Jamie Faux

  Provo, Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah were each recently designated as nonattainment areas by the Environmental Protection Agency due to their consistently poor air quality. The EPA determines non-attainment designation when an area repeatedly breaches the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This happens when particles associated with smoke or other combustion products small...

  H.B. 257, which would prevent transgender people from entering sex-designated private areas in publicly funded facilities that align with their gender identity, is fast-tracking its way through the Utah legislature. The bill, after undergoing changes, substitutes and reverts, would primarily restrict transgender individuals from using public restrooms, locker rooms and dressing rooms. If the...

Three executives of Rubicon Contractors LLC were arrested on charges of human trafficking. 2 U business professors explain legal conduct isn’t always ethical.

“We should disagree,” said Gov. Spencer Cox, speaking at an event put on by the group Tolerance Means Dialogue. “We should disagree profoundly.”

  The University of Utah recently received a $100 million investment for a new initiative on responsible artificial intelligence. Led by the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, this initiative will focus on improving aspects of civil rights, privacy and civil liberties. It will also be used to address important challenges in the community including sustainability,...

The Women in Business Club at the U’s David Eccles School of Business provides women an opportunity to feel welcomed in a male-dominated field.

  In the past, statistics have shown that around 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in Utah will experience domestic violence at some point in their life. Now, increased reports on abuse reveal that those statistics might be on the rise. A recent article on KSL found that more incidences of domestic...

A new research center at the U called ELEVATE Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence, reduces pregnancy related deaths from drugs.

  In fall 2024, graduate students at the University of Utah will no longer be eligible for a differential tuition reduction. Differential tuition is an extra cost, beyond regular tuition. These fees mostly applies to graduate students as well as some professional degrees. While not many graduate schools have differential tuition, the U includes the...

  Tim Ballard, former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, stepped down in March 2023 after an investigation into reports of sexual misconduct involving seven women. Despite this, there is speculation he will run for Sen. Mitt Romney’s seat in 2024. In a recent interview, Ballard said he is in fact considering the run for U.S....