. of Energy Project to Increase Sustainable Manufacturing

By Mackenzie McDermott April 17, 2017

This year the University of Utah teamed up with other leading research universities and companies under the United States Department of Energy to create a new manufacturing initiative called Reducing Embodied-Energy...

U Student Honored With Esteemed STEM Research Fellowship

U Student Honored With Esteemed STEM Research Fellowship

By Mackenzie McDermott April 4, 2017

The highly prestigious Fannie and John Hertz Foundation awarded University of Utah’s Ethan Lake a fellowship grant of $250,000 for up to five years of physics research. The Hertz Foundation weeded...

Mario Capecchi with mouse from his lab

U Researchers Design a New Way to Take Photos of the Brain

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator April 4, 2017

Like any organ, doctors occasionally need to examine the inside of a patient's brain to see the cells. The most common ways to do this currently are: cutting out a section of the brain and observing...