President Randall recounts 175 years of higher education impact during legislative presentation
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The president’s presentation comes at a time of increased scrutiny and questions about the value of higher education.
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Read MoreDespite questions and critique, Utah higher education leaders are optimistic
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Ahead of Utah’s annual legislative session, University of Utah President Taylor Randall joined Geoffrey Landward, Utah’s commissioner of higher education, and Mitzi Montoya, the U’s provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, in a panel discussion.
Read MoreDriving economic growth through collaborative research
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Randall and Elizabeth Cantwell, president of Utah State University, joined together as the leaders of Utah’s two R1 institutions to present to the Utah Board of Higher Education.
Read MoreLove Your Block: Revitalizing SLC
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Students in the Urban Ecology Planning Workshop conducted resident surveys and explored how data tools could improve neighborhoods for Love Your Block, with SLC’s Office of the Mayor.
Read MorePacific Islander teens assert identity through language
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Pacific Islanders attending more diverse schools pronounced vowels subtly differently than students in a predominantly white school, confirming the theory that groups differentiate along ethnic lines.
Read MoreWoodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a detox plan
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U biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.
Read MoreThe U’s Mental Health Pod Squad
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New eight-episode podcast, based on the healing powers of recreation, helps students when therapy is not immediately available.
Read MoreBurning questions: Discovering the roles of fire, fuel and fauna
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Research by NHMU curators Tyler Faith and Mitchell Power showcased in new exhibit about how wildfire patterns change in response to climate change and herbivore extinction.
Read MorePurity at a premium in critical metals
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University of Utah researchers secure major funding to advance domestic critical metals production.
Read MoreHonoring our veterans in 2024
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Eleven veterans and the student veteran of the year were recognized at 27th annual event.
Read MoreUtah-BYU kicks off Rival Right era
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A week before the state’s two largest universities renew their gridiron rivalry, the leaders of the University of Utah and Brigham Young University are teaming up to launch a new era in their decades-long football competition.
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