News Highlights Fall 2026 Changing of the Guard The Army Reserve has left Fort Douglas, handing its last 50 acres of active military land to the U. Staking Ground at The Point U of U Health has secured 46 acres at The Point for a future health campus serving the south valley. A Founding Find The Marriott Library found an 1848 Declaration of Independence copy that’s clearer than the original. A study finds U.S. suicide moves in cycles A U-led study of 122 years of data finds U.S. suicide rates move in cycles, and youth rates keep rising. Power Without People Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming are racing to expand nuclear energy. Experts warn there aren’t enough workers. Picture: Fort Douglas Cottages, Revived A 2020 windstorm uncovered the original siding on three 1891 Fort Douglas cottages. The U restored them. This smartwatch tracks your blood pressure without a cuff Researchers at the U and UIC built a smartwatch that tracks blood pressure continuously, no cuff needed. Thirty Years in the Dirt Students planted the Edible Campus Gardens 30 years ago. They still grow food for the Feed U Pantry. U of U Health’s Economic Impact U of U Health supports about 70,000 Utah jobs and $13.7 billion in economic output, a new report finds. Picture: 130 Bee Species in 100 Acres Red Butte Garden is home to 130 bee species, roughly 10 percent of Utah’s known bees, in just 100 acres. Cannabis use is rising fastest among adults over 60—mostly for pain relief Adults over 60 are taking up cannabis faster than anyone. Most want sleep and pain relief, not a high. Scaling Up When Bill, Hogle Zoo’s nearly 400-pound crocodile, lost his appetite, U of U Health gave him a CT scan. Picture: Bugs, Supersized A giant orchid mantis towered over visitors at the Natural History Museum of Utah’s Bug World exhibition. New CRISPR destroys cancer and infected cells, spares the rest In lab tests, a new CRISPR tool destroyed cancer and virus-infected cells but left healthy ones alone. Eyes on Mars A U eye lab is studying how artificial lenses survive space. Some came back pitted and scarred. Fall 2026 News Roundup An alumni database for west-side leaders; 50 years of accredited counseling; top 100 rankings for U patents.
Changing of the Guard The Army Reserve has left Fort Douglas, handing its last 50 acres of active military land to the U.
Staking Ground at The Point U of U Health has secured 46 acres at The Point for a future health campus serving the south valley.
A Founding Find The Marriott Library found an 1848 Declaration of Independence copy that’s clearer than the original.
A study finds U.S. suicide moves in cycles A U-led study of 122 years of data finds U.S. suicide rates move in cycles, and youth rates keep rising.
Power Without People Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming are racing to expand nuclear energy. Experts warn there aren’t enough workers.
Picture: Fort Douglas Cottages, Revived A 2020 windstorm uncovered the original siding on three 1891 Fort Douglas cottages. The U restored them.
This smartwatch tracks your blood pressure without a cuff Researchers at the U and UIC built a smartwatch that tracks blood pressure continuously, no cuff needed.
Thirty Years in the Dirt Students planted the Edible Campus Gardens 30 years ago. They still grow food for the Feed U Pantry.
U of U Health’s Economic Impact U of U Health supports about 70,000 Utah jobs and $13.7 billion in economic output, a new report finds.
Picture: 130 Bee Species in 100 Acres Red Butte Garden is home to 130 bee species, roughly 10 percent of Utah’s known bees, in just 100 acres.
Cannabis use is rising fastest among adults over 60—mostly for pain relief Adults over 60 are taking up cannabis faster than anyone. Most want sleep and pain relief, not a high.
Scaling Up When Bill, Hogle Zoo’s nearly 400-pound crocodile, lost his appetite, U of U Health gave him a CT scan.
Picture: Bugs, Supersized A giant orchid mantis towered over visitors at the Natural History Museum of Utah’s Bug World exhibition.
New CRISPR destroys cancer and infected cells, spares the rest In lab tests, a new CRISPR tool destroyed cancer and virus-infected cells but left healthy ones alone.
Eyes on Mars A U eye lab is studying how artificial lenses survive space. Some came back pitted and scarred.
Fall 2026 News Roundup An alumni database for west-side leaders; 50 years of accredited counseling; top 100 rankings for U patents.
