Utah Education & STEM: Salt Lake City’s Jackson Elementary will be renamed after Mary Jackson, NASA’s first Black female engineer, following a unanimous school board vote and community support for the change. Energy & Water: Utah lawmakers are still pushing back on the federal process for the Seminoe Pumped Storage Project, as FERC weighs approval after its final environmental review. Local Business & Growth: Pacific Industrial says it’s expanding into seven Western markets, including Salt Lake City, and named Bud Pharris CEO to lead ground-up development and acquisitions. Health & Nursing: Joyce University launched BSN90, a new 90-credit BSN pathway with Utah students starting in January 2027. Utah Innovation: A Utah energy company says it can capture water from natural-gas exhaust for agriculture, working with University of Utah researchers to test whether it can scale. Sports & Community: A Utah athlete won silver in skeleton at the Junior Pan-American Championships in Park City and is now aiming for Team Canada and the 2030 Olympics. National Finance Watch: Midvale-based Bamboo Insurance filed for a U.S. IPO targeting up to a $3.13 billion valuation. Higher Ed & Nuclear: The University of Utah approved updates to its nuclear engineering minor, adding more nuclear energy and workforce-focused coursework starting in fall 2027. Public Safety & Politics: A Charlie Kirk statue in Phoenix was vandalized with red paint days after its unveiling, with no arrests reported.