Category: Community News

A message from USU President Noelle E. Cockett A verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd nearly one year ago, is now under deliberation by the jury. While Read more…

Paying rent each month isn’t just for college students or young families not yet settled in a career. Overall, home ownership in the U.S. has declined for the past 10 years since peaking in 2009. At the end of 2020, Read more…

Utah State University’s College of Science gathered virtually April 1, to recognize students, faculty and staff for outstanding achievements. “To say this academic year has been a challenge is an understatement,” said College of Science Interim Dean Michelle Baker. “We Read more…

Utah State University Moab’s Social Work Program has a history of collaborating and placing students in local agencies for practicum experience. The list of agencies just got longer, as one social work student will soon gain her practicum with the Read more…

Utah State University freshman football player, Ismael “Izzy” Kalani Vaifo’ou, was suspended from the team and all team activities on Sunday, April 18, after he had been arrested on multiple charges, including forcible sexual abuse. Vaifo’ou was booked into Cache Read more…

The Utah State University Eastern volleyball team dropped the first set before dominating the next three against Florida Southwestern and finishing the NJCAA National Volleyball tournament in 7th place Saturday, April 17. The Eagles dropped the first 25-20, before rolling Read more…

Utah State University’s WebAIM celebrated its 20th year in 2020 by giving back, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The WebAIM team, located in USU’s Center for Persons with Disabilities, trains individuals and corporations on web and Read more…

Jen Thomas came to Utah State University with plans to go to medical school, but those plans quickly changed after taking — and hating — her first biology class. Around that time, she spoke with a family friend and then–USU Read more…

A team of researchers from Utah State’s Power Electronics Lab have developed a DC current–to–DC voltage power converter. This converter is equipped for long distances and minimal maintenance, making it particularly useful in underwater power distribution networks. Tarak Saha, a Read more…

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded two Utah State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members $99,891 for a two-year, community-facing project “Bringing War Home: Object Stories, Memory, and Modern War,” one of 11 such projects Read more…