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USU to Begin Required COVID-19 Testing of Students

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert and the Utah Department of Health released concurrent executive and public health orders today, including a requirement for all Utah System of Higher Education colleges and universities to test their students for COVID-19 weekly. Utah Read more…


USU Awarded Two $5 Million Grants for Fatherhood and Relationship Education

Utah State University was recently awarded two $5 million grants from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance. Both grants will be distributed over a five-year period and will fund fatherhood and relationship education programs. Read more…


Fry Street Quartet Hosts Virtual Premiere of Crossroads Rising Tide

Utah State University’s Fry Street Quartet (FSQ), along with the NOVA Chamber Music Series, premiered a feature-length cinematic musical event, Rising Tide, on YouTube October 25. The FSQ, USU’s resident string quartet, created Rising Tide with USU physicist Robert Davies Read more…


Pathway to Leadership a Steep One for Women in Government

Although women comprise half of the government’s workforce, a new research study found that women continue to experience barriers, challenges and prejudice that impact their leadership paths, despite regulations legislated to reduce bias. The research study, conducted by Utah State Read more…


Four Utah State Fall Sports Compete in Blue-White Challenge

Four of Utah State’s fall sports competed in a Blue-White Challenge over the Halloween weekend, bringing unity and friendly competition to those teams that had their seasons postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall outcome between the Read more…


USU Extension Receives Grant for Mental Health in Rural Communities

Utah State University Extension recently partnered with 13 states and four territories on a Western Region Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Grant. As an outreach sub-awardee of the grant, USU Extension received $200,000 to invest in pilot programs focused Read more…


USU Extension to Provide Online Training for Rural Utah Businesses

Utah State University Extension recently partnered with the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG), with support from the Utah Association of Counties (UAC), to provide online training for rural Utah businesses. Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Read more…


Pay It Forward: USU College of Science Hosts Virtual Fall Convocation

Remembering her parents and grandparents, Utah State University alumna and donor Mary Ann McDonald Ebbeler (BS’66, Medical Technology) recounts several stories of hardship and grit. Ebbeler’s grandmother, who lived in Willard, Utah, during the early 20th century, was determined to Read more…


USU's Homecoming Festivities Go Virtual

Utah State’s Homecoming Week is moving forward with daily activities for the Aggie faithful to participate in from home. The virtual celebration kicks off Sunday, Nov. 8, featuring a week packed with opportunities to entertain the family, win some Aggie Read more…


USU Native American Heritage Month celebrates with speaker Cornel Pewewardy (Comanche-Kiowa)

November is nationally recognized as Native American Heritage Month. Utah State University is celebrating with month-long virtual events. Highlight events include: Indigenous “Aggies Be Cookin’” show on Nov. 2, 16 and 23 on the USU Inclusion Instagram Virtual beading tutorials Read more…