UVU needs a victim’s advocate

March 26, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes By McKhelyn Jones | Copy Editor Kimberly Bojorquez | Editor-in-Chief UVU Student Affairs has requested funding for a victim’s advocate through the university’s Planning, Budgeting, and Assessment process; however, the status of the request will not be revealed until April 2018. If approved, the position will be filled by July 1, 2018. Student Affairs, the […]

Darwin Day: not just for biologists

February 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Jeanette Blain | News Editor | [email protected] The Biology Department held its annual Darwin Day celebration Feb. 10 to honor Charles Darwin and remind students of the importance of evolution. UVU, along with hundreds of universities and entities around the world, honored the “Father of Evolution” with displays in the Science Atrium, a […]

Capsule provides new GI tract testing method

January 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Researchers developed a device for measuring gases, potentially changing how we study the digestive system. Based out of Melbourne, the RMIT University team created a pill-sized capsule designed to measure concentrations of specific gases inside the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). A study was published as a “proof-of-concept demonstration,” meaning that the goal was to show […]