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USU Professor Studying How Plastic Moves Its Way Through Bear River System
In a study published in 2020, Janice Brahney, Utah State University associate professor in the Department of…
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How Dry Can the Colorado River Basin Get?
As drought conditions persist in the Colorado River Basin, managers, researchers and the public are all left…
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Hands-On Summer: National Park Internship Offers Students Peek Into Professional Life
A few USU students are spending this summer hiking the precipitously steep 1.5 miles to Timpanogos Cave … almost…
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Metal Mayhem: New Research Finds Toxic Metals Absorbed by Great Salt Lake Plants and Insects
Plants in Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems pull hazardous metal pollution from the lake and sometimes pass it up…
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Leadership Team Announced for USU Land, Water & Air Institute
Brian Steed, executive director of Utah's Department of Natural Resources, has been named the Janet Quinney Lawson…
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Out of Sight & Mind: Quantifying Pervasive Microplastics in the Ocean-Atmosphere Cycle
In a new perspectives paper in the journal Nature, Janice Brahney points out that researchers will need to globally…
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Utah State University Founding Member of New National Water Research Institute
Utah State University is helping found a hydrology research partnership supported by up to $360 million in federal…
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Adapting to Drought: Spring Runoff Conference Explores Ways to Navigate a Dry Future
Organizers of the Spring Runoff Conference at USU know that even a remarkably wet season won't mean recovery from the…
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ASPIRE Engineering Research Center and Electreon to Launch Electrified Roadway Demo in Utah
A USU test track will evaluate charging performance on an electric Kenworth truck this summer.
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Hot on the Presses: Capturing an Audience During High Heat Emergencies
Strategies for creating successful social media messages that protect public health and safety is the subject of a…
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Muddy Waters: Understanding Utahns' Varied Perspectives on Water Banking and Security
Utah leaders are grappling with the difficult tradeoffs and dire consequences of water insecurity and are pursuing…
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Crowding, Climate Change & the Case for Social Distancing Among Trees
For many, an ideal forest is one that looks the same as it did before European colonizers arrived. But historical…