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U Origins: The Trials and Triumphs of Sustainability at the U

By MJ Jewkes, Investigative Writer April 15, 2024

  For the last four years, the U has held a Gold rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Since the U’s STARS rating is slated to be renewed in 2024, the Sustainability...

Sven Karabegovic (center) is running for ASUU president alongside Alicia Baker (left) and Abukar Hassan (right).

ASUU Elections: The Karabegovic Ticket

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host January 30, 2023

  On the Karabegovic ticket are Sven Karabegovic as the presidential candidate, Alicia Baker as vice president of student relations candidate and Abukar Hassan as VP of university relations candidate.  Karabegovic,...

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Utah’s Fossil Fuel Industry: Is Divestment Possible?

By Kailey Gilbert, News Writer November 3, 2021

  Despite the nation's dependence on electricity generation from coal decreasing from 60% to 33% in the past two decades, Utah still gets 76% of its electricity from coal, according to the Healthy...

Students learn in one of the edible campus gardens. (Courtesy of Jessica Kemper)

The U’s Sustainability Office Launches Giving Tuesday Campaign

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2019

The Sustainability Office at the University of Utah is launching a Giving Tuesday campaign to raise money to buy benches for their Edible Campus Gardens. The folding benches, which could also double as...

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U Offers Travel Incentives for a Greener Planet

By Mandi Johansen April 17, 2019

  Many students and faculty on campus are aware of the poor air quality in Utah. The University of Utah is a commuter campus, meaning that many students don’t live on campus and must travel to...