News Clips | August 3, 2022

Dr. William Smith has been appointed chief executive administrator for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) at Huntsman Mental Health Institute (HMHI) at the University of Utah, a newly created role.

University of Utah President Taylor Randall is traveling throughout Utah this summer, stopping in various locations and hosting alumni events.

Some colleges attribute long wait lists for campus housing to heightened demand for a residential experience following two-plus years of COVID-19 disruptions.

In Utah, the majority of transportation and buildings are still powered by non-renewable energy sources, making them the two largest contributors to air pollution along the Wasatch Front.

In Utah, we know a lot about our outdoor air quality because we’ve talked about it as a community and examined the impacts on our health.

Smoke plumes from wildfires are reaching higher in the sky throughout the West, and their impacts on air quality are spreading farther, according to a new study out of the University of Utah.

The Department of Defense’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) Program recently kicked off three new projects that continue to advance DoD collaborative partnerships with industry and academia for 5G-to-NextG wireless technologies.

The Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah (HMHI) reported a 36% increase in daily average calls to its Utah Crisis Line in the first week after 988 launched (July 16-July 23).

Several different dosages-but not all-of Teva’s brand and generic Adderall are on backorder at the moment, according to the University of Utah’s Drug Information Service, which tracks shortages of medical products.