LOGAN, Utah, May 12 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Utah State University Board of Trustees elected a new chair and vice chair at their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 3. Jacey Skinner was elected to serve as chair and Gina Gagon as vice chair, effective July 1, 2023. "As a proud Aggie, working with President Cockett and the Board of Trustees has been an incredible honor," said Skinner. "USU is an institution that means so much to me and to our state and I am  more

SAN RAMON, California, May 9 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Chevron colleagues Blair Blackwell and Emily Jobson have a lot in common, ranging from outdoor sports and travel to environmental advocacy. Both are lower carbon advisors at Chevron. It's that passion for protecting the environment that brought them shoulder-to-shoulder on Earth and their careers to the outer layers of the atmosphere. Blackwell most recently lived in Salt Lake City, U  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Overuse of antibiotic prescriptions for patients with upper respiratory illnesses at urgent care clinics in the United States has been an ongoing challenge, but a new study led by researchers at two Utah health systems - Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health - finds that a targeted approach utilizing antibiotic stewardship practices significantly reduces overuse  more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news on May 9, 2023: Attorneys from Troutman Pepper and Ballard Spahr recently settled a case vindicating the constitutional rights of a pro bono client incarcerated at the Central Utah Correctional Facility, a state prison in Utah. The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) agreed to enter a consent order, signed today by U.S. District Court Judge David Nuffer, ensuring Islamic inmates' right to participate in Jumu'ah prayer   more

LOGAN, Utah, May 11 (TNSpar) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University and Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) recently signed an agreement that makes it easier for welding students to choose to expand their career paths. The articulation agreement allows UBTech welding certificate students to transfer directly to USU Eastern's associate degree in welding program. "This is something USU President Cockett and I have been working on for six years," said UBTech  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: This week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and a coalition of states filed a Motion to Intervene and a Motion for Relief regarding BlackRock, Inc.'s blanket authorizations from the U.S. Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC). The states moved to intervene in FERC's three-year reauthorization of BlackRock's blanket authorizations to buy, acquire or take over $10 million in voting securities of public  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability to provide testimony on the critically important issue of how Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) factors distort the American financial system and harm consumers. General Reyes has been one of the nation's foremost leaders in identifying and fighting against organizations that promulgat  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 12 (TNSfund) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: University of Utah Health has received a $28 million, seven-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support ongoing and emerging efforts by the Utah Clinical & Transitional Science Institute (CTSI) to increase efficiency and effectiveness of re  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 12 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Gov. Spencer Cox has issued an executive order requiring water conservation at state facilities with the goal of increasing Utah's drought resiliency. Under Executive Order 2023-07, each state agency will assess its compliance with water conservation requirements for state facilities, coordinate with the Division of Facilities Construction and Management and the Division of Water Resources to imple  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 10 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Mentoring and Encouraging Student Academic Success (MESAS) program, housed in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, hosted its third annual Indigenous Knowledge Symposium on March 31. The event featured three Indigenous researchers from across the nation. Andrea Reid, Karletta Chief and Melinda Adams each discussed how their own perspectives, experiences and communities shape their rese  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 12 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: For years, Utah State University ecologist Karen Beard has spent her summers camping and working on the mosquito-ridden tundra of Alaska's Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, doggedly documenting the persistent pace of climate change. The shifts she records are apparent only in increments--plants germinating a few days early, bird migrations becoming more variable, soil temperature rising slightly. But even these  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 11 (TNSawa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, and the Shingo Executive Advisory Board are pleased to announce the Shingo Rising Star award, a new recognition category for developing organizational excellence professionals. Five Shingo Rising Star recipients -- Marianela Alfaro, Amayas Benkaroun, Virginia Cosgriff, William Fookes and Carlos Scholz -- will be pre  more