Utah System of Higher Education

The state’s largest universities, the University of Utah and Utah Valley University, plan to streamline their offerings by cutting low-enrollment programs and strengthening student “durable skills.”

Over 2,600 Utah Republican delegates gathered at Utah Valley university to elect new party leadership ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

Utah Republicans will pick a party chair on Saturday. The decision between incumbent Robert Axson and firebrand Phil Lyman will guide where the party is headed.

The authors of a new memo say the seven states negotiating over a new Colorado River deal need to take shared water cutbacks to manage the river going forward.

Utah’s drought conditions could deteriorate even more as temperatures start to climb. NOAA’s latest seasonal outlook expects above-average heat through July.

The Ogden-based university will cut 17 majors, 8 minors and 7 certificates. It joins Utah State University as the first pair of schools to announce major changes following the Legislature’s academic overhaul.

Because a lot of water from the San Rafael River gets used upstream, more of its path through southeast Utah is drying up. That’s transforming the river’s flow patterns and leaving native fish stranded. But scientists are testing ways to give them a better chance at survival.

Most Americans can likely agree that there’s a lot of change happening in the country right now. But U.S. history does offer examples of other times marked by political divisiveness and uncertainty, and those moments might give insight to Utahns.

Colleges across the U.S. are reporting that some of their international students are unexpectedly having their visas revoked by the Trump Administration.

Students at the Indian boarding school, which operated in Brigham City until 1984, shared their cultures by painting on the walls. Now their work is public.

Gender parity is a challenge at Utah’s business schools, but many of the 16 students KUER interviewed from Brigham Young University felt the issue weighed more there.

Utah State University is navigating legislative budget cuts, budget reallocations and an overhaul of its general education budget.