INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 19 (TNSper) -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: Michael C. Zogby and Kaitlyn E. Stone attended the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC) annual meeting October 19-21, 2022, in Park City, Utah. At the meeting, Zogby was elected to the PLAC board of directors for a three-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023, and he also serves on the membership committee. Stone co-chaired and emceed the 2022 annual meeting, and helped to organize t  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 19 (TNSconf) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: A New Mexico State University-sponsored speaker series will explore how climate change and other factors have pushed Utah's Great Salt Lake to the brink of ecosystem collapse - a crisis that would endanger Utah residents, a variety of non-human species and the region's economy. The free Nov. 30 lecture will feature Bonnie Baxter, professor of biology at Westminster College and founder of the sch  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 18 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm has opened an office in Salt Lake City with the addition of esteemed shareholders, David Castleberry and Kathleen Weron, who join Ogletree Deakins from Manning, Curtis, Bradshaw, & Bednar. The Salt Lake City office marks Ogletree Deakins' first office in Utah and 55th lo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 15 (TNSper) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Michael L. Good, MD, CEO of University of Utah Health, executive dean of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, and the senior vice president for health sciences, has been selected to chair the steering committee of the AAMC Alliance of Academic Health Centers (the Alliance), an affinity group of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). University   more

PRICE, Utah, Nov. 18 (TNSsel) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Eastern hosted the 2022 Eastern Utah Economic Summit on Oct. 26-27 at the USU campus in Price. The summit was hosted by Congressman John Curtis, U.S. Representative from Utah's 3rd Congressional District. The summit brought leaders, entrepreneurs and experts from across the state together for multiple discussions and breakout sessions. "We had amazing breakout sessions, panel discussions and  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 15 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Tammy Rittenour and colleagues publish findings about world's largest sand island in 'Nature Geoscience.' * * * How did the world's largest sand island, K'gari, the indigenous name for eastern Australia's Fraser Island, along with the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, come to be? Little is known about the formation of these UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites, which have been influenced b  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: In certain regions of Brazil, don't be surprised if your GPS device behaves erratically. For years, researchers have been scratching their heads, looking for a solution to the unreliable GPS signals in regions near the Amazon. The cause? Plasma bubbles in space. Next week, NASA will launch a joint U.S.-Brazil satellite that will be deployed from the International Space Station, with scientific instruments develop  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 15 (TNSsel) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University industrial hygienist John Flores is the recipient of the 2022 Meritorious Achievement Award from the Utah Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the state organization's top honor. Flores, principal lecturer in the Public Health program of USU's Department of Biology, was recognized during the 39th annual Utah Conference on Safety and Industrial Hygiene on Oct. 13-14, 2022,   more

ROOSEVELT, Utah, Nov. 18 (TNSper) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Uintah Basin has hired two new employees who will serve as engagement program coordinators. Molly Ellender joins the campus as the Campus Engagement Program Coordinator I while LaNae Walker joins the campus as Community Engagement Program Coordinator II. Both joined USU Uintah Basin on Nov. 1. Ellender will be responsible for planning the campus's commencement activities and will be coor  more