What to do with your UCard over Winter Break
Looking for things to do over winter break? Here’s a list of ideas that are free or discounted with your student ID.
Seasonal Affective Disorder and U
The added stress of the season may make even simple tasks feel burdensome and exhausting.
12 days of dinosaurs
NHMU’s paleontology team hand-picked 12 species for a holiday celebration, leading up to DinoFest 2025: Underwater Worlds on Jan. 25-26.
Is ozone pollution harming unborn children?
Interdisciplinary research documents a link between prenatal exposures in Utah and increased risk of intellectual disability.
U grad empowers women through self-defense classes
After her teammate and friend Lauren McCluskey was murdered, Mesa Weidle became a self-defense instructor to help other girls and women keep themselves safe.
New gene therapy reverses heart failure in large animal model
It remains to be seen if it will work for people who have picked up a natural immunity to the virus that carries the therapy.
How Greenland’s meltwater gets retained in its thawing ice sheet
The water eventually reaches the sea, but GPS data that tracks the rise and fall of Greenland bedrock reveals a complicated journey.
U Alumni presents: Founders Day 2025
These annual distinguished and honorary alumni awards, along with honorary degrees, are the highest honors awarded by the U.
Humans of the U: Rev. Cindy Solomon-Klebba
“All of us want meaning in our life, and that, to me, encapsulates the idea of spirituality.”
Humans of the U: Kieron Walquist
"I write a lot about my childhood and about the beauty and brutality in the forgotten landscape where I’m from."
Announcements
Ask for help. Offer help.
The holidays can be especially difficult for some people. If you are struggling, help is available.
New Adobe license: Reminder for Dec. 17
Adobe users who have not yet activated a new license will be required to do so.
Employee tuition reduction applications due on or before Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025
Late applications will not be accepted.
2025 call for Distinguished Mentor Award nominees
The deadline for submitting nominations is Feb. 14, 2025.
U engineers explore soil compaction to improve infrastructure construction and reduce impacts
The data will then help refine computer models, making simulations of real-world conditions with vibratory rollers more accurate.
Featured Events
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Holiday Recess (Dec. 14-Jan. 5, 2025)
Hybrid Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Course (Dec. 16-17)
Into The Mind of Artificial Intelligence (Ongoing)
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