SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Western Governors University (WGU) conferred 50,168 degrees to 49,564 individuals in fiscal year 2024, a historic milestone for the national online, nonprofit university. Significantly, 67% of those graduates were from one or more underserved populations -- students of color, first-generation, rural or low income -- a demonstration of WGU's ability to impact the economic and social mo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Pneumonia diagnoses are marked by pronounced uncertainty, an AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found. More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their discharge--either because someone who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia ended up with a different final diagnosis, or because a final diagnosis of p  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Electronic waste is a rapidly growing problem, but this degradable material could allow the recycling of parts from many single-use and wearable devices. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexible electronics for robotics, wearable devices,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 8 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * We applaud the DOJ joining our fight against TikTok by bringing these federal COPPA claims. Children's privacy must be a priority for protection, especially against a company that seemingly puts profits above all else. We believe the federal case will only help our state's multiple lawsuits. Utah is taking a leading role nationally in holding TikTok accountable. We are pr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * The following is a statement from Attorney General Sean D. Reyes on the execution of Taberon Honie: We understand there are deeply held beliefs, powerful emotions and divergent views regarding the death penalty. Death by execution is one of the most extreme uses of government power. Many would argue it is ineffective, improper and beyond the authority of man to exercise.   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 8 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment increased by 4.9% in July (from 77.3 in June to 81.1 in July), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 2.6% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 68.2 to 66.4). Neither monthly change was statistically significant.   more