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Fred Adler writes equations inside his office at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Researchers Use Mathematical Models to Fight Cancer

By Harrison Wilson, News Writer October 5, 2023

  The University of Utah prides itself in its continual research in health and medicine. Especially when it comes to cancer research, the U is finding new ways to innovate. Fred Adler, director...

Canvas print of some students in a lab at the Warnock Engineering Building at the University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City, Utah on July 5, 2022. (Photo by Amen Koutowogbe | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: U Majors Exclude BIPOC Perspectives

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor August 26, 2022

  There’s a serious issue with University of Utah departments excluding students of color by failing to include BIPOC perspectives. In her article, "Torres: The U’s School of Computing Alienates...

Fourth-year student, Thomas Stone, works on a GIS project at a computer lab in Gardener Commons on October 30, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Anatomy Lab Sees Positive Effects of Moving Online

By Megan McKellar, News Writer November 6, 2020

  Mark Nielsen, a professor at the University of Utah’s biology department, has taught Human Anatomy for 35 years, and as part of the course, students typically participate in a lab that...

The Amazon Rainforest (Courtesy Flickr)

Amazon Fires Burn While Brazilian Government Stalls: U Professors Weigh In

By Jacob Rueda September 3, 2019

  As fires in the Amazon rainforest continue to steadily grow, political upheaval in Brazil's government is preventing any immediate action to take place to help control these fires. Brazil’s...

Patience: Frogs are Friends, Not Science Experiments

Patience: Frogs are Friends, Not Science Experiments

By Alisa Patience October 31, 2017

Imagine you’re back in high school, sitting in math class and you are suddenly surrounded by the smell of death. You think the zombie apocalypse is upon you, but you realize the smell is emanating from...

Students of Asian Descent Don’t Fit Science Stereotype

March 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The stereotype that all students of Asian descent go into the sciences is not as true as one may think. ALSO IN NEWS: U PROPOSES 3.8 PERCENT TUITION HIKE Vatsana Nikki...

(Photo Courtesy of Nalini M. Nadkarni)

U Professor Promotes Sustainability Awareness

March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nalini Nadkarni is a professor in biology and the director of the U’s Center for Science and Mathematics, but most of all, she’s an earth conservationist. POPULAR...

U Student Shines in Science Research

September 22, 2014

As a little girl, Elisabeth Zachary wanted to grow up to be a germ expert, now she’s living her childhood dreams.Zachary, a junior in biology, is conducting research at the U to further this goal....

(Courtesy of Emra Coban)

U Professor Wins Science Award in Turkey

September 1, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Since the age of four, Çağan Şekercioğlu was always interested in nature and the world around him. “I grew up weird,” Şekercioğlu said. “Kids were into...