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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Wasatch Wildlife Watch project lead Austin Green setting up a trail camera for local wildlife at Parleys Historic Nature Park in Utah on June 28, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Gabriel Brown)

Hundreds of U Students Help with Ongoing Wasatch Wildlife Preservation Project

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor April 13, 2024

  Since 2018, around 2,000 community volunteers and over 500 students have taken part in the Wasatch Wildlife Watch project, resulting in 3 million photographs, 17 publications and a better understanding...

Vahe Bandarian explains the usage of a piece of equipment in a chemsitry lab in the Thatcher Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Aug. 18, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Potential Government Shutdown Could Delay U Research, Project Funding 

By London Kelley  November 10, 2023

  If the U.S. government is forced to shut down in mid-November, research labs and other federally supported projects at the University of Utah may not be able to receive funding. Congress has...

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How Students at the U Can Get Involved With Research

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor October 12, 2023

  For undergraduates at the University of Utah looking to get involved with research of any kind, there is no better place to start than the Office of Undergraduate Research. Annie Fukushima...

Jennifer Andrus poses for a photo outside the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Aug. 30, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hargis: Jenny Andrus and Narrative Research on Violence

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer October 8, 2023

  I spent my freshman year of college in labs and lecture halls as a biology student. I have a distinct memory of what research looked like for me — running around in a lab coat and latex gloves,...

The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 3, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Huntsman Cancer Institute to Expand to Utah County

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor July 20, 2023

  Huntsman Cancer Institute is expanding its reach to Utah County — a new branch in Vineyard was announced last month. “The decision to expand the Huntsman Cancer Institute into Utah County...

A lab at the Crocker Science Center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Accessibility in STEM: Research, Courses and Student Organizations

By Abhilasha Khatri and Margot Reynolds April 16, 2023

  Disabled students at the University of Utah experience exclusion in many ways on campus, from automatic doors being out of working order for extended periods to long, roundabout detours around...

The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

A Center for Medical Cannabis Research is in the Works at the U

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor March 26, 2023

  The University of Utah will be housing a new Center for Medical Cannabis Research after the legislature and the governor approved the project proposed by Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost and Sen....

University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

Student Involvement in U Studies Provides Great Opportunity and Benefits Community, Professor Says

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 25, 2023

  For students who want to contribute to their community or conduct research on new topics, the University of Utah Study Locator provides a gateway to do so. With over 10 categories of studies,...

University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

Newly Announced Wilkes Center to Provide Research Opportunities for U Students Focused on Climate Change

By Chandler Joost, News Writer October 11, 2022

  Recently announced at the University of Utah, the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy will provide many opportunities for students and faculty alike to engage in meaningful research...

(Photo by Joseph Worden | Courtesy International Stillborn Alliance)

U Hosts 17th Annual International Stillbirth Alliance Conference

By Allison Stuart, News Writer September 23, 2022

  This year, the University of Utah hosted the 17th annual International Stillbirth Alliance Conference from Sept. 15-17. The first conference held in person since 2019, ISA has a goal of bringing,...