LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * 40-Year Veteran of Utah 4-H Inducted Into National 4-H Hall of Fame * John Paul "JP" Murphy, retired Utah State University Extension 4-H youth development specialist, was recently inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame at the organization's national meetings in Georgia. Murphy worked in the Utah 4-H program and other 4-H programs nationwide for over 40 years. Craig Dart, assistant director of Utah 4-H, nomi more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 10 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ask an Expert -- How Gratitude Can Bring Peace During Stressful Times * As the holidays approach, it's important to prioritize your mental health and well-being. According to a 2023 American Psychiatric Association poll, 41% of adults in the United States reported increased stress during the holidays. Common worries included not having enough money, missing loved ones and anticipating family conflict. The holida more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 13 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * ASPIRE 5th Annual Meeting Showcases Advanced Electrified Transportation Breakthroughs * The 2025 ASPIRE Annual Meeting convened leading voices in electrified transportation, workforce development and infrastructure innovation for four dynamic days of collaboration, connection and discovery.  Taking place Nov. 2-5 in Logan, the event celebrated the ASPIRE Research Center's fifth year of progress with record parti more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 13 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * ASPIRE Helps Create Salt Lake City Permitting Process for Roadway EV Chargers * After years of hard work, collaboration and education, ASPIRE has worked with Salt Lake City policymakers to create the first-of-their-kind permits to install a dynamic wireless power transfer system at the Utah Inland Port. This long process as city officials were navigating new ground was an enlightening experience and highlighted  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Biological Engineering Doctoral Student Represents USU at Department of Energy Training Program * A Utah State University engineering student attended a prestigious program at a national laboratory last summer. Morgan Christensen, a second-year doctoral student in biological engineering and a USU Presidential Doctoral Research Fellow, was selected as one of only 24 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Cache County Home Visiting Program Celebrates Award-Winning Year * The Cache County Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program is celebrating an award-winning first year. At the Utah Department of Health and Human Service's Home Visiting Summit in October, the team was honored for achieving the highest adjusted caseload capacity in Utah, at 122 percent, during their first year. At the  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN TO EXCLUSIVELY STREAM UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY EVENT WITH SENATORS MARK KELLY AND JOHN CURTIS * On Political Violence: A Bipartisan Conversation with Senators Mark Kelly and John Curtis streams live at 5pmET on Wednesday, November 12 Moderated by CNN Anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash Washington, DC - (November 10, 2025) - CNN will exclusively stream On Political Violence: A B more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Utah Judge Selecting a New Map for 2026 * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement on a Utah judge rejecting Republicans' gerrymandered congressional map: "This ruling is a victory for every Utahn who believes voters - not politicians - should decide who their representatives are. By rejecting a partisan, gerrymandered map, Utah's Third Di more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2025: * * * DNC on a Utah Court Selecting a Fair, Impartial Map for Utah Voters Today, in a victory for Utah voters, a Utah judge chose a fair and impartial congressional map instead of the rigged map that Utah Republicans passed last month. Following the current Utah congressional map getting struck down by the Court for its blatant gerrymander, Utah Republicans attempted to submit anothe more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 14 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty-Led Trip Offers USU Students Immersive Musical Experience in Cuba * Utah State University music students spent 10 days in Cuba this year on a faculty-led study abroad directed by Corey Christiansen, professor of music in USU's College of Arts and Sciences.  Christiansen, an internationally recognized guitarist, educator and recording artist, guided students through an intensive, on-the-ground experience  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Finding Strength to Persevere: The Merrills' Second Wind Scholarship * Long-distance runners know the power of a "second wind" that surge of strength that arrives just when you think you can't go on. Tonya Merrill '92 felt it during her years as a student at Utah State. "I had a new baby, I was taking physics classes, and I didn't think I could do it," Tonya said. "But encouragement from my husband, Eric, my fam more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Invasive Fox Squirrels Move Into Utah, Pushing out Native Red Squirrels * Fox squirrels, the largest tree squirrels in North America, have made their way into Utah and are quickly becoming noticeable residents along the Wasatch Front. According to Utah State University Extension wildlife specialists Nicki Frey and David Stoner, these orange-bellied squirrels ( Sciurus niger ) were first seen in Utah in 2011 and  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water & Air Hosts Colorado River Collaborative Training * Utah State University's Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air recently hosted a two-day field tour and training event for journalists participating in the Colorado River Collaborative, a statewide partnership of news organizations and the Institute working together to expand and deepen Utah's coverag more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Melting Mountains: New Research Reveals Rapid Shrinking of Mount Rainier, Other Ice-Capped Peaks * For a century there have been just five places in the continental United States with year-round frozen peaks all in Washington state. But newly published research documents that these ice-capped summits are changing melting faster than many thought possible. New work from Scott Hotaling from the Quinney College of  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Research Catalyst Grant Fuels Study of 'Compassion Compass' for Dementia Diagnoses * Heather Kelley, Ph.D. and researcher at the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice, was recently awarded a Research Catalyst grant from the Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Research Center to examine the impact of Compassion Compass, an asynchronous single-session digital mental health intervention among adults who more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * New Drug Protects Mitochondria and Prevents Kidney Injury in Mice Serious damage to short-term kidney function--known as acute kidney injury, or AKI--can be fatal and also increase the risk of irreversible chronic kidney disease. It can be triggered by stressors ranging from sepsis to heart surgery, and it affects more than half of ICU patients. There are currently no drugs to trea more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Research in Mice Reveals Brain Cells That Drive--And Prevent--Anxiety Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in America, affecting about one in five people nationwide. But much remains unknown about the roots of anxiety in the brain. Now, research at the University of Utah has identified two surprising groups of brain cells in mice that act as "accel more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Athletes Help Alta Bank, Stokes Trucking and Others in Effort to Fight Community Hunger * Utah State University assisted Alta Bank and Stokes Trucking in sorting about 30,000 pounds of donated food to the Cache Community Food Pantry. The donation marks the culmination of Alta Bank's annual Stuff the Truck event, that this year saw USU student-athletes, vice president and director of athletics Cameron Walker  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 13 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Blanding Sees 1.4% Enrollment Growth for Fall 2025 * BLANDING, Utah - As many colleges around the country are seeing declines in enrollment, Utah State University Blanding is celebrating a 1.4% increase in students this fall an achievement that reflects the university's commitment to the local community and its student-centered approach.  "This enrollment increase shows how hard our recruiting and admissions more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 14 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Chemists Recognized with Top Awards at Statewide American Chemical Society Meeting * Utah State University chemists Steve Scheiner and Jesse Brown were among a select group of scientists honored for outstanding research and service by the Central Utah and Salt Lake City sections of the American Chemical Society. The Aggies received awards during an annual ceremony on Nov. 7 at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 14 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Eastern Faculty Sunshine Brosi Delivers Inaugural Lecture, Celebrating Full Professorship * PRICE, Utah Utah State University Eastern faculty, staff and students gathered on Oct. 31 to celebrate the inaugural lecture of Sunshine Brosi, professor of wildland resources and director of the graduate program in Natural Resources statewide and the Price campus's undergraduate Wildlife Ecology and Management major.  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 13 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Lab Contributes to New Documentary on Findings Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet * The idea of anything being preserved beneath a mile of glacial ice seems like something out of a science-fiction movie. But a new documentary, The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice, chronicles not just how scientists in the 1960s discovered evidence of a time when there was life where the Greenland Ice Sheet is now, but also how rese more PR