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U Professors Promote Attention Restoration Theory

U Professors Promote Attention Restoration Theory

By Cara MacDonald January 15, 2018

At the dawn of a new semester, it’s common for students to feel optimistic and ready for the work that lies ahead. As time goes on, however, students frequently feel burnt out as tasks begin to pile...

The Hinckley Institute of Politics publishes the Hinckley Journal of Politics every year.

Hinckley Journal of Politics Gives Undergraduates at the U a Voice in Government

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor December 16, 2017

The Hinckley Journal of Politics, a publication of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, is currently accepting student-written submissions. The Hinckley Journal is printed annually...

Students Against Sexual Assault raised money for the Rape Recovery Center at Mestizo Coffeehouse.

Students Raise Money for the Rape Recovery Center While Sharing Their Stories

By Mackenzie McDermott December 10, 2017

Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) at the University of Utah held a poetry reading last week to raise money to translate the Rape Recovery Center’s website into Spanish, opening up its services to...

Exterior Lassonde Studios in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Holiday Innovations

By Claudia Robles December 10, 2017

The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute is home to hundreds of student innovators. Many of them sell products they have created for the holiday season. With finals in full swing just before the holidays,...

The Performing Arts Building (PAB), home to many departments and classes within the arts at the U. Chronicle archives.

Not So State of the Art, The Bitter Reality of PAB

By Jaycen Eggleston December 5, 2017

CORRECTION FROM PRINT ARTICLE: The list from the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings was included to provide context, and not necessarily to assert that the Performing Arts Building...

Kai Medina-Martinez is the director of the LGBT Resource Center at the University of Utah.

U Ranked Top LGBTQ-Friendly School in Utah

By Abrielle Fulwider November 30, 2017

The University of Utah was recently ranked as the top college in the state for LGBTQ students by BestColleges.com. The ranking took into consideration the steps universities in each state took toward...

The University of Utah Alumni Association is hosting a food drive throughout the month of November.

Alumni Association Works to Give Local Families Holiday Meals

By Steven Morgan November 26, 2017

Every year the University of Utah’s Alumni Association puts on a food drive throughout the month of November, during which members and its community partners go door-to-door, stand outside allied supermarkets...

Foglesong: Why You Should Learn A Foreign language

Foglesong: Why You Should Learn A Foreign language

By Samuel Foglesong November 19, 2017

Learning a foreign language can seem like a daunting task, but the benefits of language acquisition make it well worth the struggle. The first few months of learning a new language are the most difficult...

Patience: Disney Princesses Teach Valuable Lessons to College Students

Patience: Disney Princesses Teach Valuable Lessons to College Students

By Alisa Patience November 18, 2017

Walt Disney himself said that if your only target is children, then your company is doomed, because children grow up. This why his movies all contain lessons for adults, as well as children. Unfortunately,...

Music Meets Literature in Honors College

Music Meets Literature in Honors College

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 15, 2017

A man who can be seen wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts year round, Brian Kubarycz is a writing and intellectual traditions professor for the Honors College at the University of Utah. Kubarycz has...