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Game On

The University of Utah continues its computer-science legacy with one of the top video-game programs in the nation.

The Impresario

Four decades after Atari, University of Utah alum Nolan Bushnell is ever an entrepreneur.

The Innovator

University of Utah alum and Adobe pioneer John Warnock recollects his path to a publishing revolution.

The Imaginer

University of Utah alum Ed Catmull has taken a path that melds science and artistic endeavor.

Stories Within Stories

The U has one of the top, and most accessible, rare book collections in the West.

The Shifting Tide

The U health care system is preparing for the Affordable Care Act’s many changes.

Boots on the Ground

As the U’s new president, David W. Pershing is focused on the state’s college students.

Partners in Change

The U’s Global Health Initiative helps improve lives in Ghana and around the world.

Seeking Sustainability

A student-led effort has helped make the U campus a leader in being green.

Energy Efficiency

In recent years, the University of Utah has made itself a hub for energy innovation and a model for cost-saving efficiency measures. With the creation of its revolving loan fund in 2008, the U’s Energy Office can now perpetually finance long-term energy efficiency projects using the savings earned from existing energy-optimizing projects. One milestone came

Water Conservation

For decades, the University of Utah irrigated its manicured Kentucky bluegrass lawns using culinary water from Salt Lake City. Excess rain and snowmelt runoff was channeled away through storm drains, sometimes adding to erosion or pollution problems downstream. But in recent years, the U’s Plant Operations realized that the campus could save money while keeping

LEED Buildings

The University of Utah in recent years has committed to building environmentally friendly buildings. Most of the new buildings on campus, as well as those under construction, surpass new state building requirements and do or will meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s requirements for LEED certification, the foremost rating system for green buildings. LEED, which

Campus Gardens

Just east of the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 4,000 square feet of raised-bed garden boxes cradle sprouting vegetables that bask in this sun-filled outdoor classroom. Vines of pole beans grow overhead to form playful tunnels next to towering stalks of red amaranth. Nearby, student volunteers use pitchforks to turn piles of composting leaves and cafeteria

Tracking Winged Sentinels

A U professor travels the world to document birds’ crucial role and conserve their dwindling numbers.

Faces of the Future

A new plan aims to increase the academic quality and success of the University’s student body.

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