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#PieItForward: Should We Back Operation Underground Railroad Despite Its Turbulent Past? 

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November 20, 2024

schedule 6 min read

A new social media challenge called #PieItForward is encouraging people to raise awareness about sex trafficking and child exploitation. Participants take a whipped cream pie to the face on video, donate the price of a pie to Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), and challenge others to join in. As the #PieItForward campaign gains traction, many are […]

Tyler Jennings interviewing Gilbert Lee and Nate Walkingshaw (left to right) | Photo by Jackson Lohman

Boost24: Empowering Utah’s Next Wave of Entrepreneurs at UVU

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November 20, 2024

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OREM – Entrepreneurs from all over Utah filled the Keller Building for Boost24, a day-long conference all about building startups, connecting with mentors and sharing authentic startup stories. Attendees found themselves hearing from an impressively experienced array of speakers making Boost24 a standout experience. Boosting Success The mastermind behind the conference was Tyler Jennings, an […]

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Strange Mail: We Received a Letter Explaining the End of the World 

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November 6, 2024

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On Oct. 7, the UVU Review staff huddled around a mysterious envelope delivered to the office. The outside was decorated with odd, colorful markings with striking penmanship. The return address stated that was from Matthew Thorton of 120° West, Western United States Tahoe.  Upon opening the letter, we discovered 6 photocopied letters and notes. Some […]

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The AI Climate at UVU 

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September 11, 2024

schedule 5 min read

Photo: UVU Professor Zach Taylor at the UVU Review With the recent popularity boom of large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, educators have been working to debate the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education.   Now that the Fall 2024 semester is upon us, the Review checked in on the AI debate with two […]