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Indigenous co-management essential for Bears Ears region

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“What Tribal members have said all along is that you don’t just preserve the archaeological site,” said Lisbeth Louderback, curator of archaeology and director of the archaeobotany lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah and anthropologist at the University of Utah.

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Ranked-Choice Voting gives voice to diverse electorate

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Compared to a regular election, the RCV results were surprising, says Baodong Liu, professor of political science at the University of Utah who authored the report, “Ranked-Choice Voting Delivers Representation and Consensus in Presidential Primaries.”

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Warnings from Earth's 'Third Pole' -Climate Change at the Crest of the World

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The tallest mountains in the world make for unique challenges in weather forecasting. A team led by Summer Rupper of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has addressed one of these challenges by developing a model that differentiates between ice and snow that were deposited on the region during the monsoon season and those that came from winter storms, so that scientists can study where and when snow is likely to fall throughout the year.

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Biden's plan for student loans would completely erase debt for almost 40% of Utahns

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Marshall Steinbaum, say taking away debt could boost the economy by freeing people up to spend that money on other things. He said as college has become almost a necessity in landing a job these days, more people go, including a growing percentage from diverse backgrounds and low-income families.

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Boos for Romney? Here's what we learned about Utah's 2021 Republican Party

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It was a chorus of boos that put Utah on the national radar — boos that filled the Maverik Center in West Valley City when Sen. Mitt Romney took the stage in front of nearly 2,000 Republican delegates. Some delegates, despite the boos, stood and applauded the Utah senator who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. But the deafening boos persisted beyond that applause, and only quieted down after outgoing Utah GOP Chairman Derek Brown took the microphone

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Last Updated: 3/11/22