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Plastic Planet: Tracking Pervasive Microplastics Across the Globe
The plastic straw discarded in 1980 hasn't disappeared; it has fragmented into pieces too small to see, and is…
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Deleting Double-Talk: USU Faculty Advance Echo Cancellation Technology
Have you ever heard your own voice talk back to you on the phone?
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Data Scientists Uncovering Genes that Protect Alfalfa against Salinity Stress
Salinity is a growing critical threat to soils, water quality and food production worldwide.
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USU Researchers Study Unique Groundwater Pathways in Logan Canyon
For those who live in snowy mountainous regions like the Wasatch Front, much of the water used for irrigation and…
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Sticks and Stones in Streams: National Focus on Simple Actions to Promote Self-Sustaining Solutions
Science News recently detailed how research from Joe Wheaton and a cadre of researchers from USU's Department of…
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Holding on to Religion: USU Professor Studies Religion and its Impact on Sexual Minorities
In the article "The Relationship Between Religiousness and Health Among Sexual Minorities: A Meta-Analysis," a…
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Research Excellence: Ten Aggies Honored in NSF Grad Research Fellow Search
Five USU scholars are named 2021 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows and five receive honorable…
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Engaging Refugee Youth in STEM Research and Education
Refugee youth are particularly vulnerable to exclusion from STEM fields due to limited exposure to STEM education.
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Cheese Making: Where Dairy Meets Materials Science
To food scientists, cheese is more than just an ingredient for sandwiches or an appetizer.
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Roundabouts Not as Safe for Cyclists, New Research Says
Converting intersections to roundabouts has been shown dramatically reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities, but a…
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Space Dynamics Lab Delivers Technology for Mission to Discover Ingredients for Life on Europa
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the mission, called Europa Clipper.
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Total Meltdown: USU Geoscientist Says Greenland Ice Sheet Findings Sobering
Tammy Rittenour uses luminescence dating to analyze sediment samples from secret, Cold War-era military project.