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  • Illustration of doctor, artist and a newborn baby with mother popping out of flowers.

    24 Reasons to Be Hopeful

    Optimism is cratering, but human capacity for resilience isn’t. These stories will restore your faith in what’s possible.

  • Collage featuring a missing person notice, vintage photos, campus scenes, and a map layered in a scrapbook style.

    Bringing Douglas Home

    After nearly 50 years, an unlikely chain of events and reinvigorated new U police work resolve the university’s only missing-person cold case.

  • Assorted Caputo’s chocolate bars and boxed truffles arranged with cacao pods and dried cacao leaves.

    Keepers of Ancient Cacao

    From their Salt Lake deli, two U alums have built an unlikely base camp for saving the world’s rarest cacao in the rainforests where chocolate began.


Departments


  • cruisin for a cause - Outside

  • moving toward hope - President’s Perspective

  • rare but not ignored - Imagine

  • cancer care closer to home - Community

  • soapbox showdown - Campus

  • smashing expectations - Stats

  • where the ideas of utahs future scientists take flight - Gallery

  • between spirit and matter - Expert

  • from the readers

  • News From the U

    • new utah promise scholarship

    • winter 2026 news roundup

    • taking flight

    • korean festival at the u attracts thousands

    • one app to rule them all

    • enrollment by the numbers

    • a bold new play

    • winter 2026 sports briefs

    • ring leader

    • golden broccoli lights up cells

    • unlocking hibernations hidden code

    • the u to offer two new minors in ai

    • computing power play

    • the u closes a year of celebrations with 175th anniversary bash

  • Forever U

    • operation student success

    • winter 2026 alumni news roundup

    • ten women to watch

    • what is the key to making it in hollywood

    • bringing the u to you

    • class notes winter 2026

  • kuer celebrates 65 years on air

  • Utah Mag Archives

Spring 2020 News Highlights


Spring 2020

Boosting Mental Health

The U is becoming a national leader in mental health thanks to a $150 million gift from the Huntsman family.

Jurassic Giant Discovered

A new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

Researcher Inspires STEM Barbie Line

Move over, Malibu Barbie—there’s a new doll in town. And this one comes with cameras, telescopes, and Arctic coats.

U to Host 2020 VP Debate

Thirty million people are expected to tune in to the VP debate hosted at the U in October.

Finding a New Balance

Former Red Rocks gymnastics coaches Greg and Megan Marsden are creating a new routine in retirement.

The U’s Ant Man

U entomologist Jack Longino has named 57 species of ants. And with a $1.3 million grant, his work is just starting.

When the Dust Settles

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking. And the effects of the 750 square miles of dry lakebed are far-reaching.

Safety Roundup

U to build new safety building; also hired new police chief, chief safety officer, and more.

Sports Briefs

U volleyball coach named Pac-12 Coach of the Year; honoring former Ute Mac Speedie, and more.

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