WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 100 Groups Urge Senate Leadership Against Public Lands Sell-off in Budget Bill * More than 100 organizations urged senate leadership today to remove the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands from the Senate budget bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wants to mandate the sell-off of millions of acres of   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 19 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Caroline Dias Goncalves Granted Bond - Attorney Jon Hyman and Gaby Pacheco React Washington, DC - Earlier today, an immigration judge in Colorado granted bond in the case of Caroline Dias Goncalves - an essential step toward her release from a Colorado ICE detention center in coming days. Caroline is a 19-year-old University of Utah s  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * CURTIS PUSHES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY AHEAD OF 2034 SALT LAKE GAMES Washington, D.C. - During a Senate Commerce Subcommittee hearing examining the effectiveness of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in ensuring international competitions remain free from doping and performance-enhancing drugs, U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) highlighted Utah's success hosting th  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 21 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Different Strokes: USU Ecologists Say Plants Produce 'Astonishing' Array of Metabolic Substances Noelle Beckman and Gerald Schneider explore the vast chemodiversity and phylogenetic dispersion of metabolites in fruit, leaves and roots of neotropical plants. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto Plants of many species harbor a vast number of specialized metabolites -- chemical substances that play a variety of roles in   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions against former employee of Bank of Hawaii and former employee of Ally Bank and announces termination of enforcement actions with UniCredit, S.p.A. and China Construction Bank Corporation * The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of the enforcement actions listed below: Consent prohibition order against Alohi Kaupu-Grace Former employee   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 17 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking Announced for Winchester Virginia Temple This will be the fourth temple in Virginia * The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking date for the Winchester Virginia Temple. Groundbreaking services for the Winchester Virginia Temple will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Elder Robert M. Daines,   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Owens Protects College Sports * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives Burgess Owens (R-UT), David Kustoff (R-TN), and Josh Harder (D-CA) introduced the NCAA Accountability Act of 2025, legislation to ensure due process protections for universities and individuals under investigation by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for rule infractions. "For too long, the NCAA has operated withou  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, June 18 -- The Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: * * * Dr. Rebecca L. Pfeiffer from University of Utah Awarded $90,000 Knights Templar Eye Foundation Grant for Retinitis Pigmentosa Research Dr. Rebecca L. Pfeiffer from the University of Utah, John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, Utah was awarded a $90,000 grant to study: Spatial transcriptomic profiling of outer limiting membrane and Muller cells in pediatric retinitis pigmentosa. Many well-k  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by John Crockett, deputy chief of state, private and tribal forestry at the U.S. Forest Service, from a June 10, 2025, hearing on the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act (H.R. 1045), Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act (H.R. 1655), Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act (H.R. 3444), and legislation to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Announces Additions to Solar Energy Capacity, Advancing Sustainability, Energy Stability LOGAN, Utah -- Utah State University has partnered with Castle Gate Engineering to significantly expand its on-campus solar energy production. This initiative, which will add more than 1 megawatt DC of solar generation across four Cache Valley locations, marks a major step forward in the university's commitment to sustaina  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Evolutionary Biologist Awarded $1.85M NIH Grant to Study Large-Scale Mutations Biology Professor Zach Gompert received a five-year Maximizing Investigators' Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to explore chromosomal rearrangements in studies with stick insects, butterflies and seed beetles. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto How do living things evolve? What is the myriad of processes b  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Launches New Community Pathway Scholarship to Support Local Students LOGAN, Utah -- Utah State University has announced a new scholarship designed to ease the financial burden for Cache County residents returning to school to pursue a graduate degree at USU. "We recognize that making the leap back into school -- especially graduate school -- can be challenging," said Richard Cutler, senior vice provost for gra  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 19 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU UWLP Releases Research on Voting and Civic Engagement Among Utah Women By Julene Reese In Utah's early history, women were highly engaged politically. In fact, Utah women were the first in the United States to vote under an equal suffrage law in 1870. However, in 2006 when only 36.8% of Utah women visited the polls, Utah plummeted to last place for women's voter turnout. That downward trend has shifte  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by the University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute titled "Utah Consumer Sentiment" shows that consumer confidence in Utah rose by 1.4% in May 2025, ending a three-month decline. The index increased from 80.0 in April to 81.1 in May, according to findings released on June 4, 2025. The report is based on a statewide telephone survey conducted with a representative sample of Utah residents. The modest uptick contrasts with the national trend  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Larissa Yocom, director of the Utah Forest Restoration Institute, from a June 10, 2025, hearing on the Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act (H.R. 1045): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and all members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I am Larissa Yocom, the Director of the Utah Forest Restoration Institute and an Associate Profess  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Utah Senior Advisor for Education Rich K. Nye from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today, and thank you for tackling such an important topic. My name is Rich Nye. I serve as the Senior Advisor for  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Utah Women and Leadership Project has issued a white paper titled "What Utahns Can Do to Strengthen Girls & Women: Findings from Community Conversations Across Utah," synthesizing insights from dozens of local gatherings across all 29 counties in the state. The report, issued on June 4, 2025, presents grassroots-driven recommendations to address the economic, educational, health, and cultural challenges facing Utah's girls and women. The report draws from a   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Honor Dalai Lama, Express Support for Tibetan People * Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a resolution recognizing the Dalai Lama's upcoming 90 th birthday and expressing support  more