LOGAN, Utah, May 25 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * National Science Foundation, USU partners provide more than $500K for 'microCT' unit to advance research efforts * * * By Mary-Ann Muffoletto Conventional means of examining biological and other structures, including dissection, often destroy precious specimens. But advances in imaging technology are affording scientists the ability to get a closer, non-invasive look. Utah State University is the grateful  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 27 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lynnette Harris To better serve the faculty and the rapidly growing number of students enrolled in Utah State University's College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Dean Ken White this week announced changes in the structure of some departments and programs in the college. In short, existing majors and programs in the Department of Aviation and Technical Education (AVTE) and Department of Applied Sciences,   more

MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah, May 28 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on May 27, 2022: Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer, and members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council welcomed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, and Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson to Monument Valley, UT on Friday, for a historic signing ceremony to finalize the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act that will d  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Researchers backed by an $8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant will explore how to better prevent traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in military personnel exposed to blast shock waves. The research team from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, UVA Health, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah will examine the role of brain inflammation in traumatic brain injury followi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: The bottom of the ocean is full of mysteries but scientists have recently uncovered one of its best-kept secrets. For 25 years, drug hunters have been searching for the source of a natural chemical that had shown promise in initial studies for treating cancer. Now, researchers at University of Utah Health report that easy-to-find soft corals-flexible corals that resemble underwater plants-m  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 27 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Researchers backed by an $8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant will explore how to better prevent traumatic brain injury, or TBI, in military personnel exposed to blast shock waves. The research team from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center, UVA Health, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah will examine the role of brain inflammation in traumatic brain injury fo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 28 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development issued the following news: To help Utah's manufacturing industry, the state has designated $10 million for a new Manufacturing Modernization Grant. The program incentivizes Utah businesses to modernize, establish, relocate, retain, or develop manufacturing in the state. The grant aims to update Utah companies' manufacturing, increase supply chain resilience, and lessen American dependence on foreign manufacturing  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 25 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced Tuesday that it has elected retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson to its Board of Directors. Thompson is a distinguished veteran who most recently served as the final commander of the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. "As one of the nation's most prominent leaders in sp  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 26 (TNSrep) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: * * * College Innovation Network's EdTech Faculty Survey offers a roadmap for improving the faculty--and ultimately the student--experience in higher ed * * * The College Innovation Network (CIN), an initiative spearheaded by WGU Labs, today published the results of its 2022 CIN EdTech Faculty Survey, aimed at understanding faculty's experiences with education technol  more