News Clips | January 30-February 7, 2024

Gov. Spencer Cox’s plan to create 35,000 new starter homes is laudable, but will not solve Utah’s housing problems.

Poll: Just over half of Utahns express a ‘great deal’ or ‘quite a lot’ of confidence in Utah’s colleges, universities.

President Taylor Randall said the bill does not ‘change the values’ of the University of Utah.

The university’s core values are ‘unchanged’ after passage of DEI, trans bathroom bills, University of Utah president tells Academic Senate

Here’s a look at data highlighted by each of the state’s eight public colleges and universities to show the impact of their diversity efforts on graduation and retention rates.

GOP lawmakers rolled out a suite of bills Wednesday they say will attract and retain Utah’s best teachers in public school classrooms.

The latest sports item in front of the city came out of left field—literally.

Debate over dismantling, revamping and otherwise reimagining the diversity, equity and inclusion offices at Utah's public universities per HB261 spurred intense debate as lawmakers debated the measure.

February is Black History Month, and a long list of activities are planned or in the works throughout the month to mark the contributions of African Americans in Utah and the country as a whole.

How much would it be worth to get notified of an earthquake 16 seconds before it happened? Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, said $5 million.

On the first episode of Future Casting with Utah State, President Elizabeth Cantwell speaks to the University of Utah’s President Taylor Randall on pivotal challenges of higher education today. They cover redefining how their institutions will continue to meet their missions and serve the needs of their communities, while offsetting the decline of public confidence.

Much of the job growth is in Utah’s motion-picture industry, according to the Gardner Institute study.

Utah has some of the worst air pollution in the country at times during the winter inversion season. So, technology that promises to “eat smog” garners interest, on those days when you can’t see the mountains across the valley.

The University of Utah will host the final presidential debate of the 2024 cycle in October, a month before Election Day.