In Episode 1 of Call of Beauty, Elle Crossley, Estella Weeks, Emma

Ratkovic and Ellie Toner take a closer look at the role of cosmetic procedures in modern women’s beauty expectations. We talk about how the popularization of aesthetic surgeries has impacted women and why it has become as prominent as it is today. We hear from women who have received these procedures, women who haven’t and even the women who administer them.

Danielle Endres, professor of communication, discusses her book “Nuclear Decolonization: Indigenous Resistance to High-Level Nuclear Waste Siting,” which explores how Indigenous populations have been affected by global nuclear production and how they have successfully resisted the projects.

Lance Olsen, Professor Emeritus of English, discusses his novel, “Always Crashing in the Same Car,” a fictional exploration of David Bowie’s consciousness and interactions in his final months battling liver cancer.

Avery Holton, professor of communication, discusses two of his upcoming books examining journalist burn-out and well-being titled, “The Paradox of Connection: How Digital Media Is Transforming Journalistic Labor” and “Fostering a Culture of Well-Being in Journalism.”

Jake Nelson, assistant professor of communication, discusses his book, “Imagined Audiences: How Journalists Perceive and Pursue the Public,” that examines the role that audiences have traditionally played in journalism, how that role has changed and what those changes mean for both the profession and the public.

Jay Jordan, professor of writing and rhetoric studies, discusses his book, “Grounded Literacies in a Transnational WAC/WID Ecology: A Korean-U.S. Study,” that describes and theorizes the intellectual, social and material complexities of cross-border educational efforts.

Avery Holton, Chair of the Department of Communication, shares valuable insight on thriving as a successful journalist in this technology-driven society.

Professor of World Languages and Cultures, Joseph Metz, shares what he is most excited about regarding the new Great Books course being offered this fall at the University of Utah.

The East vs. the West: Differences in Air Quality Throughout Salt Lake Valley

Salt Lake City’s poor air quality is no secret to its residents but did you know there’s a stark contrast and divide between the East Side’s air quality versus the West’s? Vanessa Hudson has more.

The University of Utah Has Become Busier with the End of COVID-19

Students at the University of Utah are in full-swing since the end of the Pandemic. Trevor Hagen reports on different students’ opinions on how the population influx has affected the University.