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USU Launches NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Electrified Transportation
The National Science Foundation has awarded Utah State University a five-year, $26 million grant, renewable to…
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Environmental Engineering Student Wins Stipend
Utah State University graduate student Jade Snyder Echard will receive a $10,000 stipend from a national organization…
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LED-ing the Way
Utah State University is advancing toward carbon neutrality this summer, one bulb at a time.
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USU Awarded $5.6M for Vehicle Technology Research
Utah State University researchers will receive four major grants from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead…
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USU Geoscientist Aids Study of Climatic Change Impacts on River Erosion
Tammy Rittenour contributes luminescence dating expertise for new field data from Yukon River Basin that provides…
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All Summer Long: Heat Waves and COVID-19
Extreme heat is a growing hazard to public health, causing greater mortality than other hazards like floods,…
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Environmental Engineering Student Earns Scholarship for Air Quality Research
Utah State University graduate student Motasem Abualqumboz is being recognized by an international organization for…
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More than 1,000 Tons of Plastic Rains into Western U.S. Protected Lands Annually
Microplastic particles and fibers spiral through the Earth system, accumulating even in protected wilderness areas…
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Warming Climate is Changing Where Birds Breed
Spring is in full swing. Trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and birds are singing.
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The Utah Fire Atlas Offers Land Managers a New Tool
Wildfires were once an important driver of ecosystem health in western U.S forests, but decades of fire suppression,…
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Mountains are Calling: Migrating Birds Bring Color to USU's Logan Campus
Ornithologist Kim Sullivan says May's cold temperatures caused 'staging' behavior among Western tanagers headed to…
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As Interest in Local Food Grows, Water Pollution Shouldn't
As a result of recent events, including the earthquake and coronavirus pandemic, more Utahns than ever are interested…