Utah System of Higher Education

Record-warm temperatures have made March feel more like summer. But it may not be tomato time yet.

Utah Valley plans to leave the WAC for the Big West Conference at the end of this school year. The WAC said UVU hadn’t complied with a judge’s order to place $1 million in escrow while the two sides fight over whether an exit fee is owed to the WAC.

Utah has more Google searches for “breast augmentation” and “boob job” than anywhere else in the country. An annual event at Utah Valley University aims to combat societal messages that make women and girls feel bad about their bodies.

Republican Sen. Brady Brammer said Utah has a problem with its supply of attorneys. To fix it, he’s proposing a feasibility study for Utah Valley University to have a law school.

A 2020 law requires the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to reduce the number of predators when big game populations are low. Conservationists, along with some hunters and outdoorsmen, are upset with the study.

There’s been a noticeable lack of snow in northern Utah to start the winter season. But in the short term, Utah’s wildlife is taking advantage of the milder temperatures.

The warm autumn put Salt Lake City on track for its second-warmest year on record. It’s running 3.3 degrees hotter than its historical average.

Around half of Utah’s counties have met their 2030 conservation goals. Taking a closer look at who is succeeding and struggling offers a glimpse of why it’s hard to save water in Utah.

There’s an air traffic controller shortage nationwide, including in Utah. USU’s air traffic control minor is introducing students to a career they may not have considered.

Utah Valley University will hire eight additional police campus officers and two new safety managers to coordinate security for future events on campus. The school received harsh criticism for its lack of key safety measures on the day of the shooting.

The Pac-12 and some of the schools leaving — including Utah State and Boise State — filed lawsuits last year challenging a clause that called for payments to the Mountain West of $10 million for the first team that left, with $500,000 for every additional team.

At the “This is the Turning Point Tour” event in Logan, the crowd carried signs to display the late Charlie Kirk’s disagreement with Cox and often booed the governor.