LOGAN, Utah, May 18 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: To better defend against social engineering cyberattacks and more effectively safeguard sensitive data, Utah State University is replacing Duo with Microsoft Multifactor Authentication. This authentication method will help the university safeguard data while better complying with federal and state regulatory requirements. "Most schools in the Utah System of Higher Education have either already implemented this sys  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 20 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news on May 19, 2023: The Utah Board of Higher Education selected Elizabeth "Betsy" R. Cantwell as the 17th president of Utah State University on Friday, following an extensive national search. Cantwell will assume the position later this summer. She succeeds Noelle E. Cockett, who served as president beginning January 2017 and will step down June 2023. "I'm enormously grateful for the Utah Board of Higher Education fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- NPR [National Public Radio] issued the following news release on May 16, 2023: On Morning Edition, NPR Music announced the winner of the ninth edition of the Tiny Desk Contest: Little Moon. Little Moon will perform at NPR's Tiny Desk before embarking on the Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour. Little Moon's group members are Emma Hardyman (lead vocals/guitar), Nathan Hardyman (bass/guitar), Bly Wallentine (keys/bass), Bridget Jackson (harp), Chris Shemwell (drums), and Gr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 16 (TNSper) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., a 1985 graduate of the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, was nominated today as the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. If confirmed as NIH director by the U.S. Senate, she would oversee the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, which has a budget of more than   more

LOGAN, Utah, May 20 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah isn't among the worst U.S. states for mosquitoes, yet the pesky fliers make themselves at home in the Beehive State and can be a significant public health threat to people and animals. Utah State University ecologists were recently awarded funding to bolster state efforts to keep mosquito numbers in check. "Several species of mosquito are prevalent in Utah and some are disease vectors," says USU doctoral stu  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 18 (TNSpro) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Effective this fall, Utah State University will offer a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science in criminal justice alongside its existing associate degree. This shift is accompanied by an emerging partnership between USU's criminal justice program and faculty in the Department of Wildland Resources to provide training for game wardens, park rangers and other federal law enforcement agents. USU has a long hist  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, along with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and 21 other states, sent a letter to members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, requesting documents and information relating to legal concerns brought about by commitments to collaborate with other insurers in order to advance an activist climate agenda. All these insurers are members of the Net-Zero Insurance A  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 20 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 19, 2023 and letter: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging Congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R.1839/S.993), which would provide critical measures to combat the widespread illicit use and trafficking of xylazine and help prevent xylazine-related deaths. Today's letter follows a surge in overdose dea  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on May 16, 2023: Today at the statewide Children's Justice Center conference, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes thanked the hundreds of dedicated employees for their work with young victims of crime and sexual assault. Children's Justice Centers (CJC) provide a safe child-friendly space for children to receive services during the child abuse and neglect investigative process. This year, the Utah Leg  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 16 (TNSper) -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Gov. Spencer Cox has named Brian Steed as the state's new Great Salt Lake commissioner. This appointment is subject to approval by the Utah Senate. "Brian has been a trusted advisor for many years and I appreciate his willingness to re-enter public service at this critical time," said Gov. Cox. "We have a unique opportunity right now to protect and preserve the Great Salt Lake, and Brian's  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 16 (TNSpar) -- Utah State University issued the following news: A new agreement between Utah State University and Hill Air Force Base will create enhanced learning opportunities for students and spur innovative joint research efforts. The Education Partnership Agreement was signed May 11 by USU President Noelle E. Cockett and Wayne Ayer, a director of the Air Force Sustainment Center's Engineering and Technical Management Directorate in Ogden. "There are so many opportunities  more

NORTH LOGAN, Utah, May 16 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory is building two key flight camera systems for a NASA spacecraft that will explore the layer of the atmosphere where Earth meets space. The two Far Ultraviolet, or FUV, cameras will serve as the primary science instruments for the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory. The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will survey the exosphere -- the outermost layer of Earth's   more