LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) approval of a wide range of projects, that, in total, will create 1,869 jobs and generate more than $550 million in investment in Michigan. Projects include three Magna expansions in Southeast Michigan, a Utah-based electric vehicle manufacturer bringing its headquarters  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 29 (TNSper) -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Hart is pleased to announce Allison Phillips Belnap, a real estate associate in the firm's Salt Lake City office, has been elected to serve as President of the LGBT & Allied Lawyers of Utah (LALU) for a two-year term. LALU is an association of the Utah State Bar and an affiliate of the National LGBT Bar Association. LALU's mission is to use education and advocacy to promote and supp  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) approval of a wide range of projects, that, in total, will create 1,869 jobs and generate more than $550 million in investment in Michigan. Projects include three Magna expansions in Southeast Michigan, a Utah-based electric vehicle manufacturer bringing its headqua  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 25 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University announced a new director in its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) on Monday as part of its efforts to further USU's mission of creating an inclusive and equitable campus community. Charity Maeda Van den Akker will fill the new position, coordinating educational programs that promote knowledge on equitable and inclusive practices across the university's campuses. "Charity has  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: University of Utah Health has launched a new initiative that seeks to better integrate digital health applications into daily medical care including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, heart disease, and other life-threatening conditions. The Digital Health Initiative (DHI) aims to develop, evaluate, and distribute tools designed to improve mental health, home monitoring, sel  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Researchers at Utah State University are creating a new hydrologic information system that will generate important new insight about the nation's water resources. The goal is to develop a set of tools that better enable those who operate water monitoring sites to manage large volumes of data and make that data accessible to others. Their vision is a system similar to the National Weather Service's Cooperative Obs  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 29 (TNSpar) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University and Fort Valley State University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for the two land-grant institutions to collaborate and cooperate on activities of mutual interest. The universities announced the five-year agreement formally on Oct. 28. The MOU specifically furthers the development of research collaboration, educational program development, student sup  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Wild and domesticated birds have faced a renewed risk from avian influenza this fall. While the virus was first detected in Utah in April 2022, experts warn that the strain of highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) is likely to spread even more rapidly this season. That's bad news for the state's agricultural sector, said veterinarian and Utah State University Extension poultry specialist Dr. David Frame. "Commercia  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Approximately 25,000 more males than females in Utah ages 18 and older have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. Recent data shows that female secondary students actually plan on attending college at higher rates than male students, but for varying reasons, they are less likely to graduate from college. The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) recently analyzed and reported data from Envi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 27 (TNSper) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Western Governors University (WGU) has announced the appointment of Stacey Ludwig Johnson, Ph.D. as the new senior vice president (SVP) of WGU and executive dean of the School of Education, effective October 24, 2022. In this role, Ludwig Johnson will drive the academic and operational strategies of the largest, nonprofit, accredited school of education in the U.S. Ludwig Johnson has   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: The College and Innovation Network (CIN), a grant-funded initiative within WGU Labs, published its second annual CIN EdTech Student Survey, aiming to better understand the present and future student experience with education technology (EdTech). WGU Labs College Innovation Network logo The CIN EdTech Survey Series tracks the perils, progress and predictions of the new technology-enab  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 25 (TNSpar) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: The Accelerator at WGU Labs, an affiliate of online, nonprofit Western Governors University (WGU), announced today an investment in, and strategic partnership with, Unmudl, an online Skills-to-Jobs(TM) Marketplace that provides opportunities for working learners, employers, and community colleges to engage each other in a more efficient and streamlined marketplace to maximize the retur  more