LOGAN, Utah, March 25 -- Utah State University issued the following news: First responders and law enforcement personnel across the state will have new access to a Utah State University program meant to boost mental resilience - a critical need in those professions. Local lawmakers helped advance a $550,000 legislative appropriation in the 2021 General Session that will fund a three-year pilot program. Derrik Tollefson, professor and head of USU's Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Ant  more

PROVO, Utah, March 23 (TNSPer) -- Brigham Young University issued the following news: Thanks to Arizona businessman and longtime BYU supporter Ira A. Fulton, there are now 10 endowed chairs named after Fulton family members at Brigham Young University - each in a different college. Six of the chairs are named in honor of Ira's wife, Mary Lou, who passed away in 2015. While named chairs are commonly associated with aiding the work of a faculty scholar, the newly created chairs at BYU provide on  more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 26 (TNSops) -- Dixie State University issued the following news: Following directives from the Utah State Legislature, Dixie State University's Board of Trustees Executive Committee is beginning the name exploration process by forming a committee charged with recommending a name for the institution in consultation with the Utah Board of Higher Education. The 19-member Name Recommendation Committee will review options for the institution's name, provide opportunities for  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 23 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Department of Aviation Technology and Technical Education (AVTE) has added a new bachelor's degree paths in aviation management with emphasis options in unmanned aerial systems (aka, drones) and in aviation operations. The focus of the new degree is to prepare students for a variety of careers beyond pilot and maintenance jobs, including airport management, aviation safety, education and UAS opera  more

DAVIS, California, March 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of California's Davis School of Law issued the following news: Professor Peter Lee recently presented a piece titled "Autonomy, Copyright, and the Structure of Creative Production" at the Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property (WIPIP) Colloquium. The piece examines the role of copyright in promoting vertical disintegration and creative autonomy in the film, music, and publishing industries. The WIPIP was held virtually this year and was   more

LOGAN, Utah, March 26 (TNSops) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University President Noelle E. Cockett has formed a working group that will create a framework for future university land acknowledgement statements that will recognize and respect Native American peoples as the original stewards of USU land. Land acknowledgements are formal statements that recognize that the land an institution is on originally belonged to Indigenous peoples and acknowledges there re  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 27 (TNSawa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Outdoor Recreation Archive, a collection of the outdoor industry's catalogs and magazines, has grown from just a few documents gathered in 2018 to a one-of-a-kind collection that has gained national and international recognition. Housed in USU's Department of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education (ASTE) and in collaboration with the Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections and Arc  more