KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, July 14 (TNSEve) -- A.T. Still University issued the following news on July 13, 2021: A.T. Still University's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) welcomed the class of 2025 with a White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, July 10, 2021. ATSU-KCOM's class of 2025 consists of 168 students, selected from a pool of 5,323 applications. Students represent 25 states and Ontario, Canada, with 57 from Missouri, 19 from Iowa, 13 from both Illinois and Minnesota, nine from  more

LAYTON, Utah, July 17 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news on July 16, 2021: Gov. Spencer J. Cox joined Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Commissioner Craig Buttars and Layton farmer Tyson Roberts to discuss the adverse effects of Utah's lingering drought on the state's farms and ranches. "Utah farms and ranches have seen water cuts from 70-75% across the state," Gov. Cox said. "I'm grateful to our farmers and ranchers for doing their part  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 17 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen A joint report released by a national task force of experts and chaired by Utah State University President Noelle E. Cockett has recommended federal regulations around gene-edited animals be updated significantly. Since June 2020, President Cockett has chaired the Gene Editing in Agriculture task force, which was convened by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Am  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news on July 16, 2021: Gov. Spencer Cox made appointments to the following boards upon advice and consent of the Senate. Increasing diversity on Utah's boards and commissions is a key part of the Equality and Opportunity section of the One Utah Roadmap, the 500-day plan of the Cox-Henderson administration. To learn more about how to get involved on a board or commission, visit https://boards.governor.utah.gov/s/  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 12 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news: In response to an error reported by the Utah Department of Health, Gov. Spencer J. Cox issued the following letter to the people of Utah: "We screwed up. And I sincerely apologize. "When I became governor, I promised that I would hold myself and others in state government accountable and admit our mistakes. When we were told by our data team that we had reached 70% of adult Utahns receiving at least one   more

LOGAN, Utah, July 16 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news on July 14, 2021: Even in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions, Utah State University Eastern's "The Eagle" student newspaper continued to publish and won 21 awards at the Utah Press Association's annual Better Newspaper Contest in June. The staff won four first-place awards, 10 second-places and seven third-places for material submitted in 2020. The Eagle competes against the University of Utah's The Daily Utah Chr  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 13 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Brittanie Carter Heavy rains in early late June and early July have triggered flash floods and multiple debris flows in the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar area, causing extended safety closures along I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. These debris flow events on June 26, 27, and July 3 impacted hundreds of feet of road and were reported to be nearly 10 feet deep. Although debris flows happen suddenly, they  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 16 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Eric Warren Scott Hinton retired as president of Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory on June 30, leaving a legacy of unprecedented growth at the laboratory. During a reception on June 30, many current and former colleagues paid tribute to Hinton's leadership throughout his two decades of service to USU and SDL. Hinton began his tenure at USU when he was appointed dean of the College of Engineeri  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 7 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State football had 13 student-athletes named to various preseason all-Mountain West squads as Phil Steele's Magazine and Athlon Sports have both released their all-conference teams for the upcoming year. Senior Savon Scarver highlights this group as he was named a preseason fourth-team All-American at kickoff returner by Phil Steele, along with being a first-team all-Mountain West selection by both publicatio  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 16 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Julene Reese A recent study from the Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) outlined specific challenges women in the workforce faced during COVID-19, including the negative impacts on working mothers, challenges with childcare and managing a broad range of caregiving responsibilities. Susan Madsen, founding director of the UWLP and one of two authors of the study, said themes that emerg  more