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Poll: Unlike many Americans, Utahns are generally happy with how their colleges are doing
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 11 - 8:24 a.m. | Save Story
Polls indicate Utahns have far more confidence in Utah colleges than in schools outside the state's borders.
LBGTQ group asks Cox to veto flag-restriction bill, but governor seems to favor measure
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 10 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
An LGBTQ advocacy group is urging Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would prohibit certain flags in classrooms, but the governor seems to favor the measure.
Bill allowing Utah schools to pay athletes awaits governor's signature
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted March 10 - 4:10 p.m. | Save Story
Universities in Utah would be able to directly pay their athletes regardless of the resolution of a nationwide anti-trust settlement that proposes to create a revenue-sharing model in college sports.
Report: Want to pocket more cash — and stay healthy and happy? Earn a college degree
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 10 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Research recently gathered by the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute affirms that claiming a college degree in Utah is a demonstrable method for earning more cash.
Utah's world-class eye center and the man who built it
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted March 9 - 4:43 p.m. | Save Story
Few, if any, institutions in the state are as entwined with one person as the Moran Eye Center is with Dr. Randall J Olson.
'Superhuman hands': University of Utah researchers develop game-changing retinal surgery robot
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
University of Utah researchers have collaborated to develop a highly advanced robotic surgery device for retinal surgery that gives surgeons "superhuman" hands.
Here's how a group of UVU students is addressing Wasatch County's affordable housing crisis
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
A group of Utah Valley University students is looking to spread awareness about Heber City's affordable housing shortage and work with the city to address the issue.
'Crown jewel' at BYU is 3rd-largest pipe organ in Utah
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
BYU's new music building can be called impressive in many ways, but one of its claims to fame is it boasts the third-largest pipe organ in the state.
BYU students devise parasite detector for beehives
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 10:16 a.m. | Save Story
One of the greatest risks to the health of beehives and pollinators is varroa mites, but a new invention from BYU students is aiming to reduce the deadly impacts of the mites.
Utah's legislative session has come to an end. Here's what your lawmakers did
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, Carter Williams, Logan Stefanich and Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 12:00 a.m. | Save Story
Another 45-day legislative session is in the books, dominated early by rancor over a bill stripping public unions of bargaining power and concluding with Utah lawmakers revamping the state's election system.
SLCC unveils massive mural made by around 300 artists, featuring more than 350 women
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 12:00 p.m. | Save Story
A massive mural made by around 300 artists that features more than 350 women was ceremoniously unveiled at Salt Lake Community College, honoring Women's History Month.
Utah high schoolers get hands-on firefighting experience through Orem Fire Department program
Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV | Posted March 7 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
It's one thing to learn about firefighting in a textbook, but it's something else when you go out on real calls. Students from the Alpine School District learned that firsthand as part of a partnership shadow day with the Orem Fire Department.
State Department to reportedly use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 8:10 p.m. | Save Story
The State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior State Department officials.
SLCC gallery featuring student exhibit inspired by MLK's Beloved Community concept
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 6 - 6:06 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake Community College's Eccles Gallery is featuring a student photography exhibit inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s Beloved Community concept.
Divisive higher ed 'cuts, reallocation' bill a key step closer to Gov. Cox's desk
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 5 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is a step closer to having his say on a higher education "strategic reinvestment" bill that has divided Utah lawmakers, alarmed local academics and garnered national headlines.
Davis School District meets terms of federal accord to address 'severe, pervasive' race issues
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted March 5 - 9:02 p.m. | Save Story
Davis School District has met the terms of a 2021 federal accord to address "severe, pervasive" race issues in the system, prompting a stop to federal monitoring.
Labor unions filing referendum against public sector collective bargaining law
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Updated March 5 - 7:10 p.m. | Save Story
A coalition of labor partners on Wednesday announced the filing of a referendum to overturn HB267, which bans public sector collective bargaining.
Farr West crossing guard raises awareness to bad driver behavior
Andrew Adams, KSL-TV | Posted March 5 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
A crossing guard hoping to raise awareness about bad driver behavior at a busy intersection turned to a body camera and social media to help get his message across.
