College of Science

Friday, September 5, 2025
Time TBD
Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House
155 Central Campus Drive

STEM Safety Day brings faculty, staff and experts together from throughout campus to offer trainings and updates on laboratory, clinical, classroom and workplace safety.

This free, multi-campus partner event offers seminars, trainings, and sessions designed to help our community better understand and mitigate health and safety hazards associated with working in STEM fields at the U. Whether you spend most of your time in a lab, a patient-facing setting, or an office, you will find relevant sessions to improve safety in your area of work.

Priority Registration

Space is limited for many sessions.  Those who complete priority registration below will have early access to full registration in late summer 2025 when the detailed program is published.  To register for this event, click here.

2025 STEM Safety Day Sneak Peek Preview

Here is a sneak peek of some of those sessions:

• Mental Health Crisis De-Escalation Training
• Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training – HMHI
• Safety Leadership: A Behavioral Approach – Dr. Nicle Gravina, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida
• Overview of Resources for Students: Know what to do when students you’re working with need help.  Melanie Lee, Associate Dean of Students, University of Utah
• Research Mentoring Workshop (Office of the VPR): Rachel Hayes-Harb, Professor, Department of Linguistics and Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Honors College, University of Utah
• Hands on Spill Cleanup Training with EHS (at various locations on campus)
• Campus Bike Shop and TREK will be giving free bike inspections, adjustments and providing maintenance education
• Hazard Recognition and Working Safely in Laboratory Environments for Facilities and Custodial Personnel
• Medical and ADA Accommodations in Laboratory Environments (panel discussion)
• New to the U? - An Introduction to Resources, Key Personnel/Offices and What to Expect Flu and COVID shots

…and much more!

Please help spread the word by encouraging your colleagues to fill out the Priority Registration form as well and remember to mark September 5^th on your calendar!

See you this fall!

Best Regards,

STEM Safety Day Planning Committee:

• J. Warner – Engineering
• Jaclyn Winter – Pharmacy
• Gillian Stanfield – Medicine
• Anadh Babu Pon Velayutham – Health
• David Thomas, Cassie Slattery, Bianca Lyon and Katelin Goings – Science
• Frederick Monette and Nathan Watchman – EHS

* Special thanks to our corporate sponsors:  Fisher Scientific, PEPSI, CINTAS, and Airgas!