The lack of brakes on fast bikes spark controversy around the country, but U students are still riding the new trend.

In a move that could clamp down on Utah's higher education funding, state lawmakers will gather next week for a special legislative session where Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will ask them to cut the state's budget by 2 percent.

Homecoming Week kicked off Saturday as students and alumni gathered for the festivities8212;past and present Utes sharing the commonality of Utah spirit.

U researchers have devised a new technique for cutting conductive materials used in solar power cells that can save company manufacturers thousands of dollars.

As part of a weekend visit to Virginia, Biden spoke to a crowd of several hundred.

Thanks to a new computer processing system, computer scientists at the U will be able to speed up the process of making complicated graphic illustrations and computations that usually take days.

Thousands of students gathered outside the Union yesterday to watch Matisyahu with special guest Brother Ali perform a unique style of Reggae and hip-hop.

Danielle Tapia has wanted to be a doctor since high school.

But instead of paying expensive medical school fees after her undergraduate degree is finished, she decided that she will join the Navy.

Empathy is the focus of this year's Ramadan, as observed by members of the U Muslim Student Association. The fast culminated with a Fast-A-Thon, a banquet at the Officer's Club in Fort Douglas on Wednesday night to celebrate the breaking of the day's fast.

Orest Symko, a physics professor and researcher, is in the process of producing a working prototype of a new technology that utilizes waste heat from an exhaust pipe or power plant and converts it into electricity.