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Snow Algae: USU Assistant Professor Investigating How Algal Blooms Impact Mountain Snowpack
Intensely brilliant and starkly white, freshly fallen snow is the most reflective natural surface on earth — normally.
Series: Utah State Changemakers
Utah State's students, researchers and initiatives make a difference worldwide. From understanding the global climate to mapping future foodways and more, Aggies in internationally recognized research centers and programs continue a long tradition of preparing the world for what's next.
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Space Dynamics Lab Completes Space Environment Tests for AWE
Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory announced that it has successfully completed critical space…
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USU Faculty Receive Grant to Examine & Communicate Regional Climate Science
USU researchers will promote actionable climate science with computer modeling thanks to a three-year grant from the…
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UPR: Bear River Massacre Site Commemorates 160th Anniversary With Ambitious Restoration Plans
USU experts are assisting the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation in the ecological restoration of Wuda Ogwa,…
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American Nile: USU's Jack Schmidt an Expert on the Colorado River
Utah State University Professor Jack Schmidt has devoted nearly 40 years to research of river systems, centered on…
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Hawaiian Students Advocate for Local Sacred Spaces Through Technology, Design
Colby Tofel-Grehl, associate professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL), is partnering with a…
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Human Activities May Have Boosted the West's 'Precipitation Roller Coaster'
A new report suggests the 2021 extreme "precipitation roller coaster" event that affected California and Utah is…
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Utah With No Great Salt Lake? Report Warns of Lake's Ultimate Demise Without Action
Authors of a new report on the Great Salt Lake do not mince words — without major intervention, they say, the Great…
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USU Biochemists Describe Structure, Function of Newly Discovered CRISPR Immune System
In a rare feat, Utah State University biochemists Thomson Hallmark and Ryan Jackson, along with collaborators,…
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USU Political Science Project Has Students Draft, Debate Revisions to U.S. Constitution
Legislatures in nearly 30 states have called for a new constitutional convention. Students at Utah State University…
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USU Researchers Investigating Potentially Toxic Chemicals in Great Salt Lake Dust
Now, Utah State University researchers are investigating if pollutants collected in the sediment of the lake are…
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USU Leads International Space Mission to Shed New Light on Brazil's Vexing GPS Problem
A joint U.S.-Brazil satellite will be deployed from the International Space Station with scientific instruments…