WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: NRSC Chairman Rick Scott released the following statement on Senator Mike Lee's debate victory against fake Independent Evan McMullin. Statement from Chairman Rick Scott: "Tonight's debate showed exactly what we have all known: Evan McMullin is no independent and he will continue to align himself with Democrats. Senator Lee has been a fighter for conservative values and protecting our judic  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18 (TNSper) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Health care administration professional, Gina R. Hawley, is named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics, effective January 3, 2023. Dr. Hawley has robust academic health system experience from her previous roles at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Johns Hopkins Medicine, and other institutions. She started her career in health care as  more

LEHI, Utah, Oct. 19 -- NetDocuments, a provider of cloud-based content services and productivity platform, issued the following news release: NetDocuments, the most trusted cloud platform where legal professionals do their best work, today announced it has acquired Worldox, a global document management system (DMS) provider that has helped shape the legal technology landscape for more than 30 years. Leadership from both organizations identified a customer-first approach and vision for the futu  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * A newly-introduced bill from Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) would require new smartphones and tablets activated in Pennsylvania to have a filter enabled to prevent children from accessing pornography online. House Bill 2865 would require cellular carriers to switch on filters that are already technologically feasible. Gregory said the filters could be disabled by adults and do not infr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 20 (TNSeco) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: The University of Utah today broke ground on the new state-of-the-art home for its Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine. The $185 million facility has been made possible, in part, by funds from a landmark gift of $110 million from the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation and the Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation. The gift provides support not only for the building, but also medical  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Newly published research is the first to show that stillbirth can be inherited and tends to be passed down through male members of the family. That risk preferentially comes from the mother's or father's male relatives--their brothers, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or male cousins. But the odds of a couple losing a baby to stillbirth are even greater when the condition comes from the fath  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: People who have received two or three doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are significantly more likely to have milder illnesses if infected with the Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants than those who are unvaccinated, according to a nationwide study involving a team of University of Utah researchers. The study, which examined health care personnel, first responders and other frontline wo  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor Colin Phillips is making waves -- through river channels -- with his aim to build models to determine how rivers will respond to climate change, all thanks to the nearly $300,000 grant he received through the National Science Foundation. According to Phillips, although mountain rivers are critical sources for drinking, recreation and irrigation, they are hig  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 18 (TNSsel) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University is seeing record enrollment this fall at its residential campuses in Logan, Price and Blanding among first-year students who recently graduated high school. First-year student enrollment was up 13.3% over last year in Logan and up 14.1% overall across the university's statewide system. USU enrollment highlights also included: * Concurrent enrollment, students taking USU courses while in hig  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 18 (TNSpar) -- Utah State University issued the following news: One of the largest transportation agencies in Florida is set to build an electrified roadway, and the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center at Utah State University will help lead the project. The Central Florida Expressway Authority, known as CFX, announced last year plans to build approximately one mile of electrified roadway on the new State Route 516, which is slated for construction near Orlando. The new stret  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development issued the following news: The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) awarded Morgan Stanley a temporary, marginal tax reduction for its expansion in Utah. The post-performance corporate incentive is part of the Legislature's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Morgan Stanley plans to bring up to 800 new jobs, investing $1,000,000 in the grow  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Native freshwater mussels are key to aquatic ecosystems, as these organisms improve water quality by filtering large water volumes as well as provide nutrients and substrate for other aquatic species. However, these mussels have experienced dramatic declines in western North America, including two species native to Wyoming and Utah. Lusha Tronstad, lead invertebrate zoologist with the Wyoming Nat  more