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Utah Board of Higher Ed approves safety changes

State higher education leaders adopted the recommendations of a Campus Safety Task Force, including behavior intervention and threat assessment, standardized protocols for emergency responses and communication, and event planning.

Safety

Research uncovers how bacteria fight viruses, opening the door to better virus-based antibiotics

Bacteriophages are viruses that can attack harmful bacteria, whose "last resort" immune response kills the infected bacterium before the virus can spread to others.

Research

Event day commuting: Tips for navigating campus during major events

Parking impacts, lot closures, and traffic patterns can vary depending on the size and location of an event.

Commuter Services

Celebrate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month at the School of Dance

Through the jubilation, students are discovering both the strength of dance lineages gone before, and the power of their own voices to make change.

Events

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U physicists contribute to IceCube project recognized by 2026 Nobel Prize

Science & Technology

Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. U researchers have been a part of the international project from the very beginning.

October 9, 2026

Clinical ethics: When medical decisions have no clear answer

Health & Medicine

When the path forward is unclear, ethics and humanities help us keep the person in sight.

October 9, 2026

Aspens ‘remember’ past drought in their leaves

Research uncovers how chemical compounds that protect aspens from insects and pathogens rise and fall in response to drought.

October 9, 2026

Building medical education in rural Utah

President’s annual road trip continues to build partnership with Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health Sciences.

October 8, 2026