WEBUniversity of Utah (UU, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (/ ˌ d ɛ z ə ˈ r ɛ t / ⓘ) by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education.