Utah Lake is doing “a hell of a lot better than anybody thinks it's doing,” said Utah Lake Authority Director Luke Peterson, but he said the lake still faces "big hairy challenges" that lack simple solutions. For starters, the authority continues working to improve the lake's quality, an ...
After a report showed that nearly half of Utah K-3 students read below grade level, Gov. Spencer Cox included improving that number among his top priorities this year. A bill advancing in the Legislature may help him achieve that goal — but later. A bill Ogden Republican Sen. Ann Millner is ...
The United States and Israel's joint strike on Iran Saturday that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prompted reactions from Utah-based leaders and organizations. Sen. John Curtis spoke out Saturday morning in support of the military action and called for the ...
As video calls, online meetings and digital messaging become the default for work and social life, new research from Brigham Young University psychology professor Dianne Tice shows that something important is lost through these communication methods: shared physical presence. Without ...
With one week to go until the end of the session, Utah lawmakers are still sorting through a flurry of complex bills that would make a wide variety of changes to Utah’s elections and voter privacy laws. It remains to be seen which proposals will ultimately survive both the House and Senate ...
Mike Smith wrote in his book, "The Abundant University," a simple mission statement that higher education should subscribe to: "To help as many students as possible discover their talents, develop those talents, so they can use those talents to the benefit of society." To better accomplish ...
