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Departments News From the U Jazz on Demand As the premiere of the Pixar and Disney film Soul drew near last December, Visiting Director of Jazz Studies John Petrucelli got an unexpected phone call. Pollution, Inside Out New research shows that wildfires, fireworks, and inversions can bring pollution inside and cause air quality in homes to deteriorate to unsafe levels. Deadly Fur Watch out for this cuddly puffball. Packed in its fur is a poison so lethal it can fell an elephant. U scientists are uncovering secrets about the African crested rat. The Science of Suicide Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. That’s more than 48,000 annually. The haunting question is “Why?” One emerging factor is family history. View More Forever U Blazing Trails Utah Rep. Sandra Hollins MSW’09 is the first Black woman to serve in the Utah State Legislature, and her impact on the Beehive State has been extraordinary. In the Last 10 Years From nearly doubling research funding to joining the Pac-12, learn how your alma mater has added value to your degree in the last decade. Class Notes Brian Johnson BS’08 joined the NFL as quarterbacks coach for the Eagles. He was previously the first Black offensive coordinator in Florida football history. By The Numbers When times get tough, the tough get going… online. U Alumni has made many of its events virtual, and the response has been outstanding. Web Exclusives Performances by Pioneer Theatre Company are engaging, but take a step behind the curtain and you’ll discover a world that’s even more magical. Hear words of wisdom, take a walk down memory lane, and see the impact of this year’s seven honorees who received the U’s Founders Day awards. As adorable and romantic as it is to get engaged on campus, that moment was just the tip of the iceberg for the love between these two and the U.
Jazz on Demand As the premiere of the Pixar and Disney film Soul drew near last December, Visiting Director of Jazz Studies John Petrucelli got an unexpected phone call.
Pollution, Inside Out New research shows that wildfires, fireworks, and inversions can bring pollution inside and cause air quality in homes to deteriorate to unsafe levels.
Deadly Fur Watch out for this cuddly puffball. Packed in its fur is a poison so lethal it can fell an elephant. U scientists are uncovering secrets about the African crested rat.
The Science of Suicide Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. That’s more than 48,000 annually. The haunting question is “Why?” One emerging factor is family history.
Blazing Trails Utah Rep. Sandra Hollins MSW’09 is the first Black woman to serve in the Utah State Legislature, and her impact on the Beehive State has been extraordinary.
In the Last 10 Years From nearly doubling research funding to joining the Pac-12, learn how your alma mater has added value to your degree in the last decade.
Class Notes Brian Johnson BS’08 joined the NFL as quarterbacks coach for the Eagles. He was previously the first Black offensive coordinator in Florida football history.
By The Numbers When times get tough, the tough get going… online. U Alumni has made many of its events virtual, and the response has been outstanding.
