Beyond the medical standard: University of Utah offers wide array of beneficial research

Story, Photo, Video, and Audio by JAVAN RIVERA Additional Photos courtesy of CAROLYN STWERTKA and CRAIG GRITZEN. It’s a delicate and time-consuming process. University of Utah graduate researcher Craig Gritzen spends his days at the U’s Dearing Lab viewing parasites through microscopes and testing for the sin nombre virus. However, it’s not medical research he’s [...]

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MY STORIES: Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill, mental health court, address criminal recidivism in Utah Salt Lake City police chief, Utah representatives combat new immigration laws Local Utah artist’s work reflects on community, beauty of Utah’s wetlands Beyond the medical standard: University of Utah offers wide array of beneficial research MY BLOG: Enlightening the [...]

The convenience of college obesity

Story and photos by Blakely Bowers The United States has the highest obesity rate in the world. Obesity is an issue that reaches far beyond the way someone looks. Medical experts have linked excess weight to everything from heart disease and diabetes to chronic back, hip and knee pain. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, [...]

Jackson Elementary School moves ahead with Adelante Partnership

Story by MELANIE HOLBROOK Explore Adelante here “Adelante,” the Spanish word meaning forward or ahead, is a big part of the lives of students and teachers at Jackson Elementary School. But it’s more than just a word; the Adelante Partnership is a university-school-community partnership that seeks to raise awareness of higher education opportunities and to [...]

University Neighborhood Partners aims to widen access to education for west side residents

Story and photo by LAURA SCHMITZ When Sarah Munro began her dissertation at the University of Michigan, she saw a need to bring access to education to minority communities. After conducting research in Italy and receiving her Ph.D. in anthropology in 2002, she now works as the associate director of University Neighborhood Partners to make [...]

Affirmative action is debated at Utah 2010 general session

Story and photo by ANDREAS RIVERA In 1969, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law an executive order that stipulated employers must “take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” Other laws, policies and initiatives like this [...]

Retired university professor looks past adversity

Story and photos by Jessica Gonzales Meet Fred Buchanan, a retired University professor living with Parkinson’s disease. In his soft yet prideful Scottish accent, Fred Buchanan recites a poem by memory written by his favorite poet, Robert Burns. As he tries to muster the simple words from his lips, he stops and pauses momentarily. He [...]