News Clips | February 17-29, 2024

Air quality and wildfire detection could soon be better served because of a new black carbon sensor.

The traditional “cycle of violence” taught to police “makes it seem like all abuse is the same, but it can look dramatically different for every couple,” said one Utah expert and survivor.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Utah moved to become a "test-optional" institution, meaning prospective students weren't required to submit standardized test scores to be considered for admission.

Long before Sadie Bowler grew so sick and tired of the messaging she was seeing from personal care brands—and she decided to take matters into her own hands—she just had a passion for hair.

Salt Lake City is considering a proposal to lease a little over an acre of Sunnyside Park to the University of Utah for a new university baseball stadium. The proposal includes a commitment of $4.2 million from the University of Utah for improvements to Sunnyside Park.

DHHS has called thousands of vulnerable Medicaid patients this week to help them navigate a network outage affecting pharmacies.

A new state law has led public universities and students to grapple with what a post-DEI campus should look like.

Rather than looking at troubled history for inspiration, we should build on progress and inspire students to move forward.

The University of Utah Baseball team is close to realizing an almost decade-long quest to build an on-campus ballpark, and administrators say they've identified the perfect spot—at the current site of Utah Baseball's practice field on Guardsman Way.

Even as the equity, diversity and inclusion programs at Utah's universities face massive changes stemming from GOP lawmakers' charges that they serve too limited a pool and exclude white people, the University of Utah is lauding the impact the programs have had.

Kids filed out of the University of Utah School of Dentistry Saturday, clutching stuffed animals, with tears in their eyes and swollen cheeks, as part of the school's annual "Give Kids A Smile" event, where dentists from all over the Wasatch Front provide dental care to families under the poverty line, free of charge.

Lawmakers had previously authorized a $400 million bond for the University of Utah Health medical campus. New legislation increases the total to $800 million.

For Jackie May, this winter’s rain in the Salt Lake Valley has led to a lot of second-guessing when it comes to taking the ski bus to the mountains. She typically plans her work schedule around making time for snowboarding.

A bill quietly making its way through the legislative session would allow Utahns to use psilocybin, MDMA and other controlled substances as a mental health treatment.

There's good news for Utah's economy with key indicators for the first month of 2024 holding promise for economic growth and stability, according to recent report.