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A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Let’s Recap: The 2023 Utah State Legislative Session

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief March 5, 2023

  After 45 days of committee hearings, floor time and robust discussion, the 2023 Utah State Legislative Session closed out on Friday. With 926 bills being filed and 575 being passed by the state's...

Global climate strike protestors march towards the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Fridays for Future Utah Hosts 2023 Global Climate Strike on the Steps of the Utah State Capitol

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 4, 2023

  On the last day of the 2023 Utah Legislative Session, around 50 Salt Lake City community members joined the fight of 7,500 cities across the globe with their own strike, advocating to end fossil...

Exhaust pipe of a running car at Shoreline Ridge on University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

U Professors Still Point to Emissions as Lead Cause for Inversion

By TJ Ross, News Writer March 4, 2023

  Since Jonathan Deesing wrote a story for The Daily Utah Chronicle in 2009 where University of Utah Urban Planning Professor Keith Bartholomew said car emissions are one of the leading causes...

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Cowley: Pass Meaningful Marijuana Legislation

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 4, 2023

  The Utah State Legislature made medical marijuana legal in Dec. 2018. Every year since then, the legislature has done nothing but tweak the already existing laws each session. As of Nov. 2022,...

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Barney: Let Utahns Do Psychedelics

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer March 3, 2023

  The War on Drugs had serious repercussions — its failure caused an increase in crime and human rights abuses all over the world, particularly in low income areas. Beyond that, it has fundamentally...

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Can of Worms — Episode 3: The Burrito Bonanza

In this episode of Can of Worms, the podcast team is on a mission to find Salt Lake's best burrito. This episode features some burrito eating, some talk of pepperoni pizza and lots of the podcast team...

Sonia Salari, professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies, and Annie Isabel Fukushima, associate dean of Undergraduate Studies and professor of Ethnic Studies lead the panel discussion, “Making Public Policy Personal: A Focus on Gender-based Violence,” moderated by PBS Utah’s Mary Dickson, on Wednesday, March 1, at the University of Utah’s Marriott Library.

U Makes Public Policy Personal in Gender-Based Violence Discussion Panel

By TJ Ross, News Writer March 3, 2023

  On Wednesday afternoon, the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah hosted a panel discussion, "Making Public Policy Personal: A Focus on Gender-based Violence." The Gould Auditorium...

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U Cybersecurity Initiative Improves Cyber Attack Prevention

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host March 3, 2023

  A new University of Utah-wide, multi-phased cybersecurity initiative is underway. The program was commissioned by the Office of the President and Board of Regents and is being led by the Information...

The University of Utah women’s basketball guard Inês Vieira (2) takes on the Washington State Cougars at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV, on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

No. 3 Utah Falls Short Against Washington State in the Pac-12 Tournament

By Max Valva, Sports Writer March 3, 2023

  This week, the Utah women’s basketball team traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament. After qualifying for a first-round bye, Utah got to sit...