Recognition by year

After an extensive national search, President Taylor Randall announced Bob S. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon, as the university’s new senior vice president for health sciences and CEO of University...

University of Utah announces an expansion of the Learn + Earn (L+E) program, made possible with support of Cambia Health Foundation. The initiative is focusing on addressing the critical shortage...

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has named Thomas K. Varghese Jr., MD, as the next Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

University of Utah Hospital earned the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation for the fourth time, and is the only facility in Utah to hold this important accreditation.

The Division of Hematology at the University of Utah's Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce that Anna Beaudin, PhD, has been named the inaugural holder of the John...

Yue Lu aims to find ways to measure the health effects of air quality and other environmental factors with organ-level precision.

Valerie Vaughn, MD, MS, SFHM, FACP, Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Internal Medicine, has been selected as...

Brenda Heaton aims to uncover the complex web of interacting factors that lead to oral health inequities, which in turn affect many other aspects of health.

Wesley Sundquist, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biochemistry, was awarded the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize.

For the 15th consecutive year, University of Utah Health has been recognized as a top performer in the 2024 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Study by Vizient, Inc.

The interdisciplinary project will assess indoor air quality and develop effective and energy-saving air quality management plans for schools.

Aaron Quinlan, PhD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Human Genetics in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah Health, effective August 19, 2024.

Janet Iwasa, PhD, has been appointed Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah, effective July 1, 2024.

Long-term, heritable changes in gene activity fundamentally shape our biology, trigger many of our diseases, and set the clock on how we age. Now, a team of U of U...

Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital continues to rank among the nation’s top rehabilitation hospitals and moved up 20 spots in the U.S. News & World Report.

University of Utah Health is pleased to share the appointment of Travis Maak, MD, to the position of president of the National Basketball Association Physicians Association for the 2024-2025 season.

How can an animal virus turn into a human disease? Between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the looming concern of avian flu, the question is an urgent one, and the...

University of Utah Health physician assistant (PA) Jasmin Charles was recently named the National PA of the Year during the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) national conference in Houston...

University of Utah Health is proud to join the nation in commemorating the 50th anniversary of EMS Week—a time to honor the dedication and sacrifice of Emergency Medical Services personnel...

Rana Jawish, MD, and Ben Lewis, MD, both recently received the 2024 New Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP).

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has elected Mark A. Supiano, MD, Executive Director of the Center on Aging and co-chair of Geriatrics Research at the University of Utah, to be...

University of Utah Health is proud to announce its selection for participation in the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative. University of Utah Health has been chosen as one of only 30...

William A. Smith, chief executive administrator for Huntsman Mental Health Institute, has been appointed as a Distinguished Professor recognizing his outstanding contributions to academia and his dedication to teaching.