Upcoming Events

October 8 - 14, 2023

Oct

Sagebrush People Reading Group

Meeting

Student discussion group open to anyone who considers themselves remotely connected to sagebrush systems.

Within the QCNR (and beyond) there are a lot of research project across the West that are directly or indirectly related to sagebrush. These meetings present a fantastic opportunity for USU students, faculty, and staff to periodically get together and discuss topics and interests from across the natural resources spectrum. Topics will cover many aspects of sagebrush landscapes, plant-soil interactions, human recreation, sagebrush restoration, mammals, invertebrates, etc.

This week, Ruger Carter and Melissa Chelak will start off the dicussion on the impacts of single-species management on pinyon jays.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building | More Info

Oct

QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle

Social/Networking

Free coffee, tea, hot chocolate and treats for QCNR students, staff and faculty. Greet and show support for a rotation of the QCNR clubs, and enter the weekly drawing for prizes!

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building | More Info

Oct

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop Series

Workshop/Training

The Ecology Center provides free, graduate student-led workshops on programming for data analysis. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 3:00PM in NR 204, and are designed for beginners in the topic. Most workshops are focused on R, but we cover Python and Gooogle Earth Engine as well. Please bring your own computer. Below is this semester's schedule: Sept. 12 - Introduction to R Sept. 19 - Data wrangling using data.table Sept. 26 - Data wrangling and beyond with the tidyverse Oct. 3 - Data visualization with base R Oct. 10 - Data visualization with ggplot Oct. 17 - Advanced R: for-loops and functions Oct. 24 - Wrangling and analyzing spatial data in R Oct. 31 - Intro to Google Earth Engine Nov. 7 - Visualizing spatial data in R Nov. 14 - Intro to Python Nov. 28 - Github and reproducible analysis

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Natural Resources Building | More Info

Oct

Ecology Center Fall Seminar - Priyanga Amarasekare

Conference/Seminar

The first of two seminars presented by Priyanga Amarasekare, UCLA

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building | More Info

Oct

Scholarship & Donor Appreciation Banquet

Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner

The Scholarship & Donor Appreciation Banquet will take place on October 12. More details to come.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | More Info

Oct

Ecology Center Fall Seminar - Priyanga Amarasekare

Conference/Seminar

The second of two seminars presented by Priyanga Amarasekare, UCLA

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Life Sciences Building | More Info

Oct

LAEP Speaker Series: Jim Burnett

Lecture/Readings

New Strategies for Public Space About the Lecture: What are the imperatives for a healthy public realm? Join Jim Burnett, FASLA, founding partner of the award-winning landscape practice OJB as he shares six strategies from the firm’s recent work, which form the basis of an engaged public realm. As our planet continues to transform, landscape architects have a vital role to play in helping to create, restore and sustain natural environments that support and build community. Burnett’s evidence-based practice combines urban planning, parks, public gardens and open space design, together with research, to consider what sustainable development looks like for a changing world.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Fine Arts Visual | More Info

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