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Custom course packets

The Campus Store now offers a custom course packet service for faculty and staff to help students save money and allow faculty members to design a unique collection of materials for their particular course.

RINGING IN THE GOOD NEWS

Thanks to Swoop, the Department of Family and Consumer Studies celebrated a new grant in style—ringing the closing bell alongside the winners and TD Ameritrade executives at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

CLIMATE STRESSES AND SOLUTIONS

U researchers partner with Salt Lake utilities to study climate change threats to urban water supply.

Improving course accessibility

Starting fall 2018, instructors and students may notice a small addition to the structure of their Canvas courses: Blackboard Ally.

Announcements
New SVPHS Michael Good to start Aug. 14 | UCrew volunteers needed | Todd Kent appointed new Chief Administrative Officer for UAC | Administration District Staff Excellence Awards presentation and ice cream social | “Hooked on Books” donations needed | Academic and Student Affairs District Staff Excellence Awards | Biology department renamed School of Biological Sciences | UMFA and Marriott Library Mellon Grant new hires
A Healthier U
Take care of your liver | ER or not: I've been stabbed with a pencil | Are you sun safe?
The Arts and U
Check out classes available for all ages and abilities from University of Utah Preparatory Division
HR Updates
Strengthen your relationship: A 5-week course
Safe & Sound
Proper lifting practices can help prevent injuries such as strains, dislocations and muscle tears
 

GETTING THE STATS

New Wasatch Front Research Data Center will make federal and state agency data available to academic researchers in Utah and surrounding states.

Renewable energy boosts

Team of researchers including the U’s Lincoln Davies, a professor and associate dean at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, examined the evolution of state renewable portfolio standards.