You might not think of diabetes when you think of muscle function. But a common diabetes drug that regulates blood sugar can also prevent muscle atrophy and muscular fibrosis—which can...
In an eLife magazine featured column, Tanya Espino-Sanchez reflects on her years of study and the many challenges she faced as a first-generation grad and child of immigrants.
We won’t solve the challenges facing health care with the same old thinking. Empowering frontline teams to identify problems and brainstorm solutions is creating positive changes.
Take a look at a handful of foundation funding opportunities provided by the advancement team. Opportunities come from foundations such as: Autism Science Foundation, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, Foundation Fighting...
Check out September's highlighted funding opportunities from the National Science Foundation. Opportunities include: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases, and Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial...
This month’s highlighted National Institutes of Health funding opportunities includes: Understanding Expectancies in Cancer Symptom Management, Systems-Level Risk Detection and Interventions to Reduce Suicide, Ideation, and Behaviors in Youth from...
University of Utah Health Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion is pleased to accept 2023 Inclusive Excellence Awards nominations. This award recognizes those who exemplify leadership in inclusion and equity at U...
We are excited to announce the recent creation of a disability affinity group at the U! The Disability Collective welcomes disabled people and allies who are faculty, instructors, staff, and/or...
When then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid injured himself with exercise equipment in 2015 at age 75, his office issued a sunny statement assuring that he was ready to get back...
In the fourth part of the Life Agenda series, we explore ways to be more socially engaged through interdependence, having simple conversations, and asking for help.
In an age marked by a pandemic, climate change and chronic disease, human health faces a complex web of challenges that demands wide-ranging solutions. It will take an arsenal of...
Major scientific breakthroughs like mapping the human genome have given researchers the ability to isolate specific genetic markers that can increase one's risk for developing certain diseases.
The Associate Physician Law allows medical school graduates who do not initially match into a residency program to train under a physician for up to six years, until they match.
We developed a web-based education intervention as an alternative to predisclosure education with a genetic counselor (GC) to reduce participant burden and provider costs with return of genetic research results.
In a lab in the U’s Craig H. Nielsen Rehabilitation Hospital, so new that plastic wrap and tape still enclose monitors and equipment cabinets, three or four middle school science...
Following a six-month listening and learning tour, Fiemu Nwariaku, MD, FACS, MBA, rolls out a comprehensive vision for the future of the Department of Surgery.
In the wake of the Dobbs decision withdrawing federal constitutional protection for reproductive rights, the U.S. is in the throes of federalist conflicts. Some states are enacting draconian prohibitions of...
