Apr
14
Promising trends in Utah continue as cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the state appear to be stable—though the same cannot be said for the nation as a whole. Over the last few days, Utah saw a slightly increasing positivity rate among both methods of tracking (people over people and tests over tests). We will continue to practice public health measures and keep our eyes on these trends with an aim at staving off another increase in cases.
Apr
08
A recently published study, led by Angie Fagerlin, PhD, and Amy Locke, MD, examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on career development, work culture, and dependent care needs. U of U Health and other university partners are proactively responding to the findings to support the family caregiving needs of all U employees.
Apr
07
Fiscal 2020 was a record-setting year for the Office of Advancement at University of Utah Health with more than $337 million raised. Chief Philanthropy Officer Marika V. Jones describes challenges her team faced during the coronavirus pandemic and looks ahead to greater support for education, research, health care, and community outreach.
Apr
06
Valerie Flattes, PhD, assistant professor of nursing, shares her takeaways from the sixth installment of Friday Forum on Racism in Higher Education. As we conclude another academic year, Flattes suggests practical steps we can take to deepen our work toward becoming an anti-racist campus and resource for the community.
Mar
31
The U.S. is starting to see an increase in the number of people with coronavirus, although low levels of virus transmission continue in Utah and on the U of U campus. As our local vaccination program and public health practices continue, we expect to see reduced transmission in our state. Unless trends change significantly, we will publish another video update on April 14.
Mar
25
After years of using digital publications, books are returning to the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Catherine Soehner, MLS, BSN, shares steps the library has taken to create a welcoming, comfortable atmosphere for campus and community patrons to study, reflect, research, and learn.
Mar
24
This is an important moment as different industries and entities consider how to begin to emerge from the pandemic. After several weeks of consistent declines, most measures in Utah are beginning to plateau, including cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and transmission rates. We must continue to move cautiously as a community to ensure that we retain the gains we have made.
Mar
22
For seniors, Match Day may be the most eagerly anticipated event of four years at the School of Medicine. In 2021, because of pandemic safety measures, Match Day was scaled down without a lot of the usual hoopla. But for future MDs it was as significant as always and a celebration of enormous accomplishment.
Mar
10
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 within sight. As we vaccinate larger portions of our population, public health measures continue to be important to keep our community safe. Unless trends change significantly within the next week, we will offer the next update on March 23, 2021.
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