News Highlights Winter 2026 New Utah Promise Scholarship Utah Promise offers tuition coverage to qualifying Utah students, expanding access, affordability, and support for student success. A Bold New Play The U recently announced the creation of Utah Brand Initiatives to balance financial pressures with academic and sports priorities. Taking Flight A simple question led to BIRDBASE, the first global dataset on all bird species, now fueling global conservation research. Computing Power Play The U is building a $50M AI supercomputer to accelerate medical research and expand statewide computing capacity. Enrollment By the Numbers For the sixth year in a row, the U welcomed its largest-ever class, driven by value, outcomes, and opportunity. One App to Rule Them All The new Utah 360 app pulls everything U-related—tickets, class schedules, events, and more—into one sleek, customizable platform. Winter 2026 Sports Briefs Volleyball made 20th NCAA trip; Palacios earned national golf honors; Cross Country placed 17th; Athletics hit 95% graduation. Rail Jam Comes to Campus ASUU Rail Jam turned campus into a ski park with student tricks, pro vibes, DJ beats, and support for mental health. Ring Leader PapB, a newly discovered enzyme, boosts peptide drugs by forming stable, long-lasting rings to enhance effectiveness. Unlocking Hibernation’s Hidden Code U scientists found human genes like those in hibernators that could unlock resistance to disease, aging, and metabolic damage. The U Closes a Year of Celebrations with 175th Anniversary Bash The U wrapped its 175th anniversary with a campus celebration featuring music, games, desserts, and a drone show. The U to Offer Two New Minors in AI Starting Fall 2026, U students can choose new AI minors in business or computing, gaining practical skills and deeper technical understanding. Golden Broccoli Lights Up Cells Golden Broccoli, a glowing RNA sensor, lets scientists track glycine in live cells, revealing real-time brain signaling processes. Korean Festival at the U Attracts Thousands Bopsim Korean Festival lit up campus with K-pop, street food, and 10,000+ guests celebrating Korean culture and U Asia ties. Winter 2026 News Roundup U Law earns “Best Value” rating; Eccles ranked No. 8 in entrepreneurship; U among top 7% globally for research.
New Utah Promise Scholarship Utah Promise offers tuition coverage to qualifying Utah students, expanding access, affordability, and support for student success.
A Bold New Play The U recently announced the creation of Utah Brand Initiatives to balance financial pressures with academic and sports priorities.
Taking Flight A simple question led to BIRDBASE, the first global dataset on all bird species, now fueling global conservation research.
Computing Power Play The U is building a $50M AI supercomputer to accelerate medical research and expand statewide computing capacity.
Enrollment By the Numbers For the sixth year in a row, the U welcomed its largest-ever class, driven by value, outcomes, and opportunity.
One App to Rule Them All The new Utah 360 app pulls everything U-related—tickets, class schedules, events, and more—into one sleek, customizable platform.
Winter 2026 Sports Briefs Volleyball made 20th NCAA trip; Palacios earned national golf honors; Cross Country placed 17th; Athletics hit 95% graduation.
Rail Jam Comes to Campus ASUU Rail Jam turned campus into a ski park with student tricks, pro vibes, DJ beats, and support for mental health.
Ring Leader PapB, a newly discovered enzyme, boosts peptide drugs by forming stable, long-lasting rings to enhance effectiveness.
Unlocking Hibernation’s Hidden Code U scientists found human genes like those in hibernators that could unlock resistance to disease, aging, and metabolic damage.
The U Closes a Year of Celebrations with 175th Anniversary Bash The U wrapped its 175th anniversary with a campus celebration featuring music, games, desserts, and a drone show.
The U to Offer Two New Minors in AI Starting Fall 2026, U students can choose new AI minors in business or computing, gaining practical skills and deeper technical understanding.
Golden Broccoli Lights Up Cells Golden Broccoli, a glowing RNA sensor, lets scientists track glycine in live cells, revealing real-time brain signaling processes.
Korean Festival at the U Attracts Thousands Bopsim Korean Festival lit up campus with K-pop, street food, and 10,000+ guests celebrating Korean culture and U Asia ties.
Winter 2026 News Roundup U Law earns “Best Value” rating; Eccles ranked No. 8 in entrepreneurship; U among top 7% globally for research.
