News Clips | March 18-20, 2023

It’s difficult to fathom how the Colorado River could possibly carve the mile-deep chasm that is the Grand Canyon. But if one thinks of the river as a flume of liquid sandpaper rubbing the land over millions of years, it begins to make sense.

Intense snowfall will lead to extra water this spring, and $400 million from the state government will help ongoing concerns. Some still worry Utah is wasting a blessing.

The two-day event brought scientists, activists and politicians together to talk about the future of the lake.

Donating a small reservoir’s worth of water rights to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Replacing grass with rocks and water-wise landscaping around neatly manicured churches.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Heather Tanana of the University of Utah to learn how a Supreme Court case could change the Navajo Nation's ability to draw water from the Colorado River Basin.

The Republican fight over SNAP benefits has deep historical roots.

The Beehive State had the seventh highest level of white supremacist propaganda incidents in the country during 2022, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League.

Brady Cox's career in civil engineering and earthquake engineering has taken him all over the world in the past 20 years.

Report author Lisa Diamond, distinguished professor of psychology and gender studies at the University of Utah Department of Psychology, and her research team conducted an analytic sample of 398 Utah women.

ChatGPT provides accurate information when asked about cancer myths and misconceptions, but patients could misinterpret these answers.

In the 1992 movie "Wayne's World," the character Garth is working on a robotic arm when Benjamin comes to ask him about making a change to his show. "We fear change," Garth says. He then looks down at the mechanical hand and begins to repeatedly smash it with a hammer.

Amidst this anxious yet joyous occasion in a medical student’s life, Indigenous nations across the country are celebrating their community members who matched, representing the rising generation of Indigenous physicians who will make lasting contributions to the health of Indigenous peoples.

Just two days before he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring more than 60, Darrell Brooks Jr. had posted bail for charges of domestic violence.

SVB was one of the few that would give venture-backed start-ups led by women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people a line of credit. After the bank’s collapse, they are now being hit the hardest.

What is SR-22 insurance? Jerry Basford from the University of Utah has some answers.

Glendale Regional Park will be a welcome west-side amenity, but could gentrification end up displacing locals?

A new caffeinated concoction has stirred-up conversation on the internet in response to a newer line of drinks from Starbucks called Oleato, which blend olive oil and coffee.