Category: Community News

Utah State University Extension presented its Friend of Extension Award to Lyle Hillyard, former member of the Utah State Senate, at the Extension annual conference held in March. The award is presented annually to honor individuals, businesses or organizations outside Read more…

Utah State University’s Office of Research will recognize the outstanding efforts of USU researchers through a virtual Research Week, April 12-16. “Despite the numerous challenges and limitations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, our faculty and students have been resiliently conducting Read more…

Utah State University will be featured in an upcoming episode of the streaming series “The College Tour” on Amazon Prime Video and is looking for engaging students to be featured throughout the episode. Hosted by Emmy-nominated storyteller Alex Boylan, “The Read more…

Have you ever heard your own voice talk back to you on the phone? It’s a nuisance, which is why people developed filters that adapt to the sound in a room and remove this echo (the technical term is echo Read more…

Salinity is a growing critical threat to soils, water quality and food production worldwide. High levels of salts in water and soil interfere with plants’ abilities to take up the nutrients they need, create osmotic shock and ion accumulation in Read more…

For those who live in snowy mountainous regions like the Wasatch Front, much of the water used for irrigation and drinking comes from snow that accumulates in the mountains. This snow melts each spring, replenishing groundwater that feeds rivers and Read more…

A shovel, some sticks and stones, and a little elbow grease in the right spot is key to unlocking natural processes in streams for restoration. Science News recently detailed how research from Joe Wheaton and a cadre of researchers from Read more…

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on all Utahns; however, recent research suggests it has been especially challenging for women, whose employment and careers have been disproportionately impacted. The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP), in conjunction with Read more…

Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced Monday that Ryan Odom has been named the Aggies’ 20th head men’s basketball coach. In all, Odom is 126-81 (.609) in seven years as a head coach and Read more…

The local civil engineering firm J-U-B Engineers is sponsoring the renovation of a new engineering study space, set to open in the summer. The new facility will benefit students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The study space, Read more…