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In today's newsletter:
- How a small UVU lab in Orem could change TB treatment
- Why UVU’s biggest graduating class will have no commencement speaker
- What new ballistics details emerged in the Orem campus shooting case?
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. A UVU Lab Uses AI to Rethink the Fight Against Tuberculosis (techbuzznews.com) — Right here in Orem, a Utah Valley University lab is using AI tools like AlphaFold to design new compounds and potential rapid tests to fight tuberculosis. Led by biochemistry professor Nathan Goldfarb, the team’s early results suggest a way to weaken TB bacteria and improve diagnosis, while giving UVU students rare hands-on experience in globally significant research. 
2. Some UVU students grateful they're left without a graduation commencement speaker (fox13now.com) — Utah Valley University graduates in Orem will walk later this month without a traditional commencement speaker after the school dropped its original choice, author Sharon McMahon, amid controversy over her comments about slain activist Charlie Kirk. Some conservative students are disappointed there will be no replacement, but many who opposed McMahon say they’re relieved the university listened to their safety and sensitivity concerns.
3. Damaged bullet jacket, fragments tested in inconclusive ballistic report in Kirk killing (kutv.com) — Investigators are still unable to conclusively match bullet fragments to the rifle allegedly tied to the 2025 shooting death of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University’s Orem campus. Newly unsealed court filings detail the ATF’s inconclusive ballistics work and a defense push to limit further testing, as a judge weighs key motions and a possible delay of the upcoming hearing.
4. Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk Pushes to Ban Cameras From Court (usnews.com) — The man charged in the Utah Valley University Orem campus shooting that killed Charlie Kirk is asking a judge to bar cameras from future court hearings, arguing livestreams threaten his right to a fair trial. Prosecutors, media outlets, and Kirk’s widow want cameras to remain, saying transparency can counter misinformation as the high-profile case moves toward a delayed preliminary hearing.
5. Secret Service Found ‘No Credible Threats' Before Erika Kirk Canceled Event Despite Claims: Report (timebulletin.us) — Residents may recall that Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during a Utah Valley University event in Orem last September; that tragedy still shapes how his widow, Erika Kirk, approaches security. A new report says the Secret Service found no credible threats before she canceled a recent college appearance with Vice President JD Vance, despite her citing serious security concerns.
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