SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: For the ninth year in a row, research funding at the University of Utah grew, totaling $686 million in fiscal year 2022, which ended on June 30. The total is a new record high for the university. The U achieved milestones of $600 million in funding the last two years and $500 million four years ago. U of U Health accounted for 67% of the U's overall research funding, reaching $458 milli  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) provides an annual fellowship program for faculty within the college to collaborate in research with existing college centers. This year, a new center was created within the college: the Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Research Center (ADRC). The formal R401 approval for designation as a center is expected later this year, but research to adva  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 14 (TNSper) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: Western Governors University (WGU) today announced the appointment of Kerry Healey to its board of trustees to serve a two-year term. Healey is a leader in higher education and public policy and brings skills and determination to advise WGU as it fulfills its mission of creating pathways to opportunity and economic mobility for all. Healey serves as the inaugural p  more

BLANDING, Utah, Sept. 10 (TNSpro) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Following the success of a hybrid certified nursing assistant program created for the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) and Utah Department of Health, Utah State University has developed an industry-based program to help address CNA shortages in Southwestern Utah and the Arizona Strip area of the Navajo Nation. "Home health agencies' approach to this crisis has been to hire family members to care for the  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: A new, landmark longitudinal study of aging and autism will delve into how differences in aging may impact the health outcomes of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, led by a team of scientists at University of Utah Health and the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, seeks to expand on recent research suggesting that older adults with ASD may hav  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain, according to new research by scientists at University of Utah Health. Studies in mice show that as the fungal intruder travels through the body, it shrinks and acquires characteristics that help infection to spread, all in a matter of days.   more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 13 (TNSawa) (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The American Society of Horticulture Science (ASHS), recognized worldwide as a leading organization for horticulture science and technology, recently honored Utah State University Assistant Professor Youping Sun with its Early Career Achievement Award primarily for a sustainable landscape horticulture program he developed. Sun was invited to give a presentation on the program at the ASHS's annual meetin  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: In the mid-1980s, after water from catastrophic flooding retreated behind the banks of the swollen Great Salt Lake, an opportunistic invader moved in. Phragmites, a non-native grass that reaches up to 15 feet tall, began to monopolize huge swaths of wetlands surrounding the lake. The stubborn plant began dominating ecosystems, creating an unnaturally uniform landscape, chasing out native waterfowl, wildlife and p  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 (TNSacc) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Health Education and Promotion Master of Public Health (HEP MPH) program at Utah State University has earned accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for assuring quality in public health education and training. "Our ongoing goal has been to provide the best possible educational experiences for our students as t  more