BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 (TNSOps) -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: Within the Navajo Nation, on 27,000 square miles sprawling across Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, toxic waste from more than 500 abandoned uranium mines leaks dangerous radiation into water and homes. This legacy of the Cold War's nuclear arms race endangers the more than 250,000 people who live there, potentially causing kidney failure and lung and bone cancer. In remote villages   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 4 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news: Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Darryle Rude as interim commissioner of the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. "Darryle has shown nothing but professionalism and competency during his time at the Department of Financial Institutions and in his current role as chief examiner," Gov. Cox said. "I'm grateful he's willing to take on this new assignment as interim commissioner." Rude began his   more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 9 (TNSRes) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: As the COVID-19 pandemic began to sweep across the nation and the globe two years ago, communities had to not only process, but quickly respond to, what was happening with very limited information about the virus. Two researchers at New Mexico State University partnered with colleagues in Wyoming and Utah to study these responses and identify some strategies to help communities be more prepared du  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 8 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news: Gov. Spencer Cox sent a letter to President Joe Biden today encouraging him to eliminate any barriers to increasing U.S. domestic oil and gas production. Read the letter in its entirety below. Dear Mr. President, I appreciate many of the actions you've taken over the past two weeks to isolate Russia and provide support to Ukraine, and I encourage you to consider additional measures, including eliminating  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 9 (TNSPol) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lynnette Harris Utah State University will create a new College of Veterinary Medicine following a commitment by the Utah Legislature to provide significant ongoing state funding for what will be the first school of its kind in the state. The new college will help ease the shortage of veterinarians in the state and region, bolster the state's growing life sciences technology sector, and partner with veterinari  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 9 (TNSRep) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Office of Equity has released its first annual report, outlining its sexual misconduct and discrimination prevention and response efforts from August 2020 to July 2021. The Office of Equity provides education, reporting options, supportive measures, and a neutral administrative grievance process to address and respond to sexual misconduct and discrimination incidents at the university. The  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 10 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Allyson Myers Fueled by a desire to create more mental wellness services for adolescents, psychology Ph.D. candidate Julie Petersen is working on a landmark study of adolescents suffering from health anxiety. Health anxiety is a broad term for a variety of conditions and symptoms centered around excessive worry regarding one's health. It often manifests in activities like frequently seeking online informatio  more

NORTH LOGAN, Utah, March 10 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news on March 9, 2022: Electreon (TASE: ELWS.TA), the leading provider of in-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE), a National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Center taking on the nation's electrified transportation challenges to the widespread  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 9 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Change can be hard, especially when it involves soaring summer temperatures, mega-droughts, invasive species and other items from the unpleasant list of outcomes of climate change. There are innumerable economic and social implications from a changing climate -- but in the Western U.S. where skiing, hiking, biking, hunting and other forms of outdoor recreation are core to many people's lives, and where local econ  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 8 (TNSRep) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Julene Reese A Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project study sought to understand Utah women's experiences with sexist comments and remarks, which have become prevalent in conversation, public communication and social settings. Four themes emerged from the study, and five research reports have been created from the findings. Previous reports focused on inequity/bias and objectification. This rep  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 11 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Matilyn Mortensen Utah State University electrical and computer engineering professor Bedri A. Cetiner received a patent earlier this year for a new class of intelligent antenna technology and algorithm. The patent Cetiner and his team received is for a new physical structure for an antenna and a new algorithm for controlling the intelligence structure of an antenna. Cetiner said these developments will play  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 8 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lael Gilbert American white pelicans who pause their migration at Strawberry Reservoir are filling their bellies with native species like Utah sucker for the most part, leaving cutthroat trout to the human anglers, according to new research from Phaedra Budy, Gary Thiede, Kevin Chapman and Frank Howe from the Quinney College of Natural Resources. Strawberry Reservoir is one of the most popular sport fisheries  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 8 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Matilyn Mortensen This year, 12 new sponsors are participating in the Utah State University College of Engineering Senior Design program, including the Logan-based, non-profit adaptive art studio Jump the Moon. Senior Design is a required course for all engineering seniors and provides students an opportunity to complete a project related to the discipline they studied. Support for these projects comes from a  more