The Latest Breaking News from the University of Utah

University of Utah may cut up to 15% of workforce for ‘modernization’ as it faces ‘most significant challenges’ in 176-year history

The University of Utah has revealed its strategy to cut up to 15% of its non-faculty and non-clinical roles. This decision is designed to allocate more resources towards bolstering education, research, and patient care. Facing substantial challenges from reduced funding and falling enrollment, the university is actively pursuing modernization efforts…

The Economic Times · Oct 4

Wyoming, Utah and Arizona Among 14 States Sharing $11.2 Million for Rural Residencies, but Doctors Are Years Away

HHS awarded $11.2 million to plan 15 rural medical residencies in 14 states. Here is where the money goes and when new doctors may arrive.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

University of Utah student Sara Larsen, daughter of Videra Health CEO, faces intense backlash over ‘Happy Kirkiversary’ cake celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination

University of Utah student Sara Larsen is facing intense backlash for posing with a "Happy Kirkiversary" cake celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder. Sara Larsen is the daughter of Loren Larsen, CEO of Salt Lake City-based Videra Health, according to social media claims. Sara has issued an apology on social media, saying…

The Economic Times · Sep 13

A Prized Market Mushroom Makes People See Tiny Marching Figures, and Nobody Can Find the Chemical

DNA sequencing linked identical visions of tiny people in China and the Philippines to a single mushroom that contains no known hallucinogens.

Medical Daily · Aug 20

The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes

The first of 10,000 missing black holes in the Omega Centauri globular cluster has been found thanks to teamwork by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

Space · Jul 14

Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s desalination plants. Here’s what that could mean

Israeli airstrikes on March 7 on oil depots surrounding Tehran produced heavy smoke and acid rain

The Independent UK · Mar 30

Epstein Boasted of Personally Lobbying Congress to Defund Cold Fusion Research, Federal Files Show

Federal Epstein files reveal emails where he claimed to have personally lobbied Congress to defund cold fusion research by electrochemist Stanley Pons in 1989.

International Business Times UK · Mar 9

Preserved hair reveals just how bad lead exposure was in the 20th century

A new study reveals the dramatic decrease in lead exposure in the U.S. following the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency 55 years ago.

LiveScience · Feb 2

Inside a US parents’ group chat about raising kids in violent times

The Guardian’s parenting WhatsApp group discusses the recent spate of school shootings and political violence – and how they explain it to their kids

The Guardian - US · Oct 9, 2025

Do you know your attachment style? It could be the reason you’re not getting promoted at work

Forget bad interviews or office politics—the biggest threat to your next promotion might be your attachment style

Fortune · Sep 25, 2025