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The U’s Future in an Evolving Pandemic

By Chandler Joost, News Writer September 6, 2021

  In mid-December 2020, the first COVID-19 mass vaccinations were administered in the United States. Since that time, COVID-19 cases in and around the University of Utah have decreased, while vaccination...

U Healthcare Workers Among First to Get COVID Vaccine, the U Prepares for the Rest

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Natalie Colby January 27, 2021

  On Dec. 14, almost nine months after the state of Utah shut down due to COVID-19, the state received their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine and began distributing them to frontline workers. Among...

People get tested at the Rice Eccles COVID-19 testing station in University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Tom Denton | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pre-Thanksgiving Testing at the U Sets Precedent for Spring

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer November 11, 2020

    In the wake of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s announcement of a state of emergency on Nov. 8, the University of Utah issued its new testing plan for the remainder of the Fall 2020 semester...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

New Utah State of Emergency Impacts U Campus

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein November 9, 2020

  As COVID-19 cases surge in Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency in Utah at 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 8. He announced a statewide mask mandate until further notice and limited social...

UnSafe U protesters gather at the Public Safety Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to protest the actions of officers involved in the Lauren McCluskey case on Aug. 6, 2020. (Chronicle archives)

University of Utah Police Department Releases Investigation Report on the Former Officer Miguel Deras, Unsafe U Shows Up to Protest

By Natalie Colby, Kayleigh Silverstein, and Ivana Martinez August 6, 2020

University of Utah students met outside the Department of Public Safety on Aug. 6 at 4 p.m. over a year and a half after the murder of Lauren McCluskey to once again protest the U administration's...

International Students Face Uncertain Future as the Pandemic Surges, U Hopes to Address Individual Situations

International Students Face Uncertain Future as the Pandemic Surges, U Hopes to Address Individual Situations

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Natalie Colby July 9, 2020

    On July 6, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced international students on an F-1 visa must be enrolled in at least one in-person three-credit class in the fall in order...

University of Utah Police cars | Chronicle archives.

Promoting a Safer University: Campus Safety Recommendations in Review

By Connor Applegate and Katelyn Collett March 8, 2019

  On Feb. 12, 2019, a report was released by the University of Utah leadership, including U President Ruth Watkins, to propose an update regarding 30 campus safety recommendations made by an independent...

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