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January 13, 2025

Stories, announcements and events for the University of Utah community

LEAD STORY

MLK Week 2025, the continuing march to justice

MLK Week 2025 is aimed at engaging our community by issuing a call to action in the ongoing effort to create a more just society for everyone.

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Featured Stories

Highlights from across campus, selected for this issue.

Dinosaur surf or turf: Unpacking Mesozoic misconceptions

The Natural History Museum of Utah’s Dinofest 2025 theme is ancient underwater worlds.

Spring 2025 Career Days

Amp up your career prep this spring with U Career Success! Discover internships or full-time opportunities, and network with top employers at our diverse lineup of career events.

Pathways for reporting hate-motivated incidents on campus

Hate crimes/incidents not only harm individuals, but can also instill fear across entire communities.

How the university reports incidents of bias or hate

The University of Utah will continue reporting potential hate crimes to the campus community under a new threat assessment process.

Woodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a detox plan

U biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.

Mirror life

Synthetic mirror-image bacteria could be a boon to drug development—but could also interact with the environment in unpredictable and potentially dangerous ways.

U.S. suffers from low social mobility. Is sprawl partly to blame?

Using Census data, researchers untangle interplay between urban development patterns and socioeconomic outcomes.

Building a multilayered drug delivery system activated by ultrasound

Researchers led by U biomedical engineer Jan Kubanek developed a way to deliver therapeutic levels of drugs to the brain in ways that maximize their benefit and minimize risks.

Coyote numbers are often higher in areas where they are hunted

Counterintuitive findings are based on images from hundreds of trap cameras deployed in nationwide campaign to document wildlife.

The history of Israel and Palestine through Rare Books

There are more than 80,000 items housed in the Rare Books vault at the Marriott Library.

A killer reimagining

Don’t miss the Utah premiere of newly adapted “Dial M for Murder.”

Humans of the U: Cadon Sagendorf

"One of the critical issues I am passionate about addressing is the lack of awareness and enforcement of youth rights."

Senate Summary | Jan. 6, 2025

Here are the highlights from the Jan. 6 Academic Senate meeting.

Spring 2025: Annual notification to campus of selected University of Utah policies and resources

This post is part of a series of policy and resource notifications that are distributed over the course of the academic year.

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Announcements

Film festival exploring Native American representation in the American West

Two great films that explore how Native Americans have been treated by Hollywood.

Submit ideas for community engagement projects to Carnegie task force

Apply by Jan. 21 to present your community partnership projects at the Community Engagement Showcase.

ON CAMPUS

Featured Events

Dates to keep on your radar.

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Ski Repair and Maintenance Clinic

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Winter Welcome: Books & Bags at the Library

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Chamber Music Society of SLC: Viano Quartet

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Alex Lacamoire

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Imperial Ears: Robert Louis Stevenson in Oceania

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Making the Case for Higher Education: 2025 Utah Legislative Preview

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