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Dr. Sherrá Watkins, Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness at the University of Utah, poses for a portrait in her office in the John R. Park building at the University of Utah on Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Counseling Center Uses New Approach to Meet Student Needs Despite Staffing Challenges

By Giovanni Radtke, News Writer February 24, 2024

  The University of Utah's counseling center has adopted a new intake model to increase student access to services despite facing challenges in recruiting and retaining staff since the COVID-19...

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How U Students Can Learn About Bystander Intervention

By Allison Stuart, News Writer August 10, 2023

  On any college campus, bystander intervention may be a skill necessary to implement in several situations. U students should educate themselves about being a bystander and when to step in, said...

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U Works to Open Conversations about Sexual Assault and Awareness

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

  Over the past few years, the University of Utah has worked to create a safe space for survivors of sexual assault on campus and is continuing to do so for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This...

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U Health Awarded $28 Million Grant to Research HIV

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host September 24, 2022

  A research center led by University of Utah Health that studies the inner workings and vulnerabilities of HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, was recently awarded $28 million...

The chief safety officers office in the John R. Park building on campus on Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

SAFE Hosts Town Hall with U Campus Resources, Discusses Sexual Assault and Reporting

By Carlene Coombs, News Editor April 10, 2022

  Representatives from the University of Utah Police Department, the Office of Equal Opportunity, campus safety and the Center for Student Wellness participated in a town hall meeting to answer...

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Instagram’s Infographics Have Changed Political Engagement, for Better or Worse

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 28, 2022

  In the past year, Instagram Stories has become one of the most popular places to spread information rapidly, succinctly and aesthetically, likely due to intuitive design and utility in social...

Inside the University of Utah Student Services Building a wall displays pamphlets with resources for sexual assault and mental health in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, June 9, 2021.  (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students and Faculty Hold Multiple Events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor April 19, 2021

  This April, for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, University of Utah students and faculty are partnering with local community organizations to raise awareness and support survivors.  The Center...

Freshman, Michael Manhard takes a break from online classes in a common area at the University of Utah on October 10th 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

September was Suicide Prevention Month: Keeping the Conversation Going

By Kyla Yetter October 10, 2020

  In 1958, the first suicide prevention center opened in California. Today, suicide remains a leading cause of death in the United States and in Utah. According to the American College Health...

Flyers for the pleasure pack service. Photo courtesy of Center for Student Wellness.

New Pleasure Pack Service Sees Early Success

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2020

The spring 2020 semester marks the beginning of a campus-wide contraceptive initiative at the University of Utah called the Pleasure Pack. The Pleasure Pack is a free delivery service ran through the...

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U’s Police Chief Speaks On New Victim-Survivor Advocate and Campus Safety

By Amy Loret April 16, 2019

  The Daily Utah Chronicle sat down with University of Utah's Director of Public Safety, Chief of Police Dale Brophy to discuss the new Victim-Survivor Advocate and campus safety in general at...