Fewer than one in 200 Utahns currently has a coronavirus infection. Continued decreases in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, may begin to indicate that the end of the pandemic is coming...
U of U Health reflects on 12 months of adversity and accomplishments in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Our interactive timeline charts one pivotal event at a time through...
University of Utah Health is one of six sites in the U.S. for the vaccine effectiveness study which will help determine how well COVID-19 vaccines work in the “real-world” and...
Steven Bell, PhD, associate professor of occupational and recreational therapies, shares his takeaways from the latest Friday Forum on Racism in Higher Education. Panelists discussed the role national philanthropic organizations...
Inspiration can come from many places—and that’s certainly true for U of U Health scientists following nature’s lead as they create new ways to treat and prevent disease.
One year ago, we admitted our first COVID patient to U of U Hospital ICU. This week, we vaccinated our first U of U Health patient at the Redwood Health...
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Maia Hightower, MD, MPH, MBA, has joined our team as the Senior Director for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Dr. Sudha Jayaraman, a faculty advisor at CMI, has been named to participate in WomenLift Health’s 2021 Leadership Journey. Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the yearlong WomenLift...
Newly appointed Chief Wellness Officer Amy Locke, MD, continues to champion the important programs and services that drive the health and well-being of our health care teams, our patients, and...
With vaccinations and the continued public health actions of masking, washing hands, staying home when sick, and keeping physical distance, fewer than one in 159 Utahns has an active case...
The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the highest...
HEI has established the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award to provide funding for outstanding investigators who are beginning independent research. By providing financial support for investigators at this early...
The BBRF Young Investigator Grant program is intended to facilitate innovative research opportunities and supports basic, as well as translational and/or clinical investigators. All research must be relevant to our...
PCORnet®, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network is intended to serve as a national resource for conducting rapid, efficient, patient-centered observational and interventional randomized research that improves healthcare delivery and...
Achieving racial equity and health equity in American communities requires effective solutions to the "wrong-pocket problem": we invest in systems that are designed to improve social and economic conditions—such as...
Professor David Morton was named Fellow of the American Association for Anatomy (AAA). The rank of Fellow honors distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science and in their overall...
We continue to see sustained declines in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19. Thanks to Governor Cox and our legislators, the state continues to successfully roll out vaccinations, with about...
Research Mentor Training is a 6-hour, process-based training designed to help research mentors maximize the effectiveness of their mentoring relationships. It does this by providing mentors with an intellectual framework...
The Bridge to Independence Award program engages talented early-career scientists in autism research by facilitating their transition to research independence and providing grant funding at the start of their professorships...
At the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Dr. Mark Rapaport, CEO of Huntsman Mental Health Institute, participated in a panel discussion with four accomplished filmmakers. They talked about the powerful combination...
Better Health for Populations demonstrates how creating interventions and understanding behavior are making a differnece for tens of thousands to millions. These stories are part of Pioneering the Future, a...
A new study suggests that refined autism testing, reminding pediatricians to evaluate toddlers for this disorder, and better medical follow-up after at-risk screening results could lead to earlier detection and...
As Utah continues to see decreases in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, it indicates that our strategies are working. We are in a race between vaccinations and mutations and we must...
