The University of Utah is now ranked first in the country along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in creating new startup companies from research-based inventions. This puts the University of Utah in front of prestigious institutions such as Columbia, Michigan and Johns Hopkins.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A study has named two Utah college towns to a list of the nation’s top destinations for students.

The 2009-2010 College Destinations Index ranked Salt Lake City sixth among midsize metropolitan areas.