PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 5 (TNSpar) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Governor Doug Ducey signed a memorandum of understanding with Western Governors University (WGU), establishing WGU Arizona - a state affiliate of the national, online university - to provide greater access to higher education opportunities for Arizonans through new technologies and online pathways. Under the MOU, WGU Arizona will supplement the learning opportunities available through Ariz  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Utah- and Indiana-led motion to intervene into a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") proceeding to prevent the investment fund management company Vanguard from exerting too much power over publicly-traded utilities. Vanguard is seeking a three-year extension of its previously-granted authority to acquire voting securities up to 20% of the ownership in uti  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2023: Orangutans, mice, and horses are covered with it, but humans aren't. Why we have significantly less body hair than most other mammals has long remained a mystery. But a first-of-its-kind comparison of genetic codes from 62 animals is beginning to tell the story of how people--and other mammals--lost their locks. Humans appear to have the genes for a full coat of body hair,   more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 5 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * In a rare feat, doctoral student Thomson Hallmark and faculty mentor Ryan Jackson publish tandem papers in 'Nature.' * * * In a rare feat, Utah State University biochemists Thomson Hallmark and Ryan Jackson, along with collaborators, published not one, but two seminal papers in a top-tier, peer-reviewed journal this week. Their findings describe the structure and function of a newly discovered CRISPR immun  more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Jeanette (Jenny) Norton, professor of soil microbiology and ecology in Utah State University's Department of Plants, Soils and Climate, has been named a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America. This is the highest recognition bestowed by the SSSA, with members of the society nominating worthy colleagues for this acknowledgment based on their professional achievements and exemplary service. "The award from t  more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 4 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Southwest Region has hired two new positions to bolster recruitment and outreach efforts. The region has added Hailey Rogers as a recruiter and Maren Kaldor as an admissions specialist, with Rogers located at USU Kanab and Kaldor at USU Nephi. These additions will help USU Southwest better serve and expand higher education opportunities for the region. The USU Southwest region covers 11 count  more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: A recent U.S. study estimates that from 2018 to 2019, one person died every 51.5 minutes from an eating disorder, and the study projected that 28.8 million people will suffer from an ED at some point in their lives. Estimates for the Utah population show that 9%, or around 278,000 people, will experience an ED sometime during their lives. According to the American Psychiatric Association, EDs are "behavioral condi  more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 6 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU geoscientists Srisharan Shreedharan, Susanne Janecke discuss recent geo-events and the importance of earthquake preparedness. * * * Using self-constructed hydraulic and pneumatic presses, newly arrived Utah State University geophysicist Srisharan Shreedharan generates experimental earthquakes in the lab. "Working in a highly controlled environment, I use experimental rock mechanics to study how earthq  more