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.

Making a lasting impact in West Valley

Health

U West Valley—a partnership between the U and the West Valley community—is key to realizing the U’s vision to become a top 10 public university with unsurpassed societal impact.

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Taking Shakespeare to local young audiences

Arts & Humanities

The Department of Theatre’s cast for A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been bringing theatre to local schools and sharing the wonder of the iconic playwright.

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U leads 6-state research initiative to reduce childhood obesity

Health

The Mountain West Prevention Research Center (MW-PRC), launching with $5 million in federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aims to address the childhood obesity crisis.

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Building the future of legal empowerment

Business

Innovation for Justice is the nation’s first and only cross-discipline, cross-institution, and cross-jurisdiction legal innovation lab, housed at the University of Utah and the University of Arizona.

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Measuring environmental impacts on human health

Health

Garnering support from NIH’s high-risk, high-reward research program, pharmaceutical researcher Yue Lu examines how air quality affects lung health.

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Protecting public health in times of emergency

Community

The University of Utah’s Division of Public Health has secured funding to establish a center that will enhance public health preparedness and response across six states.

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Meet Ally, SLC airport’s first-ever dinosaur

Community

The Salt Lake City International Airport and the Natural History Museum of Utah unveiled the airport’s first-ever dinosaur—Ally! The museum’s Tim Lee designed the display of the 30-foot-long Allosaurus fragilis skeleton.

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New U ‘benefit’ company helps students connect to education

Education

Proxima delivers on a promise made to the West Valley City community nearly three years ago.

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