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Utah 10th in nation for students passing AP exams

SALT LAKE CITY -- The company that offers Advanced Placement exams says Utah's passing rate on the tests is tenth in the nation.

Mobile phone in car.

Police: Phone was distraction crash that killed USU student

LOGAN -- An ongoing investigation shows an 18-year-old Utah State University student was distracted by a phone when she died in a January crash in Idaho, minutes after posting on Facebook.

Rounding up on Ogden water bills could fund scholarships

OGDEN -- The city hopes spare change taken from residents' water bills will help local high school students on their path toward higher education.

University of Utah Opportunity Quest winner EMRID Technologies pose with their $5,000 check. The team is (from left to right) David Kent, Austin Aerts and Emily Theisen. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Technology Venture Development

UofU students design virtual ID badge to combat online hackers

SALT LAKE CITY -- A student entrepreneurial team at the University of Utah believes it has come up with a winning business plan for a virtual ID badge that operates off of any mobile device.

Utah college students rally for more money

SALT LAKE CITY -- College students and business leaders are urging legislators to boost higher education funding to help reduce tuition and improve employment opportunities.

Student expelled for refusing to counsel gays can sue

DETROIT -- An Eastern Michigan University student who was expelled from a counseling program because she refused to counsel gays and lesbians about their lifestyles won a key victory Friday in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Three women walk past a picture of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno to pay their respect in front of his casket during a public viewing in the Worship room of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State campus, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in State College, Pa.. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

2nd day of mourning for Paterno to end with burial

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The second day of a three-day period of public mourning for Joe Paterno will culminate with the funeral and burial for the Hall of Fame football coach who became the face of Penn State University.

Southern Utah University

SUU gets largest gift in school's 115-year history

CEDAR CITY -- Southern Utah University is announcing a $4 million donation that ranks as the largest gift in the school's 115-year history.

BYU Bookstore lays off 29 employees

PROVO -- Citing business losses, the BYU Bookstore at Brigham Young University is laying off 29 employees.

Utah program has $400K in grants for new tech companies

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development recently approved more than $400,000 of grants in support of new technologies that universities and licensees are seeking to commercialize to help build companies, create jobs and drive economic development in the state.

Everyone's talking about 'gossip' study that finds it's beneficial

If you don't have something nice to say ... well, go ahead and say it anyway. You may actually be doing something good for your health as well as humanity.

University of California, Berkeley, psychologists have found that gossiping - specifically, spreading information about a person who has behaved badly -- can play a critical role in maintaining social order, preventing exploitation and lowering stress.

Westminster college in Salt Lake City

Westminster gets $250,000 grant to study Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College is getting a $250,000 grant to expand its research into the lake's extreme ecosystem.

University of Utah announces presidency finalists

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Board of Regents is announcing two finalists for the presidency of the University of Utah after vetting a field of 80 people.

The East Carolinian newspaper, where a series of photos were published Nov. 8 showing a naked man sprinting across the field and then being tackled and arrested. (WBTV)

University newspaper adviser is fired over photos of streaker

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina University fired the adviser to its student newspaper this week, two months after the paper published unedited nude photos of a streaker at a football game.

Talia Miller (left) and Amanda George laugh as students play a game during Kitty College at Weber State University in Ogden on Wednesday. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Wildcats majoring in education learn by teaching at Kitty College

OGDEN -- Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve celebrations and resolutions are all things to think about the week after Christmas, but now younger minds are thinking about those things, too, thanks to Weber State University's College of Education Kitty College for elementary school-aged kids this week.

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