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UTRF’s Accelerate Fund Makes First Investment in UT Startup, Co-Investing with LaunchTN’s InvestTN Fund
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Accelerate Fund made its first investment in Orion Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing next-generation RNA medicines using a novel drug delivery system. UTRF and Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) co-invested, both contributing $150,000 of pre seed investment. UTRF’s Accelerate Fund launched in 2023 and provides...
Here’s why Utah’s raging wildfire season is different this year
The team fighting the Silver King Fire raging northeast of Beaver works 16 hour shifts. Of those hours, at least 12 are spent at the fire line — and that’s on a good day, said team supervisor Sheena Waters Gilbert. Fire incident management teams like Waters Gilbert’s are...
IOC officially awards Utah the 2034 Olympics — but not without final-hour drama
It was just after 4:20 a.m. in Salt Lake City, where a crowd of about 2,000 Utahns — many of them sporting 2002 Olympic hats, jackets and other memorabilia — waited with bated breath as the International Olympic Committee voted Wednesday on whether Utah would again host the Winter Games in 2034. “Come on!” someone […] The post IOC officially awards Utah the 2034 Olympics — but not without final-hour drama appeared first on Utah News Dispatch.
After losing son, a father carries on awareness campaign against bullying | News
LOGAN — Stand for the Silent is an organization that started nearly 15 years ago by a group of high school students in Oklahoma. This after they heard the story of Kirk and Laura Smalley’s son, Ty Field-Smalley, who at just 11 years-old tragically took his own life after being suspended from school for retaliating against a bully who had bullied Ty for two years.
Utah Olympic bobsledder plays role in 2034 bid
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Olympic bobsledder is on the team dedicated to bringing the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City in 2034. KSL’s Tamara Vaifanua caught up with bobsledder Kaysha Love – a driving force behind the bid. Bobsledder Kaysha Love thrives on overcoming...
Utah drug trafficking ringleader sentenced to 20 years in prison
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Joe Robert Rael, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a term of 60 months of supervised release for engaging in a conspiracy to traffic narcotics and launder money. The sentence, imposed by U.S....
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Fans Virtually Invade Court Hearing & Yell ‘Free YB’: Watch
YoungBoy Never Broke Again — born Kentrell Gaulden — remains behind bars for charges stemming from a prescription drug ring case in Utah. Farm Aid Returns to New York in September, With Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp & Neil Young According to Law & Crime Network — which was founded by Dan Abrams, ABC News’ chief legal affairs correspondent — a handful of fans were able to infiltrate the July 22 Zoom hearing and appear in the WebEx livestream where they dissed the judge handling the Cache County case, and demanded YoungBoy’s freedom. “Free YB, man, free YB,” a fan...
Ogden Musical Theatre Presents ‘Aida’ for Peery Egyptian Theater’s Centennial
Ogden, UT – Ogden Musical Theatre’s (OMT) “Aida” is next in a series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden. The summer production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s pop opera will run from Friday, July 26 through Aug. 10.
‘Sister Wives’ Meri Brown Reveals She’s Being Stalked
Sister Wives star Meri Brown just made the shocking revelation that she and her friend Jenn have stalkers. Most reality television stars have stories about uncomfortable situations with fans. But Meri’s followers seem to be taking things to a whole new level. Are the women in danger? Read on...
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