LOGAN, Utah, April 29 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen After a national search, Utah State University has selected Linda Nagel to lead the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources as dean. Nagel will join the QCNR on Aug. 1, 2022. "I am pleased to welcome Dr. Nagel to Utah State University," said Francis Galey, USU's executive vice president and provost. "During our discussions, her vision for research, extension, teaching and student   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 28 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Elisa Walker Utah State University recently named D. Richard Cutler as vice provost of graduate studies. Cutler accepted this position after having served as interim vice provost since Aug. 1, 2020. "Richard has done a remarkable job in leading the graduate school these past few years," said USU Provost Frank Galey. "His interest in graduate education and student well-being is sincere. He is well-deserving o  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 27 (TNSAwa) -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Hart is proud to announce attorneys Mickell Jimenez, Eric Maxfield, and Macrina Sharpe have received a 2022 Pro Bono Service Award from the Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter (FBA). The award recognizes exemplary pro bono and public service by FBA members in the District of Utah. The Holland & Hart team was selected for this award for their pro bono work representing a single mo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 26 (TNSPar) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on April 25, 2022: The Accelerator at WGU Labs, an affiliate of online, nonprofit Western Governors University (WGU), today announced an investment in and strategic partnership with Concourse Global. Concourse is an innovative college admissions platform that promises to make higher education more accessible to historically underserved students. Through its unique model, Concourse has  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 26 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Mary-Ann Muffoletto Many of our daily activities -- ranging from mobile phone use to surfing the net and TV viewing -- depend on satellites. Solar activity can wreak havoc with these communications, causing disruptions ranging from minor inconveniences to hazardous outages on earth and dangerous radiation exposure in space. The sun moves through activity cycles of varied intensity, each lasting about 11 yea  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 22 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP assisted the Utah Jazz in launching the second phase of its original non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles with membership in the Jazz XR Cub Club. The collection is available for public sale exclusively through the CoinZoom NFT Marketplace, the official cryptocurrency platform and NFT marketplace for the Utah Jazz. Designed by Brux Studio, the series features three minted versions o  more

LEHI, Utah, April 30 -- NetDocuments, a provider of cloud-based content services and productivity platform, issued the following news release: NetDocuments, the leading secure cloud-based content services platform for law firms, corporate legal teams and compliance departments, today announced that it has been selected by NJORD Law Firm as the company's document and email management platform. NJORD Law Firm is a full-service law firm serving local and international clients through the firm's o  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 29 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced Thursday a $1 million gift from Tom and Patty Willis for a new state-of-the-art full-length indoor practice facility. "We are grateful for the generous gift from the Willis family on this facility that will be a positive game-changer for our student-athletes across all sports," said Hartwell. "Tom and Patty's buy-in to our vi  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 26 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Matilyn Mortensen Rose Hu, a Utah State University professor of electrical and computer engineering and the associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, recently received a $165,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to reshape the future of next-generation wireless communication technologies. This grant is part of a $500,000 collaborative project to explore a systematic approach to ac  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 29 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Allyson Myers Marisa Davis and Emma Greenwood, undergraduate students in the Psychology department of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, will present at the Council on Undergraduate Research's Posters on the Hill 2022. Davis and Greenwood are among only 60 students across the nation who have been accepted to present at Posters on the Hill. Davis and Greenw  more

NORTH LOGAN, Utah, April 27 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news on April 26, 2022: Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced that it has received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory valued at up to $1 billion over the next 10 years. SDL will support the Air Force Research Laboratory and the United States Space Force with a broad array of tasks that fall under a specific set of SDL's core competenc  more