LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Within our wintertime inversions in the Cache Valley, pollutants and emissions become trapped, and photochemistry begins to combine and condense different chemicals into fine particulate matter -- PM2.5, or particulate matter that is 2.5 microns or less in diameter. This size is important because it is the size of particle we can breathe in and that then can get down into our lungs. The primary chemical species a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 (TNSawa) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Donna Roach, Chief Information Officer at U of U Health, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 HIMSS John A. Page Distinguished Fellows Service Changemaker Award for her exceptional contributions to the field of health care information and technology. This award is given annually by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to individuals who have made significant a  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The National Science Foundation ASPIRE Engineering Research Center headquartered at Utah State University recently received funding to accelerate the creation of electrified corridors that will change the nation's infrastructure as we know it. This month, the Biden-Harris administration, through The U.S. Department of Energy, awarded $7 million in funding for zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicle lanes  more

VERNAL, Utah, Feb. 23 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Uintah Basin has hired Becky Hermann as a faculty member in the nursing program. Hermann joins USU Uintah Basin after working for more than a decade at Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal. "We are thrilled to add Becky Hermann to our faculty," said James Y. Taylor, senior associate vice president for USU Uintah Basin. "Becky brings years of valuable experience and expertise that will b  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 23 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Provost Laurens H. Smith has announced that Pamela A. Dupin-Bryant has been named vice provost for Statewide Campuses. Dupin-Bryant will assume the position on July 1, 2023, replacing Rich Etchberger, who has served as vice provost since 2017. Dupin-Bryant will continue to be based at the Utah State University Tooele campus and will travel the state as part of her new role. "I am thrilled to  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 25 (TNSpar) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Statewide Campuses has partnered with USU's Career Design Center to expand access to career education at Statewide Campuses. As part of this partnership, Marissa Armitstead has been promoted to the newly created position of assistant director of Career Design for Statewide Campuses. "I'm thrilled to partner with Kevin Schwemmin, the executive director of USU's Career Design Center, to expand  more