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OGDEN, Utah – Utah’s Hogle Zoo is saying goodbye to its five-year-old polar bear, Hope, and welcoming in a new animal. Hope is heading to an accredited zoo in the Midwest at the end of January in part of a breeding program. The program will hopefully contribute healthy cubs to the critically endangered species, the zoo said in a news release. The news release stated, “As an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Hogle Zoo works closely with the Species Survival Plan (SSP) to ensure a genetically diverse population. The SSP functions like a massive computer dating system for…

OGDEN, Utah – Uman has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Yale University and completed master’s and doctoral degrees in English literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder. “I am a huge Shakespeare and Milton fan,” Uman said. From the literature she has written about and studied, a favorite of hers that stands out is Aphra Behn, a 17th century playwright, poet, translator and woman of controversy who shook up societal norms. “She was probably a spy … Virginia Woolf called her the first Englishwoman to earn her living by her pen.” Uman said. Uman is an active…