| State Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday December 13, 2020 ( 6 items ) |
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California State University Channel Islands Alumnus Attracts National Attention With Longevity Study on Black Versus White Population
CAMARILLO, California, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release:
Black men in Washington D.C. tend to die 17 years sooner than white men according to a nationally-recognized study conducted by 2015 CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Sociology graduate Max Roberts, who is now pursuing a Ph.D. at Utah State University (USU).
Overall, the gap in life expectancy between Black and white Americans has been shrinking in the U.S., but Roberts poi
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Governors of Colo. Gov. Polis, Utah Gov. Herbert, Arizona Gov. Ducey, and Nevada Gov. Sisolak Make Bipartisan Push to Ensure Western States Can Fairly Address Financial & Public Health Impacts of Pandemic
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
Four Western Governors, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak are urging Congress to ensure that states can fairly address the financial and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bipartisan group of Governors sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate involved in the bicameral COVID relief legislation.
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Navajo Nation Renews Call for the Protection of 1.9million Acres of Land Under the Bears Ears National Monument
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Dec. 11 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release:
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez with the support of Utah chapters, San Juan County, Utah Commissions, and other advocates is calling for the full restoration and expansion of the Bears Ears National Monument once the Biden-Harris Administration takes office on Jan. 20, 2021.
The Navajo Nation was one of five tribes that also included the Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute, Hopi Tribe, and Zuni
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Texas A.G. Paxton: Six States Join Texas in Lawsuit Defending the Security of the 2020 Election
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah have formally joined Texas in its Supreme Court suit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin--four battleground states who ran illegal and unconstitutional elections. The joining states agree with Texas: the defendant states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to justify unlawfully enacting last-minute changes and ignoring
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Weber State Senior Proposes Location for Wildlife Overpass in Northern Utah
OGDEN, Utah, Dec. 9 -- Weber State University issued the following news:
A soon-to-be Weber State University graduate has identified an ideal location in northern Utah for a wildlife overpass, which if built would eliminate a death trap for deer, elk, and moose along a stretch of Interstate 84, making the road safer for motorists.
For his senior thesis, geography major Timber Erickson examined potential locations in Davis, Weber, Morgan, Cache, Summit and Rich counties for a wildlife overpass
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Westminster College: Study Abroad Scholarships Worth the Effort Despite COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 10 -- Westminster College issued the following news:
Just as two Westminster students received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad their trips were canceled due to COVID-19. Public health major Anisa Dahir ('21) and mathematics major Jose Ortiz ('21) -- both students in the Honors College -- applied for Gilman scholarships so they could participate in Westminster's popular May Term study abroad experiences.
Unfortunately, the
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