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{{Infobox university
| name = University of Utah
| image = University of Utah seal.svg
| image_upright = 0.8
| established = {{start date|1850|02|28}}<ref name="sesquicentennial" />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br>[[Flagship university|Flagship]]<br>[[space grant colleges|Space-grant]]
| academic_affiliations = [[Utah System of Higher Education]]<br>[[Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities|APLU]]
| endowment = $1.077 billion (2016)<ref>As of June 30, 2016. {{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf|title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2015 to FY 2016|publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute|year=2017}}</ref>
| budget = $3.55 billion (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.obia.utah.edu/budget/revenues/pdf/tabler1.pdf|title=Table R1 - University of Utah Revenues by Source, FY 2009 Through FY 2014|publisher=University of Utah Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis|accessdate=January 12, 2017}}</ref>
| president = [[David W. Pershing]]<ref name="New President">{{cite press release|title=David W. Pershing named new President of the University of Utah|url=https://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/david-w-pershing-named-new-president-of-the-university-of-utah/|publisher=University of Utah|date=January 20, 2012|accessdate=August 9, 2017}}</ref>
| provost = [[Ruth Watkins]]
| students = 31,860 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| undergrad = 23,789 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| postgrad = 8,071 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| faculty = 3,421 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| staff = 17,498 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| city = [[Salt Lake City]]
| state = [[Utah]]
| country = U.S.
| campus = Urban<br />{{convert|1534|acre|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="inventory" />
| former_names = University of Deseret<ref name="sesquicentennial" />
| colors = Red, White<ref>{{cite web|title=Visual Style – University Marketing & Communications|url=http://umc.utah.edu/resources/branding-guidelines/visual-style/ |date=March 15, 2015 |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref><br>{{college color boxes|Utah Utes}}
| nickname = [[Utah Utes|Utes]]
| mascot = [[Swoop (University of Utah)|Swoop]]<ref name="ute traditions" />
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I FBS]] / [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
| website = {{url|www.utah.edu}}
| logo = University of Utah horizontal logo.svg
| logo_size = 250
}}
The '''University of Utah''' (also referred to as '''the U''', '''U of U''', or '''Utah''') is a [[public university|public]] [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[space grant colleges|space-grant]] [[research university]] in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], United States. As the state's [[flagship university]], the university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 92 graduate degree programs.<ref name="fast facts" /> The university is classified in the highest ranking: "R-1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity" by the [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]]. The Carnegie Classification also considers the university as "selective", which is its second most selective admissions category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=230764&start_page=lookup.php&clq=%7B%22ipug2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ipgrad2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22enrprofile2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ugprfile2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22sizeset2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22basic2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22eng2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22search_string%22%3A%22university+of+utah%22%2C%22level%22%3A%22%22%2C%22control%22%3A%22%22%2C%22accred%22%3A%22%22%2C%22state%22%3A%22%22%2C%22region%22%3A%22%22%2C%22urbanicity%22%3A%22%22%2C%22womens%22%3A%22%22%2C%22hbcu%22%3A%22%22%2C%22hsi%22%3A%22%22%2C%22tribal%22%3A%22%22%2C%22msi%22%3A%22%22%2C%22landgrant%22%3A%22%22%2C%22coplac%22%3A%22%22%2C%22urban%22%3A%22%22%2C%22community%22%3A%22%22%7D|title=The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Graduate studies include the [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]] and the [[University of Utah School of Medicine|School of Medicine]], Utah's only [[medical school]].<ref name="aamc">{{cite web | title=Member Medical Schools | url=http://services.aamc.org/memberlistings/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.search&search_type=MS&state_criteria=CNT%3AUSA | publisher=[[Association of American Medical Colleges]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> As of Fall 2015, there are 23,909 [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] students and 7,764 [[postgraduate education|graduate]] students, for an enrollment total of 31,673.
The university was established in 1850 as the '''University of Deseret''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Deseret.ogg|d|ɛ|z|.|ə|ˈ|r|ɛ|t|.}}<ref>[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/pronunciation?lang=eng LDS.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"] (retrieved 2012-02-25), [[Wikipedia:IPA for English|IPA]]-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»</ref>) by the General Assembly of the provisional [[State of Deseret]],<ref name="sesquicentennial" /> making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education.<ref name="fast facts">{{cite web | title=Fast Facts | url=http://www.obia.utah.edu/content/fastfacts.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=December 30, 2012 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111202450/http://www.obia.utah.edu/content/fastfacts.pdf | archivedate=January 11, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> It received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900.<ref name="sesquicentennial" />
The university ranks among the top 50 U.S. universities by total research expenditures with over $518 million spent in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd|title=Rankings by total R&D expenditures|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> 22 [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholars]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Winning Institutions Search|url = http://www.rhodesscholar.org/winners/winning-institutions/|website = www.rhodesscholar.org|accessdate = 2015-12-11}}</ref> four [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize winners]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah - Faculty Phenomena|url = http://www.physics.utah.edu/index.php/people/faculty-physical-phenomena|website = www.physics.utah.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Piper|first1=Matthew|title=Utah-born Kip Thorne wins the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in detecting gravitational waves|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2017/10/03/utah-born-kip-thorne-wins-the-nobel-prize-for-physics-for-his-role-in-detecting-gravitational-waves/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Dr. Mario Capecchi|url = http://capecchi.genetics.utah.edu/capecchi.html|website = capecchi.genetics.utah.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = U. of U. can claim another Nobel Prize|url = http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/utah/ci_13506868|website = The Salt Lake Tribune|accessdate = 2015-12-12|language = en-US}}</ref> two [[Turing Award]] winners,<ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Kay|url=http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/kay_3972189.cfm|website=Turing Award|publisher=ACM|accessdate=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ivan Sutherland|url=http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/sutherland_3467412.cfm|website=Turing Award|publisher=ACM|accessdate=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> eight [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellows]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation|url = https://www.macfound.org/fellows/search/?sort_name=&fellow_class=&area=&birth_state=&state=&include_deceased=1&educational_institutions=10°ree_type=|website = www.macfound.org|accessdate = 2015-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/search/?sort_name=&fellow_class=&area=&birth_state=&state=UT&include_deceased=1&educational_institutions=°ree_type=|website=www.macfound.org|accessdate=9 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> various [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/4015875-155/pulitzer-prize-winning-deseret-news-reporter-bob|title=Pulitzer Prize-winning Deseret News reporter Bob Mullins dies at age 91|last=Tribune|first=Nick Parker And Mariah Noble The Salt Lake|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/15/obituaries/wallace-stegner-is-dead-at-84-pulitzer-prize-winning-author.html|title=Wallace Stegner Is Dead at 84; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author|last=Honan|first=William H.|date=1993-04-15|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/presidential-addresses/laurel-thatcher-ulrich-biography|title=Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Biography|website=www.historians.org|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> two astronauts,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lind-dl.html|title=DON (NOT "DONALD") LESLIE LIND (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceacts.com/starship/seh/garn.htm|title=http://www.spaceacts.com/starship/seh/garn.htm|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship|Gates Cambridge Scholars]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = U Grad Student Named 2014 Gates Cambridge Scholar|url = http://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-grad-student-named-2014-gates-cambridge-scholar/|website = archive.unews.utah.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-11}}</ref> and [[Churchill Scholarship|Churchill Scholar]]<nowiki/>s have been affiliated with the university as students, researchers, or faculty members in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|title = University of Utah student awarded prestigious Churchill Scholarship {{!}} UNews|url = http://unews.utah.edu/university-of-utah-student-awarded-prestigious-churchill-scholarship/|website = unews.utah.edu|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865672236/U-mathematics-student-awarded-Churchill-Scholarship.html|title=U. mathematics student awarded Churchill Scholarship|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In addition, the university's [[University of Utah Honors College|Honors College]] has been reviewed among 50 leading national Honors Colleges in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publicuniversityhonors.com/sample-page/|title=Fifty Honors Programs…|date=2011-11-02|website=Public University Honors|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref> The university has also been ranked the 12th most ideologically diverse university in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heterodoxacademy.org/resources/guide-to-colleges/|title=Heterodox Academy Guide to Colleges|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
The university's athletic teams, the [[Utah Utes|Utes]], participate in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] athletics ([[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|FBS]] for football) as a member of the [[Pac-12 Conference]]. Its football team has received national attention for winning the [[2005 Fiesta Bowl]]<ref name="fiesta bowl" /> and the [[2009 Sugar Bowl]].<ref name="sugar bowl" />
==History==
[[File:University Hall (University of Utah).jpg|left|thumb|248x248px|University Hall in [[Salt Lake City]], the first permanent home of the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah)]]
A Board of Regents was organized by [[Brigham Young]] to establish a university in the Salt Lake Valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/pioneers_and_cowboys/thebeginningsoftheuniversityofutah.html |title=The Beginnings of the University of Utah |author=Yvette D. Ison |date=January 1995 |accessdate=October 5, 2011 |publisher=[[State of Utah]] }}</ref> The university was established on February 28, 1850, as the ''University of Deseret'' by the General Assembly of the provisional [[State of Deseret]], and [[Orson Spencer]] was appointed as the first chancellor of the university. Early classes were held in private homes or wherever space could be found. The university closed in 1853 due to lack of funds and lack of [[feeder school]]s.
Following years of intermittent classes in the Salt Lake City [[Council House (Salt Lake City)|Council House]], the university began to be re-established in 1867 under the direction of [[David O. Calder]], who was followed by [[John R. Park]] in 1869. The university moved out of the council house into the Union Academy building in 1876 and into Union Square in 1884. In 1892, the school's name was changed to the University of Utah, and [[John R. Park]] began arranging to obtain land belonging to the U.S. Army's [[Fort Douglas (Utah)|Fort Douglas]] on the east bench of the [[Salt Lake Valley]], where the university moved permanently in 1900. Additional [[Fort Douglas (Utah)|Fort Douglas]] land has been granted to the university over the years, and the fort was officially closed on October 26, 1991.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brief History of Fort Douglas | url=http://www.fortdouglas.org/fdhist.htm | publisher=Fort Douglas Military Museum Association | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> Upon his death in 1900, Dr. John R. Park bequeathed his entire fortune to the university.<ref name="sesquicentennial">{{cite web | title=University of Utah Sesquicentennial, 1850–2000 | url=http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/menuitem.350f2794f84fb3b29cf87354d1e916b9/?vgnextoid=99f582749bbfb110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD | publisher=[[J. Willard Marriott Library]] Special Collections | year=2000 | accessdate=May 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name="history of utah">{{cite book | last = Whitney | first = Orson F. | authorlink = Orson F. Whitney | title = History of Utah | publisher = George Q. Cannon & Sons Co | date = October 1904 | pages = 356–357 | location = Salt Lake City, Utah | volume = 4 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=C0cOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA356,M1}}</ref>[[File:MountVanCott.JPG|thumb|The [[Block U]] has overlooked the university since 1907<ref>{{cite web | title=The Block U | url=http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/blockU.html | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404025723/http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/blockU.html | archivedate=April 4, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>|209x209px]][[File:UofU campus close-up early 1920s.jpg|thumb|right|The University of Utah campus in the early 1920s|209x209px]]
The university grew rapidly in the early 20th century but was involved in an [[academic freedom]] controversy in 1915 when [[Joseph T. Kingsbury]] recommended that five faculty members be dismissed after a graduation speaker made a speech critical of Utah governor [[William Spry]]. One third of the faculty resigned in protest of these dismissals. Some{{Who|date=November 2017}} felt that the dismissals were a result of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]]'s influence on the university, while others{{Who|date=November 2017}} felt that they reflected a more general pattern of repressing religious and political expression that might be deemed offensive. The controversy was largely resolved when Kingsbury resigned in 1916, but university operations were again interrupted by World War I, and later [[The Great Depression]] and World War II. Student enrollment dropped to a low of 3,418 during the last year of World War II, but [[A. Ray Olpin]] made substantial additions to campus following the war, and enrollment reached 12,000 by the time he retired in 1964. Growth continued in the following decades as the university developed into a research center for fields such as computer science and medicine.<ref name="sesquicentennial" /><ref name="transition">{{cite book|last=Alexander|first=Thomas G.|authorlink=Thomas G. Alexander|title=Mormonism in Transition|publisher=University of Illinois Press|location=Urbana, Illinois|year=1996|pages=174–177}}</ref>
During the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], the university hosted the Olympic Village,<ref name="olympic village">{{cite web | title=Olympic Village | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,30000076,00.html | work=2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games | publisher=[[Deseret News]] and [[KSL-TV|KSL]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> a housing complex for the Olympic and Paralympic athletes, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.<ref name="olympic stadium">{{cite web | title=Rice–Eccles Olympic Stadium | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,30000075,00.html | work=2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games | publisher=[[Deseret News]] and [[KSL-TV|KSL]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> Prior to the events, the university received a facelift that included extensive renovations to the [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]],<ref name="olympic stadium" /> a [[light rail]] track leading to downtown Salt Lake City,<ref>{{cite web | title=UTA TRAX Light Rail | url=http://www.utahrails.net/uta/uta-trax.php | publisher=Don Strack | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> a new student center known as the Heritage Center,<ref name="olympic village" /> an array of new student housing,<ref>{{cite news |last=Roche |first=Lisa R. |title=The Olympic Village: World's elite athletes to have rooms with a view, pizza with goat cheese |work=2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games |publisher=[[Deseret News]] and [[KSL-TV|KSL]] |date=January 10, 2002 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,60000013,00.html |accessdate=May 14, 2009}}</ref> and what is now a 180-room campus hotel and conference center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universityguesthouse.com/|title=University of Utah Guest House Hotel and Conference Center|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=9 October 2013}}</ref>
The University of Utah Asia Campus opened as an [[international branch campus]] in the Incheon Global Campus in [[Songdo International Business District|Songdo]], [[Incheon]], South Korea in 2014. Three other European and American universities are also participating.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Park Hye-Mi|title=IFEZ on way to being the top free economic zone|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3018604|accessdate=June 26, 2016|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|agency=JoongAng Media Network|publisher=JoongAng Ilbo|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> The Asia Campus was funded by the South Korean government.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wells|first1=David|title=Enrollment opens for U of U campus in South Korea|url=http://fox13now.com/2014/02/24/enrollment-opens-for-u-of-u-campus-in-south-korea/|accessdate=June 26, 2016|work=Fox 13 Salt Lake City|agency=KSTU, Tribune Broadcasting|publisher=WordPress.com|date=Feb 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Whitehurst|first1=Lindsay|title=University of Utah to open Korean campus in September|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/news/57597090-78/campus-korean-university-students.html.csp|accessdate=June 26, 2016|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=Feb 26, 2014}}</ref>
==Campus==
[[File:Uofu walkwaywithbuildings.jpg|thumb|right|A view of lower campus]]
Campus takes up {{convert|1534|acre|km2|abbr=on}}, including the Health Sciences complex, [[University of Utah Research Park|Research Park]], and [[Fort Douglas, Utah|Fort Douglas]].<ref name="inventory">{{cite web | title=Inventory | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=32 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307093021/http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=32 | archivedate=March 7, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> It is located on the east bench of the [[Salt Lake Valley]], close to the [[Wasatch Range]] and approximately 2 miles east of [[downtown Salt Lake City]].
Most courses take place on the west side of campus, known as lower campus due to its lower elevation. [[University of Utah Circle|Presidents Circle]] is a loop of buildings named after past university presidents with a courtyard in the center. Major libraries on lower campus include the [[J. Willard Marriott Library]] and the [[S.J. Quinney College of Law#Law library|S.J. Quinney Law Library]].<ref name="inventory" /> The primary [[student activity center]] is the [[A. Ray Olpin]] University Union, and campus fitness centers include the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Complex (HPER) and the [[Nielsen Fieldhouse]].<ref name="inventory" /><ref>{{cite web | title=Campus Life at the U | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=34 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Kingsbury Hall.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kingsbury Hall]] at the [[Presidents Circle]] is a center for the performing arts]]Lower campus is also home to most public venues, such as the [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]], the [[Jon M. Huntsman Center]], and the [[Utah Museum of Fine Arts]], a museum with rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection of American, European, African, and Asian art. Venues for performing arts include [[Kingsbury Hall]], used for touring companies and concerts, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, used by the professional [[Pioneer Theatre Company]], David P. Gardner Hall, used by the School of Music and for musical performances, and the Marriott Center for Dance. [[Red Butte Garden and Arboretum|Red Butte Garden]], with formal gardens and natural areas, as well as the new site of the [[Utah Museum of Natural History]], is located on the far east side of campus.<ref name="cultural venues">{{cite web | title=Cultural Venues | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=77 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Uofu marriottlibraryfront.jpg|thumb|right|The [[J. Willard Marriott Library]]]]The health sciences complex, at the northeast end of campus, includes the [[University of Utah Medical Center]], [[Primary Children's Medical Center]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Primary Children's Medical Center Hospital History | url=http://intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/primarychildrens/about/history/Pages/home.aspx | publisher=[[Intermountain Healthcare]] | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> the [[Huntsman Cancer Institute]], the [[Moran Eye Center]], and the [http://library.med.utah.edu/index.php Spencer Eccles Health Sciences Library].<ref>{{cite web | title=Health Facilities | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=67 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> South of the health sciences complex, several university residence halls and apartments are clustered together near [[Fort Douglas, Utah|Fort Douglas]] and the Heritage Center, which serves as a student center and cafeteria for this area.<ref>{{cite web | title=Printable Student Housing Map | url=http://www.housing.utah.edu/pubs/UUStudentHousingMap.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=University of Utah Housing & Residential Education | accessdate=May 19, 2009}}</ref> In addition, there are 1,115 university apartments for students, staff, and faculty across three apartment complexes on campus.<ref>{{cite web | title=Campus Housing | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=47 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> At the southeast end of campus is [[University of Utah Research Park|Research Park]], which is home to research companies including [[ARUP Laboratories]], [[Evans & Sutherland]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Research | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=69 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> [[Sarcos]], [[Idaho Technology]], and [[Myriad Genetics]].
Courses are also held at off-campus centers located in [[St. George, Utah|St George and]] [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://continue.utah.edu/sites/index.php|title=Continuing Education Locations|publisher=University of Utah Continuing Education|accessdate=May 27, 2009}}</ref>
In July 2017, the Academic Senate bestowed the designation of tobacco-free campus on the university, but rules were not enforced until 2018. The rule prohibits students and faculty from "smoking or using chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes and all other recreational nicotine-delivery products on any property owned, leased or controlled by the University of Utah."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687235/Newly-dubbed-tobacco-free-U-will-begin-enforcing-violations-next-summer.html|title=Newly dubbed 'tobacco-free' U. will begin enforcing violations next summer|last=Lockhart|first=Ben|date=2017-08-21|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2017-08-24|language=en}}</ref>
===Student residences===
[[File:Mhc univ of utah.jpg|thumb|right|The Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community.]]
The University of Utah provides student housing in a 33-building housing complex on campus. The complex consists of eight housing areas: Chapel Glen, Gateway Heights, Sage Point, Officer's Circle, Benchmark Plaza, Shoreline Ridge, the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community (MHC for short), and the Lassonde Studios. The MHC is a dormitory strictly for honors students and was completed in fall 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://housing.utah.edu/options/undergraduate/honors-community/|title= Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref> Built in 2016, the Lassonde Studios is part of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and houses 400 students; the studios also feature a "creative garage" with 3D printers and spaces for startups.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lassonde.utah.edu/studios/|title=Lassonde Studios {{!}} Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute {{!}} University of Utah|date=2013-10-28|newspaper=Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute {{!}} University of Utah|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref>
===Transportation===
[[File:UTA TRAX - From SLC to Sandy on South Temple street - February 2011.jpg|thumb|left|[[TRAX (light rail)|UTA TRAX]] services the university and other parts of Salt Lake City]]
A number of campus shuttles, running on biodiesel and used vegetable oil,<ref name="sei2009" /> circle the campus on six different routes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Shuttle Routes and Schedules | url=http://www.parking.utah.edu/shuttles/index.html | publisher=University of Utah Commuter Services | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> The [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA) runs several buses through the university area as well as the [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] ([[light rail]]), which runs to [[Daybreak Parkway (UTA station)|South Jordan]]. Riders can travel downtown, to ''[[FrontRunner]]'' ([[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]]), to [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley]], to the [[Salt Lake City International Airport]], or to [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]] by transferring to the TRAX [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green]] or [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue]] lines. Students and staff can use their university IDs to ride UTA buses, TRAX, and ''FrontRunner''.<ref>{{cite web|title=UTA and U |url=http://www.parking.utah.edu/UTA/index.html |publisher=University of Utah Commuter Services |accessdate=May 16, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703211046/http://www.parking.utah.edu/UTA/index.html |archivedate=July 3, 2007 }}</ref>
The University has recently unveiled a new plan for a friendlier campus for bicyclers called the "Bicycle Master Plan" which aims to transform the campus into a safer and more accessible place for bicyclers and to promote the increase of bicycle ridership. The plan emphasizes both campus pathways and on-street facilities that connect the core campus area with surrounding neighborhoods. The Bicycle Master Plan gives guidelines for facilities and programs that are within the University's jurisdiction. It also provides recommendations for the University to work with external entities such as UDOT, UTA, and Salt Lake City to improve bicycling conditions in locations that are important to the campus environment, but which are not under the University's direct control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/new-campus-master-plan-being-developed/|title=University of Utah News Center – New Campus Master Plan Being Developed|accessdate=April 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://facilities.utah.edu/campus-planning/master-plan/bicycle.php|title=University of Utah Facilities Management- Bicycle Master Plan|accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://facilities.utah.edu/static-content/facilitiesmanagement/files/pdf/UniversityOfUtah-BicycleMasterPlan.pdf|title= University of Utah Bicycle Master Plan (18.45 MB)|year=2011|publisher=University of Utah|pages=201 | format=PDF|accessdate=April 30, 2012}}</ref>
===Sustainability===
The university is ranked 3rd by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] for annual [[Green energy|green power]] usage among universities, with 31% of its power coming from [[Wind power|wind]] and [[Solar power|solar]] sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/top20ed.htm|title=Top 20 College & University|publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> Other sustainability efforts include a permanent sustainability office, a campus [[cogeneration]] plant, building upgrades and energy efficient building standards, behavior modification programs, purchasing local [[produce]], and student groups, as well as a branch of the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]].<ref name="sei2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/university-of-utah|title=University of Utah – Green Report Card 2009|publisher=Sustainability Endowments Institute|accessdate=June 27, 2009}}</ref> Sustainability and transportation are also a large part of the university's campus master plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facilities.utah.edu/static-content/facilitiesmanagement/files/pdf/2008_UofU_CMP_B_Executive_Summary.pdf|title=Executive Summary (23 MB)|work=Campus Master Plan|year=2008|publisher=University of Utah|pages=X | format=PDF|accessdate=June 27, 2009}}</ref> The Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the university a "B+" in its College Sustainability Report Card 2011, with A's for climate change and energy, food and recycling, student involvement, and transportation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/university-of-utah|title=University of Utah – Green Report Card 2011|publisher=Sustainability Endowments Institute|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref>
The expanded recycling program launched on July 1, 2007. Since its launch, the program has continued to grow and refine its procedures to better accommodate a growing campus' needs. Currently there are programs in place for paper, cardboard, aluminum, batteries, glass, printer cartridges, wooden pallets and plastics #1 and #2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://facilities.utah.edu/facilities-services/u-recycling/|title=Facilities Management – Recycling at the U|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Glass">{{cite web|last1=Andrews|first1=Emerson|title=Recycle Glass on Campus|url=https://sustainability.utah.edu/recycle-glass-on-campus/|website=U Sustainability|publisher=University of Utah Office of Sustainability|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref>
===Renewable energy===
On July 7, 2011 the university unveiled its plans to be the first location in the United States to install solar ivy. Unlike rooftop panels, solar ivy panels are small and shaped like ivy so that they can be installed in an attractive arrangement that will scale walls, much like ivy growing over a building's surface. These panels were designed by Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology of New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/ivy-covered-walls-take-on-new-power-from-the-sun/|title=University of Utah News Center- Ivy-Covered Walls Take on New Power from the Sun|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sustainability.utah.edu/initiative-fund/scif-projects/solar-ivy.php|title=Office of Sustainability – Support a Solar U!|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref>
A renewable energy partnership was entered into by the university, Rocky Mountain Power and 3Degrees on September 28, 2011 allowing the purchase of renewable wind power that in its first year will produce 98,233,000 kilowatt-hours of wind energy, which is 36%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/university-of-utah-green-power-purchases-propels-pac-12-to-epa-top-ranking/|title=University of Utah News Center – University of Utah Green Power Purchases Propels Pac-12 to EPA Top Ranking|accessdate= April 19, 2012}}</ref> of the university's total power usage, with plans for an additional two-year renewable energy commitment. The university's first-year renewable energy purchase through Blue Sky and 3Degrees has the combined environmental benefit of taking more than 13,200 cars off the road for one year or planting 1.7 million trees. The university's support for renewable energy is made possible through a student fee-funded sustainability program established in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/green-power-at-the-u-goes-big-with-blue-sky-visionary-designation/|title=University of Utah News Center – Green Power at the U Goes Big with Blue Sky Visionary Designation|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
The university unveiled the addition of a new solar array system on April 16, 2012 on the rooftop of the [[Natural History Museum of Utah]]. This is the second system installed on the university's campus, the other being at the HPER East building. The Natural History Museum of Utah's system is a 330-kilowatt system, while the HPER East system is a 263-kilowatt system. The combined arrays consist of 2,470 Sharp photovoltaic panels covering 40,000 square feet of rooftop space and together they will annually produce 802,240 kilowatt hours<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/new-solar-arrays-biking-to-campus-and-e-waste-recycling-highlight-u-earth-week/|title=University of Utah News Center – New Solar Arrays, Biking to Campus and Ewaste Recycling Highlight U Earth Week|date=April 16, 2012}}</ref>
==Organization==
The University of Utah is governed by a 10-member [[Board of Trustees]], 8 of whom are appointed by the [[Governor of Utah]] with the consent of the [[Utah Senate]]. The President of the University of Utah Alumni Association serves as the 9th member, and the President of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) serves as the 10th member. The 8 appointed members serve for four-year terms, four expiring on June 30 of each odd-numbered year. The two [[ex officio member]]s serve for the terms of their respective offices.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees Bylaws|url=https://admin.utah.edu/board-of-trustees/board-of-trustees-bylaws/|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref> Subject to the Board of Trustees, the university faculty have authority to legislate on matters of educational policy via the [[Academic Senate]]. The Senate is composed of 100 faculty members proportionally representing and elected by their respective colleges, 2 elected [[Dean (education)|dean]]s, and 18 students from the ASUU, one from each college and the ASUU president. The Senate also includes the [[University President]], [[Ruth Watkins|Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs]], Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and all non-elected deans as [[ex officio member]]s who may debate and present motions but do not vote. Much of the actual Senate work is carried out by 12 Senate-elected [[committee]]s which work on the central academic issues of the institution. The committees report to the full Senate and the Senate often acts on their proposals as well as on issues brought to its attention by the administration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic Senate Overview|url=https://academic-senate.utah.edu/academic-senate-overview/|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref>
==Academics==
{{Infobox US university ranking
| ARWU_W = 100
| ARWU_N = 50
| Forbes = 159
| QS_W = 391
| THES_W = 201-250
| USNWR_NU = 111
| USNWR_W = 125
| Wamo_NU = 39
}}
The University of Utah is a public flagship four-year research university accredited through the [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]] since 1933.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Utah Accreditation|url=http://accreditation.utah.edu/|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref> The U organizes its 150 academic departments and programs into 17 colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges, Departments & Programs|url=https://www.utah.edu/academics/colleges.php|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* [[University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning|College of Architecture and Planning]]
* [[David Eccles School of Business]]
* School for Cultural and Social Transformation
* School of Dentistry
* [[University of Utah College of Education|College of Education]]
* [[University of Utah College of Engineering|College of Engineering]]
* [[University of Utah College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]]
* [[University of Utah College of Health|College of Health]]
* [[University of Utah Honors College|Honors College]]
* [[University of Utah College of Humanities|College of Humanities]]
* [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]]
* [[University of Utah College of Mines and Earth Sciences|College of Mines and Earth Sciences]]
* [[University of Utah College of Nursing|College of Nursing]]
* [[University of Utah College of Pharmacy|College of Pharmacy]]
* [[University of Utah College of Science|College of Science]]
* [[University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Science|College of Social and Behavioral Science]]
* [[University of Utah College of Social Work|College of Social Work]]
{{colend}}
The University operates on a [[semester]] calendar with the rest of the Utah higher education system.<ref>{{cite web | title=Academic Calendars | url=http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/calendar/datesDeadlines/deadlines.htm | publisher=University of Utah Office of the Registrar | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref> Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2015–2016 were $8,240 for Utah residents (about 325% the cost of tuition and fees in 2000, $2,534 for 13 credit hours per semester, 2 semesters), and $26,180 for non-residents per 12-credit-hour semester.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cost | url=http://admissions.utah.edu/cost/ | publisher=University of Utah Office of Admissions | accessdate=April 5, 2015}}</ref>
===Admissions and demographics===
For the Class of 2020 (enrolling Fall 2016), Utah received 14,308 applications and accepted 10,934 (76.4%), with 3,601 enrolling.<ref name="CDS">{{cite web |url=http://www.obia.utah.edu/ia/cds/2016-2017/CDS_2016-2017.pdf#page=6 |title=University of Utah Common Data Set 2016-2017 |publisher=University of Utah}}</ref> The middle 50% range of [[SAT]] scores for enrolling freshmen was 520-640 for critical reading, 530-660 for math, and 500-620 for writing.<ref name=CDS/> The middle 50% [[ACT (test)|ACT]] composite score range was 21-27, 20-27 for math, and 21-28 for English.<ref name=CDS/> The average high school grade point average ([[GPA]]) was 3.61.<ref name=CDS/>
The university uses a holistic admissions process and weighs ACT/SAT standardized test scores, GPA, grade trend, rigorous AP/IB/Honors classes taken in high school, academic achievements, along with other "personal achievements and characteristics".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://admissions.utah.edu/apply/undergraduate/admission-standards.php|title=Freshman Admission Standards - Office of Admissions - The University of Utah|website=admissions.utah.edu|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref>
In Fall 2015, the undergraduate and graduate student body was 31,551, with 23,794 [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] students and 7,757 [[postgraduate education|graduate]] students; 73% of students were full-time, 56% were male and 44% female, and 82% were Utah residents.<ref name=Facts>{{cite web|url=http://obia.utah.edu/fastFacts.pdf|title=University of Utah Fast Facts|publisher=University of Utah Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis|format=PDF|accessdate=October 31, 2016}}</ref> The undergraduate student body was 69% white, 11% Hispanic, 6% non-resident alien, 5% Asian, 4% two or more races, 1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1% black, and 1% Native American. Ethnicity or citizenship was unknown for 2%.<ref name=Facts/>
===Notable programs===
[[File:University of Utah Hospital in 2009.JPG|thumb|right|The [[University of Utah Medical Center]]]]
[[File:Saec univ of utah.jpg|thumb|right|The Sorensen Arts & Education Complex.]]
; Architecture and Medicine
The University of Utah has the only accredited architecture program in Utah,<ref>{{cite web | title=Architecture Programs in Utah | url=http://www.naab.org/schools/results.aspx?vSchoolYMGHFREState=UT | publisher=[[National Architectural Accrediting Board]] | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref> as well as the only [[medical school]].<ref name="aamc" /> The medical school has made several notable contributions to medicine, such as establishing the first [[cerebrovascular disease|Cerebrovascular Disease]] Unit west of the [[Mississippi River]] in 1970 and administering the world's first permanent artificial heart, the [[Jarvik-7]], to [[Barney Clark (patient)|Barney Clark]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web | title=University Health Care Milestones | url=http://healthcare.utah.edu/about/milestones.htm | publisher=University of Utah Health Care | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref>
; Ballet
The Department of Ballet offers the top ranked ballet and ballroom dance program in the United States and is one of the oldest and most reputable university ballet departments in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dance Schools Offering Ballet and Ballroom Programs|url=http://dance-colleges.com/ballet-and-ballroom|website=Dance Colleges|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> The Department was founded by [[William F. Christensen]] in 1951, who also founded the [[San Francisco Ballet]] and [[Ballet West]] [[ballet company|companies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Utah|url=http://www.theudancer.com/universities/university-of-utah|website=The UDancer|accessdate=26 April 2017}}</ref>
; Biology
The university has made unique contributions to the study of [[genetics]] due in part to long-term [[genealogy]] efforts of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]], which has allowed researchers to trace genetic disorders through several generations. The relative homogeneity of Utah's population also makes it an ideal laboratory for studies of population genetics.<ref name="genetics">{{cite web | last = Sussingham | first = Robin |author2=Stephanie Watson |author3=Jennifer Logan | year = 2006 | url = http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/features/utah/ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219145225/http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/features/utah/index.cfm | archivedate=February 19, 2007 | title = Utah: A Gold Mine for Genetic Research | publisher = University of Utah | accessdate =March 9, 2006}}</ref> The university is home to the Genetic Science Learning Center, a resource which educates the public about genetics through its website.<ref>{{cite web | title=Learn.Genetics | url=http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ | publisher=Genetic Science Learning Center | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref>
; Dentistry
In March 2012, the university received unanimous approval from the board of trustees to create a new academic college, the School of Dentistry, which is the university's first new college in sixty years.<ref name="dailyutahchronicle.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/?p=2569777|title=''The Daily Utah Chronicle'' – College of Dentistry Starts in Fall of 2013|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref> The new school has received funding for a new structure and has started as a debt-free program.<ref name="dailyutahchronicle.com" /> The new school enrolled its first students for the fall semester of 2013 and averages the same cost as the university's medical school tuition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/?p=2570672|title=The Daily Utah Chronicle – Dental School Receives Approval|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref>
; Computer science
[[File:Merrill Engineering Building, University of Utah.jpg|thumbnail|right|Merrill Engineering Building]]
The University of Utah was one of the original four nodes of [[ARPANET#Initial ARPANET deployment|ARPANET]], the world's first [[packet-switching]] computer network and embryo of the current worldwide Internet.<ref>{{cite web | last=Leiner | first=Barry M. |author2=Robert E. Kahn |author3=Jon Postel | title=A Brief History of the Internet | url=http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml | publisher=[[Internet Society]] | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref> The [[University of Utah School of Computing|School of Computing]] produced many of the early pioneers in [[computer science]] and [[computer graphics|graphics]], including [[Turing Award]] winner [[Alan Kay]], [[Pixar]] founder [[Ed Catmull]], [[Atari]] founder [[Nolan Bushnell]], and [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] founder [[John Warnock]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rivlin|first1=Robert|title=The Algorithmic Image: Graphic Visions of the Computer Age|date=1986|publisher=Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.|isbn=0914845802|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=27124}}</ref> Notable innovations of computer science faculty and alumni include the first method for representing surface textures in graphical images, the [[Gouraud shading]] model, magnetic ink printing technology, the Johnson counter [[logic circuit]], the oldest algebraic mathematics package still in use ([[REDUCE]]), the [[Phong reflection model]], the [[Phong shading]] method, and the [[rendering equation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the School of Computing |url=http://www.cs.utah.edu/dept/history/ |publisher=University of Utah School of Computing |accessdate=May 19, 2009}}</ref> Through the movement of Utah graduates and faculty, research at the University spread outward to laboratories like [[Xerox Parc]], [[JPL]], and the [[New York Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Misa|first1=Thomas J.|title=Communities of Computing: Computer Science and Society in the ACM|date=2016|publisher=Association for Computing Machinery and Morgan & Claypool|isbn=9781970001877|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2973856|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> Present graphics research is focused on biomedical applications for [[visualization (graphics)|visualization]], [[scientific computing]], and [[image analysis]] at the [[Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shneiderman|first1=Ben|title=The New ABCs of Research: Achieving Breakthrough Collaborations|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-875883-9|pages=320}}</ref>
; Law
[[File:Sjquinney law univ of utah.jpg|thumb|The S.J. Quinney College of Law.]]
The [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]], founded in 1913,<ref>{{cite web|title=Law School Profile |url=http://www.law.utah.edu/prospective/profile/ |publisher=S.J. Quinney College of Law |accessdate=May 18, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312032804/http://www.law.utah.edu/prospective/profile/ |archivedate=March 12, 2009 }}</ref> was the only [[law school]] in Utah until the 1970s.
; Pharmacology
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy is 4th in the nation for NIH research grants.<ref>{{cite web | title=UCSF Tops Medical Schools, Public Institutions In NIH Research Funds | url=http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/07/107486/ucsf-tops-medical-schools-public-institutions-nih-research-funds | publisher= UCSF | accessdate=Oct 5, 2013}}</ref> The department of Pharmacology and Toxicology within the School of Pharmacy is world-renowned for research in epilepsy treatment with their Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) program.<ref>{{cite web | title=Information | url=http://pharmacy.utah.edu/pharmtox/ADD/info.html | publisher= ADD Program | accessdate=Oct 5, 2013}}</ref>
; Political Science
The university is host to the Neal A. Maxwell Lecture Series in Political Theory and Contemporary Politics, a forum for political theorists to share their newest theoretical work,<ref>[http://poli-sci.utah.edu/maxwell-lecture-series.php Maxwell Lecture Series]. University of Utah</ref> and is home to the [[Hinckley Institute of Politics]], which places more than 350 students every year in local, state, national, and global internships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinckley.utah.edu/internships/|title=Opportunities for all students|website=Internships|publisher=The University of Utah|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref>
==Athletics==
[[File:Uofu huntsmancenter.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jon M. Huntsman Center]] serves as a basketball and gymnastics venue]]{{main|Utah Utes}}
The university has 7 men's and 11 women's varsity teams.<ref name="athletics">{{cite web | title=Athletics | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=81 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 30, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307084035/http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=81 | archivedate=March 7, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Athletic teams include men's baseball, basketball, football, golf, skiing, swimming/diving, and tennis and women's basketball, cross country, gymnastics, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.<ref name="utah utes">{{cite web | title=Utah Official Athletic Site | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/ | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The school's sports teams are called the [[Ute tribe|Ute]]s, though some teams have an additional nickname, such as "Runnin' Utes" for the men's basketball team.<ref name="basketball media guide">{{cite web | title=Men's Basketball Media Guide | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/0809-media-guide.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310185436/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/0809-media-guide.html | archivedate=March 10, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The university participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|FBS]] for football) as part of the [[Pac-12 Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5298238|title=Utah excited by Pac-10 acceptance|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}.</ref> When they were in the same conference, there was a fierce [[Utah–BYU rivalry]], and the [[Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)|Utah–BYU football game]], traditionally the season finale, has been called the "Holy War" by national broadcasting commentators.<ref>{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Watson |title=Cougars-Utes spice things up – off the field |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=rivalryweek/holywar |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=November 20, 2008 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The university [[fight song]] is [[Utah Utes#Fight song|"Utah Man"]], commonly played at athletic games and other university events.<ref name="ute traditions">{{cite web | title=Ute Traditions | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-what.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 14, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314052155/http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-what.html | archivedate=March 14, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 1996, [[Utah Utes#Mascot|Swoop]] was introduced as the new mascot of the University of Utah. Because of relationships with the local Ute Indians, Utah adopted a new mascot. While still known as the Utes, Utah is now represented by the [[Red-tailed Hawk]] known for the use of his tail feathers in Ute head-dresses, and said he "Reflects the soaring spirit of our state and school"<ref name="Utah Mascot">{{cite web | title=Utah Mascot | url=http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/mascot.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=November 10, 2010 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609170035/http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/mascot.html | archivedate=June 9, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
In 2002, the university was one of 20 schools to make the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' College Sports Honor Roll.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gordon |last=Witkin |author2=Jodi Schneider |title=College Sports: Why they're not just about winning and losing anymore. A look at some of the best—and worst—programs. |url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/020318/archive_020363.htm |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=March 10, 2002 |accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> In 2005, Utah became the first school to produce No. 1 overall draft picks in both the [[NFL draft]] and [[NBA draft]] for the same year.<ref name="bogut">{{cite web|last=Sorensen|first=Mike|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,600144977,00.html|title=It's official: Bogut's a Buck|date=June 29, 2005|work=[[Deseret News|Deseret Morning News]]|accessdate=May 28, 2009}}</ref> [[Alex Smith]] was picked first overall by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[2005 NFL Draft]],<ref>{{cite web | title=NFL Draft History Full Draft | url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2005 | publisher=[[National Football League]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> and [[Andrew Bogut]] was picked first overall by the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] in the [[2005 NBA Draft]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Draft 2005 | url=http://www.nba.com/draft2005/index.html | publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The university has won ten [[NCAA Skiing Championships]], most recently in 2017,<ref>{{cite web | title=Utah | url=http://www.ncaa.com/history/skiing.html | publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> as well as the 1977 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women|AIAW]] National Women's Skiing Championship.<ref>{{cite web | title=Utah Athletics History | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-success.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
===Men's basketball===
{{main|Utah Utes men's basketball}}
The men's basketball team won the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] title in [[1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1944]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Division I Men's Basketball History | url=http://www.ncaa.com/history/m-basketball-d1.html | publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> and the [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] crown in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|title=Postseason NIT History (1940's) |url=http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html |publisher=[[National Invitation Tournament]] |accessdate=May 15, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422060815/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html |archivedate=April 22, 2009 }}</ref> [[Arnie Ferrin]], the only four-time All-American in Utah basketball history, played for both the 1944 and 1947 teams. He also went on to help the [[Minneapolis Lakers]] win [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Championships in 1949 and 1951.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Arnie Ferrin To Be Honored During Utah-TCU Game Saturday |url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030209aab.html |publisher=University of Utah |date=March 2, 2009 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> [[Wataru Misaka|Wat Misaka]], the first person of Asian descent to play in the NBA, also played for Utah during this era.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_10420139|first=Jennifer W. |last=Sanchez |title=Utahn broke ethnic wall in NBA |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=September 9, 2008 |accessdate=9 October 2013}}</ref>
Utah basketball rose again to national prominence when head coach [[Rick Majerus]] took his team, including guard [[Andre Miller]], combo forward [[Hanno Möttölä]], and post player [[Michael Doleac]], to the NCAA [[Final Four]] in [[1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1998]]. After eliminating [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] to advance to the final round, Utah lost the championship game to [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]], 78–69.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jack |last=Curry |authorlink=Jack Curry |title=1998 NCAA Tournament: Kentucky Turns Comeback Into Its 2nd Title in 3 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/31/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-kentucky-turns-comeback-into-its-2d-title-in-3-years.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 31, 1998 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
===Football===
{{main|Utah Utes football}}
[[File:UtesRiceEccles2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rice-Eccles Stadium]] during a football game]]In 2004–2005, the football team, coached by [[Urban Meyer]] and quarterbacked by [[Alex Smith]], along with defensive great [[Eric Weddle]], went 11–0 during the regular season and defeated [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] 35–7 in the [[2005 Fiesta Bowl]], becoming the first team from a conference without an automatic [[Bowl Championship Series]] (BCS) bid to go to a BCS bowl game.<ref name="fiesta bowl">{{cite news |first=Brad |last=Rock |title=Utes a perfect 12–0: U. pounds Pitt after crashing BCS party |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,600102009,00.html |work=[[Deseret News|Deseret Morning News]] |date=January 2, 2005 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The team ended its perfect 12–0 season ranked 4th in AP polling.<ref>{{cite web | title=NCAA College Football Polls | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex?seasonYear=2004 | publisher=[[ESPN]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
2008–2009 was another undefeated year for the football team, coached by [[Kyle Whittingham]], as they finished the season 13–0 and defeated Alabama 31–17 in the [[2009 Sugar Bowl]]. Utah finished the season 2nd in AP polling, their highest rank ever. At the end of the season, the Utes were the only unbeaten team in the country, with the nation's longest active streak of bowl victories (8).<ref name="sugar bowl">{{cite news |first=Dirk |last=Facer |title=Utah Utes football: Storybook season: How did the Utes get from 0–0 to 13–0? Let us remind you |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705277808,00.html |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=January 16, 2009 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
The Utah Utes moved to the Pac-12 Conference for the start of the 2011–2012 football season. They are in the South Division with [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]], [[University of Arizona]], [[Arizona State University]], [[UCLA]] and [[University of Southern California]]. Their first game in the Pac-12 was at [[University of Southern California|USC]] on September 10, 2011, and resulted in a 23–14 Utah loss.
===Gymnastics===
{{main|Utah Red Rocks}}
The women's gymnastics team, coached by [[Megan Marsden]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Official Women's Gymnastics Roster - The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah|url = http://www.utahutes.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/utah-w-gym-mtt.html|website = www.utahutes.com|accessdate = 2015-12-29}}</ref> has won ten national championships, including the 1981 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women|AIAW]] championship, and placed 2nd nationally eight times. As of 2013, it has qualified for the [[NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship|NCAA championship]] every year since 1976, the only program to do so. The program has averaged over 11,000 fans per meet 1992–2010 and has been the NCAA gymnastics season attendance champions 16 of these 19 years. In 2010, there was an average of 14,213 fans per meet, the largest crowd being 15,030.<ref>{{cite web | title=Utah Gymnastics Media Guide | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/utah-2010-media-guide.html| work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/recaps/032710aaa.html|title=Gymnasts Make NCAA Attendance History|date=March 26, 2010|work=Utah Official Athletic Site|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=April 8, 2010}}</ref>
===Marching band===
The university [[marching band]], known as the "Pride of Utah",<ref name="official band page">{{cite web | title=Marching Band | url=http://uofubands.music.utah.edu/Marching%20Band/MarchingBandLanding.html | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> perform at all home football games, as well as some away games and bowl games. They performed at the [[2005 Fiesta Bowl|2005 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl]], the [[2009 Sugar Bowl|2009 BCS Allstate Sugar Bowl]], and the Inaugural Parade of President [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="official band page" />
The band began as a military band in the 1940s. In 1948, university president [[A. Ray Olpin]] recruited Ron Gregory from [[Ohio State University]] to form a collegiate marching band. Support for the band dwindled in the 60s, and ASUU (the Associated Students of the University of Utah) discontinued its funding in 1969.<ref name="ute traditions" /> The band was revived in 1976 after a fund raising effort.<ref name="ute traditions" /> under the direction of Gregg I. Hanson.<ref>{{cite news|title=Once again, U. band will strut for football fans |publisher=[[Deseret News]] |date=September 25, 1976 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19760925&id=ckMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6668,6647367 |accessdate=May 14, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As of 2011, the band is under the direction of Dr. Brian Sproul.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brian Sproul | url=http://www.music.utah.edu/faculty/faculty_a-z/brian_sproul | publisher=University of Utah School of Music | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
===Men's rugby club===
In 2012, Utah's men's rugby club was suspended for an unspecified alcohol 'incident' for the 2012–2013 rugby year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://themortreport.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/04/05/utah-mens-rugby-club-expelled-for-alcohol-incident/ | title = Utah men’s rugby club expelled for alcohol ‘incident’ | work = Deseret News | date = 2013-04-05 | accessdate = 2014-08-23}}</ref>
==Student life==
[[File:Student life center univ of utah.jpg|thumb|Student Life Center at the University of Utah.]]
[[File:Uofu union.jpg|thumb|right|[[A. Ray Olpin]] University Union and courtyard.]]
Close to 50% of freshman live on campus, but most students choose to live elsewhere after their first year, with 13% of all undergraduates living on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.obia.utah.edu/ia/cds/2015-2016/CDS_2015-2016.pdf|title=Common Data Set 2015-2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> The university is located in a large [[Salt Lake City, Utah MSA|metropolitan area]], but many students live in the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the university. An additional 1,115 family apartments are available to students, staff, and faculty. One of the university's primary four goals for long-term campus growth is to increase student engagement through the addition of on-campus housing, intramural fields, athletic centers, and a new [[student activity center]].<ref name="plan elements">{{cite web|url=http://www.facilities.utah.edu/static-content/facilitiesmanagement/files/pdf/2008_UofU_CMP_5_Plan_Elements.pdf|title=Plan Elements (50 MB)|year=2008 | format=PDF|work=Campus Master Plan|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref>
The current student activity center, the [[A. Ray Olpin]] University Union, is a common gathering place for university-wide events such as Crimson Nights, roughly monthly student activity nights; PlazaFest, a fair for campus groups at the start of the school year; and the Grand Kerfuffle, a concert at the end of the school year. The building includes a cafeteria, computer lab, recreational facilities, and a ballroom for special events. The Union also houses the [[Lowell L. Bennion|Lowell Bennion]] Community Service Center, the Union Programming Council which is in charge of promoting student life on campus through events like Crimson Nights, and ASUU (the Associated Students of the University of Utah), which is responsible for appropriating funds to student groups and organizations on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asuu.utah.edu/govt |archive-url=https://archive.is/20090309210426/http://www.asuu.utah.edu/govt |dead-url=yes |archive-date=March 9, 2009 |title=ASUU: Government |publisher=Associated Students of the University of Utah |accessdate=May 22, 2009 }}</ref> ASUU holds [[Primary election|primary]] and general elections each year for student representatives, typically with 10–15% of the student population voting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/news/candidates-fight-low-voter-turnout-1.1598515|title=Candidates fight low voter turnout|last=Thompson|first=Jeremy|date=March 5, 2009|work=The Daily Utah Chronicle|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=March 22, 2009}}</ref>
Due to the large number of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] members at the university, there is an LDS [[Institute of Religion]] building near main campus, as well as several LDS student groups and 46 campus [[Ward (LDS Church)|wards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ldsces.org/iws1/index.aspx?p=60611|title=Institute of Religion – University of Utah|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|accessdate=May 27, 2009}}</ref> Approximately 650 students are part of 6 [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|sororities]] and 8 [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|fraternities]] at the university, most of which have chapter houses on "Greek Row" just off campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greeks.utah.edu/pageview.aspx?id=7730 |title=Welcome to Greek Row |publisher=University of Utah Greek Council |accessdate=May 22, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greeks.utah.edu/|title=Greek Council – Office of Student Involvement|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
The University of Utah has a [[dry campus]], meaning that alcohol is banned on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facilities.utah.edu/portal/site/facilities/menuitem.f3f7b0b1f50f8fe6d0f3d010c1e916b9/?vgnextoid=2021762b3055d110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD|title=Alcohol and Drug Policies|publisher=University of Utah Department of Public Safety|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref> In 2004, [[Utah]] became the first state with a law expressly permitting [[Concealed carry in the United States|concealed weapons]] on public university campuses.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18355953/|title=Utah only state to allow guns at college|date=April 28, 2007|publisher=MSNBC|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref> The University of Utah tried to uphold its gun ban but the [[Utah Supreme Court]] rejected the ban in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=2469016&page=1|title=University of Utah Can't Ban Firearms on Campus |last=Croft|first=Gregory T.|date=September 20, 2006|publisher=[[ABC News]]|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref>
==Media==
[[File:EBC northeast.JPG|thumb|right|[[Eccles Broadcast Center]] is home to three broadcast stations]]The university has several public broadcasting affiliations, many of which utilize the [[Eccles Broadcast Center]]. These stations include [[KUED]] channel 7, a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] member station<ref>{{cite web | title=PBS Station Finder | url=https://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html?station=KUED | publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> and producer of local documentaries; [[KUEN]] channel 9, an educational station for teachers and students from the [[Utah Education Network]]; [[KUER-FM|KUER]] 90.1 [[FM radio|FM]], a public radio affiliate of [[National Public Radio]], [[American Public Media]], and [[Public Radio International]];<ref>{{cite web|title=About KUER 90.1 |url=http://www.kuer.org/insidefm90/home.php |publisher=[[KUER-FM|KUER]] |accessdate=May 15, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425050640/http://www.kuer.org/insidefm90/home.php |archivedate=April 25, 2009 }}</ref> and [[K-UTE]] 1620.
''NewsBreak'' is the student-run television newscast on campus.<ref>{{cite web | title = NewsBreak | publisher = University of Utah | url = http://www.newsbreak.utah.edu/ | accessdate =December 14, 2011}}</ref> During 2011, the program celebrated its 40th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web | title = History of NewsBreak| publisher = University of Utah | url = http://www.newsbreak.utah.edu/?p=2034 | accessdate =December 14, 2011}}</ref> Broadcasts air every Thursday night at 10 pm during the fall and spring semesters on [[KUEN]].
''The Daily Utah Chronicle'', also referred to as the ''Chrony'',<ref name="chrony press release">{{cite press release |title=Broadsheet, NY Times Crossword Puzzle and SI On Campus Part of New Daily Utah Chronicle Offering |url=http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=031306-13 |publisher=University of Utah |date=August 20, 2003 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> has been the university's independent, student-run paper since 1890.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Daily Utah Chronicle | publisher = University of Utah | url = http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/ | accessdate =May 15, 2009}}</ref> It publishes daily on school days during fall and spring semesters and weekly during summer semester.<ref>{{cite web | title = Production Schedules | publisher = University Media Sales Group | url = http://www.umsg.utah.edu/schedule.html | accessdate =May 15, 2009}}</ref> The paper typically runs between eight and twelve pages, with longer editions for weekend game guides. The paper converted to a [[broadsheet]] format in 2003 when the [[Newspaper Agency Corporation]] began printing it.<ref name="chrony press release" /> The [[Society of Professional Journalists]] selected the newspaper as one of three finalists for best all-around daily student newspaper in the nation in both 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite press release |title=SPJ Announces 2007 Mark of Excellence Award National Winners |url=http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=800 |publisher=[[Society of Professional Journalists]] |date=May 19, 2008 |accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=SPJ Announces 2008 Mark of Excellence Award National Winners |url=http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=891 |publisher=[[Society of Professional Journalists]] |date=May 13, 2009 |accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref> Staff from the ''Chronicle'' feed into Utah journalism circles, some of them rising to considerable prominence, such as former editor Matt Canham, whose work with ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'' earned him the Don Baker Investigative Reporting Award from the Utah Chapter of the [[Society of Professional Journalists]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12584921|title=SPJ recognizes the best Utah journalism of 2008|date=June 13, 2009|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|accessdate=March 16, 2010}}</ref>
The [[University of Utah Press]], the oldest press in Utah and now part of the [[J. Willard Marriott Library]], publishes books on topics including the outdoors, [[anthropology]] and [[archaeology]], [[linguistics]], [[creative nonfiction]], [[Mesoamerica]], [[Native American studies]], and [[Utah]], [[Mormon]], and Western history.<ref name="media in fact">{{cite web | title=Media | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=79 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Subject Categories |url=http://www.uofupress.com/store/subjects.php |publisher=[[University of Utah Press]] |accessdate=May 16, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The university is also home to a national literary journal, ''[[Quarterly West]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Small Magazine, Big Names: 'Quarterly West' Turns 20|last=Griggs|first=Brandon|date=December 15, 1996|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]}}</ref>
==Notable alumni and faculty==
{{main|List of University of Utah people}}
Notable alumni include politicians [[Rocky Anderson]], [[Robert Foster Bennett|Bob Bennett]], [[E. Jake Garn]], [[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]], [[Karen Morgan]], [[Frank E. Moss]], and [[Karl Rove]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/952840/Triumph-of-the-underdog.html|title=Triumph of the underdog|last=Davidson|first=Lee|date=December 8, 2002|work=[[Deseret News]]|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> recent [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] presidents [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/leader-biographies/president-gordon-b-hinckley|title=President Gordon B. Hinckley|work=Leader Biographies|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> and [[Thomas S. Monson]];<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/leader-biographies/president-thomas-s-monson|title=President Thomas S. Monson|work=Leader Biographies|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> historian and [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] laureate [[Laurel Thatcher Ulrich]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/university-of-utah-celebrates-distinguished-and-honorary-alumni-at-2013-founders-day-banquet-2|title=University of Utah Celebrates Distinguished and Honorary Alumni at 2013 Founders Day Banquet|publisher=University of Utah}}</ref> authors [[Orson Scott Card]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hatrack.com/osc/about-more.shtml|title=About Orson Scott Card|publisher=Hatrack River Enterprises Inc.|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Stephen Covey]], [[Terry Tempest Williams]], and [[Wallace Stegner]]; [[R Adams Cowley]], [[William DeVries]], [[Russell M. Nelson]],<ref name="nelson bio">{{cite web|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/leader-biographies/elder-russell-m-nelson|title=Elder Russell M. Nelson|work=Leader Biographies|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> and [[Robert Jarvik]] in medicine; historian [[Richard Foltz]]; educators [[Gordon Gee]] <ref>{{cite book|last=Rule|first=Ann|title=The stranger beside me|publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]]|location=New York|year=2000|edition=Updated 20th anniversary|isbn=0-393-05029-7|page=118}}</ref> and [[Ann Weaver Hart]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.arizona.edu/biography|title=Biography of Ann Weaver Hart|publisher=[[University of Arizona]] }}</ref> reporter [[Martha Raddatz]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/11/AR2007111101713.html|title=Martha Raddatz, Putting Herself in the Thick of Things|author=Howard Kurtz|date=November 12, 2007|accessdate=2014-01-15}}</ref> and speed reading innovator [[Evelyn Wood (teacher)|Evelyn Nielsen Wood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/B00272/B0272.xml|title=The Evelyn Nielsen Wood Papers, ca. 1925–1979|publisher=University of Utah}}</ref>
Notable science and engineering alumni include [[Jim Blinn]]; [[James H. Clark|Jim Clark]], founder of [[Silicon Graphics]], [[Netscape Communications Corporation]], [[myCFO]], and [[Healtheon]]; [[Gretchen W. McClain]], former [[NASA]] Deputy Associate Administrator of Human Space Exploration and Chief Director of the [[International Space Station]]; [[Henri Gouraud (computer scientist)|Henri Gouraud]]; [[John Call Cook|John C. Cook]] who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/BrowseSeriesServlet?region=9&imprint=000&cf=es&titleCode=AMWSE&edition=|title=American Men and Women of Science|publisher=Gale Cengage Learning}}</ref> [[Ralph Hartley]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/hartley.html|title=Ralph V. L. Hartley, 1888–1970|publisher=[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]]|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> rocket scientist [[Joseph Majdalani]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://majdalani.eng.auburn.edu/Team/bio_moorhem.html|title=Professor William K. Van Moorhem|website=majdalani.eng.auburn.edu}}</ref> [[Alan Kay]]; [[Simon Ramo]]; and [[John Warnock]], co-founder of [[Adobe Systems]].
Notable entrepreneur and business leader alumni include [[Alan Ashton (executive)|Alan Ashton]], co-founder of [[WordPerfect]] and [[Thanksgiving Point]]; [[Nolan Bushnell]], founder of [[Atari]] and [[Chuck E. Cheese]]; [[Edwin Catmull|Ed Catmull]], co-founder of [[Pixar]]; [[J. Willard Marriott]], founder of [[Marriott International]]; [[Robert A. "Bob" McDonald]], CEO of [[Procter & Gamble]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=983031&ric=PG|title=Executive Profile: Robert A. McDonald|work=BusinessWeek|accessdate=June 11, 2009}}</ref> [[David Neeleman]], founder of [[JetBlue]]; and [[Telle Whitney]], CEO and President of the [[Anita Borg Institute]]<ref name="cs history">{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.utah.edu/school/history/|title=Major contributions by Utah faculty and alumni|publisher=University of Utah School of Computing|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref>
In athletics, notable alumni include baseball player [[Chris Shelton]]; basketball players [[Andrew Bogut]], [[Andre Miller]] and [[Keith Van Horn]]; football players [[Paul Kruger (American football)|Paul Kruger]], [[Star Lotulelei]], [[Jamal Anderson]], [[Kevin Dyson]], [[Alex Smith]], and [[Steve Smith (American football, born 1979)|Steve Smith Sr.]]; hall of fame karate grandmaster [[Dan Hausel]]; and football coach [[LaVell Edwards]].<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-alum.html|title=Famous University of Utah Alumni|work=Utah Official Athletic Site|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref>
Notable faculty in science and engineering include [[David C. Evans|David Evans]] and [[Ivan Sutherland]], founders of [[Evans and Sutherland]]; [[Bui Tuong Phong]], pioneer of [[computer graphics]]; [[Henry Eyring (chemist)|Henry Eyring]], known for studying [[Chemical kinetics|chemical reaction rates]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=heyring.html|title=Henry Eyring, February 20, 1901 – December 26, 1981|last=Kauzmann|first=Walter|authorlink=Walter Kauzmann|publisher=[[National Academies Press]]|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> Stephen Jacobsen, founder of [[Sarcos]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mech.utah.edu/people/faculty/jacobsen.html|title=Stephen Jacobsen – Distinguished Professor|publisher=University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Jindřich Kopeček]] and [[Sung Wan Kim]], pioneers of polymeric [[drug delivery]] and [[gene delivery]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nae.edu/Activities/MediaRoom/20095/42133.aspx|title=NAE Elects 68 Members and Nine Foreign Associates|publisher=|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> [[Suhas Patil]], founder of [[Cirrus Logic]]; [[Stanley Pons]], who claimed to have discovered "[[cold fusion]]" in 1989;<ref>{{cite news|title=Brilliance and Recklessness Seen in Fusion Collaboration|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/09/science/brilliance-and-recklessness-seen-in-fusion-collaboration.html|last=Broad|first=William J.|date=May 9, 1989|work=The New York Times|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]], later co-winner of the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13530930|title=Ramakrishnan: Nobel-winning work started in Utah|last=Maffly|first=Brian|date=October 11, 2009|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|accessdate=November 19, 2009}}</ref> and [[Thomas Stockham]], founder of [[Soundstream]].<ref name="cs history" /> In medicine, notable faculty include [[Mario Capecchi]], the co-winner of the 2007 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]];<ref name = "Nobel 2007">{{cite web | title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 | url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2007/index.html | publisher=[[Nobel Foundation]] | accessdate=October 8, 2007}}</ref> [[Willem Johan Kolff]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4604625/Willem-Kolff.html|title=Willem Kolff|date=March 20, 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=May 26, 2009|location=London}}</ref> and [[Russell M. Nelson]].<ref name="nelson bio" /> Biologist [[Ralph Vary Chamberlin]], founding dean of the Medical School, professor, and later historian of the University, was also an alumnus.
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File:MarioCapecchiFotoThalerTamas.JPG|[[Mario Capecchi]], Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology, co-winner of the 2007 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
File:VES Awards 89 cropped.jpg|[[Ed Catmull]], B.S. 1969, Ph.D. 1974, co-founder of [[Pixar]], president of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] and [[Pixar Animation Studios]]
File:John Warnock 2008.jpg|[[John Warnock]], B.S. '61, M.S. '64, Ph.D. '69, co-founder of [[Adobe Systems]] Inc.
File:J Willard Marriott.jpg|[[J. Willard Marriott]], A.B. 1926, founder of [[Marriott International]]
File:Jake Garn.jpg|[[Jake Garn]], B.S. '55, U.S. Senator and [[STS-51-D|Space Shuttle astronaut]]
File:Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.jpg|[[Laurel Thatcher Ulrich]], B.A. 1960, received the [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] in 1991
File:Nolan Bushnell 2013.jpg|[[Nolan Bushnell]], B.S. 1968, co-founder of [[Atari]]
File:William DeVries (cropped).jpg|[[William DeVries]], B.S. 1966, M.D. 1970, performed the first transplant of a [[Artificial Heart|Total Artificial Heart]] using the Jarvik-7 model
File:Wallace Stegner.jpg|[[Wallace Stegner]], B.A. 1930, the "Dean of Western Writers", won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] in 1972 and [[National Book Award]] in 1977
File:Gordon Gee.jpg|[[E. Gordon Gee]], B.A. 1968, past president of universities including [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]], [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]], [[Brown University|Brown]] and [[University of Colorado]]
File:Evelyn Wood (teacher).jpg|[[Evelyn Wood (teacher)|Evelyn Nielsen Wood]], B.A. 1929, speed reading innovator and creator of ''Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Dynamics''
File:Orson Scott Card at BYU Symposium 20080216 closeup.jpg|[[Orson Scott Card]], M.A. 1981, science fiction writer, recipient of the [[Hugo Award]] and [[Nebula Award]]
File:Stephen Covey 2010.jpg|[[Stephen Covey]], B.S. 1952, author of [[The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People]]
File:Conrad Anker - 2016.jpg|[[Conrad Anker]], B.A. 1988, climber, team leader for [[The North Face]] climbing team
File:Ralph Becker.jpg|[[Ralph Becker (mayor)|Ralph Becker]], J.D. 1977, M.S. 1982, was the former mayor of Salt Lake City from 2008-2016
File:Edwards2010.jpg|[[LaVell Edwards]], M.S. 1960, former head football coach of [[Brigham Young University]]
File:Alan Kay (3097597186).jpg|[[Alan Kay]], B.S. 1966, Ph.D. 1969, father of Object-Oriented Programming, 2003 [[Turing Award]] and 2004 [[Kyoto Prize]] winner
File:Thomas Monson (cropped).jpg|[[Thomas S. Monson]], B.S. 1948, Former [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|President]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
File:Hartley ralph-vinton-lyon-001.jpg|[[Ralph Hartley]], A.B. 1909, invented the [[Hartley oscillator]] and the [[Hartley transform]], recipient of the [[IEEE Medal of Honor]]
File:Ivan Sutherland at CHM.jpg|[[Ivan Sutherland]], past Professor of Computer Science from 1968-1974, winner of the [[Turing Award]] in 1988, [[Kyoto Prize]] in 2012, co-founder of [[Evans and Sutherland]]
File:Tom stockham.jpg|[[Thomas Stockham]], past Professor of Electrical Engineering from 1968-1975, 1983-1994, father of digital recording, founder of [[Soundstream]], won an [[Technology & Engineering Emmy Award|Emmy Award]], [[Grammy Award]], [[Academy Scientific and Technical Award|Academy Award]]
File:Martha Raddatz.png|[[Martha Raddatz]], non-graduate alumna, [[ABC News]] Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, recipient of 4 [[Emmy Awards]]
File:Ambassador Jon Huntsman.jpg|[[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]], non-graduate alumnus, [[Ambassadors of the United States|U.S. Ambassador]] to China and Singapore, 16th Governor of Utah
File:Karl Rove.jpg|[[Karl Rove]], non-graduate alumnus, [[Senior Advisor]] and [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff|Deputy Chief of Staff]] in the George W. Bush administration
File:Neeleman.jpg|[[David Neeleman]], non-graduate alumnus, founder of [[JetBlue Airways]], [[Azul Brazilian Airlines]], co-founder of [[WestJet Airlines]]
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| name = University of Utah
| image = University of Utah seal.svg
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| established = {{start date|1850|02|28}}<ref name="sesquicentennial" />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br>[[Flagship university|Flagship]]<br>[[space grant colleges|Space-grant]]
| academic_affiliations = [[Utah System of Higher Education]]<br>[[Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities|APLU]]
| endowment = $1.077 billion (2016)<ref>As of June 30, 2016. {{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf|title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2015 to FY 2016|publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute|year=2017}}</ref>
| budget = $3.55 billion (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.obia.utah.edu/budget/revenues/pdf/tabler1.pdf|title=Table R1 - University of Utah Revenues by Source, FY 2009 Through FY 2014|publisher=University of Utah Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis|accessdate=January 12, 2017}}</ref>
| president = [[David W. Pershing]]<ref name="New President">{{cite press release|title=David W. Pershing named new President of the University of Utah|url=https://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/david-w-pershing-named-new-president-of-the-university-of-utah/|publisher=University of Utah|date=January 20, 2012|accessdate=August 9, 2017}}</ref>
| provost = [[Ruth Watkins]]
| students = 31,860 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| undergrad = 23,789 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| postgrad = 8,071 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| faculty = 3,421 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| staff = 17,498 (Fall 2015)<ref name=Facts/>
| city = [[Salt Lake City]]
| state = [[Utah]]
| country = U.S.
| campus = Urban<br />{{convert|1534|acre|km2|abbr=on}}<ref name="inventory" />
| former_names = University of Deseret<ref name="sesquicentennial" />
| colors = Red, White<ref>{{cite web|title=Visual Style – University Marketing & Communications|url=http://umc.utah.edu/resources/branding-guidelines/visual-style/ |date=March 15, 2015 |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}</ref><br>{{college color boxes|Utah Utes}}
| nickname = [[Utah Utes|Utes]]
| mascot = [[Swoop (University of Utah)|Swoop]]<ref name="ute traditions" />
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I FBS]] / [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
| website = {{url|www.utah.edu}}
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The '''University of Utah''' (also referred to as '''the U''', '''U of U''', or '''Utah''') is a [[public university|public]] [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[space grant colleges|space-grant]] [[research university]] in [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], United States. As the state's [[flagship university]], the university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 92 graduate degree programs.<ref name="fast facts" /> The university is classified in the highest ranking: "R-1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity" by the [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]]. The Carnegie Classification also considers the university as "selective", which is its second most selective admissions category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=230764&start_page=lookup.php&clq=%7B%22ipug2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ipgrad2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22enrprofile2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ugprfile2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22sizeset2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22basic2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22eng2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22search_string%22%3A%22university+of+utah%22%2C%22level%22%3A%22%22%2C%22control%22%3A%22%22%2C%22accred%22%3A%22%22%2C%22state%22%3A%22%22%2C%22region%22%3A%22%22%2C%22urbanicity%22%3A%22%22%2C%22womens%22%3A%22%22%2C%22hbcu%22%3A%22%22%2C%22hsi%22%3A%22%22%2C%22tribal%22%3A%22%22%2C%22msi%22%3A%22%22%2C%22landgrant%22%3A%22%22%2C%22coplac%22%3A%22%22%2C%22urban%22%3A%22%22%2C%22community%22%3A%22%22%7D|title=The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Graduate studies include the [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]] and the [[University of Utah School of Medicine|School of Medicine]], Utah's only [[medical school]].<ref name="aamc">{{cite web | title=Member Medical Schools | url=http://services.aamc.org/memberlistings/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.search&search_type=MS&state_criteria=CNT%3AUSA | publisher=[[Association of American Medical Colleges]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> As of Fall 2015, there are 23,909 [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] students and 7,764 [[postgraduate education|graduate]] students, for an enrollment total of 31,673.
The university was established in 1850 as the '''University of Deseret''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Deseret.ogg|d|ɛ|z|.|ə|ˈ|r|ɛ|t|.}}<ref>[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/pronunciation?lang=eng LDS.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"] (retrieved 2012-02-25), [[Wikipedia:IPA for English|IPA]]-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»</ref>) by the General Assembly of the provisional [[State of Deseret]],<ref name="sesquicentennial" /> making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education.<ref name="fast facts">{{cite web | title=Fast Facts | url=http://www.obia.utah.edu/content/fastfacts.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=December 30, 2012 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111202450/http://www.obia.utah.edu/content/fastfacts.pdf | archivedate=January 11, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> It received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900.<ref name="sesquicentennial" />
The university ranks among the top 50 U.S. universities by total research expenditures with over $518 million spent in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd|title=Rankings by total R&D expenditures|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> 22 [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholars]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Winning Institutions Search|url = http://www.rhodesscholar.org/winners/winning-institutions/|website = www.rhodesscholar.org|accessdate = 2015-12-11}}</ref> four [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize winners]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah - Faculty Phenomena|url = http://www.physics.utah.edu/index.php/people/faculty-physical-phenomena|website = www.physics.utah.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Piper|first1=Matthew|title=Utah-born Kip Thorne wins the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in detecting gravitational waves|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2017/10/03/utah-born-kip-thorne-wins-the-nobel-prize-for-physics-for-his-role-in-detecting-gravitational-waves/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=3 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Dr. Mario Capecchi|url = http://capecchi.genetics.utah.edu/capecchi.html|website = capecchi.genetics.utah.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = U. of U. can claim another Nobel Prize|url = http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/utah/ci_13506868|website = The Salt Lake Tribune|accessdate = 2015-12-12|language = en-US}}</ref> two [[Turing Award]] winners,<ref>{{cite web|title=Alan Kay|url=http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/kay_3972189.cfm|website=Turing Award|publisher=ACM|accessdate=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ivan Sutherland|url=http://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/sutherland_3467412.cfm|website=Turing Award|publisher=ACM|accessdate=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> eight [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellows]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation|url = https://www.macfound.org/fellows/search/?sort_name=&fellow_class=&area=&birth_state=&state=&include_deceased=1&educational_institutions=10°ree_type=|website = www.macfound.org|accessdate = 2015-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/search/?sort_name=&fellow_class=&area=&birth_state=&state=UT&include_deceased=1&educational_institutions=°ree_type=|website=www.macfound.org|accessdate=9 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> various [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/4015875-155/pulitzer-prize-winning-deseret-news-reporter-bob|title=Pulitzer Prize-winning Deseret News reporter Bob Mullins dies at age 91|last=Tribune|first=Nick Parker And Mariah Noble The Salt Lake|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/15/obituaries/wallace-stegner-is-dead-at-84-pulitzer-prize-winning-author.html|title=Wallace Stegner Is Dead at 84; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author|last=Honan|first=William H.|date=1993-04-15|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/presidential-addresses/laurel-thatcher-ulrich-biography|title=Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Biography|website=www.historians.org|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> two astronauts,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lind-dl.html|title=DON (NOT "DONALD") LESLIE LIND (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceacts.com/starship/seh/garn.htm|title=http://www.spaceacts.com/starship/seh/garn.htm|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> [[Gates Cambridge Scholarship|Gates Cambridge Scholars]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = U Grad Student Named 2014 Gates Cambridge Scholar|url = http://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/u-grad-student-named-2014-gates-cambridge-scholar/|website = archive.unews.utah.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-11}}</ref> and [[Churchill Scholarship|Churchill Scholar]]<nowiki/>s have been affiliated with the university as students, researchers, or faculty members in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|title = University of Utah student awarded prestigious Churchill Scholarship {{!}} UNews|url = http://unews.utah.edu/university-of-utah-student-awarded-prestigious-churchill-scholarship/|website = unews.utah.edu|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865672236/U-mathematics-student-awarded-Churchill-Scholarship.html|title=U. mathematics student awarded Churchill Scholarship|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In addition, the university's [[University of Utah Honors College|Honors College]] has been reviewed among 50 leading national Honors Colleges in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://publicuniversityhonors.com/sample-page/|title=Fifty Honors Programs…|date=2011-11-02|website=Public University Honors|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref> The university has also been ranked the 12th most ideologically diverse university in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heterodoxacademy.org/resources/guide-to-colleges/|title=Heterodox Academy Guide to Colleges|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref>
The university's athletic teams, the [[Utah Utes|Utes]], participate in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] athletics ([[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|FBS]] for football) as a member of the [[Pac-12 Conference]]. Its football team has received national attention for winning the [[2005 Fiesta Bowl]]<ref name="fiesta bowl" /> and the [[2009 Sugar Bowl]].<ref name="sugar bowl" />
==History==
[[File:University Hall (University of Utah).jpg|left|thumb|248x248px|University Hall in [[Salt Lake City]], the first permanent home of the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah)]]
A Board of Regents was organized by [[Brigham Young]] to establish a university in the Salt Lake Valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/pioneers_and_cowboys/thebeginningsoftheuniversityofutah.html |title=The Beginnings of the University of Utah |author=Yvette D. Ison |date=January 1995 |accessdate=October 5, 2011 |publisher=[[State of Utah]] }}</ref> The university was established on February 28, 1850, as the ''University of Deseret'' by the General Assembly of the provisional [[State of Deseret]], and [[Orson Spencer]] was appointed as the first chancellor of the university. Early classes were held in private homes or wherever space could be found. The university closed in 1853 due to lack of funds and lack of [[feeder school]]s.
Following years of intermittent classes in the Salt Lake City [[Council House (Salt Lake City)|Council House]], the university began to be re-established in 1867 under the direction of [[David O. Calder]], who was followed by [[John R. Park]] in 1869. The university moved out of the council house into the Union Academy building in 1876 and into Union Square in 1884. In 1892, the school's name was changed to the University of Utah, and [[John R. Park]] began arranging to obtain land belonging to the U.S. Army's [[Fort Douglas (Utah)|Fort Douglas]] on the east bench of the [[Salt Lake Valley]], where the university moved permanently in 1900. Additional [[Fort Douglas (Utah)|Fort Douglas]] land has been granted to the university over the years, and the fort was officially closed on October 26, 1991.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brief History of Fort Douglas | url=http://www.fortdouglas.org/fdhist.htm | publisher=Fort Douglas Military Museum Association | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> Upon his death in 1900, Dr. John R. Park bequeathed his entire fortune to the university.<ref name="sesquicentennial">{{cite web | title=University of Utah Sesquicentennial, 1850–2000 | url=http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/menuitem.350f2794f84fb3b29cf87354d1e916b9/?vgnextoid=99f582749bbfb110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD | publisher=[[J. Willard Marriott Library]] Special Collections | year=2000 | accessdate=May 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name="history of utah">{{cite book | last = Whitney | first = Orson F. | authorlink = Orson F. Whitney | title = History of Utah | publisher = George Q. Cannon & Sons Co | date = October 1904 | pages = 356–357 | location = Salt Lake City, Utah | volume = 4 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=C0cOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=titlepage#PPA356,M1}}</ref>[[File:MountVanCott.JPG|thumb|The [[Block U]] has overlooked the university since 1907<ref>{{cite web | title=The Block U | url=http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/blockU.html | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404025723/http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/blockU.html | archivedate=April 4, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>|209x209px]][[File:UofU campus close-up early 1920s.jpg|thumb|right|The University of Utah campus in the early 1920s|209x209px]]
The university grew rapidly in the early 20th century but was involved in an [[academic freedom]] controversy in 1915 when [[Joseph T. Kingsbury]] recommended that five faculty members be dismissed after a graduation speaker made a speech critical of Utah governor [[William Spry]]. One third of the faculty resigned in protest of these dismissals. Some{{Who|date=November 2017}} felt that the dismissals were a result of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]]'s influence on the university, while others{{Who|date=November 2017}} felt that they reflected a more general pattern of repressing religious and political expression that might be deemed offensive. The controversy was largely resolved when Kingsbury resigned in 1916, but university operations were again interrupted by World War I, and later [[The Great Depression]] and World War II. Student enrollment dropped to a low of 3,418 during the last year of World War II, but [[A. Ray Olpin]] made substantial additions to campus following the war, and enrollment reached 12,000 by the time he retired in 1964. Growth continued in the following decades as the university developed into a research center for fields such as computer science and medicine.<ref name="sesquicentennial" /><ref name="transition">{{cite book|last=Alexander|first=Thomas G.|authorlink=Thomas G. Alexander|title=Mormonism in Transition|publisher=University of Illinois Press|location=Urbana, Illinois|year=1996|pages=174–177}}</ref>
During the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], the university hosted the Olympic Village,<ref name="olympic village">{{cite web | title=Olympic Village | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,30000076,00.html | work=2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games | publisher=[[Deseret News]] and [[KSL-TV|KSL]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> a housing complex for the Olympic and Paralympic athletes, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.<ref name="olympic stadium">{{cite web | title=Rice–Eccles Olympic Stadium | url=http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,30000075,00.html | work=2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games | publisher=[[Deseret News]] and [[KSL-TV|KSL]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> Prior to the events, the university received a facelift that included extensive renovations to the [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]],<ref name="olympic stadium" /> a [[light rail]] track leading to downtown Salt Lake City,<ref>{{cite web | title=UTA TRAX Light Rail | url=http://www.utahrails.net/uta/uta-trax.php | publisher=Don Strack | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> a new student center known as the Heritage Center,<ref name="olympic village" /> an array of new student housing,<ref>{{cite news |last=Roche |first=Lisa R. |title=The Olympic Village: World's elite athletes to have rooms with a view, pizza with goat cheese |work=2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games |publisher=[[Deseret News]] and [[KSL-TV|KSL]] |date=January 10, 2002 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,60000013,00.html |accessdate=May 14, 2009}}</ref> and what is now a 180-room campus hotel and conference center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universityguesthouse.com/|title=University of Utah Guest House Hotel and Conference Center|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=9 October 2013}}</ref>
The University of Utah Asia Campus opened as an [[international branch campus]] in the Incheon Global Campus in [[Songdo International Business District|Songdo]], [[Incheon]], South Korea in 2014. Three other European and American universities are also participating.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Park Hye-Mi|title=IFEZ on way to being the top free economic zone|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3018604|accessdate=June 26, 2016|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|agency=JoongAng Media Network|publisher=JoongAng Ilbo|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> The Asia Campus was funded by the South Korean government.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wells|first1=David|title=Enrollment opens for U of U campus in South Korea|url=http://fox13now.com/2014/02/24/enrollment-opens-for-u-of-u-campus-in-south-korea/|accessdate=June 26, 2016|work=Fox 13 Salt Lake City|agency=KSTU, Tribune Broadcasting|publisher=WordPress.com|date=Feb 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Whitehurst|first1=Lindsay|title=University of Utah to open Korean campus in September|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/news/57597090-78/campus-korean-university-students.html.csp|accessdate=June 26, 2016|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=Feb 26, 2014}}</ref>
==Campus==
[[File:Uofu walkwaywithbuildings.jpg|thumb|right|A view of lower campus]]
Campus takes up {{convert|1534|acre|km2|abbr=on}}, including the Health Sciences complex, [[University of Utah Research Park|Research Park]], and [[Fort Douglas, Utah|Fort Douglas]].<ref name="inventory">{{cite web | title=Inventory | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=32 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307093021/http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=32 | archivedate=March 7, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> It is located on the east bench of the [[Salt Lake Valley]], close to the [[Wasatch Range]] and approximately 2 miles east of [[downtown Salt Lake City]].
Most courses take place on the west side of campus, known as lower campus due to its lower elevation. [[University of Utah Circle|Presidents Circle]] is a loop of buildings named after past university presidents with a courtyard in the center. Major libraries on lower campus include the [[J. Willard Marriott Library]] and the [[S.J. Quinney College of Law#Law library|S.J. Quinney Law Library]].<ref name="inventory" /> The primary [[student activity center]] is the [[A. Ray Olpin]] University Union, and campus fitness centers include the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Complex (HPER) and the [[Nielsen Fieldhouse]].<ref name="inventory" /><ref>{{cite web | title=Campus Life at the U | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=34 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Kingsbury Hall.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kingsbury Hall]] at the [[Presidents Circle]] is a center for the performing arts]]Lower campus is also home to most public venues, such as the [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]], the [[Jon M. Huntsman Center]], and the [[Utah Museum of Fine Arts]], a museum with rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection of American, European, African, and Asian art. Venues for performing arts include [[Kingsbury Hall]], used for touring companies and concerts, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, used by the professional [[Pioneer Theatre Company]], David P. Gardner Hall, used by the School of Music and for musical performances, and the Marriott Center for Dance. [[Red Butte Garden and Arboretum|Red Butte Garden]], with formal gardens and natural areas, as well as the new site of the [[Utah Museum of Natural History]], is located on the far east side of campus.<ref name="cultural venues">{{cite web | title=Cultural Venues | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=77 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
[[File:Uofu marriottlibraryfront.jpg|thumb|right|The [[J. Willard Marriott Library]]]]The health sciences complex, at the northeast end of campus, includes the [[University of Utah Medical Center]], [[Primary Children's Medical Center]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Primary Children's Medical Center Hospital History | url=http://intermountainhealthcare.org/hospitals/primarychildrens/about/history/Pages/home.aspx | publisher=[[Intermountain Healthcare]] | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> the [[Huntsman Cancer Institute]], the [[Moran Eye Center]], and the [http://library.med.utah.edu/index.php Spencer Eccles Health Sciences Library].<ref>{{cite web | title=Health Facilities | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=67 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> South of the health sciences complex, several university residence halls and apartments are clustered together near [[Fort Douglas, Utah|Fort Douglas]] and the Heritage Center, which serves as a student center and cafeteria for this area.<ref>{{cite web | title=Printable Student Housing Map | url=http://www.housing.utah.edu/pubs/UUStudentHousingMap.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=University of Utah Housing & Residential Education | accessdate=May 19, 2009}}</ref> In addition, there are 1,115 university apartments for students, staff, and faculty across three apartment complexes on campus.<ref>{{cite web | title=Campus Housing | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=47 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> At the southeast end of campus is [[University of Utah Research Park|Research Park]], which is home to research companies including [[ARUP Laboratories]], [[Evans & Sutherland]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Research | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=69 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> [[Sarcos]], [[Idaho Technology]], and [[Myriad Genetics]].
Courses are also held at off-campus centers located in [[St. George, Utah|St George and]] [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://continue.utah.edu/sites/index.php|title=Continuing Education Locations|publisher=University of Utah Continuing Education|accessdate=May 27, 2009}}</ref>
In July 2017, the Academic Senate bestowed the designation of tobacco-free campus on the university, but rules were not enforced until 2018. The rule prohibits students and faculty from "smoking or using chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes and all other recreational nicotine-delivery products on any property owned, leased or controlled by the University of Utah."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687235/Newly-dubbed-tobacco-free-U-will-begin-enforcing-violations-next-summer.html|title=Newly dubbed 'tobacco-free' U. will begin enforcing violations next summer|last=Lockhart|first=Ben|date=2017-08-21|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=2017-08-24|language=en}}</ref>
===Student residences===
[[File:Mhc univ of utah.jpg|thumb|right|The Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community.]]
The University of Utah provides student housing in a 33-building housing complex on campus. The complex consists of eight housing areas: Chapel Glen, Gateway Heights, Sage Point, Officer's Circle, Benchmark Plaza, Shoreline Ridge, the Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community (MHC for short), and the Lassonde Studios. The MHC is a dormitory strictly for honors students and was completed in fall 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://housing.utah.edu/options/undergraduate/honors-community/|title= Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}</ref> Built in 2016, the Lassonde Studios is part of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and houses 400 students; the studios also feature a "creative garage" with 3D printers and spaces for startups.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lassonde.utah.edu/studios/|title=Lassonde Studios {{!}} Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute {{!}} University of Utah|date=2013-10-28|newspaper=Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute {{!}} University of Utah|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref>
===Transportation===
[[File:UTA TRAX - From SLC to Sandy on South Temple street - February 2011.jpg|thumb|left|[[TRAX (light rail)|UTA TRAX]] services the university and other parts of Salt Lake City]]
A number of campus shuttles, running on biodiesel and used vegetable oil,<ref name="sei2009" /> circle the campus on six different routes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Shuttle Routes and Schedules | url=http://www.parking.utah.edu/shuttles/index.html | publisher=University of Utah Commuter Services | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> The [[Utah Transit Authority]] (UTA) runs several buses through the university area as well as the [[TRAX (light rail)|TRAX]] [[Red Line (TRAX)|Red Line]] ([[light rail]]), which runs to [[Daybreak Parkway (UTA station)|South Jordan]]. Riders can travel downtown, to ''[[FrontRunner]]'' ([[Commuter rail in North America|commuter rail]]), to [[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley]], to the [[Salt Lake City International Airport]], or to [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]] by transferring to the TRAX [[Green Line (TRAX)|Green]] or [[Blue Line (TRAX)|Blue]] lines. Students and staff can use their university IDs to ride UTA buses, TRAX, and ''FrontRunner''.<ref>{{cite web|title=UTA and U |url=http://www.parking.utah.edu/UTA/index.html |publisher=University of Utah Commuter Services |accessdate=May 16, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703211046/http://www.parking.utah.edu/UTA/index.html |archivedate=July 3, 2007 }}</ref>
The University has recently unveiled a new plan for a friendlier campus for bicyclers called the "Bicycle Master Plan" which aims to transform the campus into a safer and more accessible place for bicyclers and to promote the increase of bicycle ridership. The plan emphasizes both campus pathways and on-street facilities that connect the core campus area with surrounding neighborhoods. The Bicycle Master Plan gives guidelines for facilities and programs that are within the University's jurisdiction. It also provides recommendations for the University to work with external entities such as UDOT, UTA, and Salt Lake City to improve bicycling conditions in locations that are important to the campus environment, but which are not under the University's direct control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/new-campus-master-plan-being-developed/|title=University of Utah News Center – New Campus Master Plan Being Developed|accessdate=April 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://facilities.utah.edu/campus-planning/master-plan/bicycle.php|title=University of Utah Facilities Management- Bicycle Master Plan|accessdate=February 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://facilities.utah.edu/static-content/facilitiesmanagement/files/pdf/UniversityOfUtah-BicycleMasterPlan.pdf|title= University of Utah Bicycle Master Plan (18.45 MB)|year=2011|publisher=University of Utah|pages=201 | format=PDF|accessdate=April 30, 2012}}</ref>
===Sustainability===
The university is ranked 3rd by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] for annual [[Green energy|green power]] usage among universities, with 31% of its power coming from [[Wind power|wind]] and [[Solar power|solar]] sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/toplists/top20ed.htm|title=Top 20 College & University|publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> Other sustainability efforts include a permanent sustainability office, a campus [[cogeneration]] plant, building upgrades and energy efficient building standards, behavior modification programs, purchasing local [[produce]], and student groups, as well as a branch of the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]].<ref name="sei2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2009/schools/university-of-utah|title=University of Utah – Green Report Card 2009|publisher=Sustainability Endowments Institute|accessdate=June 27, 2009}}</ref> Sustainability and transportation are also a large part of the university's campus master plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facilities.utah.edu/static-content/facilitiesmanagement/files/pdf/2008_UofU_CMP_B_Executive_Summary.pdf|title=Executive Summary (23 MB)|work=Campus Master Plan|year=2008|publisher=University of Utah|pages=X | format=PDF|accessdate=June 27, 2009}}</ref> The Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the university a "B+" in its College Sustainability Report Card 2011, with A's for climate change and energy, food and recycling, student involvement, and transportation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/university-of-utah|title=University of Utah – Green Report Card 2011|publisher=Sustainability Endowments Institute|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref>
The expanded recycling program launched on July 1, 2007. Since its launch, the program has continued to grow and refine its procedures to better accommodate a growing campus' needs. Currently there are programs in place for paper, cardboard, aluminum, batteries, glass, printer cartridges, wooden pallets and plastics #1 and #2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://facilities.utah.edu/facilities-services/u-recycling/|title=Facilities Management – Recycling at the U|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Glass">{{cite web|last1=Andrews|first1=Emerson|title=Recycle Glass on Campus|url=https://sustainability.utah.edu/recycle-glass-on-campus/|website=U Sustainability|publisher=University of Utah Office of Sustainability|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref>
===Renewable energy===
On July 7, 2011 the university unveiled its plans to be the first location in the United States to install solar ivy. Unlike rooftop panels, solar ivy panels are small and shaped like ivy so that they can be installed in an attractive arrangement that will scale walls, much like ivy growing over a building's surface. These panels were designed by Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology of New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/ivy-covered-walls-take-on-new-power-from-the-sun/|title=University of Utah News Center- Ivy-Covered Walls Take on New Power from the Sun|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sustainability.utah.edu/initiative-fund/scif-projects/solar-ivy.php|title=Office of Sustainability – Support a Solar U!|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref>
A renewable energy partnership was entered into by the university, Rocky Mountain Power and 3Degrees on September 28, 2011 allowing the purchase of renewable wind power that in its first year will produce 98,233,000 kilowatt-hours of wind energy, which is 36%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/university-of-utah-green-power-purchases-propels-pac-12-to-epa-top-ranking/|title=University of Utah News Center – University of Utah Green Power Purchases Propels Pac-12 to EPA Top Ranking|accessdate= April 19, 2012}}</ref> of the university's total power usage, with plans for an additional two-year renewable energy commitment. The university's first-year renewable energy purchase through Blue Sky and 3Degrees has the combined environmental benefit of taking more than 13,200 cars off the road for one year or planting 1.7 million trees. The university's support for renewable energy is made possible through a student fee-funded sustainability program established in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/green-power-at-the-u-goes-big-with-blue-sky-visionary-designation/|title=University of Utah News Center – Green Power at the U Goes Big with Blue Sky Visionary Designation|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref>
The university unveiled the addition of a new solar array system on April 16, 2012 on the rooftop of the [[Natural History Museum of Utah]]. This is the second system installed on the university's campus, the other being at the HPER East building. The Natural History Museum of Utah's system is a 330-kilowatt system, while the HPER East system is a 263-kilowatt system. The combined arrays consist of 2,470 Sharp photovoltaic panels covering 40,000 square feet of rooftop space and together they will annually produce 802,240 kilowatt hours<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/new-solar-arrays-biking-to-campus-and-e-waste-recycling-highlight-u-earth-week/|title=University of Utah News Center – New Solar Arrays, Biking to Campus and Ewaste Recycling Highlight U Earth Week|date=April 16, 2012}}</ref>
==Organization==
The University of Utah is governed by a 10-member [[Board of Trustees]], 8 of whom are appointed by the [[Governor of Utah]] with the consent of the [[Utah Senate]]. The President of the University of Utah Alumni Association serves as the 9th member, and the President of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) serves as the 10th member. The 8 appointed members serve for four-year terms, four expiring on June 30 of each odd-numbered year. The two [[ex officio member]]s serve for the terms of their respective offices.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees Bylaws|url=https://admin.utah.edu/board-of-trustees/board-of-trustees-bylaws/|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref> Subject to the Board of Trustees, the university faculty have authority to legislate on matters of educational policy via the [[Academic Senate]]. The Senate is composed of 100 faculty members proportionally representing and elected by their respective colleges, 2 elected [[Dean (education)|dean]]s, and 18 students from the ASUU, one from each college and the ASUU president. The Senate also includes the [[University President]], [[Ruth Watkins|Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs]], Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, and all non-elected deans as [[ex officio member]]s who may debate and present motions but do not vote. Much of the actual Senate work is carried out by 12 Senate-elected [[committee]]s which work on the central academic issues of the institution. The committees report to the full Senate and the Senate often acts on their proposals as well as on issues brought to its attention by the administration.<ref>{{cite web|title=Academic Senate Overview|url=https://academic-senate.utah.edu/academic-senate-overview/|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref>
==Academics==
{{Infobox US university ranking
| ARWU_W = 100
| ARWU_N = 50
| Forbes = 159
| QS_W = 391
| THES_W = 201-250
| USNWR_NU = 111
| USNWR_W = 125
| Wamo_NU = 39
}}
The University of Utah is a public flagship four-year research university accredited through the [[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]] since 1933.<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Utah Accreditation|url=http://accreditation.utah.edu/|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref> The U organizes its 150 academic departments and programs into 17 colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colleges, Departments & Programs|url=https://www.utah.edu/academics/colleges.php|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=16 March 2017}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* [[University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning|College of Architecture and Planning]]
* [[David Eccles School of Business]]
* School for Cultural and Social Transformation
* School of Dentistry
* [[University of Utah College of Education|College of Education]]
* [[University of Utah College of Engineering|College of Engineering]]
* [[University of Utah College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]]
* [[University of Utah College of Health|College of Health]]
* [[University of Utah Honors College|Honors College]]
* [[University of Utah College of Humanities|College of Humanities]]
* [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]]
* [[University of Utah College of Mines and Earth Sciences|College of Mines and Earth Sciences]]
* [[University of Utah College of Nursing|College of Nursing]]
* [[University of Utah College of Pharmacy|College of Pharmacy]]
* [[University of Utah College of Science|College of Science]]
* [[University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Science|College of Social and Behavioral Science]]
* [[University of Utah College of Social Work|College of Social Work]]
{{colend}}
The University operates on a [[semester]] calendar with the rest of the Utah higher education system.<ref>{{cite web | title=Academic Calendars | url=http://www.sa.utah.edu/regist/calendar/datesDeadlines/deadlines.htm | publisher=University of Utah Office of the Registrar | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref> Undergraduate tuition and fees for 2015–2016 were $8,240 for Utah residents (about 325% the cost of tuition and fees in 2000, $2,534 for 13 credit hours per semester, 2 semesters), and $26,180 for non-residents per 12-credit-hour semester.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cost | url=http://admissions.utah.edu/cost/ | publisher=University of Utah Office of Admissions | accessdate=April 5, 2015}}</ref>
===Admissions and demographics===
For the Class of 2020 (enrolling Fall 2016), Utah received 14,308 applications and accepted 10,934 (76.4%), with 3,601 enrolling.<ref name="CDS">{{cite web |url=http://www.obia.utah.edu/ia/cds/2016-2017/CDS_2016-2017.pdf#page=6 |title=University of Utah Common Data Set 2016-2017 |publisher=University of Utah}}</ref> The middle 50% range of [[SAT]] scores for enrolling freshmen was 520-640 for critical reading, 530-660 for math, and 500-620 for writing.<ref name=CDS/> The middle 50% [[ACT (test)|ACT]] composite score range was 21-27, 20-27 for math, and 21-28 for English.<ref name=CDS/> The average high school grade point average ([[GPA]]) was 3.61.<ref name=CDS/>
The university uses a holistic admissions process and weighs ACT/SAT standardized test scores, GPA, grade trend, rigorous AP/IB/Honors classes taken in high school, academic achievements, along with other "personal achievements and characteristics".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://admissions.utah.edu/apply/undergraduate/admission-standards.php|title=Freshman Admission Standards - Office of Admissions - The University of Utah|website=admissions.utah.edu|access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref>
In Fall 2015, the undergraduate and graduate student body was 31,551, with 23,794 [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] students and 7,757 [[postgraduate education|graduate]] students; 73% of students were full-time, 56% were male and 44% female, and 82% were Utah residents.<ref name=Facts>{{cite web|url=http://obia.utah.edu/fastFacts.pdf|title=University of Utah Fast Facts|publisher=University of Utah Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis|format=PDF|accessdate=October 31, 2016}}</ref> The undergraduate student body was 69% white, 11% Hispanic, 6% non-resident alien, 5% Asian, 4% two or more races, 1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1% black, and 1% Native American. Ethnicity or citizenship was unknown for 2%.<ref name=Facts/>
===Notable programs===
[[File:University of Utah Hospital in 2009.JPG|thumb|right|The [[University of Utah Medical Center]]]]
[[File:Saec univ of utah.jpg|thumb|right|The Sorensen Arts & Education Complex.]]
; Architecture and Medicine
The University of Utah has the only accredited architecture program in Utah,<ref>{{cite web | title=Architecture Programs in Utah | url=http://www.naab.org/schools/results.aspx?vSchoolYMGHFREState=UT | publisher=[[National Architectural Accrediting Board]] | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref> as well as the only [[medical school]].<ref name="aamc" /> The medical school has made several notable contributions to medicine, such as establishing the first [[cerebrovascular disease|Cerebrovascular Disease]] Unit west of the [[Mississippi River]] in 1970 and administering the world's first permanent artificial heart, the [[Jarvik-7]], to [[Barney Clark (patient)|Barney Clark]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web | title=University Health Care Milestones | url=http://healthcare.utah.edu/about/milestones.htm | publisher=University of Utah Health Care | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref>
; Ballet
The Department of Ballet offers the top ranked ballet and ballroom dance program in the United States and is one of the oldest and most reputable university ballet departments in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dance Schools Offering Ballet and Ballroom Programs|url=http://dance-colleges.com/ballet-and-ballroom|website=Dance Colleges|accessdate=26 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> The Department was founded by [[William F. Christensen]] in 1951, who also founded the [[San Francisco Ballet]] and [[Ballet West]] [[ballet company|companies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Utah|url=http://www.theudancer.com/universities/university-of-utah|website=The UDancer|accessdate=26 April 2017}}</ref>
; Biology
The university has made unique contributions to the study of [[genetics]] due in part to long-term [[genealogy]] efforts of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]], which has allowed researchers to trace genetic disorders through several generations. The relative homogeneity of Utah's population also makes it an ideal laboratory for studies of population genetics.<ref name="genetics">{{cite web | last = Sussingham | first = Robin |author2=Stephanie Watson |author3=Jennifer Logan | year = 2006 | url = http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/features/utah/ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219145225/http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/features/utah/index.cfm | archivedate=February 19, 2007 | title = Utah: A Gold Mine for Genetic Research | publisher = University of Utah | accessdate =March 9, 2006}}</ref> The university is home to the Genetic Science Learning Center, a resource which educates the public about genetics through its website.<ref>{{cite web | title=Learn.Genetics | url=http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/ | publisher=Genetic Science Learning Center | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref>
; Dentistry
In March 2012, the university received unanimous approval from the board of trustees to create a new academic college, the School of Dentistry, which is the university's first new college in sixty years.<ref name="dailyutahchronicle.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/?p=2569777|title=''The Daily Utah Chronicle'' – College of Dentistry Starts in Fall of 2013|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref> The new school has received funding for a new structure and has started as a debt-free program.<ref name="dailyutahchronicle.com" /> The new school enrolled its first students for the fall semester of 2013 and averages the same cost as the university's medical school tuition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/?p=2570672|title=The Daily Utah Chronicle – Dental School Receives Approval|accessdate=May 1, 2012}}</ref>
; Computer science
[[File:Merrill Engineering Building, University of Utah.jpg|thumbnail|right|Merrill Engineering Building]]
The University of Utah was one of the original four nodes of [[ARPANET#Initial ARPANET deployment|ARPANET]], the world's first [[packet-switching]] computer network and embryo of the current worldwide Internet.<ref>{{cite web | last=Leiner | first=Barry M. |author2=Robert E. Kahn |author3=Jon Postel | title=A Brief History of the Internet | url=http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml | publisher=[[Internet Society]] | accessdate=May 18, 2009}}</ref> The [[University of Utah School of Computing|School of Computing]] produced many of the early pioneers in [[computer science]] and [[computer graphics|graphics]], including [[Turing Award]] winner [[Alan Kay]], [[Pixar]] founder [[Ed Catmull]], [[Atari]] founder [[Nolan Bushnell]], and [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] founder [[John Warnock]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rivlin|first1=Robert|title=The Algorithmic Image: Graphic Visions of the Computer Age|date=1986|publisher=Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.|isbn=0914845802|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=27124}}</ref> Notable innovations of computer science faculty and alumni include the first method for representing surface textures in graphical images, the [[Gouraud shading]] model, magnetic ink printing technology, the Johnson counter [[logic circuit]], the oldest algebraic mathematics package still in use ([[REDUCE]]), the [[Phong reflection model]], the [[Phong shading]] method, and the [[rendering equation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the School of Computing |url=http://www.cs.utah.edu/dept/history/ |publisher=University of Utah School of Computing |accessdate=May 19, 2009}}</ref> Through the movement of Utah graduates and faculty, research at the University spread outward to laboratories like [[Xerox Parc]], [[JPL]], and the [[New York Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Misa|first1=Thomas J.|title=Communities of Computing: Computer Science and Society in the ACM|date=2016|publisher=Association for Computing Machinery and Morgan & Claypool|isbn=9781970001877|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2973856|accessdate=27 April 2017}}</ref> Present graphics research is focused on biomedical applications for [[visualization (graphics)|visualization]], [[scientific computing]], and [[image analysis]] at the [[Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shneiderman|first1=Ben|title=The New ABCs of Research: Achieving Breakthrough Collaborations|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-875883-9|pages=320}}</ref>
; Law
[[File:Sjquinney law univ of utah.jpg|thumb|The S.J. Quinney College of Law.]]
The [[S.J. Quinney College of Law]], founded in 1913,<ref>{{cite web|title=Law School Profile |url=http://www.law.utah.edu/prospective/profile/ |publisher=S.J. Quinney College of Law |accessdate=May 18, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312032804/http://www.law.utah.edu/prospective/profile/ |archivedate=March 12, 2009 }}</ref> was the only [[law school]] in Utah until the 1970s.
; Pharmacology
The University of Utah College of Pharmacy is 4th in the nation for NIH research grants.<ref>{{cite web | title=UCSF Tops Medical Schools, Public Institutions In NIH Research Funds | url=http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/07/107486/ucsf-tops-medical-schools-public-institutions-nih-research-funds | publisher= UCSF | accessdate=Oct 5, 2013}}</ref> The department of Pharmacology and Toxicology within the School of Pharmacy is world-renowned for research in epilepsy treatment with their Anticonvulsant Drug Development (ADD) program.<ref>{{cite web | title=Information | url=http://pharmacy.utah.edu/pharmtox/ADD/info.html | publisher= ADD Program | accessdate=Oct 5, 2013}}</ref>
; Political Science
The university is host to the Neal A. Maxwell Lecture Series in Political Theory and Contemporary Politics, a forum for political theorists to share their newest theoretical work,<ref>[http://poli-sci.utah.edu/maxwell-lecture-series.php Maxwell Lecture Series]. University of Utah</ref> and is home to the [[Hinckley Institute of Politics]], which places more than 350 students every year in local, state, national, and global internships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinckley.utah.edu/internships/|title=Opportunities for all students|website=Internships|publisher=The University of Utah|accessdate=15 December 2015}}</ref>
==Athletics==
[[File:Uofu huntsmancenter.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jon M. Huntsman Center]] serves as a basketball and gymnastics venue]]{{main|Utah Utes}}
The university has 7 men's and 11 women's varsity teams.<ref name="athletics">{{cite web | title=Athletics | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=81 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 30, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307084035/http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=81 | archivedate=March 7, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Athletic teams include men's baseball, basketball, football, golf, skiing, swimming/diving, and tennis and women's basketball, cross country, gymnastics, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.<ref name="utah utes">{{cite web | title=Utah Official Athletic Site | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/ | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The school's sports teams are called the [[Ute tribe|Ute]]s, though some teams have an additional nickname, such as "Runnin' Utes" for the men's basketball team.<ref name="basketball media guide">{{cite web | title=Men's Basketball Media Guide | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/0809-media-guide.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310185436/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/0809-media-guide.html | archivedate=March 10, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The university participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|FBS]] for football) as part of the [[Pac-12 Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5298238|title=Utah excited by Pac-10 acceptance|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}.</ref> When they were in the same conference, there was a fierce [[Utah–BYU rivalry]], and the [[Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)|Utah–BYU football game]], traditionally the season finale, has been called the "Holy War" by national broadcasting commentators.<ref>{{cite news |first=Graham |last=Watson |title=Cougars-Utes spice things up – off the field |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=rivalryweek/holywar |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=November 20, 2008 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The university [[fight song]] is [[Utah Utes#Fight song|"Utah Man"]], commonly played at athletic games and other university events.<ref name="ute traditions">{{cite web | title=Ute Traditions | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-what.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 14, 2009 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314052155/http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-what.html | archivedate=March 14, 2009 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 1996, [[Utah Utes#Mascot|Swoop]] was introduced as the new mascot of the University of Utah. Because of relationships with the local Ute Indians, Utah adopted a new mascot. While still known as the Utes, Utah is now represented by the [[Red-tailed Hawk]] known for the use of his tail feathers in Ute head-dresses, and said he "Reflects the soaring spirit of our state and school"<ref name="Utah Mascot">{{cite web | title=Utah Mascot | url=http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/mascot.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=November 10, 2010 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609170035/http://www.trademarks.utah.edu/traditions/mascot.html | archivedate=June 9, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
In 2002, the university was one of 20 schools to make the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' College Sports Honor Roll.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gordon |last=Witkin |author2=Jodi Schneider |title=College Sports: Why they're not just about winning and losing anymore. A look at some of the best—and worst—programs. |url=https://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/020318/archive_020363.htm |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=March 10, 2002 |accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> In 2005, Utah became the first school to produce No. 1 overall draft picks in both the [[NFL draft]] and [[NBA draft]] for the same year.<ref name="bogut">{{cite web|last=Sorensen|first=Mike|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,600144977,00.html|title=It's official: Bogut's a Buck|date=June 29, 2005|work=[[Deseret News|Deseret Morning News]]|accessdate=May 28, 2009}}</ref> [[Alex Smith]] was picked first overall by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[2005 NFL Draft]],<ref>{{cite web | title=NFL Draft History Full Draft | url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2005 | publisher=[[National Football League]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> and [[Andrew Bogut]] was picked first overall by the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] in the [[2005 NBA Draft]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Draft 2005 | url=http://www.nba.com/draft2005/index.html | publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The university has won ten [[NCAA Skiing Championships]], most recently in 2017,<ref>{{cite web | title=Utah | url=http://www.ncaa.com/history/skiing.html | publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref> as well as the 1977 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women|AIAW]] National Women's Skiing Championship.<ref>{{cite web | title=Utah Athletics History | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-success.html | work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
===Men's basketball===
{{main|Utah Utes men's basketball}}
The men's basketball team won the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] title in [[1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1944]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Division I Men's Basketball History | url=http://www.ncaa.com/history/m-basketball-d1.html | publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> and the [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] crown in 1947.<ref>{{cite web|title=Postseason NIT History (1940's) |url=http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html |publisher=[[National Invitation Tournament]] |accessdate=May 15, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422060815/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html |archivedate=April 22, 2009 }}</ref> [[Arnie Ferrin]], the only four-time All-American in Utah basketball history, played for both the 1944 and 1947 teams. He also went on to help the [[Minneapolis Lakers]] win [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] Championships in 1949 and 1951.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Arnie Ferrin To Be Honored During Utah-TCU Game Saturday |url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030209aab.html |publisher=University of Utah |date=March 2, 2009 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> [[Wataru Misaka|Wat Misaka]], the first person of Asian descent to play in the NBA, also played for Utah during this era.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_10420139|first=Jennifer W. |last=Sanchez |title=Utahn broke ethnic wall in NBA |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=September 9, 2008 |accessdate=9 October 2013}}</ref>
Utah basketball rose again to national prominence when head coach [[Rick Majerus]] took his team, including guard [[Andre Miller]], combo forward [[Hanno Möttölä]], and post player [[Michael Doleac]], to the NCAA [[Final Four]] in [[1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1998]]. After eliminating [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] to advance to the final round, Utah lost the championship game to [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]], 78–69.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jack |last=Curry |authorlink=Jack Curry |title=1998 NCAA Tournament: Kentucky Turns Comeback Into Its 2nd Title in 3 Years |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/31/sports/1998-ncaa-tournament-kentucky-turns-comeback-into-its-2d-title-in-3-years.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 31, 1998 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
===Football===
{{main|Utah Utes football}}
[[File:UtesRiceEccles2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rice-Eccles Stadium]] during a football game]]In 2004–2005, the football team, coached by [[Urban Meyer]] and quarterbacked by [[Alex Smith]], along with defensive great [[Eric Weddle]], went 11–0 during the regular season and defeated [[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]] 35–7 in the [[2005 Fiesta Bowl]], becoming the first team from a conference without an automatic [[Bowl Championship Series]] (BCS) bid to go to a BCS bowl game.<ref name="fiesta bowl">{{cite news |first=Brad |last=Rock |title=Utes a perfect 12–0: U. pounds Pitt after crashing BCS party |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,600102009,00.html |work=[[Deseret News|Deseret Morning News]] |date=January 2, 2005 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> The team ended its perfect 12–0 season ranked 4th in AP polling.<ref>{{cite web | title=NCAA College Football Polls | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex?seasonYear=2004 | publisher=[[ESPN]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
2008–2009 was another undefeated year for the football team, coached by [[Kyle Whittingham]], as they finished the season 13–0 and defeated Alabama 31–17 in the [[2009 Sugar Bowl]]. Utah finished the season 2nd in AP polling, their highest rank ever. At the end of the season, the Utes were the only unbeaten team in the country, with the nation's longest active streak of bowl victories (8).<ref name="sugar bowl">{{cite news |first=Dirk |last=Facer |title=Utah Utes football: Storybook season: How did the Utes get from 0–0 to 13–0? Let us remind you |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705277808,00.html |work=[[Deseret News]] |date=January 16, 2009 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
The Utah Utes moved to the Pac-12 Conference for the start of the 2011–2012 football season. They are in the South Division with [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]], [[University of Arizona]], [[Arizona State University]], [[UCLA]] and [[University of Southern California]]. Their first game in the Pac-12 was at [[University of Southern California|USC]] on September 10, 2011, and resulted in a 23–14 Utah loss.
===Gymnastics===
{{main|Utah Red Rocks}}
The women's gymnastics team, coached by [[Megan Marsden]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Official Women's Gymnastics Roster - The Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah|url = http://www.utahutes.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/utah-w-gym-mtt.html|website = www.utahutes.com|accessdate = 2015-12-29}}</ref> has won ten national championships, including the 1981 [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women|AIAW]] championship, and placed 2nd nationally eight times. As of 2013, it has qualified for the [[NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship|NCAA championship]] every year since 1976, the only program to do so. The program has averaged over 11,000 fans per meet 1992–2010 and has been the NCAA gymnastics season attendance champions 16 of these 19 years. In 2010, there was an average of 14,213 fans per meet, the largest crowd being 15,030.<ref>{{cite web | title=Utah Gymnastics Media Guide | url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/utah-2010-media-guide.html| work=Utah Official Athletic Site | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/recaps/032710aaa.html|title=Gymnasts Make NCAA Attendance History|date=March 26, 2010|work=Utah Official Athletic Site|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=April 8, 2010}}</ref>
===Marching band===
The university [[marching band]], known as the "Pride of Utah",<ref name="official band page">{{cite web | title=Marching Band | url=http://uofubands.music.utah.edu/Marching%20Band/MarchingBandLanding.html | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> perform at all home football games, as well as some away games and bowl games. They performed at the [[2005 Fiesta Bowl|2005 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl]], the [[2009 Sugar Bowl|2009 BCS Allstate Sugar Bowl]], and the Inaugural Parade of President [[Barack Obama]].<ref name="official band page" />
The band began as a military band in the 1940s. In 1948, university president [[A. Ray Olpin]] recruited Ron Gregory from [[Ohio State University]] to form a collegiate marching band. Support for the band dwindled in the 60s, and ASUU (the Associated Students of the University of Utah) discontinued its funding in 1969.<ref name="ute traditions" /> The band was revived in 1976 after a fund raising effort.<ref name="ute traditions" /> under the direction of Gregg I. Hanson.<ref>{{cite news|title=Once again, U. band will strut for football fans |publisher=[[Deseret News]] |date=September 25, 1976 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19760925&id=ckMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6668,6647367 |accessdate=May 14, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As of 2011, the band is under the direction of Dr. Brian Sproul.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brian Sproul | url=http://www.music.utah.edu/faculty/faculty_a-z/brian_sproul | publisher=University of Utah School of Music | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref>
===Men's rugby club===
In 2012, Utah's men's rugby club was suspended for an unspecified alcohol 'incident' for the 2012–2013 rugby year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://themortreport.blogs.deseretnews.com/2013/04/05/utah-mens-rugby-club-expelled-for-alcohol-incident/ | title = Utah men’s rugby club expelled for alcohol ‘incident’ | work = Deseret News | date = 2013-04-05 | accessdate = 2014-08-23}}</ref>
==Student life==
[[File:Student life center univ of utah.jpg|thumb|Student Life Center at the University of Utah.]]
[[File:Uofu union.jpg|thumb|right|[[A. Ray Olpin]] University Union and courtyard.]]
Close to 50% of freshman live on campus, but most students choose to live elsewhere after their first year, with 13% of all undergraduates living on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.obia.utah.edu/ia/cds/2015-2016/CDS_2015-2016.pdf|title=Common Data Set 2015-2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> The university is located in a large [[Salt Lake City, Utah MSA|metropolitan area]], but many students live in the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the university. An additional 1,115 family apartments are available to students, staff, and faculty. One of the university's primary four goals for long-term campus growth is to increase student engagement through the addition of on-campus housing, intramural fields, athletic centers, and a new [[student activity center]].<ref name="plan elements">{{cite web|url=http://www.facilities.utah.edu/static-content/facilitiesmanagement/files/pdf/2008_UofU_CMP_5_Plan_Elements.pdf|title=Plan Elements (50 MB)|year=2008 | format=PDF|work=Campus Master Plan|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref>
Student life at the University of Utah is at level similar to that of a homeless man's morning dump. It feels good at first but then turns into a messy disaster and there is no way to clean it up. You don't have money and your pants are nasty for the next four years so good luck. The current student activity center, the [[A. Ray Olpin]] University Union, is a common gathering place for university-wide events such as Crimson Nights, roughly monthly student activity nights; PlazaFest, a fair for campus groups at the start of the school year; and the Grand Kerfuffle, a concert at the end of the school year. The building includes a cafeteria, computer lab, recreational facilities, and a ballroom for special events. The Union also houses the [[Lowell L. Bennion|Lowell Bennion]] Community Service Center, the Union Programming Council which is in charge of promoting student life on campus through events like Crimson Nights, and ASUU (the Associated Students of the University of Utah), which is responsible for appropriating funds to student groups and organizations on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asuu.utah.edu/govt |archive-url=https://archive.is/20090309210426/http://www.asuu.utah.edu/govt |dead-url=yes |archive-date=March 9, 2009 |title=ASUU: Government |publisher=Associated Students of the University of Utah |accessdate=May 22, 2009 }}</ref> ASUU holds [[Primary election|primary]] and general elections each year for student representatives, typically with 10–15% of the student population voting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/news/candidates-fight-low-voter-turnout-1.1598515|title=Candidates fight low voter turnout|last=Thompson|first=Jeremy|date=March 5, 2009|work=The Daily Utah Chronicle|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=March 22, 2009}}</ref>
Due to the large number of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] members at the university, there is an LDS [[Institute of Religion]] building near main campus, as well as several LDS student groups and 46 campus [[Ward (LDS Church)|wards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ldsces.org/iws1/index.aspx?p=60611|title=Institute of Religion – University of Utah|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|accessdate=May 27, 2009}}</ref> Approximately 650 students are part of 6 [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|sororities]] and 8 [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|fraternities]] at the university, most of which have chapter houses on "Greek Row" just off campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greeks.utah.edu/pageview.aspx?id=7730 |title=Welcome to Greek Row |publisher=University of Utah Greek Council |accessdate=May 22, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greeks.utah.edu/|title=Greek Council – Office of Student Involvement|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref>
The University of Utah has a [[dry campus]], meaning that alcohol is banned on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facilities.utah.edu/portal/site/facilities/menuitem.f3f7b0b1f50f8fe6d0f3d010c1e916b9/?vgnextoid=2021762b3055d110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD|title=Alcohol and Drug Policies|publisher=University of Utah Department of Public Safety|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref> In 2004, [[Utah]] became the first state with a law expressly permitting [[Concealed carry in the United States|concealed weapons]] on public university campuses.<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18355953/|title=Utah only state to allow guns at college|date=April 28, 2007|publisher=MSNBC|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref> The University of Utah tried to uphold its gun ban but the [[Utah Supreme Court]] rejected the ban in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=2469016&page=1|title=University of Utah Can't Ban Firearms on Campus |last=Croft|first=Gregory T.|date=September 20, 2006|publisher=[[ABC News]]|accessdate=May 22, 2009}}</ref>
==Media==
[[File:EBC northeast.JPG|thumb|right|[[Eccles Broadcast Center]] is home to three broadcast stations]]The university has several public broadcasting affiliations, many of which utilize the [[Eccles Broadcast Center]]. These stations include [[KUED]] channel 7, a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] member station<ref>{{cite web | title=PBS Station Finder | url=https://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html?station=KUED | publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]] | accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> and producer of local documentaries; [[KUEN]] channel 9, an educational station for teachers and students from the [[Utah Education Network]]; [[KUER-FM|KUER]] 90.1 [[FM radio|FM]], a public radio affiliate of [[National Public Radio]], [[American Public Media]], and [[Public Radio International]];<ref>{{cite web|title=About KUER 90.1 |url=http://www.kuer.org/insidefm90/home.php |publisher=[[KUER-FM|KUER]] |accessdate=May 15, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425050640/http://www.kuer.org/insidefm90/home.php |archivedate=April 25, 2009 }}</ref> and [[K-UTE]] 1620.
''NewsBreak'' is the student-run television newscast on campus.<ref>{{cite web | title = NewsBreak | publisher = University of Utah | url = http://www.newsbreak.utah.edu/ | accessdate =December 14, 2011}}</ref> During 2011, the program celebrated its 40th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web | title = History of NewsBreak| publisher = University of Utah | url = http://www.newsbreak.utah.edu/?p=2034 | accessdate =December 14, 2011}}</ref> Broadcasts air every Thursday night at 10 pm during the fall and spring semesters on [[KUEN]].
''The Daily Utah Chronicle'', also referred to as the ''Chrony'',<ref name="chrony press release">{{cite press release |title=Broadsheet, NY Times Crossword Puzzle and SI On Campus Part of New Daily Utah Chronicle Offering |url=http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=031306-13 |publisher=University of Utah |date=August 20, 2003 |accessdate=May 15, 2009}}</ref> has been the university's independent, student-run paper since 1890.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Daily Utah Chronicle | publisher = University of Utah | url = http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/ | accessdate =May 15, 2009}}</ref> It publishes daily on school days during fall and spring semesters and weekly during summer semester.<ref>{{cite web | title = Production Schedules | publisher = University Media Sales Group | url = http://www.umsg.utah.edu/schedule.html | accessdate =May 15, 2009}}</ref> The paper typically runs between eight and twelve pages, with longer editions for weekend game guides. The paper converted to a [[broadsheet]] format in 2003 when the [[Newspaper Agency Corporation]] began printing it.<ref name="chrony press release" /> The [[Society of Professional Journalists]] selected the newspaper as one of three finalists for best all-around daily student newspaper in the nation in both 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{cite press release |title=SPJ Announces 2007 Mark of Excellence Award National Winners |url=http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=800 |publisher=[[Society of Professional Journalists]] |date=May 19, 2008 |accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=SPJ Announces 2008 Mark of Excellence Award National Winners |url=http://www.spj.org/news.asp?REF=891 |publisher=[[Society of Professional Journalists]] |date=May 13, 2009 |accessdate=January 14, 2009}}</ref> Staff from the ''Chronicle'' feed into Utah journalism circles, some of them rising to considerable prominence, such as former editor Matt Canham, whose work with ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'' earned him the Don Baker Investigative Reporting Award from the Utah Chapter of the [[Society of Professional Journalists]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12584921|title=SPJ recognizes the best Utah journalism of 2008|date=June 13, 2009|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|accessdate=March 16, 2010}}</ref>
The [[University of Utah Press]], the oldest press in Utah and now part of the [[J. Willard Marriott Library]], publishes books on topics including the outdoors, [[anthropology]] and [[archaeology]], [[linguistics]], [[creative nonfiction]], [[Mesoamerica]], [[Native American studies]], and [[Utah]], [[Mormon]], and Western history.<ref name="media in fact">{{cite web | title=Media | url=http://infact.utah.edu/?page_id=79 | work=In Fact | publisher=University of Utah | accessdate=May 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Subject Categories |url=http://www.uofupress.com/store/subjects.php |publisher=[[University of Utah Press]] |accessdate=May 16, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The university is also home to a national literary journal, ''[[Quarterly West]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Small Magazine, Big Names: 'Quarterly West' Turns 20|last=Griggs|first=Brandon|date=December 15, 1996|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]}}</ref>
==Notable alumni and faculty==
{{main|List of University of Utah people}}
Notable alumni include politicians [[Rocky Anderson]], [[Robert Foster Bennett|Bob Bennett]], [[E. Jake Garn]], [[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]], [[Karen Morgan]], [[Frank E. Moss]], and [[Karl Rove]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/952840/Triumph-of-the-underdog.html|title=Triumph of the underdog|last=Davidson|first=Lee|date=December 8, 2002|work=[[Deseret News]]|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> recent [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] presidents [[Gordon B. Hinckley]]<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/leader-biographies/president-gordon-b-hinckley|title=President Gordon B. Hinckley|work=Leader Biographies|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> and [[Thomas S. Monson]];<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/leader-biographies/president-thomas-s-monson|title=President Thomas S. Monson|work=Leader Biographies|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> historian and [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] laureate [[Laurel Thatcher Ulrich]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/university-of-utah-celebrates-distinguished-and-honorary-alumni-at-2013-founders-day-banquet-2|title=University of Utah Celebrates Distinguished and Honorary Alumni at 2013 Founders Day Banquet|publisher=University of Utah}}</ref> authors [[Orson Scott Card]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hatrack.com/osc/about-more.shtml|title=About Orson Scott Card|publisher=Hatrack River Enterprises Inc.|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Stephen Covey]], [[Terry Tempest Williams]], and [[Wallace Stegner]]; [[R Adams Cowley]], [[William DeVries]], [[Russell M. Nelson]],<ref name="nelson bio">{{cite web|publisher=[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/leader-biographies/elder-russell-m-nelson|title=Elder Russell M. Nelson|work=Leader Biographies|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> and [[Robert Jarvik]] in medicine; historian [[Richard Foltz]]; educators [[Gordon Gee]] <ref>{{cite book|last=Rule|first=Ann|title=The stranger beside me|publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]]|location=New York|year=2000|edition=Updated 20th anniversary|isbn=0-393-05029-7|page=118}}</ref> and [[Ann Weaver Hart]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://president.arizona.edu/biography|title=Biography of Ann Weaver Hart|publisher=[[University of Arizona]] }}</ref> reporter [[Martha Raddatz]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/11/AR2007111101713.html|title=Martha Raddatz, Putting Herself in the Thick of Things|author=Howard Kurtz|date=November 12, 2007|accessdate=2014-01-15}}</ref> and speed reading innovator [[Evelyn Wood (teacher)|Evelyn Nielsen Wood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/B00272/B0272.xml|title=The Evelyn Nielsen Wood Papers, ca. 1925–1979|publisher=University of Utah}}</ref>
Notable science and engineering alumni include [[Jim Blinn]]; [[James H. Clark|Jim Clark]], founder of [[Silicon Graphics]], [[Netscape Communications Corporation]], [[myCFO]], and [[Healtheon]]; [[Gretchen W. McClain]], former [[NASA]] Deputy Associate Administrator of Human Space Exploration and Chief Director of the [[International Space Station]]; [[Henri Gouraud (computer scientist)|Henri Gouraud]]; [[John Call Cook|John C. Cook]] who played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/BrowseSeriesServlet?region=9&imprint=000&cf=es&titleCode=AMWSE&edition=|title=American Men and Women of Science|publisher=Gale Cengage Learning}}</ref> [[Ralph Hartley]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/hartley.html|title=Ralph V. L. Hartley, 1888–1970|publisher=[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]]|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> rocket scientist [[Joseph Majdalani]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://majdalani.eng.auburn.edu/Team/bio_moorhem.html|title=Professor William K. Van Moorhem|website=majdalani.eng.auburn.edu}}</ref> [[Alan Kay]]; [[Simon Ramo]]; and [[John Warnock]], co-founder of [[Adobe Systems]].
Notable entrepreneur and business leader alumni include [[Alan Ashton (executive)|Alan Ashton]], co-founder of [[WordPerfect]] and [[Thanksgiving Point]]; [[Nolan Bushnell]], founder of [[Atari]] and [[Chuck E. Cheese]]; [[Edwin Catmull|Ed Catmull]], co-founder of [[Pixar]]; [[J. Willard Marriott]], founder of [[Marriott International]]; [[Robert A. "Bob" McDonald]], CEO of [[Procter & Gamble]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=983031&ric=PG|title=Executive Profile: Robert A. McDonald|work=BusinessWeek|accessdate=June 11, 2009}}</ref> [[David Neeleman]], founder of [[JetBlue]]; and [[Telle Whitney]], CEO and President of the [[Anita Borg Institute]]<ref name="cs history">{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.utah.edu/school/history/|title=Major contributions by Utah faculty and alumni|publisher=University of Utah School of Computing|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref>
In athletics, notable alumni include baseball player [[Chris Shelton]]; basketball players [[Andrew Bogut]], [[Andre Miller]] and [[Keith Van Horn]]; football players [[Paul Kruger (American football)|Paul Kruger]], [[Star Lotulelei]], [[Jamal Anderson]], [[Kevin Dyson]], [[Alex Smith]], and [[Steve Smith (American football, born 1979)|Steve Smith Sr.]]; hall of fame karate grandmaster [[Dan Hausel]]; and football coach [[LaVell Edwards]].<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/trads/ute-trads-alum.html|title=Famous University of Utah Alumni|work=Utah Official Athletic Site|publisher=University of Utah|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref>
Notable faculty in science and engineering include [[David C. Evans|David Evans]] and [[Ivan Sutherland]], founders of [[Evans and Sutherland]]; [[Bui Tuong Phong]], pioneer of [[computer graphics]]; [[Henry Eyring (chemist)|Henry Eyring]], known for studying [[Chemical kinetics|chemical reaction rates]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nap.edu/readingroom.php?book=biomems&page=heyring.html|title=Henry Eyring, February 20, 1901 – December 26, 1981|last=Kauzmann|first=Walter|authorlink=Walter Kauzmann|publisher=[[National Academies Press]]|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> Stephen Jacobsen, founder of [[Sarcos]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mech.utah.edu/people/faculty/jacobsen.html|title=Stephen Jacobsen – Distinguished Professor|publisher=University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Jindřich Kopeček]] and [[Sung Wan Kim]], pioneers of polymeric [[drug delivery]] and [[gene delivery]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nae.edu/Activities/MediaRoom/20095/42133.aspx|title=NAE Elects 68 Members and Nine Foreign Associates|publisher=|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> [[Suhas Patil]], founder of [[Cirrus Logic]]; [[Stanley Pons]], who claimed to have discovered "[[cold fusion]]" in 1989;<ref>{{cite news|title=Brilliance and Recklessness Seen in Fusion Collaboration|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/09/science/brilliance-and-recklessness-seen-in-fusion-collaboration.html|last=Broad|first=William J.|date=May 9, 1989|work=The New York Times|accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> [[Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]], later co-winner of the 2009 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13530930|title=Ramakrishnan: Nobel-winning work started in Utah|last=Maffly|first=Brian|date=October 11, 2009|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|accessdate=November 19, 2009}}</ref> and [[Thomas Stockham]], founder of [[Soundstream]].<ref name="cs history" /> In medicine, notable faculty include [[Mario Capecchi]], the co-winner of the 2007 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]];<ref name = "Nobel 2007">{{cite web | title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 | url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2007/index.html | publisher=[[Nobel Foundation]] | accessdate=October 8, 2007}}</ref> [[Willem Johan Kolff]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4604625/Willem-Kolff.html|title=Willem Kolff|date=March 20, 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=May 26, 2009|location=London}}</ref> and [[Russell M. Nelson]].<ref name="nelson bio" /> Biologist [[Ralph Vary Chamberlin]], founding dean of the Medical School, professor, and later historian of the University, was also an alumnus.
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File:MarioCapecchiFotoThalerTamas.JPG|[[Mario Capecchi]], Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology, co-winner of the 2007 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]
File:VES Awards 89 cropped.jpg|[[Ed Catmull]], B.S. 1969, Ph.D. 1974, co-founder of [[Pixar]], president of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] and [[Pixar Animation Studios]]
File:John Warnock 2008.jpg|[[John Warnock]], B.S. '61, M.S. '64, Ph.D. '69, co-founder of [[Adobe Systems]] Inc.
File:J Willard Marriott.jpg|[[J. Willard Marriott]], A.B. 1926, founder of [[Marriott International]]
File:Jake Garn.jpg|[[Jake Garn]], B.S. '55, U.S. Senator and [[STS-51-D|Space Shuttle astronaut]]
File:Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.jpg|[[Laurel Thatcher Ulrich]], B.A. 1960, received the [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] in 1991
File:Nolan Bushnell 2013.jpg|[[Nolan Bushnell]], B.S. 1968, co-founder of [[Atari]]
File:William DeVries (cropped).jpg|[[William DeVries]], B.S. 1966, M.D. 1970, performed the first transplant of a [[Artificial Heart|Total Artificial Heart]] using the Jarvik-7 model
File:Wallace Stegner.jpg|[[Wallace Stegner]], B.A. 1930, the "Dean of Western Writers", won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]] in 1972 and [[National Book Award]] in 1977
File:Gordon Gee.jpg|[[E. Gordon Gee]], B.A. 1968, past president of universities including [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]], [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]], [[Brown University|Brown]] and [[University of Colorado]]
File:Evelyn Wood (teacher).jpg|[[Evelyn Wood (teacher)|Evelyn Nielsen Wood]], B.A. 1929, speed reading innovator and creator of ''Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Dynamics''
File:Orson Scott Card at BYU Symposium 20080216 closeup.jpg|[[Orson Scott Card]], M.A. 1981, science fiction writer, recipient of the [[Hugo Award]] and [[Nebula Award]]
File:Stephen Covey 2010.jpg|[[Stephen Covey]], B.S. 1952, author of [[The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People]]
File:Conrad Anker - 2016.jpg|[[Conrad Anker]], B.A. 1988, climber, team leader for [[The North Face]] climbing team
File:Ralph Becker.jpg|[[Ralph Becker (mayor)|Ralph Becker]], J.D. 1977, M.S. 1982, was the former mayor of Salt Lake City from 2008-2016
File:Edwards2010.jpg|[[LaVell Edwards]], M.S. 1960, former head football coach of [[Brigham Young University]]
File:Alan Kay (3097597186).jpg|[[Alan Kay]], B.S. 1966, Ph.D. 1969, father of Object-Oriented Programming, 2003 [[Turing Award]] and 2004 [[Kyoto Prize]] winner
File:Thomas Monson (cropped).jpg|[[Thomas S. Monson]], B.S. 1948, Former [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|President]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
File:Hartley ralph-vinton-lyon-001.jpg|[[Ralph Hartley]], A.B. 1909, invented the [[Hartley oscillator]] and the [[Hartley transform]], recipient of the [[IEEE Medal of Honor]]
File:Ivan Sutherland at CHM.jpg|[[Ivan Sutherland]], past Professor of Computer Science from 1968-1974, winner of the [[Turing Award]] in 1988, [[Kyoto Prize]] in 2012, co-founder of [[Evans and Sutherland]]
File:Tom stockham.jpg|[[Thomas Stockham]], past Professor of Electrical Engineering from 1968-1975, 1983-1994, father of digital recording, founder of [[Soundstream]], won an [[Technology & Engineering Emmy Award|Emmy Award]], [[Grammy Award]], [[Academy Scientific and Technical Award|Academy Award]]
File:Martha Raddatz.png|[[Martha Raddatz]], non-graduate alumna, [[ABC News]] Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, recipient of 4 [[Emmy Awards]]
File:Ambassador Jon Huntsman.jpg|[[Jon Huntsman, Jr.]], non-graduate alumnus, [[Ambassadors of the United States|U.S. Ambassador]] to China and Singapore, 16th Governor of Utah
File:Karl Rove.jpg|[[Karl Rove]], non-graduate alumnus, [[Senior Advisor]] and [[White House Deputy Chief of Staff|Deputy Chief of Staff]] in the George W. Bush administration
File:Neeleman.jpg|[[David Neeleman]], non-graduate alumnus, founder of [[JetBlue Airways]], [[Azul Brazilian Airlines]], co-founder of [[WestJet Airlines]]
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