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Campus safety recommendations

Leaders across the University of Utah campus presented an update on the status of the 30 campus safety recommendations, including action items for implementation, and answered questions from the U’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019—focusing on training and education, staffing and improved communication processes.

U announces 2019 Commencement speaker

Civil rights veteran and U alum Rev. France A. Davis will deliver commencement address exploring the power of unity.

First in the family

Hear what it’s like to be a college pioneer at First Gen-Con, an event to help first-generation students connect, share their experiences and meet staff and faculty who can help them navigate the college experience.

The politics of blame

Professor Martha Nussbaum—one of the world’s most celebrated political philosophers—will visit the U on Feb. 22, for the 2019 Tanner-McMurrin Lecture to examine the current political crisis and recommendations for how to mend divides in the country.

Mythical beasts, lyrical words

Poet Katharine Coles and artist Maureen O’Hara Ure to discuss their limited-edition book printed by Red Butte Press.

Commitment to sustainability

The U honors seven campus leaders with leadership awards at the Environment and Sustainability Research Symposium.

The U’s impact on air quality

How is the U curbing its own emissions?

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CAMPUS HAPPENINGS

Humans of the U: Lizzie Rugh

“I have liked challenging myself with different types of classes. This semester, I’m taking social statistics. It’s my last math class and everyone was telling me not to take it, but I decided to just go with it. It’s my favorite class now and the professor is really great and I feel like I’m learning a lot.”

1852 Legislative Session: This Abominable Slavery

New digital database explores Indigenous and African American Enslavement in Utah Territory using primary sources.

Addressing America’s invisible, billion-dollar problem

University of Utah’s Family Caregiving Collaborative leading the way at the historic Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington D.C.

@theU November 27, 2023

Check out what’s happening this week.

Indigenous knowledge at Red Butte Garden

Much of the medicine we use today can be attributed to knowledge acquired by Indigenous people. Visit Red Butte Garden to enjoy plants with histories intertwined with Native American culture.

Friends and family appreciation day at the Campus Store

You are invited to receive 30% off at all Campus Store locations on Dec. 7, 2023.

Changes to tuition reduction deadline enforcement

Late applications will no longer be accepted.

Day of Disability & Neurodiversity helps build community

Neurodiversity is hard to see, but it is a vital part of our campus community that deserves to be included.

Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever

Second only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

U student needs Your vote to secure “CNN Hero of the Year”

The U community can help Osei Boateng win a $100,000 grant toward continuing his humanitarian work in Ghana by voting for him as “Hero of the Year,” every day through Dec. 5.

Humans of the U: Lizzie Rugh

“I have liked challenging myself with different types of classes. This semester, I’m taking social statistics. It’s my last math class and everyone was telling me not to take it, but I decided to just go with it. It’s my favorite class now and the professor is really great and I feel like I’m learning a lot.”

1852 Legislative Session: This Abominable Slavery

New digital database explores Indigenous and African American Enslavement in Utah Territory using primary sources.

Addressing America’s invisible, billion-dollar problem

University of Utah’s Family Caregiving Collaborative leading the way at the historic Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington D.C.

@theU November 27, 2023

Check out what’s happening this week.

Indigenous knowledge at Red Butte Garden

Much of the medicine we use today can be attributed to knowledge acquired by Indigenous people. Visit Red Butte Garden to enjoy plants with histories intertwined with Native American culture.

Friends and family appreciation day at the Campus Store

You are invited to receive 30% off at all Campus Store locations on Dec. 7, 2023.

Changes to tuition reduction deadline enforcement

Late applications will no longer be accepted.

Day of Disability & Neurodiversity helps build community

Neurodiversity is hard to see, but it is a vital part of our campus community that deserves to be included.

Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever

Second only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

U student needs Your vote to secure “CNN Hero of the Year”

The U community can help Osei Boateng win a $100,000 grant toward continuing his humanitarian work in Ghana by voting for him as “Hero of the Year,” every day through Dec. 5.

Humans of the U: Lizzie Rugh

“I have liked challenging myself with different types of classes. This semester, I’m taking social statistics. It’s my last math class and everyone was telling me not to take it, but I decided to just go with it. It’s my favorite class now and the professor is really great and I feel like I’m learning a lot.”

1852 Legislative Session: This Abominable Slavery

New digital database explores Indigenous and African American Enslavement in Utah Territory using primary sources.

Addressing America’s invisible, billion-dollar problem

University of Utah’s Family Caregiving Collaborative leading the way at the historic Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington D.C.

@theU November 27, 2023

Check out what’s happening this week.

Indigenous knowledge at Red Butte Garden

Much of the medicine we use today can be attributed to knowledge acquired by Indigenous people. Visit Red Butte Garden to enjoy plants with histories intertwined with Native American culture.

Friends and family appreciation day at the Campus Store

You are invited to receive 30% off at all Campus Store locations on Dec. 7, 2023.

Changes to tuition reduction deadline enforcement

Late applications will no longer be accepted.

Day of Disability & Neurodiversity helps build community

Neurodiversity is hard to see, but it is a vital part of our campus community that deserves to be included.

Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever

Second only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

U student needs Your vote to secure “CNN Hero of the Year”

The U community can help Osei Boateng win a $100,000 grant toward continuing his humanitarian work in Ghana by voting for him as “Hero of the Year,” every day through Dec. 5.

Humans of the U: Lizzie Rugh

“I have liked challenging myself with different types of classes. This semester, I’m taking social statistics. It’s my last math class and everyone was telling me not to take it, but I decided to just go with it. It’s my favorite class now and the professor is really great and I feel like I’m learning a lot.”

1852 Legislative Session: This Abominable Slavery

New digital database explores Indigenous and African American Enslavement in Utah Territory using primary sources.

Addressing America’s invisible, billion-dollar problem

University of Utah’s Family Caregiving Collaborative leading the way at the historic Caregiver Nation Summit in Washington D.C.

@theU November 27, 2023

Check out what’s happening this week.

Indigenous knowledge at Red Butte Garden

Much of the medicine we use today can be attributed to knowledge acquired by Indigenous people. Visit Red Butte Garden to enjoy plants with histories intertwined with Native American culture.

Friends and family appreciation day at the Campus Store

You are invited to receive 30% off at all Campus Store locations on Dec. 7, 2023.

Changes to tuition reduction deadline enforcement

Late applications will no longer be accepted.

Day of Disability & Neurodiversity helps build community

Neurodiversity is hard to see, but it is a vital part of our campus community that deserves to be included.

Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever

Second only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.

U student needs Your vote to secure “CNN Hero of the Year”

The U community can help Osei Boateng win a $100,000 grant toward continuing his humanitarian work in Ghana by voting for him as “Hero of the Year,” every day through Dec. 5.

 
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