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Latest News
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Kim Kaphingst, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Communication, receives Prestigious $8.3 Million Federal Grant.
Kim Kaphingst, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Communication is part of research team from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) that has received an $8.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute for a multidisciplinary project aiming to expand access to genetic testing, a powerful but vastly underused tool in cancer prevention and care.
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Interdisciplinary AI Ethics class launches Fall 2026
Co-developed in Philosophy and the School of Computing, the class addresses today’s AI issues.
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What it means to commit to fights that won’t be won in our generation
Taking pleasure in politics these days of division and rancor may sound like an impossibility, but Weeks is quick to explain how activists might amend that.
Meet the Dean
Wanda S. Pillow is a professor of Gender Studies, and she has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and former chair of the Gender Studies Division in the School for Cultural and Social Transformation. She is currently serving as Dean of the College of Humanities.


Now, more than ever, we need the humanities.
Now, more than ever, the humanities need you.