LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 29 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Chris Luecke, dean of Utah State University's S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources (QCNR), announced he will step down from his leadership post, effective July 2022. The transition marks the end of a decade of thoughtful leadership and committed service in the position. Luecke will return to a faculty position in the Department of Watershed Sciences. "We'd like to thank Dean Luecke for his out  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Oct. 29 -- Ocean Center issued the following news release: Eight teams will tip off with hopes of winning it all at the 2021 Sunshine Slam basketball tournament Nov. 20 and 21 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. The two-day tournament will feature eight Division 1 basketball teams from across the country, including Daytona Beach's own Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Other competitors are Utah, Boston College, Rhode Island, Tulsa, Air Force, Holy Cross and Bryant. Each team   more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 26 (TNSMon) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Jon M. Huntsman School of Business announced that Huntsman School alumni Blake Kirby and Stephen Swensen will donate $1 million to the business school. The gift will be used to create the Dr. Philip R. Swensen Endowed Professor of Finance at the Huntsman School, named in honor of the late Swensen, a former professor of finance at Utah State University who would have been 78 on October 24.   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2021: Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox announced the formation of the Governor's Cybersecurity Task Force. Building on the previous successes of partnerships already established in the law enforcement community, the Task Force will promote cybersecurity awareness, share information, identify cybersecurity assets and resources, promote best practices, and enhance cyber capabilities and response for all Ut  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 27 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center will present to former CEO and Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, its Principle-Centered Leadership Award on Friday, Oct. 29. Nooyi will address a general audience of students and faculty at the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium on the USU campus at 10:30 a.m. prior to the award ceremony. The event will be moderated by Lord Dr. Michael Hasti  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 26 (TNSPro) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Extension Launches Ag Wellness Programs to Address Mental Health Needs in Agriculture Utah State University Extension recently launched Ag Wellness, a program focused on addressing the mental health needs of Utah farmers, ranchers and others involved in the agricultural industry. The Ag Wellness program includes resources, online and in-person courses and a podcast aimed at improving mental health and  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah State University: Shingo Prize Awarded to Jabil Healthcare Bray for Organizational Excellence The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Jabil Healthcare Bray the Shingo Prize. "Receipt of the Shingo Prize is a worldwide recognized symbol of an organization's successful establishment of a culture anchored on enterprise excellence pr  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 28 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Spider encounters in Utah increase in the fall as spiders near the end of their lives and search for mates and lay egg sacks. These behaviors often occur indoors, causing more spider encounters and increasing the number of unnecessarily feared or killed spiders. While it's true that there are spiders of concern in Utah, from an arthropod diagnostician's viewpoint, people do not need to worry as much as they seem t  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 27 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Finding Scott Hexum's office in the Veterinary Science and Biology Building is an adventure. Not only is Room 210 nowhere near Room 209, but visitors need to enter what looks like a storage room before descending down a small number of stairs to get there. And upon arrival, you are greeted not by a usual university office, but bones. Most are skulls, but femurs, teeth, and other parts can also be found, and they c  more