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 and XPrize partner to revolutionize healthy aging

The U’s Utah Data Coordinating Center will validate the science of teams vying for the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan, a competition aimed at closing the gap between health and lifespan.

Stronger community, stronger students, stronger school

Community

The Office of Academic Culture and Community is a community-building branch of the medical school.

U achieves first successful allogenic stem cell transplant using graft from deceased donor

Health

Technique could improve treatments for patients with aggressive blood cancers, speed access to transplants.

Urgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit

Health

Climate change innovation, science and solutions manifest at the third annual Wilkes Climate Summit, hosted by the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy

U faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Research

An adjunct professor of geology and geophysics and a professor of oncological sciences join 18 other current U faculty and 2,662 total academy members, of which 200 have received Nobel prizes.

From impossible to treatable: How Sethera is transforming peptide drug development

Health

U-supported startup Sethera Therapeutics is addressing the unmet need for effective treatments in conditions that have previously had no therapeutic options.

Lassonde family commits another $25 million to advance entrepreneurship at the U

Innovation

The generous new gift is another major investment in the U’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a globally recognized center for student entrepreneurship and innovation.

Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks

Health

Research by U epidemiologists and mathematicians rethinks whether it’s best to treat only the most severe cases with antibiotics.