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The University of Utah mourns the loss of David Pierpont Gardner, 10th president of the university. Gardner served in the role from 1973 to 1983 and led the U through a period of significant progress and growth.

Since the launch of the reimagined U Career Success Center, Vice President Katie Hoffman-Abby and her team have accelerated their outreach to serve ever more students.

The U continues to rise toward excellence, with an even stronger reputation as one of the nation’s leading research universities.

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a 1985 graduate of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health

Bryan Hubain makes it his mission to help U of U students achieve their dreams   When Bryan Hubain, Ph. D. looks back on his childhood, the events that transpired—and profound, meaningful experiences—have informed who he is today. One of these experiences inspires some of his work at the University of Utah. During moments of his childhood on the island of St. Lucia, Bryan Hubain did not always have access to food. There were times when stale or moldy bread was all that was available. His mother would get creative by scraping the mold off, adding butter and cheese, and…

Perfectly preserved skin from a fossil of Zuul crurivastator, a dinosaur named after the dog from Ghostbusters, gives unprecedented insight into the social behavior of the dinosaurs.

After more than 50 years of sending interns to Washington, D.C., the University of Utah is officially opening a permanent physical home in the nation’s capital.

As the practice of medicine evolves, Sara Lamb leads Utah’s effort to reimagine how we train the next generation of health care providers. Sara Lamb wants to see a world where health care is accessible for all. It’s a lofty goal, but she is not alone in aiming to achieve it. Equitable health care requires communities to work together—each individual playing a part for the greater good. For Lamb, that comes in the form of training and educating medical students through cutting-edge programs that prepare physicians of the future to not only provide exceptional care but serve as advocates for…

The Presidential Scholar award supports the work of exceptionally promising mid-career faculty in academic units across campus by providing $10,000 in funding each year for three years to the award winners.

Connie Hanks remembers the feeling of being in love on the University of Utah campus in 1962: driving around in Gordon Hanks’s old convertible, meeting during study hours and between classes in the library. The way the fall foliage on campus lit up her heart on beautiful autumn mornings. It was a magical time that made a lasting impression. Connie and Gordon’s love story has evolved over the years, extending to four daughters, four sons-in-law, and six grandchildren. And they count many University of Utah alumni and students as part of their family. For nearly three decades, the Hanks have…

Through their creative excellence, artists, performers and scholars from this storied college have made significant impacts at the U and across the entire state of Utah.

Professor Abe Bakhsheshy takes a compassion-first approach to the world of business   Dr. Abe Bakhsheshy is dressed in his signature attire: a tailored suit and university red tie. All cameras are on him as he participates in an interview to discuss why he is passionate about the University of Utah. He is polished and charming. Poignant and generous. He pauses midsentence as a hint of remembrance flashes across his eyes. He takes a few breaths, clears his throat. Smiles. “That’s the difficulty when you talk from the heart,” he says. “Emotions take over.” Dr. Abe, as his students call…