policy – @theU

Utah’s work-from-home workforce declines from pandemic peak, but remains elevated

Categories: Business, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research Impact

Utah’s work-from-home workforce declined since its pandemic-era peak, but remote work remains a defining feature of the state’s labor market for certain industries, occupations, and demographic groups. A new research brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds that after nearly tripling between 2019 and 2021, the number of Utahns working from home fell […]

July 30, 2026

‘Just-shoring’ puts justice at the center of critical minerals policy

Categories: Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, News Releases, Research, Science & Technology

The clean energy transition depends on critical raw materials but mining them strains local communities and ecosystems. A new “just-shoring” framework argues supply chains must center justice alongside climate and security goals.

March 5, 2026

USHE adopts rules for land acknowledgements

Categories: Policies & Regulations

Utah colleges and universities must have an agreement with or a grant related to one of Utah’s Native American tribes.

March 28, 2025

Center for Research on Race, Health Justice and Public Policy

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research

The U’s new center is a groundbreaking endeavor to identify the underlying to factors driving significant health and social disparities in Utah and across the Intermountain West.

March 26, 2025

Wilkes Climate Summit 2023

Categories: Awards & Recognition, Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Feature (Utah.edu), News Releases, Research, Science & Technology, Students

The inaugural two-day gathering brings together people, science and innovation to accelerate climate solutions, and finalists for the historic $1.5 million Wilkes Center Climate Prize at the University of Utah.

May 11, 2023

Friendships in the Utah State Legislature

Categories: Faculty/Staff, Law & Politics, News Releases, Research

When collaborating outside their social circles to enact policies, Utah state legislators tend to build enduring bipartisan relationships.

March 7, 2022