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(James Roh | Special to The Tribune) Sapianaze LaRose, right, and Henry Howell, members of the Ute Tribe, wave to the crowd after performing during the halftime of a football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in 2023.

To keep using the ‘Utes’ name, the University of Utah just agreed to these major changes

By Courtney Tanner | September 19, 2026, 3:33 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riley Beesley, chairman of the Utah College Republicans, chats with Rylie Barnes, vice president of the University of Utah's College Republicans club, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

University of Utah apologizes, drops doxxing allegations against 2 Republican students after ‘Kirkiversary’ cake photo

By Samantha Moilanen | Courtney Tanner | September 18, 2026, 8:09 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The University of Utah library is pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

The University of Utah plans to lay off hundreds after seeking advice from national consulting firms. Here’s what we know.

By Courtney Tanner | September 15, 2026, 4:03 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Frank Turek stands next to a sculpture of Charlie Kirk, unveiled at a memorial event marking one year since Charlie Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University in Orem on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.

No, that Charlie Kirk statue just unveiled at UVU won’t stay on campus, artist says

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

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather for a vigil to mark one year since Charlie Kirk’s shooting death at Utah Valley University in Orem on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.

‘Modern-day martyr’: Charlie Kirk memorial draws thousands to Utah campus where he was killed

By Courtney Tanner | September 11, 2026, 4:12 p.m.

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

Trump DOJ sues Utah over state law that allows in-state college tuition for some undocumented students

By Robert Gehrke | Courtney Tanner | September 10, 2026, 11:31 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Valley University student Hunter Kozak, who asked the question Charlie Kirk was answering as the commentator was killed at the school last year during a Turning Point USA event, sits for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in the courtyard where the shooting unfolded.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated while answering this Utah student’s question. A year later, the threats and theories haven’t stopped.

By Courtney Tanner | September 10, 2026, 3:41 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Flowers are pictured in the courtyard at Utah Valley University on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, nine days after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on campus.

1 year and $240K later, UVU still hasn’t released its review of the Charlie Kirk shooting

By Courtney Tanner | September 9, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The arena at Utah State University before a Turning Point USA event in Logan on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. TPUSA will return to Utah Valley University in Orem with an event on the anniversary of founder Charlie Kirk's September 2025 death.

Turning Point USA plans to host a Charlie Kirk memorial event at UVU. Some students are upset about it.

By Courtney Tanner | September 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Debra Daniels was awarded the Rosa Parks Award at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon in 2013. She died Aug. 14, 2026.

Debra Daniels, a fierce advocate for women in a state routinely ranked last for equality, dies at 70

By Courtney Tanner | September 5, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.