JUNEAU, Alaska, July 10 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: On July 7th, Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general to file a lawsuit against Google in California. Utah v. Google alleges exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices and Google Billing. The States accuse Google of using its dominance to unfairly restrict competition with the Google Play Store, harming consumers by limiting c  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 7, 2021: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Google alleging that it harmed consumers by using its dominance to unfairly restrict competition with the Google Play Store, limiting their choices and driving up app prices. The lawsuit, led by Attorney General Stein and the Attorneys General of Utah, New York, and   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general to file a lawsuit against Google in California. Utah v. Google alleges exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices and Google Billing. This antitrust lawsuit is the newest legal action against the tech giant, claiming illegal, anticompetitive, and unfair business prac  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 10 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Julene Reese Utah State University Extension's Rural Online Initiative (ROI) program received the Creative Excellence Award from the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) at their 2021 annual conference in May. ROI team members who received the award include Paul Hill, Russell Goodrich, Emy Swadley, Amanda Ali, Jordan Leonard, Trenton Willson, Mike Sarles, Dolores Heato  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 7 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Anessa Pennington The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded two scholarships to Utah State University civil engineering students at a statewide award ceremony June 18. ASCE's Utah Section is home to four branches and more than 1,600 members. Each year the Utah Section awards scholarships to two students in each branch. This year, Sadie Boyer and Kate Christiansen were awarded the Northern Utah Branch sch  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 7 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Julene Reese Research spanning the past several decades indicates that women politicians continue to be at a disadvantage in the way they are covered by the media, and that women are often dissuaded from entering the political realm because of gendered media reporting. To determine how female political candidates were represented in Utah media, researchers from the Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 9 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen Emilee Matheson, an undergraduate student at Utah State University, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic during the summer of 2021. Matheson is one of nearly 700 competitively selected American students at U.S. colleges and universities who received a 2021 CLS award. This is her second consecutive year receiving the scholarship. "The scholarshi  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 8 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lael Gilbert Something troubling is happening in freshwater lakes around the world--algae are acting decidedly peculiar. On pebble-strewn waterfronts at Lake Tahoe, California, along sandy shallows in Moori Lake, New Zealand, beneath layers of cold, clear water in Lake Baikal, Russia--even at Bear Lake in northern Utah--long strands of slimy green algae are mustering explosive growth and hijacking ecosystems. I  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 10 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news on July 9, 2021: By Lael Gilbert Jack Schmidt 'thinks big and speaks candidly,' and his brassy approach may be just what the doctor ordered for the struggling Colorado River, according to a new article appearing in Science Magazine. The piece features the big personality and high-impact career of the river scientist from the Center for Colorado River Studies in Utah State University's S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Coll  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 10 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen After 33 years of exemplary service at Utah State University Tooele, Joyce Allen has announced her retirement effective June 30. Allen currently serves as an academic advisor and held several positions in her time at USU Tooele. "Joyce is strong and has one of greatest hearts of anyone I know," said Jenn Cowburn, associate vice president for USU Tooele Region. "I've learned so much from her and   more

LOGAN, Utah, July 8 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lael Gilbert As many gardeners know, coaxing plants to flourish can feel a bit like witchcraft. It's not just a matter of sunshine and regular water -- there are other, less obvious factors that impact whether a plant thrives on a given plot of land. A plant can grow twice as well, for instance, when it has several species as neighbors, rather than just one. New research from doctoral candidate Leslie Forero a  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 10 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Daniel Carolan While the Upper Midwestern United States boasts some of the most productive farmland in the world, intensive agricultural practices have considerably degraded water quality in the region. Solutions that are both effective and economical have been hard to come by, but a team of researchers reported that wetlands play a role in improving water quality in river systems. The research, led by Univer  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, July 9 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University's outstanding efforts in aiding the recovery of wounded U.S. combat service members and veterans has been recognized with a donation from a national nonprofit organization. Operation Hat Trick (OHT) named Western as a finalist for its 2021 Excellence in Service Award and will make a donation to The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund on the University's behalf. Western was o  more