LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 24 (TNSAwa) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Extension's Health Extension: Advocacy, Research, & Teaching (HEART) Initiative recently received the Rural Education Partner of the Year Award from the Rural Health Association of Utah (RHAU) at their conference this month. The award recognizes the educational opportunities USU Extension provides in rural areas of Utah and the work USU Extension HEART has put into combatting substance use d  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 24 (TNSGra) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Extension recently received a grant to fund programs that will enhance farming opportunities for refugee and Native American farmers in Utah. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). "Strengthening and growing the pipeline of the next generation of farmers and ranchers is vital to the continued success of American ag  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Once upon a time, the Dr. Curtis Dyreson bot, version 1.0, was programmed by its parents in a mountain hideout in northern New Mexico. Launched into the world after only nine months of testing, early versions of the Curt bot were quite buggy, frequently running headfirst into solid objects and with a default speaker volume set to full blast, earning it the childhood nickname 'Dynamite.' But by year 16, the Curt b  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 23 (TNSRes) -- Utah State University issued the following news: The Centers for Disease Control released a report this week stating that, for the first time, the number of overdose deaths in the United States was over 100,000 in a 12-month period. This is the first analysis since the start of COVID-19 and is for the period ending April 2021. The data marks a year since the nation saw a major disruption of services due to COVID-19 and comes on top of the numerous challenges alr  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 24 (TNSGra) -- Utah State University issued the following news: As a 20-year drought lingers in the U.S. and climate patterns shift in unexpected and problematic ways, at least one thing is clear--the old way of managing water can't keep up. Pressure from expanding cities, inefficient irrigation practices and declining water tables have compounded water stress from droughts, creating a system in distress. But a major new project at Utah State University led by Sarah Null, an A  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 24 (TNSOps) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University has unveiled a streamlined admissions process to ensure student success for those who don't meet the minimum GPA requirements when they apply. Previously, there were two paths for students who did not qualify for automatic admission. The new Earned Admission pathway combines and simplifies the process. In addition to gaining new study skills, those wishing to attend USU can pass a student su  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 27 (TNSJou) -- Yale University issued the following news on Nov. 25, 2021: From 50,000 years to 6,000 years ago, many of the world's largest animals, including such iconic grassland grazers as the woolly mammoth, giant bison, and ancient horses, went extinct. The loss of these grazing species triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity in the world's grasslands, according to a new Yale-led study published Nov. 26 in the journal Science. In collaboration with the  more