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COVID in the Classroom: Teaching Dilemmas in 2020

September 28, 2020 by Nicole Anderson Leave a Comment

Coronavirus, Corona, COVID-19, The Rona, The Wuhan Virus. It doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s here, and it looks like it is here to stay. The Coronavirus, commonly known as COVID-19, has changed the way education looks in Utah and across the country. COVID-19 plans for academic institutes have left many parents scrambling for options for their child’s education.  Many … [Read more...]

Starry Starry Night: Dark Sky Parks and Research Flourish in Utah  

April 18, 2020 by Brian Fryer Leave a Comment

  One of the great delights of a camping trip, or better yet, living in one of Utah’s remote places away from the lights of the larger cities, is looking up on a clear night to see the sky filled with stars. Staring into the dark sky, punctured with points of light and maybe the glowing brushstroke of the Milky Way, can be inspiring, humbling and exhilarating. It is … [Read more...]

J. Willard Marriott Library invites Utahns to help preserve history of the pandemic

April 15, 2020 by Pamela Manson Leave a Comment

Did you scour the shelves of countless stores looking for toilet paper this spring? Are you among the millions of laid-off workers who filed for unemployment benefits? Are you social distancing?And what about that 5.7 magnitude earthquake on March 18 and those aftershocks that hit Utah as the coronavirus was spreading? Did you think it was the Big One? Whatever your … [Read more...]

Almost Famous, Aspiring Utah Child Actors

March 10, 2020 by Pamela Manson Leave a Comment

The Arduous Road of Parents Who are Helping Their Children to Become Stars It is a long way from Payson to Los Angeles, but for aspiring child star Taevyn Chipman, the distance seems within reach. Seven-year-old Chipman recently participated in auditions that he and his family hope will launch his acting and modeling career. “This is just the beginning of Taevyn’s journey,” … [Read more...]

Life Well-Lived: Physical Impairments Not a Factor in Exceptional Accomplishments of Bradley Hintze

February 11, 2020 by Lara Gale Leave a Comment

Growing up in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, a range of craggy granite peaks are constantly in your field of view. Bradley Hintze was the kind of kid who just had to know what it was like to be up there. There is an excellent trail network along the entire range today, but until the late 1990s, accessing the mountains south of Little Cottonwood Canyon was a challenge – … [Read more...]

Street Tai Chi Helping Homeless in Salt Lake City

January 20, 2020 by Al Sacharov Leave a Comment

First comes the coffee. Next comes the quiet. Then comes the tai chi. It is a combination that could change the world. Three times a week, a group of about 40 houseless people gather in the plaza of the Salt Lake City library. Houseless perhaps, but not homeless, because this tai chi community has been their home for the past three years. Men and women socialize and then set … [Read more...]

The Suazo Business Center Offers Guidance, Education, Inspiration, & Hope

October 15, 2019 by Gail Veley Leave a Comment

The Story of Marcela Lopez As Marcela Lopez skillfully handcrafts with paint and brush the look of marble above the fireplace of a customer’s home, she feels grateful for the business wisdom and expertise she acquired through the Suazo Business Center. The center, located in Salt Lake City, satisfied the tugging at her soul to be more than she was at that moment, two years … [Read more...]

From Farm to Table…..To YouTube

October 6, 2019 by Claire McArthur Leave a Comment

From Farm to Table.....To YouTube

YouthCity and Liberty Park Farmers Market From farm to table … to YouTube. That’s what students at YouthCity’s summer and after school program have started through an ongoing partnership with neighboring Liberty Park Farmers Market. “With the farmers market so close, it just made sense to use it as a learning opportunity,” says John Lyman, program manager for YouthCity in … [Read more...]

Idalis Villanueva— Utah State University Assistant Professor

September 30, 2019 by Utah Stories Leave a Comment

Dr Idalis Villanueva— Utah State University Assistant Professor

Utah State University The retention rate of engineering students is shockingly low. Most estimates suggest that as many as half of all college students who start out seeking a degree in engineering will drop out or switch to another major before completing their degree. Dr. Idalis Villanueva has devoted her career to changing that statistic. An assistant professor at … [Read more...]

Training Athletes For Life— Athletic Republic

September 27, 2019 by Lara Gale Leave a Comment

Athletic Republic

The bases were loaded and the Riverhawks already had two outs at the bottom of the ninth in the final game of an elimination tournament. The batter at the plate had never hit a home run. The bat cracked, the ball sailed into left field; and as she sprinted past her coach at second base, the incredulous young athlete said, “Is this really happening?” In 14 years of coaching … [Read more...]

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