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April 8, 2021
April is National Financial Literacy Month, established in 2003 to teach Americans the importance of creating and maintaining healthy financial habits that lead to fiscal resiliency. According to Amanda Christensen, Utah State University Extension associate professor, the average score on Read more…
Utah State University’s environmental engineering program has always been compact. It is a small major not because it is unpopular, but because it attracts a certain crowd: people who are generalists at heart, who like flexibility and who want to Read more…
Utah State University will continue to require masks at all campuses and centers for the remainder of spring semester, even if Utah’s statewide mask mandate ends April 10. “We have reduced virus spread across the university system thanks in part Read more…
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…
April 7, 2021
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…
April 6, 2021
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…