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Building a Team

The U has a plan to bring more attention, and crowds, to its women’s basketball team.


One More: Dinosaur Caravan

A trove of fossils packed onto wagons created a stir as it made its way to the U.


Armed with Knowledge

A wave of veterans is bringing strengths and needs to the U campus.


At Home in the Trees

U biologist Nalini Nadkarni brings the magic of science to all, from prisoners to sports fans and students.


Association News

  Full Circle Spring Awards honor former U football player Steve Smith, a U advisor, and a U alum. Former University of Utah student and current NFL star Steve Smith ex’01 has focused on giving time and attention to worthy causes in recent years. For that, and his athletics accomplishments, the U Alumni Association honored […]


Through The Years: Short alum profiles and Class Notes

U alum Tim DeChristopher is the subject of an award-winning documentary film.


A Jazz Requiem for the Male of the Species

  What you have offered me is bleak And white And sterile And cold. Marked only by the black scars of industry, Slavery and greed. What is offered now to me, the male of the species? What have you presented to me As my options, As my life? What lie have you believed And passed […]


Well-Aimed Shot

  Editor’s note: This poem contains graphic depictions of war.   Crunchy, brown, dried up grass covers the ground. The stench of rotting trash and sewage fills the air. The sun blazes down, baking my motionless body. Sweat drips into my eyes causing them to sting. Lying on my stomach in a prone position, Body […]


The Last Confession of Lance Corporal Judas Iscariot

  Editor’s note: The story below contains strong language and graphic depictions of war. The spelling and grammar in the Marine’s letter are intentional and reflect the narrator’s voice.    War is full of betrayal. In my own experience of war, I witnessed betrayal first hand. Having now spoken with hundreds of other Iraq veterans, […]


Game On

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


Campus Notebook

Construction Update The University of Utah currently has 12 major construction projects under way.   Web Exclusive Photo Gallery: [nggallery id=36]   University Offers Deferred Enrollment Option   The University of Utah has begun a new admissions policy that allows new freshmen and transfer students to defer enrollment for up to seven consecutive semesters. The […]


One More: Pioneer in Sound

The late University of Utah professor Thomas Stockham is known as the father of digital audio recording.


Building to Foster Excellence

Utah Athletics has a five-year plan to bring University of Utah facilities to the Pac-12 level.


Campus Notebook

University of Utah Dedicates Honors Housing On September 21, the University of Utah dedicated the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community, the newest solution to the U’s growing need for on-campus housing. The dorm provides apartment-style living to 309 honors students in all years of the program. “These are not old-fashioned dorm rooms,” says […]