Faculty Research

Jenny Andrus, professor and chair of the Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies, was featured at a Domestic Violence Awareness Rally at the Utah State Capitol earlier this week. In Andrus' recent research on domestic violence, she listened to dozens of domestic violence survivors and their stories about why they stayed or left.

Michael Christopher Low, associate professor of history and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah, presented a lecture at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies on the pivotal role of Prince Mohammed Al-Faisal, whose pioneering work in desalination during the 1970s helped reshape Saudi Arabia and secured its water future.

The University of Utah has awarded Assistant Professor Haoning Xue a 1U4U Collaborative Seed Grant for her project, “Tailoring Conversational AI’s Communication Styles to Promote Colonoscopy Among At-Risk Women: A Patient-Centered Communication Strategy.”