A RESONATING IMPACT THE U IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS UTAH AND BEYOND

Stay in the know and share the latest updates about the U with these monthly news highlights.

U researcher named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world

Health

Wesley Sundquist is being recognized for his lab’s research leading to the drug lenacapavir, which is exceptionally effective at preventing HIV.

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Utah Games Nos. 1 and 2 worldwide for second consecutive year

Arts & Humanities

University of Utah’s Games Division earns top honors for second consecutive year, signaling sustained excellence and unprecedented growth.

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AI-powered ultrasound device wins annual CMI Bench to Bedside competition

Health

An AI-powered ultrasound device that helps patients track shoulder injury recovery has won the Bench to Bedside competition, a program in which students develop solutions to real-world clinical challenges.

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A new home for hospitality at the U

Business

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has given $25 million to establish the J.W. Marriott, Jr. Institute, an initiative to develop leadership skills rooted in hospitality principles.

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Utah’s ELEVATE Center aims to reduce maternal deaths

Health

Center funded by the National Institutes of Health builds national model to improve outcomes for moms and babies affected by substance use disorder.

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Using vibrations to see into Yellowstone’s magma reservoir

Research

U geophysicists have located the top of the potentially explosive underground formation that drives Yellowstone’s hydrothermal features.

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Major dust-up for water in the Colorado River

Research

A powerful remote-sensing dataset could produce a more accurate understanding of dust-on-snow impacts across the Upper Colorado River Basin and improve forecasting and water allocation.

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The hidden spread of a common hospital-associated infection

Health

C. diff, one of the most common health care-associated infections, spreads within ICUs more than three times more than previously thought, new U of U Health research has found.

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