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January 6, 2021
Hurricane-force winds that struck Utah in early September may have been stoked by an unexpected source: typhoons in the western Pacific. Writing in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, an international team of researchers present evidence that three storms that ran Read more…
Long thought to be an individual concern, new discoveries indicate that obesity is contagious, and societal factors are a primary driver of its spread. Three Utah State University researchers will be sharing the latest findings, such as these, at the Read more…
In recent years, strides have been made to increase the number of women serving as elected officials in Utah, but there is still significant work to be done. Utah is currently ranked 32nd in the country for female representation in Read more…
January 5, 2021
Utah State University will provide entry testing to all students on its residential campuses in order to screen for COVID-19 as spring 2021 semester begins on Jan. 19. Rapid antigen testing will be available to students the first two weeks Read more…
As soon as the word epidemic was associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Ellis Bruch, Utah State University’s Director of Emergency Management, felt his ears prick. He immediately took action, working with university leaders to formulate emergency procedures, policies and contingency Read more…
January 4, 2021
The need for food assistance in Utah has increased by 300 percent during the past year. This creates an abundance of families who don’t know where their next meal will come from. According to Heidi LeBlanc, Utah State University Extension Read more…
December 31, 2020
The Meme “How It Started/How It’s Going/How It Ended” has been named the #DigitalTrendoftheYear by student and faculty researchers at Utah State University’s Digital Folklore Project. “A meme that shows a picture of flowers captioned ‘How It Started’ next to Read more…
December 21, 2020
In general, there is a trend toward excess in our lives. We live in a world where both kids and adults have come to regard overload as normal, and anything less is boring. This time of year, the concepts of Read more…
December 18, 2020
Utah State University Extension recently launched the “Hidden Gems” Family Fun at-Home Adventure Guides. The guides were created to help strengthen family connections and support positive youth development while providing family fun. According to Naomi Brower, project lead for the Read more…
A food distribution event sponsored by the Utah State University Cache County Extension office, the Cache Community Food Pantry and Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection will be held Saturday, Dec. 19, at the English Language Center in Logan, 1544 North Read more…