LOGAN, Utah, March 3 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * 'Everyone Deserves Access to Education': USU Graduate Student Advocates for Science Outreach * At Utah State University, graduate student Gavin Munson believes education should extend far beyond the classroom. Munson, who is pursuing a master's degree in biology with an emphasis in ecology and evolution, says his goal has always been to help others learn and see the world differently. While many graduate student  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Tim Andrews: * * * Utah's H.B. 337: A Costly Tax Hike That Will Hurt Families, Small Businesses, and State Revenue Earlier today, Americans for Tax Reform sent the Utah State Senate Business and Labor Committee a letter urging them to oppose the disastrous HB337, a bill that would slug consumers with a series of tax hikes that will hurt working families and small businesses, fail to raise the   more

LOGAN, Utah, March 3 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Art + Design Students Bring Coaches vs. Cancer Vision to Life * LOGAN, Utah - The Department of Art + Design collaborated with the Utah State Athletics and Intermountain Healthcare earlier this year for an initiative called Coaches vs. Cancer, bringing creativity and community together in a meaningful way. The initiative centered around a 12-year-old cancer patient with a passion for both art and footwear. Dur  more

LOGAN, Utah, March 3 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Digital Drawingboard: USU Launches New Planning & Design Technologies Degree * There is the digital world. There is the physical world. And with a new Planning and Design Technologies undergraduate degree at Utah State University, students can bridge the two. The Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning recently introduced the new degree to offer a practical, hands-on pathway for technolog  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 4 -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * The Activist Hedge Fund Effect How these hedge funds are pulling companies away from basic scientific work * A new study from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the University of Utah finds that activist hedge funds are changing how America's most research intensive companies innovate, often pulling them away from the kind of basic scientific work that results in breakthroughs. These hedge funds  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 4 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Elder Cook Counsels BYU Students to Follow the Prophets to Navigate the World of AI The Apostle teaches that the restored gospel "will be even more important in the emerging 'Artificial Intelligence Age'" * Elder Quentin L. Cook challenged Brigham Young University students on Tuesday to increase their spirituality to better navigate the world of artificial intelligence.   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A coalition of 24 national and 44 state or local epilepsy organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opposing the proposed Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs Model. The groups urged CMS to withdraw the GUARD Model, arguing that it would threaten access to anti-seizure medications covered under Medicare's Six Protected Classes policy and rely on cost effectiveness  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Seeks Public Input on Improving Connectivity in Capitol Reef National Park TORREY, Utah -- Capitol Reef National Park is seeking input on opportunities to expand recreational access and connectivity and to modernize facilities and infrastructure within the park. The National Park Service wants to hear your ideas and questions on preliminary strategi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office is seeking public comments to assist in selecting locations for future community outreach offices within the Southeast Region. This initiative follows the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022, which mandates the establishment of at least four such offices by Dec. 29, 2027. The Southeast Region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenne  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee Urges Probe of NFL's Soaring Streaming Service Prices * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission requesting a review of antitrust exemptions for the National Football League's (NFL) dealings with streaming platfo  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Jessica Maynard, a licensed acupuncturist practicing at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Health system, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education opposing the proposed exclusion of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine programs from the definition of "professional degree programs" under the Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule. According to the acupuncturist, who is associated with the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Mason Baker, CEO and general manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, Salt Lake City, on behalf of the American Public Power Association, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems": * * * I. Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of Utah Associated   more