REXBURG, Idaho, Jan. 18 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news: Brigham Young University-Idaho is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Rammell as its new Dean of Students. He replaces Wynn Hill who served as the Dean of Students since 2019 before transitioning to a new role in the Counseling Center this year. Rammell brings a depth of academic, professional, and student affairs experience to this position. For the last 10 years, he has served the university i  more

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 states in support of a legal challenge of Idaho's latest attack on reproductive rights, which would potentially punish medical providers and residents of states outside of Idaho for giving information and assistance to minors who access lawful abortion in those states. In the brief, filed in Matsumoto v. La  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Governor Brad Little announced today he is following up on a promise he made during his State of the State and Budget Address - to send two more teams of Idaho State Police troopers to the Texas-Mexico border to assist with securing our nation's border. Governor Little also issued a proclamation today naming January "Idaho Stands With Texas in Securing the Nation's Border Month." View the pr  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following joint statement on Jan. 25, 2024: * * * Governor Brad Little and 24 other Republican governors released the following joint statement in support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas' constitutional right to self-defense. The statement comes as the Biden Administration continues to attack Texas and refuses to take action or responsibility for the crisis at the southern border. "President Biden and his Administration h  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 23 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH) at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello is hosting a film screening of "The Massacre at Sand Creek and the Civil War" Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. at Frazier Hall. The film "is a story told in bronze and concrete, in wind and earth, and in the wrinkles of an old cottonwood tree. A story few people know or connect with the Civil War. It is a story about a man, half white half Che  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The ISU Research and Creative Works Symposium will take place on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at the Pond Student Union in Pocatello. As a reminder, this university-wide event is a collaborative event to encompass previous research days held by the Graduate School, Undergraduate Research Day (Office of Research), and the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences (KDHS). We welcome presentations of scholarly or cre  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 26 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Craig Thompson, university housing director, will be retiring on February 2 after nearly 15 years with Idaho State University. Craig came to work for ISU as an alumnus, having completed a B.A. in secondary education in 1982 and a master's degree in physical education (athletic administration) in 1984. All of us who have had the pleasure of working with Craig know him as a consummate professional and a delightful col  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 26 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Doctoral students from University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene will now be able to give supervised instruction to North Idaho College students in associate-level computer science courses offered at the NIC campus. U of I and NIC are partnering under the new "North Idaho Fellowship for Excellence in Computer Science and Robotics Engineering," and U of I Coeur d'Alene Center Executive Officer Andrew Fields said the ag  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general opposing an Idaho law (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/idaho-abortion-access-amicus-brief.pdf) that threatens to criminalize any action taken by an adult to help a minor from Idaho access abortion care in another state without parental consent. The coalition of attorneys general filed an   more

NAMPA, Idaho, Jan. 25 -- Northwest Nazarene University issued the following news: Northwest Nazarene University recently announced the launch of a new English Th.D. in Practical Theology in the summer of 2024. NNU is the first institution of the Church of the Nazarene in the United States or Canada to offer Th.D. and Ph.D. in theology degrees. "After the excellent launch of our groundbreaking Th.D. in Practical Theology in the Spanish language in 2023, we are excited to announce that we are la  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Jan. 24 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release: Raymond James Affordable Housing Investments (RJAHI), a leading national sponsor of affordable housing, has hired Ted Holman as vice president of institutional sales for the Western Region. Based in San Francisco, Holman will raise investment capital for affordable multifamily developments qualifying for Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and for the preservation of affordable housing. He will cov  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Rochester Institute of Technology scientists will be the lead researchers on a $1.8 million NASA grant to study electromagnetic signals from merging supermassive black holes. RIT's Manuela Campanelli, Distinguished Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics and director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, will lead the collaborative project with help   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 23 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: In the summer of 2023, the Bank of Idaho partnered with Idaho State University, College of Technology and the Successful Transitions and Retention Track (START) program to help raise scholarship funds for at-risk students who previously thought that higher education was beyond their reach. On Friday, January 5, a check was presented to the ISU START program for more than $21,000 to help continue making the dreams of   more

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: Next month, graduate students from Idaho's three public research institutions will present their research at this year's statewide Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. This will be Idaho's sixth statewide 3MT competition and University of Idaho's sixth time hosting the event. The 3MT competition will be held from 2-4 p.m. Mountain time Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Fine Arts Theatre on the Twin Falls   more

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 24 -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Bobbee Russell Verhoef When Utah State University Agricultural Communication and Journalism major Morgan Perkins isn't riding her horse, signing autographs and educating people about agriculture and rodeos, she is covering Cache Valley news. She wears both hats during rodeo season as she competes throughout Utah. At her most recent rodeo competition fall semester, Perkins was named queen at the Miss Wilderness Circuit  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: Westinghouse Electric Company provided 25 irradiated nuclear fuel rods, including accident-tolerant fuel, to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for testing and examination, a critical step toward qualification of the new design. Designed by Westinghouse, this new fuel technology with enhanced safety features will enable nuclear power plants to extend the generation of electricity from the current  more