University of Utah Invites Faculty to Join New International Olympic Research Project

The University of Utah and Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, are excited to announce a collaborative international research program geared toward Sustainable and Inclusive Olympic and Paralympic Games. The U invites interested faculty whose research areas intersect with the project’s four pillars to apply to be a contributor: Sustainable Environment and Biodiversity Sustainable Infrastructure […]

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August 5, 2024

University Asia Campus holds 6th commencement ceremony

The University of Utah Asia Campus celebrated its sixth commencement ceremony on May 23. The 2024 ceremony honored 160 graduates from six countries. Mitzi M. Montoya, provost and senior vice president of the University of Utah, who attended the ceremony in person, expressed her admiration for the graduates. “Today, you are the largest graduating class […]

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July 17, 2024

U Researchers Help Implement Potentially Life-saving Ambulance Communication System in Rwanda

Adapted from a press release from University of Birmingham by Sudha Jayaraman. Ambulance crews in Rwanda’s capital city could save more lives with the launch of a unique electronic system that would potentially speed hospital transfers – reducing the likelihood of people dying unnecessarily from injuries caused by road traffic crashes, accidents, or violence, as […]

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May 6, 2024

Seeking New Faculty-Led Learning Abroad Program Proposals

What is a Faculty-led Learning Abroad Program? Faculty-led programs represent just one of the many avenues available to University of Utah students who want to study abroad. These programs integrate the academic expertise of faculty with immersive, hands-on education in foreign locations. Students earn University of Utah credits while participating in these faculty-led learning abroad […]

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April 12, 2024

Going somewhere? Concur Refresh makes take off easier

Travel Services is excited to announce Concur Refresh, a project that will implement several updates to Concur Travel, the University of Utah’s preferred online booking travel tool. After considering input from partners across campus, the department made adjustments to ensure a more streamlined, user-friendly experience. SAP Concur made the decision to create a new user […]

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April 3, 2024

Transforming lives: the U’s journey to prosperity in West Africa

In the heart of West Africa, the University of Utah and Ensign Global College have joined forces through the Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity to unveil a groundbreaking initiative—the Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Prosperity (CLIP) This exceptional facility, established in Ghana, aspires to accelerate economic and social development on a global scale. At […]

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April 3, 2024

U hosts Pakistani deans for week-long study tour at Salt Lake City campus

With the vast portfolio of responsibilities that comes with the role, academic deans are notorious for having full calendars. So, it was no small feat to arrange for 23 deans of Pakistani higher education institutions to meet with over two dozen University of Utah deans and administrators during a week-long study tour at the U’s […]

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April 3, 2024

Four Ways to Investigate International Perspectives with the U Honors College

Above: Students enjoy lectures on local ecology in the field during a Honors Health Integrated Minor course in South Africa. Dr. Monisha Pasupathi, Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah, believes there’s no better way to challenge students’ assumptions about the world than through international experiences. “It really jars you out of […]

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April 3, 2024

ISSS Director Receives Excellence Award

Anastasia Fynn, Director of ISSS (right), poses with colleagues Debbie Adebunmi (center), and Sylvia Christensen (left) during the International Education Week flag parade in 2022. The joyous event was initiated by Fynn—a new tradition to the U and one Fynn had overseen at her previous institutions. Congratulations to Anastasia Fynn, director of International Student & Scholar Services, as […]

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March 18, 2024

9 U students selected as Fulbright semifinalists

This story originally appeared in @TheU. Nine University of Utah students have been selected as semifinalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this nationally competitive program supports academic exchanges between the United States and more than 140 countries around the world. Selected […]

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March 18, 2024