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December 8, 2025

Stories, announcements and events for the University of Utah community

LEAD STORY

Office of the Ombuds— Confidential, impartial, independent and informal

How to utilize the U’s ombuds to navigate challenging situations.

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Featured Stories

Highlights from across campus, selected for this issue.

NHMU, Utah Mammoth hockey team, launch Museum Quest

Through Jan 4., visit one participating Utah museum and enter a VIP sweepstakes to win a prize of mammoth proportions. Log a trip to NHMU’s Mysteries of the Ice Ages ...

Precious Computer Age relic turns up in U storage room

The Disco-era spool of tape found in storage room may contain only known copy of Bell Labs' UNIX v4, a 1973 operating system that marked a turning point in computer science.

U wins $8M to launch nation’s first prison education research center

New PEARL lab to train future leaders, expand high-quality learning in prisons, and generate first-of-its-kind national data on incarcerated students.

U of U Health achieves record research funding

The National Institutes of Health continues to be the largest source of research support for U of U Health.

Many who die by suicide aren’t depressed, genetic research suggests

Results challenge common beliefs about suicide risk and show that new approaches are urgently needed.

Senate Summary | Dec. 1, 2025

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

Humans of the U: David Pace

"[America] can feel segmented…but we’re all in the same bucket of gumbo, and I think fiction is one way to discover our place and reach each other."

TO KNOW

Announcements

2025 Winter Coat Drive

Donations are being collected until Dec. 23.

Calling all squirrel observers for Squirrel Fest 2025!

Squirrel Fest is NHMU’s annual nine-day data collection extravaganza for Utahns to look for and submit surveys of squirrels to NHMU.

2025 Benning Society Lecture: ‘On the Causes of Obesity and Its Treatment: The End of the Beginning’

Jeffrey M. Friedman's work addresses one of today’s most significant health challenges: the rapid rise of obesity and related diseases.

Print Appreciation: Come print your own cards!

Join the Book Arts Program for a double celebration of our annual Print Appreciation and the opening reception for the Booking a Brouhaha exhibition!

ON CAMPUS

Featured Events

Dates to keep on your radar.

Dec

The Lower Lights Christmas Concerts

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Dec

Goldwater Scholarship Deadline

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