LOGAN, Utah, April 8 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Interim Director of Athletics Jerry Bovee announced Friday that Danny Sprinkle has been named the Aggies' 21st head men's basketball coach. Sprinkle is 81-43 (.681) in four years as a head coach and has 23 years of collegiate coaching experience. A press conference to formally introduce Sprinkle will be held at the Wayne Estes Center, which is located on the Utah State campus, on Monday, Apr  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 1 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: A trip to the eye doctor cemented Joseph Weaver's career goals: he was going to become an optometrist. He was only in high school, but he knew this future career would be a great fit, blending his natural affinity for science and his desire to help people one-on-one. Having a solid career goal before starting college was a huge benefit to Weaver, allowing him to make the most of his time at Utah State University.  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 6 (TNSawa) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Jennifer Anderson, an associate professor of communication studies in the School of Communication and Journalism at South Dakota State University, has been named the Federation Prize recipient from the Central States Communication Association. Along with Anderson, two collaborators, Sydney O'Shay, an assistant professor from Utah State University, and Kailin E. Phillips, an assistant professor   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 7 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Lacie Peterson, clinical associate professor in Utah State University's Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences Department and the director of USU's dietetic internships and the master of dietetics administration program, is expanding her skills and passion for education to serve colleagues and students in the western U.S. Peterson was recently elected West Coast regional director for the Nutrition and Dietetic Educ  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 8 (TNSpro) -- Utah State University issued the following news: It took drones about a decade to move from the techie gadget stage to a career opportunity. Utah State University Eastern in Price now offers a one-year certificate program that trains students to work with drones. According to Shalyn Drake, lecturer at USU Eastern, the two-semester certificate program prepares students to build, repair, fly and program drones -- a.k.a. unmanned aerial vehicles -- as well as pass  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 6 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University recently received a grant to invest in the Ag Water Demonstration, Research and Implementation Program (Ag-DRIP), designed to help increase agricultural resiliency to drought and conserve water in the Colorado River Basin. The grant is sponsored by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and the Colorado River Authority of Utah. The grant is the first part of a five-year commitment ($5   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 5 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah's total fertility rate has been consistently ahead of the national average for the last 50 years; however, the gap is narrowing as fertility rates in the state and nation begin to decline. The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project recently produced a research report showing trends and changes in total fertility rate from 1970 to 2021. Susan Madsen, UWLP founding director, said there have been  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 4 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice's Service Division is growing, with new projects coming on board and existing ones poised to grow. To manage the changes, IDRPP has brought in two Service Division associate directors. The Institute is part of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. * * * Kellie Kohler Kellie Kohler comes to IDRPP after wor  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an 18-state coalition calling on the United States Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision giving officials license to stifle their political opponents' protected speech by financially crippling them. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a case brought by the National Rifle Association case against Maria Vullo,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 4, 2023: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan group of 26 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting states' efforts to protect their residents from violent threats. The brief was filed in support of Colorado in Counterman v. Colorado, which is pending with the Supreme Court. The case in  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 5 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The first global survey to assess land use planners' and coastal managers' use of sea-level rise projections in planning for crucial coastal adaptation has found almost universal recognition of the threats of sea-level rise and significant work to incorporate projections into local decision-making. However, researchers also found a wide array of future projections in use and no global standard for how they are app  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 5 (TNSpro) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Western Governors University's (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health (LSH), the nation's leading institution for nurse education, has expanded its Nursing Prelicensure Program to meet the increasing demand for new registered nurses (RN), which is estimated to reach 1.2 million new nurses by 2030 according to the American Nurses Association. Student enrollment opened in March 2023 w  more