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View of the Great Salt Lake shoreline in 2021

Great Salt Lake reaches new low point, ecosystem imperiled by salinity ‘tipping point’

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Dr. Bonnie Baxter, a biologist and director of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, talks with KCPW about the drying up and too-salty Great Salt Lake.
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Americans are having less sex. Experts offer insight into why, and advice on how...

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Recent data suggests that fewer U.S. adults and college students participate in intimate sex with a partner, and various factors may contribute to the decline.
Water swirls down a storm drain at 600 South and State Street

Why Salt Lake City wants residents to ‘adopt’ a storm drain

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Salt Lake City is looking for volunteers for its new clean storm drain initiative, which aims to improve water quality and environmental health.
Community Writing Center

SLCC writing center to hold competition and issue call for art collection at Utah...

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The SLCC Community Writing Center will host several activities at the Utah Arts Festival, including a writing competition and a call for submissions for an anthology collection.
People visit Great Salt Lake, with Saltair and Wasatch Mountains in the horizon

History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?

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Bonnie Baxter, a biology professor and the head of the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, sees signs of a groundswell of support for saving the Great Salt Lake.
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SLCC observes Juneteenth with planned celebration

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Salt Lake Community College will host its first official Juneteenth celebration on June 22.
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Students react to new messaging features in upcoming iPhone update

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Students discuss the pros and cons of iOS 16, which will allow iPhone users to edit and unsend recently sent text messages.
Distant view of visitors standing near the Great Salt Lake

Hazardous metals aren’t only in Great Salt Lake’s dust, they’re in the ecosystem too

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Metals and chemicals dumped into Great Salt Lake's tributaries have been found in the lake's vital ecosystem.
Jennifer Brown, left, and Jefferson Norrell, with Veterans Services

As veterans return to the classroom, programs and mentors are ready to help

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SLCC supports student veterans by offering specialized resources and services.
Pride flags, balloons decorate an office wall with text that reads "you belong here"

SLCC kicks off events for Pride Month

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Salt Lake Community College will host several online and on-campus events in support of Pride Month.
View of north entrance to CT Building

Diversity in skilled labor is increasing. Disparities still exist, but the industry is making...

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As more diverse tradespeople enter the job market, inclusion and equity become increasingly important components at technical schools and workplaces.
Man paddling a kayak across a lake

‘Embrace the salt’ — A kayaker’s quest to share up-close views of an ‘epic’...

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Brian Footen aims to create Google Street View-style maps of the Great Salt Lake and other drought-stricken waters and shores across the West.