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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah mascot Swoop scores a plate of grilled jerk chicken from the Kafé Mamai food truck during a campus event on Saturday, Aug. 22. The U. is moving to a different food truck model, which has longtime vendors concerned.

Longtime campus food truck operators say the University of Utah ‘pushed us out.’ Here’s what we know.

By Courtney Tanner | September 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

University of Utah sends out mental health resources after two students die

By Courtney Tanner | September 1, 2026, 8:26 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Taylor Randall and his wife, Janet, are greeted outside of Kingsbury Hall following his inauguration ceremony as University of Utah's 17th president on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

University of Utah presidents can no longer unilaterally approve their spouse’s travel reimbursements

By Courtney Tanner | August 31, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A model dorm room in Trailhead, the University of Utah's newest residence hall on campus.

More than 900 empty beds: Here’s why the University of Utah says it’s now struggling to fill dorms

By Courtney Tanner | August 27, 2026, 1:59 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A University of Utah faculty sign in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building. The U. is significantly reducing retirement benefits for new employees.

The University of Utah just significantly cut back retirement benefits for new employees. Here’s what we know.

By Courtney Tanner | August 26, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

(Felix Schmitt | The New York Times) A naked mole rat used for research in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2022.

Utah State lab euthanized 82 naked mole rats in a way that took longer than necessary, federal investigators find

By Courtney Tanner | August 24, 2026, 5:07 p.m.

(University of Utah) Pictured is the University of Utah's Sandy campus, which will shut down by Jan. 1, according to the U.

The University of Utah is closing its Sandy campus, citing state-mandated budget changes

By Courtney Tanner | August 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Kyle Hansen | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Harley Fire burns along Interstate 15 north of Tremonton, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.

Update: Wildfire in northern Utah prompts evacuations, major I-15 closure

By Courtney Tanner | August 22, 2026, 2:24 p.m.

(GoFundMe) Vilisoni "Soni" Angilau was killed and his twin brother, Vita Angilau, was shot and injured during a shooting on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 while attending a funeral in Kearns.

Twin teen brothers both struck in Kearns church shooting — one killed, the other hospitalized, family says

By Courtney Tanner | August 20, 2026, 6:56 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah.

The University of Utah’s new state-of-the-art medical school is now open to students. Take a look inside.

By Courtney Tanner | August 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Smoke from the Widemouth 2 Fire is seen from Fillmore on Thursday, Aug. 6, the day before a pair of pilots operating a helicopter working to fight the fire fatally crashed.

Utah helicopter crash: New report details what happened moments before pilots died fighting Widemouth 2 Fire

By Courtney Tanner | August 18, 2026, 9:47 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah campus is pictured on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2025.

Here’s a look at the University of Utah’s record $10.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year

By Courtney Tanner | August 17, 2026, 6:02 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah is pictured on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

Here’s what we know about the University of Utah’s updated in-office work requirements

By Courtney Tanner | August 14, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) "The Lantern” sculpture, the focal point of the courtyard at the University of Utah's new luxury residence hall, called Trailhead. The piece features lighting and heat lamps for the winter.

Are these Utah’s nicest dorms? Take a peek at the U.’s latest luxury on-campus housing.

By Courtney Tanner | August 12, 2026, 8:49 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chris Merritt at the oldest surviving building from what was originally Camp Douglas in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Here’s what the University of Utah plans to build on the final 50 acres of historic Fort Douglas

By Courtney Tanner | August 11, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Utah’s wildfires are moving faster than firefighters can stop them. Here’s why.

By Leia Larsen | Courtney Tanner | August 6, 2026, 6:09 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A plane drops fire retardant on the Widemouth 2 Fire, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Two weeks into the job, this new Utah sheriff had to evacuate neighbors threatened by wildfire. Here’s what happened next.

By Courtney Tanner | August 6, 2026, 9:11 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pallbearers load the caskets of Provo Fire Capt. Spencer Long, his wife Katrina, and their sons, Reid, Thayne and Gage, following a public memorial ceremony for them at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. The family died after a flash flood hit the area where they were camping and canyoneering.

‘How could God take almost an entire family?’: Funeral honors 5 family members killed in Utah flash flood

By Courtney Tanner | July 29, 2026, 11:10 p.m.

(Gabriel Conover) Grooms Blake Hogge, left, and Trystan Nickovich celebrate after their wedding ceremony on Friday, June 26, 2026

A Utah wildfire suddenly destroyed their wedding venue. Here’s how — in just 72 hours — they still managed to create magic.

By Courtney Tanner | July 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cousins Jared Ford and Carson Norris helped a woman who was seriously injured at Bear Lake. They're pictured on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

A boat at Bear Lake tore into her legs. Strangers say this series of coincidences helped save the ‘very strong’ woman.

By Courtney Tanner | July 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.