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2025 in review

Stories, announcements and events for the University of Utah community

LEAD STORY

Mushroom causes fairytale-like hallucinations

The same peculiar hallucinations are independently reported across distant cultures.

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Highlights from across campus, selected for this issue.

Great Salt Lake’s mystery islands

U geologists are investigating if the groundwater revealed by reed-covered mounds can be tapped to restore broken lakebed crusts.

New monstersaur species a ‘goblin prince’ among dinosaurs

Discovery of Bolg amondol, a name inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” universe, reveals the complex evolutionary history of giant Gila monster relatives that roamed ...

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.

University Police find answers in 1973 missing student cold case

On October 12, 1973, Douglas Brick walked out of his dorm at the U and vanished.

6 questions (and answers) about the U’s new logo

Members of the U community will start to see more and more of the U’s newly unveiled institutional logo.

University embarks on ambitious framework to build ‘college town magic’

U’s Board of Trustees approved the Campus Physical Development Framework for planning a campus of the future.

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Announcements

Academic Senate meeting on Jan. 5

The next Academic Senate meeting is Monday, Jan. 5, from 3-5:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

Fuel services on campus for January

During the time in which fuel is not available on campus, vehicles must be filled up off-campus.

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