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State Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Breeze Airways Named APEX Four-Star Low-Cost Carrier for 2025
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 2 -- Breeze Airways, a domestic airlines, issued the following news release: * * * Breeze Airways Named APEX Four-Star Low-Cost Carrier for 2025 * * * Breeze Airways, the premium leisure low-cost carrier offering affordable nonstop service across the U.S., is honored to have been recognized as a Four-Star Low-Cost Carrier at the 2025 APEX Awards. The Airline Passenger Experience Association Five-Star and Four-Star Airline Awards are based on neutral, third-party p  more

CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: Labor Market Hierarchies Result in Preventable Health Inequities, Study Says
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: A study by researchers from CUNY SPH and the University of Utah highlights how occupations are valued differently in society, with some less likely to offer decent wages, benefits, or protections, and the preventable health inequities that result from these labor market hierarchies. The article is written by CUNY SPH doctoral alum Emma Vignola, al  more

Mileva Radonjic secures grant for groundbreaking geothermal energy project
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 29 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: In an endeavor to enhance the power of renewable energy, Dr. Mileva Radonjic, professor and Samson Investment Chair in Petroleum Engineering, has secured over $3 million in funding for a research project from the Utah FORGE project. This significant three-year sub-recipient award from the University of Utah is part of a Department of Energy initiative to enhance fracture conductivity in enhanced geothermal s  more

University of Utah-Gardner Policy Institute: Salt Lake County's Life Sciences Industry Generates Billions in Economic Output
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Salt Lake County's life sciences industry is experiencing robust growth, contributing significantly to the region's economy. A new research brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah shows the industry generated an estimated $5.8 billion in GDP in 2023, representing 5.1% of the county's total GDP and $9.3 billion in total output. "Salt  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Announces Significant Updates in Litigation Against Generic Drug Manufacturers
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million. Both companies allegedly engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrai  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Applauds SCOTUS Decision on Non-Eligible Voters in Virginia
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 31 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined attorneys general from 25 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter roll. Today, the Supreme Court made the decision on its emergency docket that Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters before next week's election. "We applaud the Supre  more

UW Student Applications Accepted for Spring and Summer Alternative Break Programs
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 29 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming students are encouraged to apply for the 2025 spring and summer alternative break programs, sponsored by the Service, Leadership and Community Engagement (SLCE) office. The deadline to apply is Sunday, Nov. 10. Alternative breaks are immersive trips that engage students in service learning related to community and social issues. The 2025 SLCE alternative spring and summer break titl  more

Weber State University: Writer Jay Nordlinger to Discuss Role of Politics on College Campuses
OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 30 -- Weber State University issued the following news: As part of its Walker Civics Symposium, Weber State University's Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service will host journalist, editor and author Jay Nordlinger on Nov. 12. Nordlinger's address, titled "Politics on Campus: Yes and No," will begin at noon in Lindquist Hall's Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall Room 101. The event is free to attend. Nordlinger is a senior editor of National Review magazine and a fellow at   more