TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 17 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis and the governors of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming formed an alliance to push back against President Biden's environmental, social, corporate governance (ESG) agenda that is destabilizing the American e  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 15 (TNSpro) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Center for Anticipatory Intelligence (CAI) at Utah State University has launched the first graduate degree program of its kind in the country. The Master of Anticipatory Intelligence (MAI) will prepare students from a variety of disciplines to anticipate and respond to emerging security threats across a range of fields and industries. "At its heart, the Master of Anticipatory Intelligence is about preparing   more

LOGAN, Utah, March 17 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Social safety is a term that refers to reliable social connection, belonging, inclusion, recognition and protection -- essential human needs at all life stages. Unfortunately, for over three decades, psychologists have documented disproportionately high mental and physical health challenges among those who are socially marginalized due to their race/ethnicity, sexual identity, gender identity or socioeconomic sta  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 16 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Assistant Professor of Social Work Brian Droubay was recently awarded $40,000 for a project focused on developing religious and spiritual competency among students pursuing advanced degrees in mental health. "While academic training of practitioners has increasingly, and rightfully, emphasized utilizing a multicultural perspective," Droubay said, "the area of religion and spirituality has b  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: At the Utah Organized Retail Crime Association (UTORCA) annual conference, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes congratulated members of his law enforcement team for the Partners of the Year leadership awards they received in their anti-theft efforts. The AG's office is the first in the nation to actively fight against Organized Retail Crime (ORC) in Utah. ORC is a multibillion problem for retailers,  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on March 15, 2023: * * * Utah's elected leaders - Governor Spencer Cox, Attorney General Sean Reyes, Senate President J. Stuart Adams, House Speaker Brad Wilson, U.S. Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney, and Congressmen Chris Stewart, John Curtis, Burgess Owens, and Blake Moore - release the following statement: "Utah's measured, all-of-the-above energy policy has powered decades of prosperity b  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 17 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative has recognized Utah State University professor Nadia Kouraytem as one of its honorary selection of women leaders actively guiding Utah's advanced manufacturing industry forward. Kouraytem, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is leading research efforts for the application of additively manufactured metals in defense, energy and   more

LOGAN, Utah, March 15 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The oceans help to limit global warming by soaking up carbon dioxide emissions. But in a recently published study scientists have discovered that intense warming in the future could lessen that ability, leading to even more severe warming. The researchers developed the first model that demonstrates that changes in rainfall and ocean temperatures will change ocean chemistry at the surface. The discovery comes fro  more

VERNAL, Utah, March 17 (TNStalk) -- Utah State University issued the following Q&A on March 16, 2023, with Seth Lyman, director of the Bingham Research Center: * * * Throughout the winter months, air quality is an issue on the minds of many who live in Utah, especially those who live in mountainous areas like the Uintah Basin. Because of cold winter temperatures and pollutant emissions from both businesses and residents, air quality can reach dangerous levels. Utah State University Uintah Bas  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 16 (TNSpro) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: Western Governors University's (WGU) College of Business launched four new online degree programs: Bachelor of Science in finance, Bachelor of Science in business administration-human resource management, Master of Science in digital marketing, and a Master of Science in marketing analytics. These new programs demonstrate the college's ongoing mission to continually   more