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USU Scientists Part of National Project on Extreme Heat, Community Resilience
NIHHS recently funded two virtual centers of excellence — one of which includes researchers at USU — to promote…
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New USU Study Illuminates Subsurface Dynamics in Karst Mountain Watersheds
Researchers from Utah State University and the Utah Water Research Laboratory recently published a new study that…
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Running Cold: New Research Shows Ice Endures at Yellowstone Lake Despite Warming Trends
In a warming world, new research has found something unexpected at iconic Yellowstone Lake, North America's largest…
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Climate Study Reveals Alarming Trends in Heat Wave Dynamics
Forces that drive climate change do more than just create warming temperatures; they cause more frequent extreme…
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USU Researchers Use Last Year's State-Record Snowpack to Investigate Predictive Models
From a statistical standpoint, the winter of 2022-2023 stood out. USU researchers wanted to know how last year's…
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Campus Climate: New Publication Proposes Framework for Higher-Ed Greenhouse Gas Accountability
Why, exactly, aren't universities better at moving the needle on climate change, even on their own campuses?
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Latest National Climate Report Taps Expertise of Two QCNR Faculty
Two USU researchers are authors in the Fifth National Climate Assessment, released this week by the Biden-Harris…
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USU Professor Investigates How People Perceive and React to Extreme Heat
Extreme-heat emergencies pose a serious and increasing threat to communities across the country. Whether or not…
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USU's T.W. Daniel Experimental Forest Is a Place for Hands-On Learning, Long-Term Research
Established in 1936, the T.W. Daniel Experimental Forest (formerly known as the School Forest) is an outdoor…
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USU Professor Awarded $850,000 USDA Grant to Study Plant-Growth Bacteria
USU's Amita Kaundal has received an $850,000 grant to study how bacteria can promote plant growth even under drought…
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Recipe for Safety: USU Scientists Receive NOAA Grant to Study Extreme Snow Loads
USU scientists Brennan Bean and Wei Zhang are among researchers investigating how to determine building standards in…
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USU Hosts Cross-Disciplinary Panel 'Facing Fire: Aesthetics, Environment & Policy in the West'
A fire policy expert, an ecologist, a hotshot wildland firefighter and two artists will join audiences for the panel…