West Valley Center invites community members to ‘hop into college’
Community members can learn more about resources at SLCC and the West Valley Center during a free event Friday from 4-7:30 p.m.
‘Flip Your Strip’ gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf
Several Utah cities in the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District have opted into the Flip Your Strip program, which encourages residents to remove turf from their parking strips.
SLCC raises the starting wage for on-campus work
Salt Lake Community College raised the hourly pay rate for students working on-campus jobs.
Local youths produce multimedia vaccination awareness campaign
With funding from the CDC Foundation, students in the Spy Hop digital arts program created a multimedia campaign about the importance and efficacy of vaccines.
Great Salt Lake reaches new low point, ecosystem imperiled by salinity ‘tipping point’
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.
Americans are having less sex. Experts offer insight into why, and advice on how...
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.
Why Salt Lake City wants residents to ‘adopt’ a storm drain
Salt Lake City is looking for volunteers for its new clean storm drain initiative, which aims to improve water quality and environmental health.
SLCC writing center to hold competition and issue call for art collection at Utah...
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.
History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?
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.
SLCC observes Juneteenth with planned celebration
Salt Lake Community College will host its first official Juneteenth celebration on June 22.
Students react to new messaging features in upcoming iPhone update
Students discuss the pros and cons of iOS 16, which will allow iPhone users to edit and unsend recently sent text messages.
Hazardous metals aren’t only in Great Salt Lake’s dust, they’re in the ecosystem too
Metals and chemicals dumped into Great Salt Lake's tributaries have been found in the lake's vital ecosystem.