A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix the mutated gene responsible for the disease in stem cells from the blood of affected patients. For the first time, they have corrected the mutation in a proportion of stem […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah today announced it has selected PepsiCo as its official beverage provider. The new agreement will provide the entire university community with PepsiCo’s broad portfolio of beverages, including Pepsi, Aquafina, Gatorade, Pure Leaf iced tea, Mountain Dew, Naked juice, Starbucks ready-to-drink coffee, STUBBORN craft soda and more. The multiyear partnership, which also […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah will officially “flip the switch” to unveil a new solar parking canopy in the southwest corner of campus designed to save energy and serve as part of a broader sustainability plan. A short explanation of the solar canopy project will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct.7, at the structure, […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah’s oldest child care program celebrates its grand reopening Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 on the Presidents Circle lawn. The event includes tours of the new facility, located in the Alfred Emery Building on Presidents Circle, 225 S. 1400 East. The Child and Family Development Center, which first opened in the 1930s, functions […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah and Utah State University both announced, today, new partnerships with Civitas Learning to identify the complex factors that drive student success in order to inform proactive support for students. University of Utah and Utah State University will also share their findings across campuses to better serve students at both universities and across Utah. “Enhanced advising […]
Read MoreFor seven years running, University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) has ranked among the nation’s top 10 academic medical centers in quality, safety and accountability. This year, the U has risen to the top. On Friday in Dallas, Vizient, Inc. announced UUHC finished in first place overall in its prestigious Quality and Accountability Study, besting […]
Read MoreThe Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of Utah will welcome author Stephen Prothero, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Public Library to discuss his new book, “Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars: (Even when they Lose Elections).” The lecture is free and open to the […]
Read MoreKUED is launching a new weekly half-hour public affairs series in partnership with the Hinckley Institute of Politics at The University of Utah. “The Hinckley Report,” airing Fridays at 7:30 p.m., features host Jason Perry, director of the Hinckley Institute and University of Utah vice president for government relations, with a rotating panel of Utah […]
Read MoreApplying for financial aid for college is a little different this year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA, opens Oct. 1, instead of Jan. 1, and students will use 2015 tax information when applying. “FAFSA changes should really benefit students and their families,” said Brenda Burke, executive director of the University of Utah […]
Read MoreThe creators of Africa Meets Africa, a curriculum developed in South Africa to help students from rural, tribal areas connect to mathematics through art, will speak at the U on Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. in the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building, room 109. Helene Smuts founded the Africa Meets Africa project 15 years ago, […]
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