For 128 years, the University of Utah’s College of Engineering has been the state’s premier research and educational institution for engineering and computer science. Today, the college receives a major boost. The college is proud to announce a historic $50 million gift from the John and Marcia Price Family Foundation that will benefit future students, educational programs, research centers, and entrepreneurism, as well as the construction of a new $190 million computing and engineering building on the U campus. In November 2021, John and Marcia Price were the first to come forward and pledge significant funding for the new building.…

The University of Utah today announced a $15 million donation from The Kahlert Foundation to provide support for the university’s renowned School of Computing.

From Good Notes — The blog for University of Utah Health CEO Michael L. Good, MD Thanks to an historic $110 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation, today we broke ground on the new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah. The building will open in 2025. The promise of a new home is driving innovation in our MD program. Design with a Purpose We are creating a new culture of learning at our medical school. This culture emphasizes group and individual learning, relationships, and…

Being accepted into medical school can be such a thrill. However, that thrill can easily be overshadowed by pending debt. Raquel Maynez, a scholarship recipient, and second-year medical student decided to attend University of Utah’s School of Medicine because of supporters like you. “Medical school is expensive, so having scholarships that help me avoid and minimize debt is incredible in terms of my mental health and then also my future career prospects.” Thanks to supporters like you, the majority of our students get awarded for their exceptional grades and community service with scholarships that help reduce tuition and other costs…

Sabah Sial, BS ’22 heads to Oxford as the first Rhodes Scholar from the U in two decades—thanks to dedication, hard work, and scholarship support from people like you.   Last year, Sabah Sial, BS ’22 received a Rhodes Scholarship to study finance at the University of Oxford, one of 32 awardees out of 2,300 students who applied. The last student from the University of Utah to receive the prestigious award was in 2002. “Being a Rhodes Scholar is a great honor, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the scholarships that preceded it,” Sial said. “The University of Utah,…

Ground will be broken this week on the Impact and Prosperity Epicenter. This newest addition to the David Eccles School of Business will be a multidisciplinary hub for innovation, impact, and prosperity, which will provide student housing and office space for the Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity and the Sorenson Impact Center. The $114 million project is made possible by the generous support of anchor donations from Jim Sorenson and Robert and Lynette Gay. The six-story building will include a dedicated gathering space on the first floor, known as The Forum, which will serve as the heart of the…

The geography that makes Utah unique—red rock deserts, greatest snow on Earth, cities amidst natural beauty—also makes us vulnerable to one of the biggest challenges of our time: Climate change, which can drive or exacerbate severe drought, wildfires, air pollution, water scarcity, and disappearing snowpack. Luckily, the University of Utah has a deep pool of experts who use the campus location as a living laboratory to address these immense challenges. A generous $20 million gift from Clay and Marie Wilkes will leverage the U’s location and interdisciplinary knowledge to create the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy. William (Bill)…

Introducing a new home to tomorrow’s medical leaders. Our graduates advance the standards of excellence in teaching, research, and patient care in today’s rapidly changing world of medicine.

Robert “Bob” Garff loved the University of Utah and was passionate about accelerating the rise of both the university and its students. It is with great sadness the U community notes that Garff, who was 77, passed away due to complications of COVID-19 on Sunday, March 29.