LOGAN, Utah, June 13 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Genetic variation is the ultimate fuel for evolution, says Utah State University evolutionary geneticist Zachariah Gompert. But, over centuries, that fuel reservoir gets depleted in the course of natural selection and random genetic drift. Whether, or how, genetic variation can persist over the long haul remains a big question for scientists. Gompert and colleagues from the University of Montpellier in France, th  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 15 (TNSres) -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP Partner Monica Call's comments from a recent roundtable discussion with some of Utah's leading lawyers are quoted in the Utah Business article, "Roundtable: Utah's 2023 legal landscape." Call discussed the rapid growth of the Utah legal market, noting the convenience it offers for homegrown legal talent that does not have to leave the state to get great experience. "It's nic  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 13 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Utah State University Bioinformatics Facility recently hosted two graduate students funded by prestigious scholarships. Simardeep Kaur came to USU on a Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Fellowship, while Tamil Selvan received funding from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research through the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP). Selvan and Kaur are also the first students hosted by USU's Bioinforma  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 16 (TNSbook) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Uintah Basin professor David Law and Nora Dominguez, director of the Mentoring Institute at the University of New Mexico, are the editors of the new comprehensive handbook Making Connections: A Handbook for Effective Formal Mentoring Programs in Academia. This handbook is available electronically in Pressbooks. The associated website (https://www.usu.edu/empowerteaching/publications/books  more

MERCED, California, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: The USDA-funded Secure Water Future (SWF) team at UC Merced believes that to fully understand water, you must do more than just study this vital resource. You must immerse yourself in it - sometimes, literally. A recent trip to Utah that culminated in rafting The Gates of Lodore on the Green River allowed student participants to both learn about and experience water, in all its forms. This wa  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: This week, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes co-led an Amicus brief in Illumina v. Federal Trade Commission in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Utah is challenging the FTC's attempt to block the merger of Illumina, Inc. and Grail, Inc.--two companies attempting to produce and distribute Galleri, which is a groundbreaking and potentially life-saving cancer test. The case deals w  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on June 13, 2023: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes today announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan, and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Utah will receive $209 million, to be paid over 15 years. Opioid crisis investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry have resulted in more than $50 billion in settlements nationally. Th  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: In a 7-2 ruling announced Thursday, The United States Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which prioritizes placing Native American children with Native families or Tribes in child custody proceedings. Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, who co-signed an Amicus brief to the Court in support of ICWA, issued the following statement: "The future of our Native American nations relies u  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 15 (TNSper) -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 14, 2023: Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Charles Stormont to the Third District Court bench to fill the vacancy left by Judge Amy Oliver's appointment to the Utah Court of Appeals. Stormont's nomination requires confirmation by the Utah Senate. "Charles has a strong commitment to public service and a broad range of experience that will enhance his service on the court," Gov  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 15 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Associate Professor of English Jared Colton has been selected as the new associate dean of undergraduate academic affairs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Colton's new appointment is effective on July 1. A faculty member in the college since 2014, Colton most recently served as the director of graduate studies for the Department of English, where he teaches courses in technical communication and   more

LOGAN, Utah, June 15 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Tina Sullivan does outstanding research in the lab and field and has been invited to present her work at conferences with other plant and soils scientists. But she has also explained her research to members of Congress and their staffers and asked them to support federal funding for research at the nation's land-grant universities. A doctoral student in the Department of Plants, Soils and Climate at Utah State Un  more