LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell has formally taken office as president of Utah State University. "I am beyond excited to start my tenure as Utah State University's 17th president," Cantwell wrote in a statement to faculty and staff Tuesday. "I am honored to work with so many talented individuals." Cantwell was sworn into office in a private ceremony in the president's office in Old Main on Tuesday afternoon. She was selected a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Dentons team represented Biomerics, Inc., in the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Precision Concepts (Harrisonburg) LLC, Precision Concepts Group LLC, Precision Concepts Costa Rica, S.A., and IntraPac (Dominican Republic), Ltd., and substantially all of the assets of Precision Concepts (Mebane) LLC (collectively, the "Precision Concepts group"). Simultaneously, the firm also repr  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University nursing faculty Susan Dewar has recently been promoted to professional practice associate professor. Dewar is a nursing faculty member at the USU Blanding campus. "I am grateful to Susan for her outstanding contributions to our campus," said Kristian Olsen, senior associate vice president for USU Blanding. "It is great to see this promotion recognize and value her efforts. She is great and knowledgeab  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 3 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Excavations by a University of Kansas paleontologist working in a treasure trove of fossils called the "Spence Shale Lagerstatte" have revealed an ancient sea worm unknown to science until now. When she found the fossil, Rhiannon LaVine, a research associate with the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum, was part of a team camping and carrying out fieldwork in the High Creek area of the Spence Shale  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University and Davis Technical College recently created an agreement aimed at helping future cosmetologists and small business owners. The new agreement allows Davis Tech cosmetology students to transfer 44 credits into an associate of applied science degree in cosmetology at USU Eastern. Students in the Davis Tech business technology program can now transfer 29 credits to an associate of applied science degree   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2023: This week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of West Virginia, in support of Loper Bright Enterprises. The brief was filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper v Raimondo--a case of massive significance to the future of the Constitution and the separation of powers. Loper Bright Enterprises is a fishing company based out of New England. Due to   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), led by the state of Oklahoma, opposing the FDIC's proposed rule imposing a special assessment on FDIC-insured banks to pay for the bailout of uninsured depositors of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (Signature). In March of this year, SVB and Signature abruptly close  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2023: Today, in a victory for the rule of law, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes announces that U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the State's requirement that pornography websites and other providers of harmful material to minors verify the ages of those accessing their websites. Several plaintiffs, such as the Free Speech Coalition, which represent  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: The rate of children living in single-parent households is higher in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, according to the Pew Research Center. Roughly 23% of U.S. children live with one parent, compared to 7% globally. According to Utah data, in 2021 there were more than 70,000 single-parent families; of these, 69.2% were headed by single mothers. "Because of the heavy burdens single mothers carry trying to balance w  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Professor Dirk Vanderwall, interim dean of Utah State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, is the Utah Veterinary Medical Association's 2023 Veterinarian of the Year. Vanderwall was a vocal advocate for establishing the state's only independent four-year veterinary medical program at USU. The award ceremony was part of the Mountainlands Utah Veterinary Summit and was a surprise to Vanderwall, who attributed the ach  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University instructor Rachel Broadbent has been promoted from lecturer to senior lecturer. Broadbent is a faculty member at USU Salt Lake Center, working in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. "I am grateful for Rachel's contributions to our campus, and it is great to see this promotion recognize her efforts," said David Vernon, associate vice president for the USU Wasatch Region. "She full  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Community and Natural Resources Institute (CANRI) recently released the findings of its 2023 Utah People and the Environment Poll, which surveyed residents across the state to determine attitudes and perceptions around a variety of environmental issues facing Utah today. The representative survey results come at a critical moment for the state. "Given the importance of the environment to U  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Western Governors University and WGU Labs analysis reveals the impact of $39 million HEERF III funding on student success * * * Leading nonprofit, accredited and online university Western Governors University (WGU) and WGU Labs, the innovation arm of WGU, today announced findings from their analysis on the impact of the $39 million received from the Higher Educ  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 4 -- Westminster University issued the following news: To expand opportunities in global learning, Westminster University has acquired IPSL, a Portland-based organization that specializes in service-learning education around the world. IPSL, The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership, was founded in 1982. In 42 years, IPSL has offered fully accredited graduate programs, undergraduate and non-degree service-learning programs in nations across th  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Western Governors University (WGU) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) announced today the creation of WGU's Master of Science degree in Human Resource Management (MSHRM), with the SHRM Inclusive Workplace Culture specialty credential included in the curriculum as the capstone experience. Students will also earn a WGU certificate in HR Technology and Analytics fo  more