LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University has released The Greats 2022, outlining the most unique and impactful Aggie accomplishments of the past year. The latest edition of the annual retrospective includes the formation of the College of Veterinary Medicine, the largest-ever donation to USU that formed the Bastian Agricultural Center, and record fall enrollment. USU was also at the forefront of research into many of the state's mo  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 2 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as the prime contractor for the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) guidance subsystems support. The contract is worth up to $1.6 billion over 16 years, will be primarily performed in Ogden, Utah, and Heath, Ohio, and is expected to support a sign  more

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona, Feb. 3 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release: This week, 25th Navajo Nation Council members, along with Navajo Nation First Lady Jasmine Blackwater Nygren, spoke in support of Utah House Bill 25, which seeks to extend the establishment of Utah's Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Task Force. The bill would also rename the group to be known as the "Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force." The bill, sponsored by Utah St  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 2 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release: On Tuesday, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson and state legislators to advocate for House Bill 40, sponsored by State Rep. Christine Watkins (R-Price), which seeks to codify provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in the state of Utah. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes are leading a multistate coalition in sending a letter to International Shareholder Services, Inc. ("ISS") and Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis"), which are companies that provide proxy voting advice to shareholders and aid them in the process of voting at shareholder meetings. Given that ISS and Glass Lewis service certain States  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: University of Utah professors Vahe Bandarian, Eric W. Schmidt and Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry are among the 506 newly-elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. AAAS members have been awarded this honor because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advan  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 3 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Simon Wang and Yoshi Chikamoto of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences at Utah State University have received a three-year grant as part of a $10.5 million project from the U.S. Department of Energy. The USU component of the project promotes actionable climate science with computer modeling to address the impacts of climate extremes across the United States. Actionable climate science relies on effecti  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: A recent study published by the Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) found that women who serve as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints experience improved educational, personal and professional outcomes. "The findings will be of interest to educators, employers, and those who work with young women as they consider their future goals and aspirations," said Susan   more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Honors scholar Michelle Norman was among Aggies sharing research with state legislators Jan. 20 on Utah's Capitol Hill. * * * At Undergraduate Research Day 2023 on Utah's Capitol Hill, Utah State University Honors scholar Michelle Norman discovered Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, is a fellow geology enthusiast. "I had a really fun conversation with him about the geology of Utah's Delta area," Norman says.   more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Nearly 2.2 million birds in Utah were lost to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) between April 2022 and January 2023. This total includes eight non-commercial poultry flocks, 18 commercial egg layer and turkey flocks, and one commercial gamebird facility. Non-commercial detections in backyard chicken flocks and petting zoos have occurred in Cache, Utah, Salt Lake and Weber counties. Live wild bird survei  more