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Arctic Stew: Understanding How High-Latitude Lakes Respond to and Affect Climate Change

To arrive at Nunavut, turn left at the Dakotas and head north. You can’t miss it—the vast tundra territory covers almost a million square miles of northern Canada. Relatively few people call this lake-scattered landscape home, but the region plays Read more…


Picture a Scientist: USU Hosts Virtual Film Screening and March 8 Panel Discussion

All are invited to a virtual screening of the independent documentary, Picture a Scientist, March 5-7, followed by a panel discussion, via Zoom, featuring the film’s director and producer Sharon Shattuck, along with Utah State University scholars Sojung Lim, Claudia Read more…


Virtual Virus Helps Students Cope with COVID-19

Living through a prolonged pandemic is a difficult experience for everyone. Coping with current challenges can be particularly daunting for children, who have less control over their environment than adults. Using an interactive online learning platform, professors across several departments Read more…


USU Ramps Up Efforts to Communicate with Parents of Students

Utah State University has launched a new platform, the Aggie Parent and Family Network, designed to deliver announcements and newsletter content to parents of current and prospective USU students. The software, called CampusESP, delivers information that is broadly applicable to Read more…


Ask an Expert – February Pre-gardening Checklist

There is much that can be done now to get a jump start on the growing season. These tips with links from the Utah State University Extension Gardeners Almanac can help you get started. Consider adding a smaller structure such Read more…


New Research Tracks the Status of Women in Utah Politics

In 2014, national research ranked Utah last in terms of women holding decision-making and leadership positions in government. Several other reports also ranked Utah poorly, based on the gender wage gap, educational attainment, women in management roles and women serving Read more…


Amber Marshall Named to NWSL Houston Dash Preseason Roster

Amber Marshall, who graduated from Utah State in December of 2020, has been named to the preseason roster of the Houston Dash, a member of the National Women’s Soccer League. Marshall is one of 25 players on the roster that Read more…


NEHMA Opens Three New Exhibitions Focused on Farmers, Agriculture and the Land

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) at Utah State University is pleased to present a trio of new exhibitions focused on the faces and landscapes of agriculture. American Farmer, a traveling exhibition of portrait photographs, is complemented by two Read more…


Seeds Planted on the Path to Becoming Professor Creech

Although Earl Creech grew up on what his father called a “true” family farm — no hired help from outside the family and no one doing an off-farm job for income — he didn’t know until he was in college Read more…


COVID Canvas Dashboard Allows Faculty to Streamline Accommodations for Students in Quarantine

Working to keep track of students that need accommodations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Utah State University has created a COVID Dashboard inside its Canvas learning management system. The dashboard allows faculty to quickly see all students in their classes Read more…