LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Maria Rodriguez says emerging images may unlock mysteries of black hole formation * * * In popular banter, black holes are considered vast voids of unrecoverable mystery, from which objects, time, money, experiences, knowledge or memories can never be retrieved. Yet the "holes" are actually a great amount of matter packed into a very small area, says Utah State University theoretical physicist Maria Rodrig  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 2 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Michelle Baker, professor in the Department of Biology and the USU Ecology Center, has been selected to serve as dean of Utah State University's College of Science. Baker, who joined USU in 1999, has served as interim dean since Jan. 1, 2021, following the retirement of Dean Maura Hagan, who served from 2015-2020. "It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Michelle Baker has accepted the offer to become the nex  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2022: * * * Nearly $1 million will significantly increase the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women receiving undergraduate information technology degrees at WGU by 2025 * * * Western Governors University (WGU) announced today that the Reboot Representation Tech Coalition awarded the university a $915,000 "Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers for Women in Tec  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 4 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: In 2007, the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice conducted an anonymous survey and found that one in three Utah women experienced sexual assault in their lifetime, and one in six Utah women experienced rape (sexual assault with penetration). Utah is ranked number nine in the U.S. for the number of rapes per capita. To better understand the problem and to help find solutions, the Utah State University   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming's School of Pharmacy recently hosted its inaugural Legal Aspects in Pharmacy Conference, including a number of presenters highlighting how rules, regulations and laws impact the practice of pharmacy. Providing information and cases to review with the attendees was at the forefront of the speakers' presentations. Participants came from Wyoming, Colorado, Michigan, New Jer  more

PRICE, Utah, Aug. 4 (TNSconf) -- Utah State University issued the following news on Aug. 3, 2022: Utah State University Eastern will host the 2022 Eastern Utah Economic Summit on Oct. 26-27 at USU's campus in Price. The summit will feature Congressman John Curtis, U.S. representative from Utah's 3rd Congressional District. The summit was formerly known as the Rural Business Summit. "We couldn't be more excited to have the summit return to USU Eastern after the success of last year's event," sa  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Utah State University issued the following news: A team from Utah State University has won the $10,000 grand prize at this year's International Future Energy Challenge in Knoxville, Tennessee. The win is a major accomplishment for the students and a first for USU. Undergrads Dakota Goodrich, Conner Sabin, Tucker Skinner, Mckay Waite and graduate mentors Sanat Poddar and Aditya Zade and faculty advisor Hongjie Wang outcompeted six other teams from around the globe to take  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 2 (TNSawa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Kelly Kopp, Utah State University Extension turfgrass and water conservation specialist, was recently awarded the Crop Science Extension Education Award by the Crop Science Society of America. The annual awards are presented for outstanding contributions to crop science through education, national and international service, and research. Kopp is director of USU's Center for Water Efficient Landscaping and professo  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 3 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The COVID-19 pandemic shut down visits to the physical offices of Utah's Area Agencies on Aging, senior centers and other facilities. For them, the shift to online services was more complicated than it had been for businesses and education. Federal crisis funding was distributed to all states, and in Utah, it made a difference, according to Jennifer Morgan of the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practi  more