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February 23, 2021
As winter 2021 in Utah continues to provide much-needed late winter snowfall, hydrologists say the state currently sits at 80% of normal snowpack. And researchers at Utah State University are already looking ahead to fire season by investigating how wildfires Read more…
February 22, 2021
You might not like mosquitoes, but they like you, says Utah State University biologist Norah Saarman. And where you lead, they will follow. In addition to annoying bites and buzzing, some mosquitoes carry harmful diseases. Aedes aegypti, the so-called Yellow Read more…
The Logan metropolitan area has been named the second-best performing small city in the United States by the 2021 Milken Institute Best Performing Cities (BPC) analysis. The community was recognized for its economic vitality by the annual report, which emphasizes Read more…
The League of American Bicyclists, an advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling, has honored Utah State University with a gold-level Bicycle Friendly University award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus. The achievement Read more…
How often do you wash your pajamas and pillowcases? Or how about your coats and comforters? In general, most people don’t wash their clothing, bedding and other items often enough. It’s important to note that phosphates in our detergents have Read more…
Many people assume that a doctorate is a one-way ticket to academia. But doctorates have value beyond college campuses, and a unique grant from the National Science Foundation has given a USU grad student a chance to curate her own Read more…
February 19, 2021
The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP), in conjunction with USU Extension, sponsors the virtual workshop, “More than a Body: Building Body Image Resilience.” The free event is held Thursday, February 25, from 6 to 7:15 p.m., Read more…
The new director of Utah State University’s Utah Assistive Technology Program is also a familiar face. Bora Lee came to UATP as a VISTA member in 2019. Soon after that, she earned her Ed.D from California State University, Los Angeles, Read more…
Utah State University researchers John Seiter and Tim Curran, from the Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies, have been investigating the role communication plays during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were looking for solutions to some of the problems we Read more…
February 18, 2021
Advising students wasn’t where Caisa Shoop thought her path would lead when she started pursuing a degree in family and consumer sciences education. Advising students in programs like animal sciences, applied sciences and technology education, and plants, soils and climate Read more…