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There's no doubt our world has changed a lot in the last month. This issue of Utah Magazine, which is in the mail, went to press before most of that change, yet the stories remain relevant. Take a look—we miss you and look forward to seeing you soon.
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What could cause an otherwise perfectly healthy 20-year-old to be hospitalized with pneumonia in the summer? It was a medical mystery. U doctors followed a vaporous trail and led the nation in treating some of the first cases of vaping-related illnesses.
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What was your job when you were at the U? Did you get to fly drones, feed zebrafish, or predict the weather? As you'll see in this article, student jobs aren't what they used to be. Be sure to leave us comments about your own student job experiences.
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U alums Kristina Baskett and Andy Jones are no strangers to being stomped on, thrown down stairways, and hurled through windows. It’s all part of the job as stunt workers on hits such as Captain Marvel, Wild, Logan, and Game of Thrones.
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This tower is more than stagnant rock. Geologists found its heartbeat.
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Your degree became more valuable when the U was named to the AAU.
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Job tips for the class of 2020 from alumni honored on Founders Day.
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"I get involved because I like to solve problems. I always have."
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Health students can face intense emotions. Some are turning to art.
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Meet Dean Kronk Warner, the new law school head and a die-hard Packers fan.
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Alyssa Barrera led her team in runs scored. Oh, and she loves chile rellenos.
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Indigenous farmers revitalize a spud that's fed people for 11,000 years.
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Words of wisdom from Jane Goodall and other guest speakers on campus.
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Thirty million people are expected to tune in, and more than 5,000 members of the media will attend as the U hosts the 2020 vice presidential debate this fall. Utah is the only western state selected for one of the three presidential debates and lone vice presidential…
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Move over, Malibu Barbie—there’s a new doll in town. And instead of high heels and a purse, this line of toys comes with cameras, telescopes, and Arctic coats. U forest ecologist Nalini Nadkarni was recently tapped to help create a new line of Barbies in partnership…
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A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Paleontologists unearthed the first specimen in the early 1990s in Dinosaur National Monument in northeastern Utah. The huge carnivore inhabited the flood plains of…
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Every year on or around February 28, the U celebrates Founders Day and awards some of its most prestigious alumni honors. This year marks 170 years since the U got its humble start as the first state university west of the Missouri, so we thought our readers might…
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Junior Achievement USA honored alum Spencer F. Eccles BS’56 with a National Centennial Leadership Award. Eccles—a visionary Utah Man who recently celebrated his 85th birthday—has supported JA for more than 30 years. Don Gale BA’58 MA’60 PhD’86, former…
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When Oslo native and U alum Per Kaarby BA’86 was running in the New York Marathon back in 1987, he had an epiphany about how he could keep in touch with his fellow Norwegian U alums. He would form a social group (remember, this was before social media) as a way to…
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