LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * From Shipwrecked Cats to Canine Clues: USU Alum Digs Into the Past By Andrea DeHaan When archaeologists excavated the remains of a 16th-century Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida, they didn't just find artifacts from the age of exploration; they found cats. Recovered during the excavation of the Emanuel Point shipwreck, two sets of feline bones -- one adult, one juvenile -- are among the earliest  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * NWCCU Reaffirms USU's 7-Year Accreditation, Gives Commendations By Marcus Jensen Utah State University has had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The routinely scheduled accreditation site visit was performed in April, both on the USU campus in Logan as well as the USU Eastern campus in Price. The commission issued the formal accreditation decision in August. "  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Puzzling Out Plastics: USU Researcher Working to Understand Global Scale of Plastic Pollution By Lael Gilbert From sandwich bags to tire treads, humans produce and discard about 400 million tons of plastic every year. Most of it is left behind to break down, releasing greenhouse gases and degrading into microscopic fragments that travel far beyond the point of origin Microscopic pieces of plastic are tur  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Slow Hazard: USU Peak Undergrad Research Fellow Uses Data Science to Protect Life, Property Math, statistics and computer science major Hannah Fluckiger, guided by faculty mentor Brennan Bean, condenses reams of hourly wind data to construct an improved snow drifting prediction model to bolster building codes for the conterminous United States. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto In January 2017 in the tiny northern Idaho com  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 4 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * University of Utah Health Honored by AMA for Commitment to Well-Being of Physicians University of Utah Health has earned silver recognition in 2025 from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine(R) organization. The prestigious recognition from the country's leading physician's association honors health systems, hospitals, and medical groups that prioritize proven method  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 3 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Utah Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment equates to 11.8% of the total population, 4th highest in the nation States and the federal government share a vital economic relationship. This data summary, the thirteenth in a series on state and federal economic linkages from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, presents the Utah-federal gover  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah State Professor to Present on Community-Based Research at Upcoming Event By Kirsten Reither There are many complex issues that communities face every day, ranging from housing to food insecurity to an accessible legal system. One approach to address these issues is to combine the work done by research institutions and community organizations to develop data-driven solutions. This is the approach taken by Jay  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 3 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * A Path Beyond the Playground: Wesley and Lorinda Mortensen's Gift for Outdoor Learning at Edith Bowen By Maren Aller When Wesley and Lorinda Mortensen considered how they might give back to Utah State University, the place where their story began and where their children's stories are still unfolding, the answer came as naturally as a walk through Logan Canyon: They would invest in outdoor education for elementary  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Study Finds 'Beauty Bias' Shapes Who Gets Picked to Lead A new meta-analysis coauthored by Utah State University's Gary R. Thurgood shows that physical attractiveness meaningfully sways who emerges as a leader -- across classrooms, companies and even executive suites. The paper, published OnlineFirst in the Journal of Management, integrates decades of research and concludes that attractiveness is consiste  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 4 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Two Post-Doctoral Fellows Join CEHS Through Innovative Program By Jennifer Payne A 2024 grant award from the National Science Foundation has enabled the School of Teacher Education and Leadership and the Department of Instruction Technology and Learning Sciences, both departments within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, to each hire a post-doctoral fellow into a unique program that aim  more

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 5 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * UWLP Releases Research Update on the Utah Gender Pay Gap By Julene Reese Across the United States, the gender pay gap continues to affect women in nearly every industry and occupation. While progress has been made in some areas, Utah women working full-time, year-round still earn less than men by about 27%. This is the worst pay gap in the nation. Among all workers, including part-time and seasonal emplo  more