At The U Email

October 6, 2025

Stories, announcements and events for the University of Utah community

LEAD STORY

Celebrate the U’s 175th anniversary

All are invited to join us on Thursday, Oct. 16.

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FEATURED

Featured Stories

Highlights from across campus, selected for this issue.

Tell us how you commute

A university wide survey will be open through Oct. 15, 2025.

The U takes aim at hunger

The U is renewing its effort to address food insecurity in the community with the Tackling Hunger Together campaign.

Exploring the link between hypertension and dementia

Powered by $21.6 million NIH grant, U researchers will analyze thousands of blood samples collected for past hypertension study in search of markers associated with brain health.

Newly released dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,000 birds

Why Çağan Şekercioğlu spent last spent 26 years assembling BIRDBASE and how it will help research into avian conservation.

Could a fungus provide a blueprint for next-gen hydrogels?

U engineering and biology researchers demonstrate structural properties in the mycelium of a common soil mold that show promise in biomedical applications

Golden Broccoli: U biochemists create first single-dyed ratiometric biosensor for glycine imaging

The Hammond Lab creates first fluorescent sensors capable of detecting glycine dynamics inside living cells at single-cell resolution.

Reconnecting to Indigenous roots through art

Meet Sarena Boyd, one of 50 artists selling their work at the Indigenous Art Market & Festival on Oct. 11 tp 12 at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

Swoop Sprint!

The Swoop Sprint is part of U Homecoming Week 2025!

First annual Soapbox Derby!

Teams can be made up of anyone, students, faculty or staff. All you need is a design idea and a need for speed!

Crimson Festival debuts at Utah Asia Campus, welcoming students and community

The festival welcomed not only Utah Asia Campus students, but also students from other universities at Incheon Global Campus.

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute commemorates 10 years of impact and releases 2 new reports

Over the past decade, the Institute has become Utah's premier source for economic, demographic and public policy research.

Senate Summary | Sept. 29, 2025

Academic Senate meetings are open to the public and are held on Zoom.

Humans of the U: Ayat Alasadi

"Graduate school is more than technical expertise; it is a responsibility to represent my country on the global stage, to advance opportunities for women in sustainable technologies and to grow ...

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Announcements

U Alumni app transitioning to Utah 360 in time for Homecoming

The inclusion marks a significant step in fostering a lifelong connection between the U and its alumni community.

Join the 5th annual Spooktacular Tailgate trunk-or-treat

The event is a great way to get into the spirit of the season, enjoy fun games and treats and learn more about the Student Parent Support Center.

Make waves while you work out: Campus Rec launches Aqua HIIT class

Aqua HIIT is open to university students or those with a Campus Rec membership, ages 18 to 100.

Retirement Education Week is coming

Faculty, staff and students, as well as family members, are encouraged to attend.

Upcoming change to retirement plan catch-up contributions

A new rule requires that catch-up contributions for highly compensated employees be made on a Roth after-tax basis.

Annual inventory and loss prevention for materials stored in temperature-controlled units

Thank you for your time and effort to prevent the loss of your valuable research and pharmaceuticals.

Submit your story for this year’s Healthcare Stories at Kingsbury Hall

This year’s theme is “Together.” Together is the way that we get things done.

IceCube Neutrino Telescope movie premiere and Q&A

Join us on Oct. 8 U for a Q&A session with two researchers who spent a year in Antarctica operating the telescope, and for "Messengers," a film about scientific endeavors ...

ON CAMPUS

Featured Events

Dates to keep on your radar.

Oct

Info Session: Which IT program is right for you?

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Oct

Sculpting in Time: Land Art in the 21st Century

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Oct

The Art of Remembering

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