SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: In the past four decades, the rate of childhood obesity has quadrupled, increasing kids' risk of serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. This is a profoundly unequal public health crisis. Often driven by food insecurity or lack of access to organized physical activities, obesity is far more common in kids in low-income families or from rural areas. The Mounta  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 4 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * At the 2024 competition in May, team members scored 20th place out of 38 teams * * * By Chris Kocher For the past two years, the Binghamton University Rover Team has traveled to the University Rover Challenge, competing against other students from around the world in the alien-like landscape of the Utah desert. Team members want to make the trip west for a third time -- so while most of their classmates   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong announced today that Utah-based AR Industries will cease operations in a settlement with the State arising from the company's sale of illegal untraceable ghost gun parts. AR Industries must dissolve, surrender its internet domain, and deactivate all social media accounts. AR's principal must report annually whether she or any agents of AR have formed any b  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Oct. 2 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: * * * Gonzaga University teams up with Boise State University, Colorado State University, California State University, Fresno, San Diego State University, Oregon State University, Washington State University, and Utah State University, to solidify the conference's best-in-the-west expansion strategy. Gonzaga's basketball excellence amplifies the overall athletic and football prowess of the New Era Pac-12, set to comm  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: SUWON (Sept. 30, 2024) - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a four-year action plan with Korean Gov. Dong Yeon Kim of Gyeonggi Province. This action plan renews the historic sister state relationship between the two regions and concludes the Korea portion of the 2024 governor-led trade mission. The delegation will continue on to Japan for additional meetings with business and government stakeholders. "Ut  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment decreased by 6.1% in September (from 83.0 in August to 77.9 in September), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey conducted by the University of Michigan found a 3.2% increase in sentiment among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 67.9 to 70.1). With Utah's decreas  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 States on an amicus brief in United States v. Idaho at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Indiana, supports Idaho's defense of its abortion restrictions against federal preemption. The federal government is attempting to use the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - which re  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's population continues to grow, age, and diversify. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows that compared to national declines beginning in 2025, the state's college-age population is projected to begin decreasing in 2032 and decline for over a decade before rebounding. If current approaches remain unchanged, this demographic dip will impact  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2024: The Utah Attorney General's Office is proud to support Gov. Spencer Cox's recent appointments of Ryan Christiansen and Meb Anderson to serve as judges in the Fifth District Court and John Nielsen to serve in the Third District Court. All appointments are subject to approval by the Utah Senate. "The high quality of legal representation in the Utah Attorney General's Office is evident  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * WGU's new Heartbeat of Healthcare Scholarship aims to advance access to the program and address the industry's call for more baccalaureate and graduate nurses * * * Western Governors University (WGU) announced today the creation of a new $10-million scholarship fund -- Heartbeat of Healthcare -- to support its registered nurse (RN) students joining the redesigned Bachelo  more