SALT LAKE CITY — A police officer accused of showing off explicit images of a University of Utah student while investigating an extortion case she filed before her 2018 death has lost his job, officials said Friday. Officer Miguel Deras’ employment with the Logan City Police Department ended effective immediately […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A vice presidential debate will be held with an audience at the University of Utah in October, though it will be significantly smaller to accommodate social distancing amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Utah and elsewhere, officials said Wednesday. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, in an effort to improve accountability, the University of Utah announced a reorganization of its public safety infrastructure. The university’s emergency management, health security and campus security divisions are now to report to Marlon Lynch, the first chief safety officer at the UofU. These divisions previously reported […]
PROVO, Utah-Friday, BYU men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope announced today that Caleb Lohner, the former Wasatch Academy star, signed a scholarship agreement to play with the Cougars. The Dallas native played the past two seasons for the Tigers, netting 14.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prospective students at the University of Utah will no longer be required to submit ACT or SAT scores for the next two years in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which is causing colleges to rethink their application processes. Steve Robinson, senior associate vice president for […]
SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, the University of Utah created the George Floyd Memorial Fund in the Black Cultural Center. Its purpose is to assist students and programs who are committed to advancing the interests of the rising generation of black leaders. This statement was made by university president Ruth V. Watkins. […]
SALT LAKE CITY-The University of Utah has released information concerning all staff and faculty being required to take an online health training module. This consists of proper sanitation, hygiene and physical distancing practices being followed by employees. Once this is completed, all UofU employees will need to electronically sign an […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two major universities in Utah have announced that students will return to campus this fall for in-person classes with preventive measures implemented to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The announcement came Tuesday from the University of Utah and Utah State University and included measures […]
SALT LAKE CITY-The Utah COVID-19 Utah HERO study will be conducted in Salt Lake, Summit, Utah and Davis counties to provide rapid information to decision-makers concerning infection rates of the virus. Its purpose is to stop the spread of COVID-19 and reengage in social and economic life which requires transitioning […]
SALT LAKE CITY-The University of Utah will commence random testing for COVID-19 at households in Utah, Salt Lake, Summit and Davis counties. Despite Wasatch County’s per capita issues with COVID-19, they are not on this list. The Utah HERO (Health & Economic Recovery Outreach) will be testing 10,000 Utahns across […]
