LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2021: Like a drop of water rippling through a pond, dynamics of the Pacific Ocean at the equator drive tropical climate patterns that affect marine and terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. As counterintuitive as a link between balmy, tropical island weather and that sudden, early autumn snowstorm in North America or a long drought in Australia may seem, what happens in the equatorial Pacific, and how it re  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 13 (TNSEco) -- Utah State University issued the following news: After two years of construction, a brand-new house built by students in the Utah State University construction technology and management program is nearly ready for sale. Students in the program gain experience working with architectural drawings, floor layout, wall and roofing systems, siding application, soffit and fascia applications, and the installation of windows, doors, stairs and interior trim. Students a  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 10 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Moving across the sagebrush landscape, more than 200 horseback wranglers moseyed through stands of juniper and around rocky outcrops. Before them, they pushed a line of lumbering bison to the north, an occasional whoop from a rider encouraging the animals along at a slow pace. It wasn't a scene from a classic Western movie--made more obvious by seeing the bevy of eager photographers perched on camp chairs along th  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 9 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 triggered a cascade of effects that ultimately restored the ecosystem, including the recovery of aspen trees. It's an environmental success story that feels like a parable. But like many stories based on ecological realities, it's more complex than at first glance--aspen recovery in the park is not as robust as generally believed, according to new re  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Inaugural lectures are an opportunity for newly minted full professors to share the story of their academic journey, so it is not unusual for childhood stories and other early events to be included as part of the presentation. For most professors, however, that journey does not begin with an account of their grandparents in World War I and II. Professor Jennifer Reeve is not most professors. One of Reeve's grandfathers f  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 11 (TNSGra) -- Utah State University issued the following news: That twitchy-tailed cougar crouched on a shady branch in a remote red rock canyon may not be as hidden as it thinks it is. David Stoner from Utah State University's Department of Wildland Resources has spent years tracking and documenting the biogeography of big mammals like cougar, bighorn sheep, mule deer, and wild horses using GPS data. He knows where they've been, how they are moving about now, and even where   more