SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 13 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council delivered legislative priorities to Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson and state legislators this week, during discussions held in Salt Lake City, UT, prior to the official start of the Utah State Legislature's 2024 General Session, which is scheduled to begin on Monday. Speaker Crystalyne Curley was joined by Council Delegates Shaandiin Pa more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 11 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Firm represented Techcyte, Inc. in a technology transfer and investment transaction with Mayo Clinic. Techcyte develops clinical pathology AI platforms that integrate clinical workflows with standardized infrastructure, data schema, and technical expertise. The transaction closed December 22, 2023. This was the second 2023 transaction between Mayo and Techcyte in which the Firm has advised Techcyte. C more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has sent letters to district and charter school leaders, school principals, school community council members and the State Board of Education sharing his concerns about the harmful effects social media has on our children and asking them to remove cell phones during class time. "We all know that cell phones are a distraction and when we put phones away we can actually focu more PR

MAGNA, Utah, Jan. 9 -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: Two of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) extended length, 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) solid rocket boosters helped power the inaugural flight of United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Rocket and the first certification (Cert-1) mission. The GEM 63XL boosters are the longest monolithic, single-cast solid rocket boosters ever manufactured and flown. * The launch represents the first flight o more PR

PRICE, Utah, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Utah State University Eastern campus issued the following news: What does the fox say? Or to use research from students at Utah State University Eastern, where do they stay? Three USU Eastern students in the Wildland Resource Techniques course presented research to the local Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) on a study of kit foxes and their habitation in the Emery County region. USU students Laura Redfield, Hayden Tal more PR

PRICE, Utah, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen What does the fox say? Or to use research from students at Utah State University Eastern, where do they stay? Three USU Eastern students in the Wildland Resource Techniques course presented research to the local Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) on a study of kit foxes and their habitation in the Emery County region. USU students Laura Redfield, Hayden  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 10 -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen Utah State University Statewide Campuses is announcing the addition of seven new program offerings. These programs will be offered beginning in Fall 2024 at various USU Statewide Campuses, in addition to more than 150 certificates, degrees and programs currently offered throughout the state of Utah. The new offerings include a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a master of accounting degree, as wel more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Mary-Ann Muffoletto Imagine you're standing in the rotunda of the Utah Capitol building and a person falls to the floor, suffering from an apparent heart attack. What would you do? You'd probably grab your phone and call 911, correct? Now imagine a different scenario: A person trips in the same rotunda, skins their knee, but gets back on their feet and is basically OK. What would you do? You might grab a firs more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Andrea DeHaan Utah State University's Transforming Communities Institute (TCI) has announced the launch of two new initiatives: the "Transforming Communities"open-access journal and the Community-Engaged Scholar Network. TCI will hold an event on Jan. 23 to commemorate the launch of these new resources, which aim to help TCI share best practices and facilitate community-led change, while developing effective solutions more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Anderson. The brief, which was led by the States of Indiana and West Virginia, asks the nation's high court to hear arguments to address the Colorado Supreme Court decision about former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility. On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ordered that Trump b more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Recently, Attorney General Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, this legislation would ensure that the NCAA provides transparent due process in its investigations and create fairness for student-athletes, coaches, and institutions. Additionally, it would establish a meaningful enforcement mechani more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Indiana and Alabama, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Roe v. Critchfield. The case involves a challenge to Idaho's S.B. 1100, which augmented privacy and safety standards in public schools. Earlier this year, the Idaho State Legislature passed S.B. 1100. The law requires public schools to  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2024: Yesterday, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined the United States Attorney for the District of Utah, announcing that 23 defendants have been arrested and charged with federal crimes that include drug and money laundering between Utah, Mexico and Honduras. It is estimated that more than $20 million has been laundered since January 2022. Ryan Holton, an Assistant Utah Attorney G more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: A federal appeals court gave a legal victory to Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and the State of Utah by ruling against the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 2022 repeal ("The Repeal Rule") of two 2020 regulations from the previous administration that had increased consumer freedom and choice with home appliances. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down the opinion in Louisiana v.  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led a comment letter on behalf of 25 States to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a recent proposed rule change that would allow the New York Stock Exchange to list "Natural Asset Companies" (NACs) on the exchange. NACs are a novel corporate structure designed to take land off the market to prohibit productive economic use more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: * * * Business Elevated Podcast (Season 6 Episode 1) This podcast series features business and government leaders discussing what it's like to live and work in the great state of Utah. The Business Elevated podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-elevated/id1453052684), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6 more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah's Great Salt Lake Strike Team, a partnership of Utah's research universities and Utah State agencies, will release a new data and policy report at the Gardner Policy Institute's Newsmaker Breakfast on Jan. 10. The event, panel and report will inform discussions ahead of Utah's legislative session. The report will be summarized by Brian Steed, executive director of USU's Janet Quinney Lawson Institut more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2024: The Great Salt Lake Strike Team, which brings together the technical expertise of Utah state government agencies and research universities, shared data and insights to help decision-makers during the 2024 General Legislative Session on Wednesday. The new report, "Great Salt Lake Data and Insights Summary," makes clear that no single solution will cure the lake, data and modeling investmen more PR