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The Diabloceratops eatoni is a recently discovered fossil record named for WSU paleontologist and professor Jeffrey G. Eaton. Amazingly, it’s the fourth time Eaton has been honored with a fossil record named for him, having previously been immortalized with a marsupial, lizard and a genus trace fossil bearing the Eaton nomenclature.

Utah Valley University offers a diverse curriculum of summer courses to the community on topics like mountain biking, Utah herbs and wildflowers, photography, karate, and social media marketing.

Results are in for winners of the annual Best of State Awards. The Ogden-Weber tech college has been named Best of State for Vocational Training in Education. Medals will be presented at the 2010 Best of State Awards Gala on Saturday, May 29th in the Grand Ballroom of the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City.

University of Utah President Michael K. Young today announced the University of Utah National Center for Veterans Studies (NCVS) - whose mission is to improve the lives of veterans and their families and further advance American values, prosperity and security.

After earlier success at the regional conference, Jennifer Stapely-Taylor and Brandee Jenks competed at the national level at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival where they captured first- and second-place honors.

The public is invited to attend the groundbreaking of the new Grantsville Elementary School beginning at 4 pm on Friday.

The National Science Foundation has launched a Web-based resource seeking guidance on how to effectively interact with K-12 teachers as part of National Lab Day, a grassroots effort to invigorate science education. National Lab Day is a volunteer effort designed to form  communities of support around science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers and to connect them with professionals who will share their expertise as well as their excitement and passion for their disciplines.

In a move approved by Utah State University’s Board of Trustees, the university’s Department of Landscape and Environmental Planning (LAEP) will become part of the College of Agriculture, strengthening both the department and college’s commitments to sustainable development.

Each year, 10 Utah teachers, administrators and school volunteers win the $10,000 awards. 

Governor Gary R. Herbert has appointed Daniel W. Campbell to the State Board of Regents. “In addition to having an extensive background of management and governance expertise, Dan has been an active supporter of public and higher education in the State of Utah,” Governor Herbert said. “I look forward to his contribution to the State Board of Regents.”

The MESA Wind Energy Challenge will be a new Physics Day competition this year for middle and high school teams from MESA Programs. Utah State University has teamed with the Utah MESA Program to have the Utah MESA Wind Energy Challenge contest finals at Lagoon on Physics Day.

After 39 years in public education, Dr. Stephen F. Ronnenkamp, Superintendent of the Granite School District, has announced his retirement, effective August 1, 2010. The announcement follows the Granite Board of Education’s renewal of his contract for an additional two-year term earlier this year. “With the realization that the board has now granted me an additional two years, it is with heavy heart that I inform you of my intent to retire,” said Superintendent Ronnenkamp.

The total number of employers planning to hire recent college graduates in 2010, 44 percent, is relatively unchanged from 43 percent in 2009 and is down from a high of 79 percent in 2007. However, one in five employers who are hiring recent college graduates said they will hire more than they did last year.

The College of Agriculture at Utah State University will break ground on a new building located on the east side of the university's historic Quad that will be the center for 21st century agriculture research and teaching. 

Lincoln Electric and Davis Applied Technology College have partnered together to offer a free customer and distributor training seminar to improve your productivity, quality and bottom line. This seminar will feature a combination of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on activities with state-of-the-art equipment at our Lincoln Electric Intermountain Training Facility (located at 550 E. 300 S. in Kaysville, UT).

Justen Smith, Utah State University Cooperative Extension agriculture/4-H agent for Davis County, recently returned from a volunteer assignment to the Republic of Georgia, where he worked to address the shortage of agricultural machinery, a problem that limits production as well as long-term growth in Georgia’s agricultural sector.

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Two undergraduates from University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business who won the March 30 techTITANS Spring Idea Challenge now are talking with investors who may bankroll their business idea.

Dr. Joe Peterson, vice president for Instruction at Salt Lake Community College, was named chancellor today of the newly formed Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah. His appointment begins July 1, the date on which the merger becomes official.

Each year, thousands of kids experience the fascination of space at Utah Space Camp.  The Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center is an arts, sciences, and technology initiative of the Alpine School District located in Pleasant Grove.

Teachers, registration is now available online for this summer's career and technical education courses.

Logan School District, register now for the USTAR 2010 Summer Academy!  Classes are free.

A newly released Utah State University-U.S. Department of Energy study estimates that a modest 50-megawatt wind power development near Monticello in San Juan County, Utah, could generate during its construction more than $31 million in economic output for the state of Utah. It could also support 51 onsite construction jobs with a total payroll of almost $3 million, the study concludes.

The University's solid science programs continued their upward trend with mathematics moving up three spots to number 30. Other programs also held their own or advanced: chemistry at 36, biology moved up two spots to 56, computer sciences was 39, earth sciences 45, and physics 63.

UVU was recently named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

The Utah Campus Compact Annual Recognition Event honored Student Services Director LuAnne Forrest and her staff with its “Committed Community Partner” award at a ceremony Friday in Salt Lake City.

Southern Utah University students held their own in an organ donor drive against other Utah colleges and universities with the goal of increasing the state's registered donors as part of the national Make a Difference Day. In fact, SUU came out on top in the Donate Life collegiate competition, with the most overall registrants, proving yet again that SUU students have taken the University's civic engagement focus, quite literally, to heart.

The Grand County School District desired to design sustainable schools before the architect was hired. Through a series of community workshops they established challenging but possible goals in energy consumption.

This resource provides information on Title IX for Utah schools.

A documentary written and produced by two marketing professors from the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University has won an award at the Mountain Film Festival in Mammoth, Calif.

After receiving only the fourth U.S. implant of a new-generation, Utah-made ventricular assist (VAD ) device, an Idaho man with heart failure is looking forward to resuming an active life following an operation on March 17 at University of Utah Hospital.

With baskets ranging from $20 - $25,000, Utah Valley Magazine lauds the Easter Basket Auction as one of the top ten fund raising events in the valley.

Treating virulent influenza, sepsis, and other potentially deadly infections long has focused on looking for ways to kill viruses and bacteria. But new research from the University of Utah School of Medicine and Utah State University shows that modulating the body's own overeager inflammatory response to infection may help save more lives.

Utah's red rocks - world-famous attractions at numerous national parks, monuments and state parks - have yielded a rare skeleton of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur that lived 185 million years ago and may have been buried alive by a collapsing sand dune.

Everyone is invited to participate in the 4th Annual Physics Open House on Friday, April 9th from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. There will be physics experiments, demonstrations and more...

Utah Valley University is one of the nation's fastest growing universities.  Find out what opportunities this exciting school holds for you!

This animated series of temperature anomaly maps was produced by averaging results from 15 of the most advanced climate models in the world. Simulation of historical and projected climate data shows a strong warming trend in the lower atmosphere, underneath a cooling layer in the upper atmosphere.

Snow College has received the highest federal recognition that a college can receive for its volunteer work, service-learning, and civic engagement: the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The award comes from the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Students at Amelia Earhart Elementary School learned about the seriousness and prevalence of patients suffering from leukemia and lymphoma, and other blood cancers and disorders. To help those with these conditions, the entire school decided to move forward with a project called Pennies for Patients, which encouraged students to donate the spare change found in their pockets and under the couch cushions to the cause.

NPR addresses the issue of devices that take a driver's focus off the road by teaming with the Univ. of Utah to launch the Driver Distraction Center at their web site: cartalk.com/distraction.