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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICL ADVERTISING : 801.581.7041 NEWS : 801.581.NEWS FAX : 801. 581. FAXX EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Anna Drysdale a.drysdale@chronicle.utah.edu MANAGING EDITOR: Emily Juchau e.juchau@chronicle.utah.edu PRODUCTION MANAGER: Devin Wakefield d.wakefield@chronicle.utah.edu NEWS EDITOR: Courtney Tanner c.tanner@chronicle.utah.edu ASST. NEWS EDITOR: Cynthia Luu OPINION EDITOR: Andrew Jose a.jose@chronicle.utah.edu SPORTS EDITOR: Griffin Adams g.adams@chronicle.utah.edu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR : Ryan Miller ARTS EDITOR: Katherine Ellis k.ellis@chronicle.utah.edu PHOTO EDITOR: Brent Uberty b.uberty@chronicle.utah.edu ASST. PHOTO EDITOR: Chris Samuels PAGE DESIGNERS : Ivy Smith, Alisa Garcia COPY EDITORS: Courtney Wales, Katie Stefanich, Emily Means PROOFREADER: Taylor Stocking GENERAL MANAGER: Jake Sorensen j.sorensen@chronicle.utah.edu COVERART: Dane Goodwin RESEARCH SHOWS BY CAROLYN WEBBER /STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY KIFFER CREVELING ajsa Vlasic's first experience with research was what most people would expect — it was boring. A senior in English, Vlasic originally tried research at the Moran Eye Center but quickly realized sitting in a lab all day was not for her. "I hated it," she said. "I understand all this research is fundamental to understanding bodies and progressing medicine, and that's really great. But that's not who I am:' However, once Vlasic found a research opportunity that genuinely interested her, her idea changed. Vlasic blended her interests of English and medicine, and she currently tells the stories of women with breast cancer. Vlasic said with about 900 professors on campus leading different projects, it wasn't hard to find a program she liked. Since the U is one of the state's largest research universities, recent development and increased funding have helped the program grow. Tom Parks, the vice president for research at the U, said part of that growth is within undergraduate advancement. Rachel Hayes-Harb, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, said there has been a steady rise in students who take part in undergraduate research each year. "The U is making an increasing commitment to the quality of our undergraduate education," she said. "[It's] absolutely essential to these kinds of improvements:' The U currently receives about $400 million each year for research from the federal government and other agencies, Parks said. HayesHarb said the number of students involved in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program has nearly doubled from 300 in 2011 to 574 this year. This is due to increased funding from the legislature and more awareness of these programs for faculty and students. However, those numbers do not include all undergraduate research on campus. Julia Carleton, a graduate research assistant at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, sees a great emphasis placed on research but also believes there is room for improvement. "It's really hard in the classroom setting to get that hands-on CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS The policy of The Daily Utah Chronicle is to correct any error made as soon as possible. If you find something you would like clarified or find unfair, please contact the editor at a.drysdale@chronicle.utah.edu The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student publication printed during Fall and Spring Semesters (excluding test weeks and holidays). Chronicle editors and staff are solely responsible for the newspapers content. Funding comes from advertising revenues and a dedicated student fee administered by the Student Media Council. 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Whichever. 12 THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF GLOBAL HEALTH BY TAYLOR ALMOND /STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY CHRIS AYERS A s seats in Rice-Eccles Stadium filled with football fans, research posters and doctors flooded the stadium's fifth floor for the 2015 Global Health Conference on Extreme Affordability. The conference featured local students and professors from the U's medical school and national speakers from Johns Hopkins Medicine International, the G4 Alliance and the Centers for Disease Control. Ira Kraft, a second-year medical student and member of the conference's organizing committee, said the event helped facilitate connecting parts of the U's Global Health community. "One of the disadvantages of being in Utah is that we're a experience that you need to move a project forward," she said. "That comes from being in the lab and having to do, find out and solve problems that you're not going to be faced with in the classroom:' Hayes-Harb said she sees no difference between the research developing cures for diseases and understanding different literature analysis. "We are in a constantly changing world': she said. "To move forward and progress, you have to keep pushing the envelope." c.webber@chronicle.utah.edu @carolyn_webber TODAY REGISTER FOR A CA•AWESOME CLASSES! Registration for Fall 2015 begins this week, and you could be one of the lucky few who can sign up for classes today. To check your registration appointment, head to your CIS page and look under the "Registration" tab. You should be able to click a link to "View Your Registration Dates:' If your appointment isn't until later this week, use the extra time to plan your schedule. Do you like "Pitch Perfect"? Yes? Obviously? Then you might want to go to Libby Gardner Concert Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m. to see the U's A Capella Choir perform. The event is free with your UCard. little bit isolated from some of the traditional big players in global health," Kraft said. "One of the things this conference serves to do is really to share ideas between our students and faculty within the university and faculty outside the university." Katerina Zappas, a first-year medical student, said having professionals is critical to the problems global health hopes to address. "Global health is not a simple issue to boil down," Zappas said. "It's incredibly interdisciplinary ... you can't do that alone:' The conference sought to find affordable solutions to large problems. Antigone Kithas, a first-year medical student, said Nicholas Kristof's keynote address about doing simple things shows that a big impact can be made in complex situations. Kithas said one example of a common item that would fix a Ima FORTHE SAKE OF ARGUMENT I BY JULIANNE SKRIVAN /STAFF WRITER he U's debate team has officially taken sixth place in the nation after a year full of achievements. The John R. Park Debate Society is ranked second in the Pac-12, behind Oregon. In addition, two members participated in the quarterfinals of the National Parliament Tournament of Excellence, and 11 students qualified for the American Forensic Association. Saige Miller, a freshman and society member, said the club's success is due to their mentors. "We have the best coaching staff in the nation," Miller said. "A lot of it we owe to [them]:" The society does more than debate. There is a speech team where members can participate in short preparation, or prepared speeches on topics from politics to culture. Outside of the research, each team member is required to put in a minimum of eight hours of community service. Members can fulfill this requirement by coaching practices or judging at high school tournaments. In addition, Miller said this semester the society held a debate workshop for over 100 high schoolers to prepare them for a national qualifiers tournament. To close off a decorated year, the U will be hosting a camp for high school students to be coached by the award-winning coaches. j.skrivan@chronicle.utah.edu @JulianneSkrivan large problem if it was better distributed is iodized salt. According to the New York Times, iodine deficiency affects two billion people worldwide but is easily attainable if a large-scale collaborative approach is taken. In addition to discussing solutions, the conference served to give medical students guidance, which Kraft said is one of the benefits of the U's medical school. "One of the things that I was very surprised about when I chose to come to school here is how prominent the global health community here is," Kraft said. 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