BLANDING, Utah, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen Utah State University Blanding has recently hired Kayla Atcitty to serve as the campus' sexual violence prevention specialist. Atcitty will help implement and increase the impact of sexual misconduct prevention efforts through online campus events, social media and various other innovative student and employee interactions. "This position is crucial to meeting the sexual misconduct prevention   more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 12 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Much of Utah State University doctoral student Jessica Murray's field experience has been spent high above the ground -- studying carbon cycling from soils some 80 feet up in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve tree canopy of Costa Rica, to be exact. With recent research, Murray is exploring "normal, on-the-ground soils" within the mountainous Central American nation's tropical alpine ecosystem -- know  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, we're breaking down the Arizona GOP Senate primary candidates' war on Roe v. Wade and outlining exactly how out of touch each of these candidates are when it comes to Arizonans' access to reproductive care. After overviewing Brnovich and Masters' anti-choice agendas earlier this week, now we're turning to Utah-resident Jim Lamon. Alabama native and Utah resident Jim Lamon has pledged $50 mil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: Arnold & Porter recently advised RLS Partners LLC, an affiliate of RLS Logistics, on two strategic investments in the cold storage space. The transactions advance RLS Partners' continued strategy to create a national platform of family-owned, temperature-controlled supply chain solutions providers. Arnold & Porter advised RLS Partners on its acquisition of a family of Utah-based frozen and refrigera  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following statement in response to the tax relief package approved by the Utah legislature: * * * "As a freshman legislator nine years ago, I supported an earned income tax credit to benefit low- and moderate-income Utahns. Every year since I have worked to get the EITC signed into law. "I could not be more excited to finally get this piece of legislation across the finish line. "I also look forward to signing into la  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: Leading by example, Gov. Spencer Cox filled in as an 8th grade history teacher at West Lake STEM Junior High School in the Granite School District today. The action comes after he issued an executive order on Jan. 31, 2022, granting state employees 30 hours of administrative leave to substitute as teachers and other school support positions during a period of school staffing shortages. "S  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Feb. 10, 2022: * * * This is an important day for the state of Utah: Our Clean Slate law officially goes into effect. Utah's Clean Slate law will clear about 400,000 criminal records automatically, and is projected to affect hundreds of thousands of criminal records into the future. Utah's Clean Slate law will impact Utahns whose cases were dismissed with prejudice, and certain qualifying misdemea  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 4 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Physics Scholar Trace Taylor to Present Findings on Utah's Capitol Hill on Feb. 8 * * * By Mary-Ann Muffoletto Remnants of an unmanned, school bus-sized spacecraft, marooned in space for nearly six years, are providing a rich research experience for Utah State University undergraduate Trace Taylor. The dual physics and electrical engineering major is carefully examining materials retrieved from NASA's pol  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Feb. 8 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: A New Mexico State University professor is part of a research collaborative that received a $500,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to develop a maple industry in the nation's interior west region. Rolston St. Hilaire, NMSU Regents professor and head of the Plant and Environmental Sciences and Extension Plant Sciences departments in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environm  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 11 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development issued the following news: The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) awarded Stackline a temporary, marginal tax reduction for its expansion in Utah. The post-performance corporate incentive is part of the Legislature's Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Stackline plans to bring up to 152 new high-paying jobs and invest a projected $200,000 i  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: For fall and summer 2022 semesters, Utah State University will offer up to $1,200 for housing and dining grants to new domestic undergraduate students. These funds are available through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to offset financial hardships related to COVID-19. After awarding more than $32 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid to current students and knowing Utah's housing crunch can still be f  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 6 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Allyson Myers Four undergraduate students from the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University will present at Research on Capitol Hill on Feb. 8. Organized by USU, ROCH is an annual celebration of undergraduate research that features students from Utah State University and the University of Utah, the top two research universities in the state. Although event organizers a  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 9 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lael Gilbert When things are as complex, entrenched in history and as high-stakes as water rights in the arid West, making any change to the system is tough. But as Utah enters a third decade of drought, with record-low levels in reservoirs and lakes, parched landscapes, growing populations and an agricultural community under pressure, change is inevitable. Utah leaders now grapple with difficult tradeoffs and   more