2023: A year in perspective

Categories: Alumni, Arts & Humanities, Athletics, Awards & Recognition, Belonging, Campus Life, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Law & Politics, President, Research, Science & Technology, Student Affairs, Student Belonging, Students, Sustainability, University Statements

The U continues to rise toward excellence, with an even stronger reputation as one of the nation’s leading research universities.

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January 5, 2024

U games program expands to South Korea

Categories: Arts & Humanities, Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community, Science & Technology, Students

With market interest in game-related development and employment on the rise, the U has expanded.

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January 4, 2024

2023 U presidential scholars named

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty/Staff, Research

The Presidential Scholar award supports the work of exceptionally promising mid-career faculty in academic units across campus by providing $10,000 in funding each year for three years to the award winners.

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December 21, 2023

National designation for Teacher and Principal Preparation Programs

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Faculty/Staff, Students

This reflects the University of Utah’s ability to meet the rigorous, nationally recognized standards for program quality that were developed to ensure excellence in educator preparation. 

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December 7, 2023

Utah Athletics graduation success rate of 94% ranks among best in nation

Categories: Alumni, Athletics, Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Rankings & Numbers, Students

Utes tie for fourth among all power five public institutions with second-best rate in school history.

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December 6, 2023

Founders Day 2024 at the U

Categories: Alumni, Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Events, Faculty/Staff, Students

These annual distinguished and honorary alumni awards, along with honorary degrees, are the highest honors awarded by the U.

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December 4, 2023

U’s MLK Week 2024 to include 40th Anniversary gala

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Belonging, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Student Affairs, Student Belonging, Student Belonging, Students

Inaugural MLK gala to pay tribute to Utah community and civil rights leaders.

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December 4, 2023

Samantha Eldridge named U Tribal Liaison

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Belonging, Faculty/Staff, President

Eldridge will serve as Tribal Liaison for each of the state’s eight federally recognized indigenous nations.

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December 1, 2023

U student needs Your vote to secure “CNN Hero of the Year”

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Business, Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Student Belonging, Students

The U community can help Osei Boateng win a $100,000 grant toward continuing his humanitarian work in Ghana by voting for him as “Hero of the Year,” every day through Dec. 5.

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November 22, 2023

Here’s how to forge metal on the moon

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Innovate Initiatives, Research, Science & Technology, Students

U students aim for the moon in NASA competition, and nail it with their proposal for refining iron on lunar surface.

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November 21, 2023

University of Utah to host 2024 Presidential Debate

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community, Events, Facilities, Faculty/Staff, Feature (Utah.edu), Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, News Releases, Students, University Statements

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, qualifying candidates for president of the United States will take center stage at Kingsbury Hall for a moderated debate to be broadcast on all major television networks.

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November 20, 2023

The University of Utah is No. 1

Categories: Awards & Recognition, President, Rankings & Numbers

The U is now the highest-ranked public college in the West, according to the Wall Street Journal’s latest round of rankings of U.S. universities.

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November 16, 2023