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YEAR OF EMPOWERMENT

U MUSE Project announces theme year focused on empowerment; keynote speakers associated with the movie “Hidden Figures” and NASA to speak in March.

GLOBAL RECOGNITION

For the sixth straight year, the University of Utah earns a top-100 spot in the Center for World University Rankings.

DRIVING OUT DIABETES

The Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation will donate $5.3 million to the U to establish a diabetes prevention program called “Driving Out Diabetes: A Larry H. Miller Family Wellness Initiative.”

‘THRIFTER AT HEART’ HELPS WOMEN

Rebecca Dowdell, associate director of University Student Apartments, oversees a clothing collection on campus to help women with limited resources put together a work wardrobe.

Announcements
Protect yourself from Hepatitis A | U ranks 15th for undergrad and 23rd for grad entrepreneurship studies for 2018 |U scientists key in next generation astronomical survey to map the entire sky | College of Education to host prominent journal | PepsiCo agreement is official | U staff scholarship applications still open through Dec. 1
A Healthier U
Thanksgiving calories by the numbers | How to get to sleep when insomnia hits | 4 delicious fall salads
The Arts and U
Shop Museum Store Sunday and Annual Holiday Market at UMFA
Safe & Sound
The do's and don’ts for holiday festivities and decorations
 

Student vet of the year

Engineering student and U.S. Army vet Jacob Salgado recognized as 2017 Student Veteran of the Year at Veterans Day football game against Washington State.

POPULATION PATTERNS

Agricultural productivity drove Euro-American settlement of Utah, explaining past and present population patterns.