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Utah Tech University, Southern Utah University revive Battle of the Ax tradition
September 22, 2022After a 60-year hiatus, Utah Tech and Southern Utah universities are bringing back the Battle of the Ax this football season. This friendly in-state rivalry started in 1937, when the student body presidents of then-Branch Agricultural College and Dixie Junior…
Utah Tech University receives $5M student center pledge amid continued growth
September 21, 2022Along with updates on campuswide growth and strategic goal accomplishments, Utah Tech University President Richard B. Williams announced Wednesday during his annual State of the University Address that the university has received a $5 million pledge to go toward updating…
Utah Tech University expands events honoring 43 students who disappeared from Mexico
September 13, 2022In conjunction with Latino and Hispanic Heritage Month, Utah Tech University is expanding its “Remember the 43 Students” commemoration to honor the lives of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College who disappeared southwest of Mexico City on Sept. 26,…
Utah Tech University to host environmental scientist as part of Human-Tech Speaker Series
September 8, 2022Delving into the impacts of economic and social disruptions on society, environmental social scientist Adam Dorr will present a lecture at Utah Tech University on Sept. 20. Dorr, the director of research for the RethinkX think tank, is the latest…
Utah Tech University to host annual 9/11 memorial service
September 2, 2022In remembrance of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the Utah Tech Student Association is holding a memorial ceremony on campus. The university’s annual tribute to the Sept. 11 victims, survivors and responders will take place at 9 a.m.…
Utah Tech University’s Institute of Politics & Public Affairs to host climate forum
August 31, 2022Utah Tech University’s Institute of Politics & Public Affairs will host a forum on climate change featuring Bob Inglis, executive director of republicEn, joined by a panel of speakers. “The Climate Crisis: Are There Conservative Solutions?” is set to take…
Utah Tech hosting community-wide University Forum lecture series
August 30, 2022Designed to introduce the Southern Utah community to diverse ideas and personalities while widening their world views, Utah Tech University’s weekly lecture series, University Forum, is getting under way for the Fall 2022 semester. “The University Forum is a long held…
Utah Tech professor earns national recognition in math education
August 17, 2022Dr. Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu, associate professor of mathematics at Utah Tech University, was recently honored with the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching, becoming the first in the state of Utah to receive this award from the Mathematical Association of…
Utah Tech University swears in Ron Bridge as interim chief of police
August 5, 2022An interim chief of the Utah Tech Police Department was sworn in Friday morning when Ron Bridge, former captain of police at Utah Tech University, took the Oath of Office at an on-campus ceremony. “We are thrilled that Captain Ron…
Utah Tech University’s Official Update on COVID-19 Response Plan
August 2, 2022As the both the number and severity of COVID cases continue to diminish in the Southern Utah community, Utah Tech University will be closing our COVID-19 Response Plan starting August 22, 2022. For the Fall 2022 Semester, Utah Tech will no longer…