ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 1 (TNSOps) -- Dixie State University issued the following news: Offering the community an opportunity to provide input on the Dixie State University name exploration process, the Name Recommendation Committee is launching an open survey. Created and managed by Love Communications, the Salt Lake City-based communication firm the University is partnering with for the name exploration process, the survey will be available April 1-13. The survey is a way for the committee t  more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 3 (TNSPol) -- Dixie State University issued the following agency statement: * * * Dixie State University applauds St. George City and the City Council for honoring the rich heritage of our region by passing the Resolution Supporting Utah's Dixie. The University also reveres our community's pioneering spirit that represents the commitment to grit, service and sacrifice that has been essential to the institution's growth and success throughout our 110-year history. Our   more

LOGAN, Utah, March 31 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced Saturday that Craig Smith has resigned as the head men's basketball coach for the Aggies and a national search for USU's next head coach has already begun. Statement from John Hartwell "I would like to thank Craig and his family for their significant contributions to Utah State University. Craig and his staff did an outstanding job maki  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 1 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University President Noelle Cockett delivered an upbeat State of the University address on Wednesday, March 31. You can watch the complete recording from Aggiecast. While the president's presentation focused on a range of topics including university value, access, flexibility, resilience, excellence and impact, one key word kept repeating: flourish. "I seem to be using that word an awful lot today,"   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 1 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Navajo Nation was hit hard with cases of the virus. Utah State University Blanding nursing graduate and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Dawn Dilego was one of several people from the Blanding/Bluff area to jump into action and assist her community. Using her EMT and nursing training, Dilego helped create a network where volunteers kept tabs on each community mem  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 2 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news on April 1, 2021: Utah State University's third "campus climate" survey on sexual misconduct for students opened today, along with its first survey of this kind for employees. Both surveys will run through April 22, and students and employees at all USU campuses are encouraged to participate. The surveys are intended to help university administration better understand student and employee knowledge, perspectives a  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 1 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Some stream scientists take a deep dive into the complexities of specific freshwater systems, while others prefer a broad view of entire ecosystems or continents. Charles (Chuck) Hawkins, from Utah State University's Department of Watershed Sciences, spends his time working in critical territory between the two approaches, a research space he uses to connect data and ideas, refine models and advance aquatic scienc  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 2 (TNSEco) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Utah State Legislature has approved the construction of a new building in the heart of Utah State University designed to enhance the foreign-language education of students from across campus. "The Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center will bring together in one location all language-focused programs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences," said College of Humanities and Social Sciences De  more

OGDEN, Utah, March 31 (TNSEve) -- Weber State University issued the following news: Weber State University is hosting a virtual speaker series on "Internationalization and Higher Education Administration" with students, staff and faculty participating from universities in multiple countries, including the United States, Japan, China, Australia, Canada and Malaysia. The series focuses on bridging the literature and theories of internationalization with the professional work being done in univer  more

OGDEN, Utah, March 31 (TNSEve) -- Weber State University issued the following news: While the COVID-19 crisis has demanded much of our attention over this last year, Weber State University's Sustainability Practices and Research Center (SPARC) works to also keep attention on the looming issue of climate change and how Utahns can make a difference. SPARC, along with WSU's Environmental Initiatives Committee and the Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service, will host a statewide li  more

WHEATON, Illinois, April 1 (TNSJou) -- Wheaton College issued the following news: Today the American Psychological Association's Psychological Bulletin published "The Relationship Between Religiousness and Health Among Sexual Minorities: A Meta-Analysis," a research article coauthored by Wheaton Psychology Professor Dr. Ward Davis and Dr. Tyler Lefevor, a psychology professor at Utah State University. Two undergraduate students--Jaqueline Paiz and Abigail Smack from Rhodes College--were coautho  more