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A new summer program at Utah State University's ASPIRE Engineering Research Center is preparing the next generation of engineers to build electric transportation.
Stream a variety of music and talk programs in Spanish from Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
Transmite una variedad de música y programas de charla de Radio Bilingüe.
UPR News & Programs
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A survey to understand what's important to our listeners in regards to Great Salt Lake. -
We shine a spotlight on nonprofit organizations throughout Utah with Amy Anderson, the regional coordinator for A Bolder Way Forward. -
For the first time, the United States Forest Service recommended N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighting. However, there are barriers to fire crews actually adopting the practice. -
In other news, a new Utah music festival featuring Benson Boone and Sombr was canceled without explanation. And, public comment is open for higher Utah Transit Authority fares. -
The Trump administration created a new report showing how much coal lies under public acres. It's part of a federal initiative to reinvigorate the declining industry. -
After Boulder City said no to the new data center, the Bureau of Land Management approved it instead. City leaders claim the federal agency broke the law by not consulting with them. -
In other news, tablets with unlabeled kratom alkaloids are linked to a death in Utah. And, Eagle Point Resort canceled its upcoming season because of extensive wildfire damage.
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I liked "The Odyssey," but it likely won’t be on my list of best films of the year. -
In a historically agricultural corner of Utah, homes stand where crops once grew. Could buying development rights from private landowners help preserve the feeling of yesteryear? -
A cinematic jazz journey blending timeless melodies, lyrical ballads, and modern artistry — featuring Jacques Lesure, Pat Metheny, Charles Tolliver, and the remarkable Plas Johnson. -
A fire burned 30 acres in Logan Canyon late Friday night. Some people didn't receive the emergency evacuation notice. And others were figuring out how to help those who did evacuate. -
In other news, Carol Lynn Pearson, a prominent LDS author, died this week. And, Utah health officials confirmed this year's second human case of West Nile virus.
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A show designed to showcase local Utah musical artists and highlight public radio.
The AgWellness podcast explores mental health in the farming and ranching community.
NPR News
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Morby's Little Wide Open is a love letter to a part of the country he finds endlessly inspiring. -
Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday. -
A 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet. -
El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall. -
Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight. -
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party. -
Even as the band has changed and reinvented itself, the Grateful Dead's fanbase has proven to be uniquely and consistently renewable — a cosmic inheritance passed down from one generation to the next, welcoming younger Deadheads with open arms. -
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted. -
Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines. -
For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native. Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's best-run franchises, and he has embraced rule changes designed to modernize the league.
