Shelley Minteer

A laboratory, the camera looking down from above. A long beam bisects the center of the photograph, with a lab bench on either side. On the right is Angus Wu, an asian student in a lab coat, face covering, and gloves. On the left is Andrew Pendergrast, a white man wearing a blue lab coat, face covering and gloves.

Catalyst for safety

Lisa Potter
science writer, University of Utah Communications
November 5, 2020

The College of Science and Office of Environmental Health and Safety have enacted creative solutions to rebuild a culture of lab safety—and it has paid dividends in implementing safeguards for COVID-19.

A woman scientist looks through a microscope

Why wait? New initiative gets students into the lab early

Lisa Potter
science writer, University of Utah Communications
February 5, 2020

In 2020, the College of Science will give hundreds of undergraduates the opportunity to contribute to real research projects the year that they step onto campus.