Utah State University (USU), founded in 1888, is a public research university located in Logan, Utah. Known for its picturesque mountain setting, USU offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across eight academic colleges, with particularly strong programs in agriculture, aerospace engineering, education, and natural resources. As a land-grant university, USU is dedicated to research, education, and outreach, maintaining a strong commitment to hands-on education and community service. It hosts a thriving research environment, bolstered by facilities like the Space Dynamics Laboratory, which collaborates with national space agencies. USU’s extension services operate throughout Utah, providing vital resources and support to communities statewide. The university’s vibrant campus life, diverse student body, and rich traditions make it a lively hub for academic and extracurricular activities.
Researchers present evidence of repeatable evolutionary patterns in California’s stick insect populations, demonstrating that while short-term evolution can be predictable due to constant environmental pressures…
According to an international team of forest scientists, a type of forest that has been largely ignored and neglected shows significant potential for recovery, improving…
NASA’s AWE project has successfully completed vital space environment tests, aiming to study atmospheric gravity waves and their impact on satellite communications, ahead of its…
New research indicates that combining polyphenolic compounds, which are commonly found in fruits and vegetables, with sugar molecules can lead to the development of potentially…
Scientists report much of the Artic island’s ice melted as recently as 416,000 years ago, which has implications for sea-level rise. Newly analyzed samples from…
The complexity of evolutionary processes affecting an inversion in stick insects provides resilience against loss of genetic variation, and may foster long-term survival. Genetic variation…
To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of human activities on the complex and interrelated ecological system, researchers are examining a footprint measurement…
Starved for freshwater, the Great Salt Lake is getting saltier. The lake is losing sources of freshwater input to agriculture, urban growth, and drought. According…
New research shows that the effects of wolves on the recovery of aspen has been exaggerated by how it was measured. It’s an environmental success…
Really big systems, like ocean currents and weather, work on really big scales. And so too does your plastic waste, according to new research from…
In a rare exchange, scientists and water resources engineers from Iran and Utah are collaborating on a bold scientific study to restore one of the…
Heatwaves Pushing Mongolia’s Climate to a Tipping Point Mongolia’s semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as parts of the American Southwest due to a…
Thomas Hill and Andreas Malmendier of Utah State University explore a string duality between F-theory and heterotic string theory in eight dimensions. Simply put, string…
Multiple approaches used to investigate adaptive coloration of Dasymutilla gloriosa. Driving across the arid American Southwest, one views miles upon miles of scrubby creosote bushes….
Utah State University and Butantan Institute scientists publish evolutionary findings in iScience. Utah State University biologist Edmund ‘Butch’ Brodie, Jr. and colleagues from São Paulo’s…
Microplastic particles and fibers spiral through the Earth’s system, accumulating even in protected wilderness areas and national parks in the western US. Utah State University…
A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep, and other factors all must be in balance. Similarly, a sustainable farm operates…