@ The U Newsletter

STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY 2016

Visit the Campus Store Tuesday, April 26, for free food, prizes and 30 percent off.

ART APPRECIATION: VISION OPTIONAL

U student Madelyn Stafford, who is visually impaired, has teamed up with UMFA to make their website, museum tours, including their audio and braille, accessible to all.

CANCER TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

A team of transdisciplinary U students created a new, portable, hand-held treatment device to help prevent cervical cancer in the developing world where doctors and equipment are scarce.

MEET THE GRADUATES: CLASS OF 2016

Commencement will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. In the weeks leading up to the ceremony, we’ll profile graduates from across the university.

Student Life
Voting open for UCard design contest | U selfie contest | Student Media application deadline | Campus Rec hiring personal trainers
A Healthier U
How to avoid Computer Vision Syndrome | 10 reasons you need an advance directive | Increasing activity for new moms

Man’s best friend gets an update

The Ivory Prize awarded to a student whose mission to give back has lead to connecting dogs with veterans to help heal the wounds of PTSD through the nonprofit organization Labs For Liberty.

2016 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS

Four U students to travel across the globe teaching English, entering a master’s program and conducting research.

WATER LAW DOWN UNDER

Law professor Robin Craig spent part of the semester as a visiting professor at the University of Tasmania School of Law in Hobart, teaching comparative water law, research resilience and climate change adaptation issues.