LOGAN, Utah, June 22 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news on June 21, 2021: To celebrate Pride Month in June, Utah State Today is highlighting university employees and students who are conducting research, academic pursuits and other projects related to or that benefit the LGBTQIA+ community. Steven P. Camicia Professor of Foundations and Social Studies Education, School of Teacher Education & Leadership * Area of study: Education for democracy Why is this work import  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 24 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University alum Milo Maughan, a science teacher at Draper, Utah's Corner Canyon High School, is among 30 teachers selected nationwide for the SETI Institute's NASA-funded 2021 Airborne Astronomy Ambassador program. "It's a great honor and thrill to be chosen," says Maughan, who earned a bachelor's in physics from USU in 2011 and continued his studies to complete a M.Ed. degree in 2013, as part of the u  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 24 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news on June 23, 2021: Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Ryan Tenney to the Utah Court of Appeals. The governor's nominations are subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate. "Ryan is one of the most accomplished and respected appellate attorneys in the state," Gov. Cox said. "His appellate experience, sharp legal writing and ethical grounding will make him an excellent addition to the Utah Court of Appeals. I'm   more

LOGAN, Utah, June 26 (TNSGra) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently announced a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Utah State University Extension to develop the Remote Online Initiative (ROI). The grant will provide specialized training to help position businesses for economic recovery and prepare workers for success in remote environments. The grant, to be matched with $264,182 in local funds, is expect  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 25 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: After serving as Utah State University's Dean of University Libraries for seven years and spending 38 years in academia, Bradford Cole has formally announced his retirement, effective June 30. "We thank Dean Cole for his exemplary service to USU University Libraries and the USU community at large," said USU Executive Vice President and Provost Francis D. Galey. "His dedication and leadership has provided better a  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 23 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Located on the third floor of the Taggart Student Center, the Utah State University Inclusion Center offers support services, programs and opportunities to its LGBTQIA+ and ally students, faculty and staff. These services are held within the center's Gender and Sexuality program, located in room 313B of the Taggart Student Center. The Gender and Sexuality program is headed by program director Macy Keith. The prog  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 22 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Academic Testing Services is looking to hear from students as the center considers new desks on the Logan campus. To accommodate tests that require scratch paper or tests that require both paper and computer combinations, the testing center is surveying students to ask their opinions on desk options. The new desk movement was prompted by MyVoice feedback sent to the USU Student Association.   more

LOGAN, Utah, June 24 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Researchers at Utah State University Uintah Basin have designed a mercury analyzer and deployed it at the Storm Peak Laboratory in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The analyzer measures elemental and oxidized mercury in the air and it is the only instrument in the world that has been shown in real field conditions to accurately measure oxidized mercury in the atmosphere. The analyzer was created by a team at the Bingham   more

LOGAN, Utah, June 22 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news on June 21, 2021: To celebrate Pride Month in June, Utah State Today is highlighting university employees and students who are conducting research, academic pursuits and other projects related to or that benefit the LGBTQIA+ community. Ryan Berke * Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Primary focus: * Materials testing for extreme temperature in aerospace and nuclear applications Educati  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 25 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news on June 24, 2021: To celebrate Pride Month in June, Utah State Today is highlighting university employees and students who are conducting research, academic pursuits and other projects related to or that benefit the LGBTQIA+ community. Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde * Assistant Professor of Sociology Area of focus: * Intersectional population health Why is this work important? "Generation Z, those born after 2002,  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 22 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory formally becoming a significant part of the Department of Defense's efforts to maintain essential engineering, research, and development capabilities through long-term, strategic relationships with university laboratories across the nation. In May 1996, SDL and five other university research centers were designated a  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 24 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Lael Gilbert Trout have it rough these days. Once-connected networks of streams and rivers are increasingly interrupted by dams, culverts and low water levels, making it difficult for migrating species like Bonneville Cutthroat to move between waterways. But Phaedra Budy, professor in Utah State University's Department of Watershed Sciences in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, isn't le  more

LOGAN, Utah, June 23 (TNSGra) -- Utah State University issued the following news: College-level engineering and math courses are not for the weary. Of course, the subject matter itself is difficult, but students also need the mental and emotional skills it takes to solve complex problems. Helping students develop these mental and emotional skills, what researchers call self-regulation, could mean the difference between a student advancing in their engineering education or giving up on the dream  more