CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * "Essential" torch heralds the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics * Before the thrill of victory; before the agony of defeat; before the gold medalist's national anthem plays, there is the Olympic torch. A symbol of unity, friendship, and the spirit of competition, the torch links today's Olympic Games to its heritage in ancient Greece. The torch for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * 7th Annual K-8 Student Art Exhibition 'Creativity Unbound' Opens at USU's Sorenson Center * Utah State University's Arts Are Core, a program of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Endowed Program for Elementary Arts Education, is sponsoring its annual Creativity Unbound Student Art Exhibition. Now in its seventh year, the exhibit showcases student creativity, artistic expression and arts-integrated learning from element more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Key Takeaways from the Netflix-Warner Bros. Senate Hearing Rowan Saydlowski The Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday to examine a proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix, Inc. The hearing, chaired by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), featured Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell as w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Challenges Unconstitutional App Store Law in Utah * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sued the state of Utah in federal court to block SB142, the App Store Accountability Act, as a violation of the First Amendment. This law, much like the Texas law that was recently enjoined in CCIA v. Paxton, imposes a swee more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * CitiesSpeak Podcast Features Governors Spencer Cox and Michelle Lujan Grisham on Bridging Divides and Disagreeing Better * Washington, D.C. -A new episode of the CitiesSpeak podcast from the National League of Cities (NLC) features Utah Governor Spencer Cox and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in conversation with NLC CEO and Executive Director C more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy and Senator Curtis's Bipartisan Legislation to Transfer Moab UMTRA Site Advances * Washington, D.C. - The Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act advanced unanimously through the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, marking a key step toward transferring the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) site to Grand County following completion of cleanup and remediatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA team witnesses history, reflects on support for Artemis II mission * KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Editor's note: NASA tentatively moved the Artemis II's launch window to March 6-11 after prelaunch tests identified several discrepancies. Two Defense Contract Management Agency personnel, currently supporting NASA's Artemis Program, witnessed the historic roll out of Artemis II at Kennedy Spac more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Stresses Need to Advance Conservation Bills and Protect Public Land Roads * WASHINGTON - In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, stressed the need for the committee to consider conservation bills more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * ICYMI: During Committee Markup, Heinrich Stresses Need to Advance Conservation Bills and Protect Public Land Roads In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Membe more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Latter-day Saints Help Restore 30 Smiles in Peru The Church has supported Operation Smile for more than three decades * Operation Smile, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free medical services to patients with cleft lip and/or cleft palate, successfully concluded its first surgical campaign of 2026 in Peru. The campaign concluded on January 26 at Dos de May more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 5 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Illegal Highway Through Utah's Red Cliffs National Conservation Area Local, State, and National Conservation Organizations Seek to Protect Threatened Mojave Desert Tortoise, Redrock Landscapes, and Recreation * WASHINGTON - Today a coalition of six local, Utah-based, and national conservation organizations sued the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * New Exhibitions at NEHMA Bring Other Facets of the West to Life * The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art is inviting the public to the joint opening of Meet the Fletchers and Jim Mangan: The Crick, two compelling exhibitions that explore the American West through very different lenses on Feb. 21. In conjunction with the opening of Meet the Fletchers, NEHMA is hosting a gallery talk at 5 p.m. featuring Ronald Jenk more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 5 -- Texas Christian University issued the following Horned Frogs In the News wrap up for Jan. 16-31, 2026: * * * From nostalgia for 2016 to oil in Venezuela and from increasing your running speed to racing cars, media come to TCU for news and thought leadership. Earnings show why big oil isn't eager to go all-in on Venezuela (https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/01/30/earnings-show-why-big-oil-isnt-eager-to-go-allin-on-venezuela) Tom Seng, assistant professor of  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 6 -- USA Softball issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * USA Softball Names 2026 U-18 Women's National Team After advancing through the High Performance Program (HPP), USA Softball has announced the athletes that will represent the U.S. on the international stage at the 2026 U-18 Women's Pan American Championship. Known as "The Pipeline to the Women's National Team Program," the selected athletes worked their way through the HPP at the local level befo more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Lab Receives $1.9M to Develop Avian Flu Treatments * Highly-pathogenic avian influenza is a growing problem, both in agriculture and beyond. Waterfowl are the primary carriers, but the virus easily spreads to other birds and has made the jump to other species, from cattle to even elephant seals on remote South Atlantic islands. While it has yet to spread between huma more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Uintah Basin Sponsors Successful Uintah Basin Science & Engineering Fair * More than 150 middle school students showcased their curiosity, creativity and problem-solving skills at the annual Uintah Basin Science and Engineering Fair, a regional event designed to encourage young learners to explore scientific discovery and engineering innovation. The fair, sponsored by Utah State University Uintah Basin, was Jan more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU UWLP Releases Research on Utah Women's Safety & Security * The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project has released the third of five white papers sharing results of a study conducted in the fall - Women's Safety and Security 2025: Utahns' Awareness, Understanding and Attitudes. The study supports " A Bolder Way Forward," a statewide UWLP initiative focused on ensuring that more Utah girl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA sets new record for customer satisfaction in memorial services * WASHINGTON -The Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration earned the highest customer satisfaction score ever achieved by any public or private organization measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, as part of the group's 2025 report. NCA's 2025 score of 98 out of 100 is based on feedbac more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * What research can do for a community': New center dives into Arctic research By Kelsey Bartlett Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq knows firsthand the toll climate change has on Arctic communities. "I've watched the impacts of it for a long time," said Itchuaqiyaq, an Inupiaq scholar and Tribal citizen of the Noorvik Native Community in northwest Alaska. "I've seen how it has affected cultural practice and subsistence." As more PR