WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * Utah Tech's fancy footwork to repackage DEI: 'We didn't really get rid of anything' Officials at Utah Tech University thought they could quietly repackage their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda under new academic labels to evade state oversight--but Accuracy in Media isn't letting it go under the radar. "Its under academic. It's not under services at all. It's all academic," Utah Tech's Student Resource Ce  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * CURTIS CHAMPIONS UTAH'S ROLE IN ADVANCING CLEAN, RELIABLE NUCLEAR ENERGY * Washington, D.C. - During a U.S. Senate Energy and Public Works nomination hearing to consider Ho Nieh to be a Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner (NRC), Senator John Curtis (R-UT) underscored Utah's growing leadership in the future of clean, technologically advanced nuclear energy, securing commitment from Mr. Nieh for greater colla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Utah Legislature Approving Another Rigged Map After Being Forced To Redraw Once Already Today, despite bipartisan opposition, the Utah legislature passed a new congressional map that once again ignores the will of Utahns and could give Republicans an unfair advantage amidst national pressure from Donald Trump for Republican legislatures to rig their cong  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Internexus Provo, Utah, an English as a Second Language (ESL) school, has voiced opposition to a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would impose a maximum two-year admission period for F-1 students. In a public comment letter, the institution argues that the restriction would adversely affect students' ability to complete their educational programs, particularly those requiring longer study periods to achieve fluency in English. Accordi  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 10 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Land is Kin: USU Extension Helps Wellsville Farm Through Transition to Organic Partnership Program By Nellie Williams Beneath the Wellsville Mountains, Steep Mountain Farm is transitioning to USDA-certified organic production. Its stewards, Nate and Tara Stireman, describe their work as a "community-centered, ecological and regenerative agriculture project." With funding support from the USDA's Transition to Orga  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Blasts Democrat's Second Failed Attempt to End Trump's National Energy Emergency U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, condemned Senate Democrats for again bringing forward a measure to formally end the National Energy Emergency declared by President Trump. "Democrats are yet  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Curtis Introduce Outdoor ADA Alongside Measures to Keep Roads Open for Americans with Disabilities Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, alongside Senator John Curtis (R-UT), introduced the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act, legislation to ensure that Americans with disabilities can   more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Marie Eccles Caine Foundation - Russell Family Gives $5.5 Million to Utah State University Gift establishes Caine School of the Arts Endowed Directorship and scholarships in dairy science and history * Utah State University has received a transformative $5.5 million gift from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation - Russell Family to strengthen programs in the arts, agriculture and history for generations to come. The  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 8 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * President Nelson Remembered for Decisive Leadership and Unwavering Testimony of Christ 'He has great faith in you and me and will always be cheering each and every one of us on,' his daughter says * President Russell M. Nelson was honored Tuesday as a devoted husband, a loving father, and a dedicated disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Four leaders of The   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 10 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Review: Thinking Through Archaeological Complexity * Complexity science can help archaeologists understand how the everyday actions of ancient people accumulated into the large-scale patterns we excavate today. In her new book, Thinking Through Archaeological Complexity, Santa Fe Institute External Professor Stefani Crabtree (Utah State University) shows how methods drawn fro  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 7 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * Thousands Attend the Viewing of President Russell M. Nelson Thousands of mourners of all ages are passing through the Conference Center on Temple Square today to bid a final farewell to President Russell M. Nelson, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for more than seven years before he died on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The public vie  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Personal connections are key to reaching Utah veterans with suicide prevention resources Suicide is a leading cause of death in both the United States and Utah, and data show that Veterans have an increased risk for suicide-related deaths. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute sheds light on how Utah's Veterans access suicide prevention reso  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Professor Receives Outstanding Young Scientist Award for Dairy Science Research By Ethan Brightbill When Associate Professor Prateek Sharma was recognized with the Samuel Cate Prescott Outstanding Young Scientist Award from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), an international society of food scientists, his department head, Professor Heidi Wengreen, was proud but not surprised. "Prateek has a genuine ex  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Student Senator, Undergrad Researcher, Aspiring Physician Assistant Embraces New College Home First-generation college student Breanna Cahoon hits the ground running with a human anatomy and dissection teaching assistantship, a research position in genome engineering techniques toward development of human therapeutics, work in community caregiving and hospice, along with student government leadership. By Mary-A  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Veterinary Medicine Students Practice Skills With Actors, Stuffed Pets in Diagnostic Challenge By Nadia Pflaum Second-year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Utah State University took a simulated step into the future this week, hosting veterinary clinic appointments with professional actors posing as clients, and their ailing animals of the stuffed variety. "This was Austin," Xander Hemmert s  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Merrill-Cazier Library Marks 20 Years as Campus Hub By Ben Dupuy The Merrill-Cazier Library, a cornerstone of learning and collaboration at Utah State University, is marking its 20th anniversary in 2025. After two and a half years of construction and the relocation of more than 1.5 million volumes, the Merrill-Cazier Library opened in 2005 as a state-of-the-art facility. Since then, the building has served as the   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Students Complete Geologic Systems Field Course in Moab for Energy Interpretation Students at the University of Wyoming recently completed a one-credit field course in Moab, Utah, to study rock formations that are direct analogs to those being explored for carbon management in Wyoming. Open to all UW students and led by Autumn Eakin, assistant director of the Center for Economic Geology Research (CEGR)  more