(Salt Lake City, Utah) — Electronic exercise tracking devices may be problematic for certain heart patients. A recent study at the University of Utah found some smart watches, smart scales and smart rings may interfere with pacemakers or implantable defibrillators. The researchers discovered smart devices that send a slight electrical […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is agreeing to pay five-million dollars to the parents of an international student who allegedly was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. The settlement that became public yesterday acknowledges that the university failed to recognize Zhifan Dong was in danger in the weeks […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — America’s energy secretary says Utah has role to play as the nation transitions from fossil fuels to clean energy. Secretary Janet Granholm was at the University of Utah on Wednesday and promoted Utah FORGE, the Energy Department’s largest and most advanced laboratory for what’s called […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is planning a vigil in honor of those killed and injured at a Halloween celebration in South Korea. More than 150 people were reported dead after a crowd stampeded at the festival in Seoul last Saturday. The university has a campus […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is joining an International Olympic Committee group researching new treatments for sports injuries. The committee announced yesterday that the university is one of 11 organizations that will become an IOC research center through 2026. The research will be overseen by the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Two events honoring a former University of Utah student who was killed on campus are set for this weekend. The Lauren McCluskey Memorial Awareness Walk will be held Friday afternoon beginning at one o’clock. The first-annual Utah Race for Campus Safety 5K will be held […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The world’s largest prosthetic company is partnering with the University of Utah to help those who have lost all or part of their legs. German manufacturer Ottobock has reached an agreement with the university’s College of Engineering for future development of the “Bionic Leg.” The […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is revealing a student was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at a frat house. Salt Lake City Police are leading the investigation since Pi Kappa Alpha is off campus, but the school says they believe victims of sexual assault, pointing out […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Officials with the University of Utah say they don’t consider the threat against a nuclear reactor on campus to be a joke. It’s been determined an engineering student posted a message on social media which threatened to bomb the reactor if the football team didn’t […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Some football fans take their obsession with winning just a little too far. That was the case yesterday when a University of Utah student was taken into custody by police. According to the police report, the 21-year-old woman used social media to make a threat […]
