Reading Time: 3 minutes Conserve Utah Valley held a rally on Feb. 7 at the Utah State Capitol for locals to express their concerns about new legislation affecting Utah Lake. According to organizers, around 560 people were in attendance. The rally was intended to educate residents about the events surrounding Utah Lake and inspire them to contact their representatives […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes COVID-19 cases have been increasing since school has been back in session and Utah Valley University is experiencing a shortage of tests. “We are being asked to conserve testing supplies at UVU and as a community,” wrote Robin Ebmeyer, director of emergency management and safety, in the announcement on Thursday. “Tests should be reserved for […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new bill proposed by two Utah lawmakers would put an end to Utah’s long-standing death penalty, preventing any future criminals from being sentenced to death. Sen. Dan McCay (R-SD11) and Rep. Lowry Snow (R-HD74) have drafted a bill to be proposed in the 2022 General Session of the Utah State Legislature that aims to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Conservation efforts for Utah Lake were discussed Jan. 11 during The Utah Lake Summit, hosted by Utah Valley University. The summit, sponsored by Conserve Utah Valley and Rep. Keven Stratton (R-H.D. 48), aimed to inform constituents on the efforts to conserve and restore Utah Lake. The value of the lake and its vital role in […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Utah Lake has long been the subject of animated debates between locals, with topics from recreation to conservation to misinformation about the ecosystem. Now these conversations are making their way to the front page, as a new proposal forces the hand of the state legislature. In 2018, House Bill 272, also known as the “Utah […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute For those students who wonder what kind of crimes may occur on campus, here are the crime reports from Nov. 11 to Nov. 19. The first report of the week on Nov. 11 was a burglary and occurred at 2:15 a.m. in the Utah Valley Student Life; it concluded with a Cleared Adult Arrest. This […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many were surprised to find that the Frontrunner stations south of American Fork were closed over the break, with a bus bridge to the American Fork station. This interruption in service was due to the construction of a new station in Vineyard. “This new station will have a very good effect on the communities allowing […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Qualtrics co-founder Scott M. Smith and his wife Karen Smith announced a $25 million donation to aid in the funding of the new engineering building to be constructed on campus. The building will be named the Scott M. Smith Engineering and Technology Building and the college will now officially be the Smith College of Engineering […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Applications are now open for next year’s Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR). At UCUR, students can showcase their research, and engage with other peers and academic professionals. Students attending institutions throughout Utah are invited to celebrate, “academic, professional, and personal achievements resulting from undergraduate research projects or creative endeavors,” during this year’s Utah Conference […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The fully FDA-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine became available at Utah Valley University last week, which UVU announced on Wednesday, Oct. 13. This vaccine is now available to students and their immediate family members for free at the UVU on-campus clinic, in addition to the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines. The Pfizer vaccine was […]