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Explore these curated monthly stories of how the U is shaping communities and transforming lives in Utah and beyond.
Study links obesity-driven fatty acids to dangerous form of breast cancer
While promoting weight loss, popular high-fat diets like keto could unintentionally feed tumors and worsen outcomes for breast cancer patients or survivors with obesity.
U to cover tuition for eligible Utah students from families earning less than $100K
The U is eliminating tuition and fees for qualified Utah students from families earning less than $100,000, expanding access to opportunity across the state.
U research study brings care to new moms statewide
Through groundbreaking research, the U is connecting mothers to essential postpartum health care wherever they live in Utah.
U of U Health CEO inducted into the National Academy of Medicine
Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement.
Psilocybin shows promise for health care worker depression
Nearly half of health care workers who received psilocybin alongside meditation instruction were free of depression at two weeks in a clinical trial, compared to just 8% who only did meditation.
U chemists discover enzyme that could help build next-generation GLP-1 drugs
PapB ‘ties off’ peptides, paving way for stronger, longer-lasting versions of medications used to treat obesity and diabetes.