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.

The American Psychological Association found that more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health program based on its Healthy Mind survey, which included the University of Utah. And earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for action to address what he described as an “epidemic of loneliness.”  Loneliness, isolation and lack of social connection is a public health crisis, he said, experienced by about half the adults in the U.S., with impacts on physical and mental health. This is especially true among college-age people, the report said. Such findings are no…

One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease—and adults living in rural areas have a 19 percent higher risk of developing heart failure. Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the US since 1950 but thinking about two people dying nearly every minute because of it makes a statistic most Americans have heard at some point in their life feel quite startling. While these CDC statistics don’t appear to be going away any time soon, there is hope in science—particularly in the lab of Dr. Sarah Franklin. Dr. Franklin runs one of…

The U’s Master of Legal Studies program helps strengthen communities through legal education   Carolynn Clark wants to make it possible for anyone to obtain a legal education.   Recognized with the prestigious 2022 Utah Council on Conflict Resolution’s peacekeeper award, Clark exemplifies the significance of ensuring legal accessibility for all. In addition to her role as a pro bono and reduced-fee mediator for divorce and family disputes at Utah Dispute Resolution, she imparts her expertise through teaching mediation and conflict resolution to both juris doctorate (JD) and MLS students at the S.J. Quinney College of Law. Carolynn’s experience in…

Professor Brenda Bowen examines what the traces left by an ever-changing planet can tell us about what’s to come   As a professor of geology and geophysics, Brenda Bowen wants her students to understand how long the planet Earth has been around and that there’s nothing static about its surface or subsurface. “Our planet is 4.6 billion years old and, throughout that time, it’s been continually changing. The only constant is change,” Bowen says. “The current configuration of where continents, mountains, and oceans are is just this moment in time.” Bowen is the chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences…

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.

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.

Today atmospheric carbon dioxide is at its highest level in at least several million years thanks to widespread combustion of fossil fuels by humans over the past couple centuries. But where does 419 parts per million (ppm)—the current concentration of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere—fit in Earth’s history?

The award recognizes his ongoing support and mentorship for the University of Utah’s Veteran Support Center (VSC).

Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner was interviewed in a Washington Post article about U.S. News & World Report‘s annual law school rankings and Yale Law School’s 2022 decision to stop cooperating with the publication.

For far too long, oral health has been seen as a status symbol in this country. Having a healthy smile is considered a luxury, not a necessity.

Coming in at No. 1, the University of Utah is now the highest-ranked public college in the West, according to the Wall Street Journal’s latest round of rankings of U.S. universities.

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, qualifying candidates for president of the United States will take center stage at Kingsbury Hall for a moderated debate to be broadcast on all major television networks.

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

The University of Utah Food Drive, organized by the Student Alumni Board (SAB), is a longstanding tradition at the U. Started over 40 years ago, SAB is a campus organization with a focus on philanthropy, leadership development and connecting students with successful alumni. The board, led by senior Abukar Hassan, has 30 current members. Other campus organizations, including The MUSS, ASUU and LDSSA have also contributed to collecting donations over the years. This year, all donations will be given to the University of Utah Feed U Food Pantry, a change from previous years when donations went to the Utah Food Bank.…

This fall, the University of Utah welcomed new and returning students to campus. Including students like Nura and Ethan who rely on scholarships to achieve their dreams and make the most of their student journey at the U.

Time magazine’s annual list of the best inventions features 200 extraordinary innovations with the capacity to change people’s lives. To compile the list, Time’s editors solicit nominations and accept applications describing groundbreaking work in key fields—such as AI, green energy and sustainability—evaluating each contender on a number of factors, including originality, efficacy, ambition and impact. This year, Time has selected the Utah Bionic Leg as one of the best inventions of 2023, naming it in its “Experimental” category.  With its suite of motors, sensors, and controllers, the robotic prosthesis can better replicate the biomechanics of the human knee, ankle and toe, giving it the potential…

The Office of the President and Housing and Residential Education are excited to announce that incoming first-year students who apply for housing at the University of Utah by the May 3 deadline will have a bed guaranteed on campus.