Upcoming Events

14
Apr

ENVS Colloquium Series Spring 26

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Dr. Johny Arteaga Guarumo, ENVS Postdoctoral Scholar "Controls of Soil Carbon Stocks Across Drylands Systems Revealed by Interpretable Machine Learning"

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
15
Apr

Ecology Center Seminar with Dr. Paul Koch

Conference/Seminar

Dr. Koch will be presenting two seminars. Please note that the Wednesday seminar will take place at 12:30 PM in ENGR 101, while the Thursday seminar will remain in BNR 102 at 4 PM. Wednesday, 4/15: "Body building in extant and extinct mammals – the role of the gut microbiome in protein metabolism." Thursday, 4/16: "What fossils tell us about the planet today – using the past to plan for the future." About Dr. Koch: I am a paleobiologist who explores questions about extinction and evolution in vertebrates, often using forensic chemistry to assess the ecology and physiology of individual organisms, extant or extinct. Earlier in my career, I focused on the extinction of megafauna at the end of the last ice age and the pulse of evolutionary and ecological change triggered by early Cenozoic global warming. Of late, I’ve focused on gleaning information useful for conservation from fossils of extant species and the extinct megafauna they interacted with them. This work also includes study of the role of the gut microbiome in animal nutrition.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Engineering Building |
16
Apr

Fish Ecology, Conservation, and Management: Student Poster Session.

Special Event

Please join us in the NR Atrium on Thursday, April 16th from 10:30 am to noon for the WATS 3100: Fish Ecology, Conservation, and Management Student Poster Session. Students will be presenting on different pressing issues in fisheries management and conservation from around the globe.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
16
Apr

Ecology Center Seminar with Dr. Paul Koch

Conference/Seminar

Dr. Koch will be presenting two seminars. Please note that the Wednesday seminar will take place at 12:30 PM in ENGR 101, while the Thursday seminar will remain in BNR 102 at 4 PM. Wednesday, 4/15: "Body building in extant and extinct mammals – the role of the gut microbiome in protein metabolism." Thursday, 4/16: "What fossils tell us about the planet today – using the past to plan for the future." About Dr. Koch: I am a paleobiologist who explores questions about extinction and evolution in vertebrates, often using forensic chemistry to assess the ecology and physiology of individual organisms, extant or extinct. Earlier in my career, I focused on the extinction of megafauna at the end of the last ice age and the pulse of evolutionary and ecological change triggered by early Cenozoic global warming. Of late, I’ve focused on gleaning information useful for conservation from fossils of extant species and the extinct megafauna they interacted with them. This work also includes study of the role of the gut microbiome in animal nutrition.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
17
Apr

Abigail Schmidt MS Defense Seminar

Conference/Seminar

MS Defense Seminar

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Distance Education Building |
17
Apr

Wuda Ogwa Spring Planting Days

Special Event

Volunteer with Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and partners to plant willows, cottonwoods and other native plants at the Wuda Ogwa restoration site

10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
17
Apr

EcoLunch

Social/Networking

EcoLunch is a weekly lunch for grad students where we host activities, discussions, and workshops, often in the realm of ecology and natural resources. ALL QANR and Ecology-Center affiliated graduate students are invited to attend regardless of research interests. To find out each week's discussion topic, please reach out to Bailey.Holdaway@usu.edu We mostly meet in NR204, but location does occasionally change!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
18
Apr

Wuda Ogwa Spring Planting Days

Special Event

Volunteer with Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and partners to plant willows, cottonwoods and other native plants at the Wuda Ogwa restoration site

10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
18
Apr

Hangar Hop 2026 USU Flying Aggies

Arts/Entertainment

1940's themed big band swing dance! Come have fun in an actual aircraft hangar. Live music, 1940s dress encouraged! The USU Flight Team hosts the annual premiere fundraiser on Saturday, April 18th from 7:00-10:30 p.m. The aircraft hangar will be transformed into a 1940's USO style Hangar Hop with live music provided by the Cache Community Big Band, huge 60' parachute hanging from the ceiling and a vintage aircraft to take your dance photos. The USU Big Band Swing Dance club will provide dance instruction at 7 p.m and their demo dance team has been invited to give a demonstration. This is a wonderful event to help our USU Flying Aggies raise funds to train and travel to their annual Flight Team Regional competition. The cost for the dance is only $15 per person. Dance lessons, photo opportunities in historic aircraft, and refreshments are provided.

7:00 pm - 10:30 pm |
21
Apr

QANR Graduate Student Dean Town Hall

Social/Networking

QANR graduate students are invited to attend our Town Hall with Interim Dean Cardon and Associate Deans. Students may submit questions ahead of time by reaching out to Bailey.Holdaway@usu.edu

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
21
Apr

ENVS Colloquium Series Spring 26

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Presentations by two ENVS PhD Students

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
23
Apr

Utah State University Climate Connect

Special Event

Climate Connect is an open invitation to participate, contribute, and take action alongside the next generation of climate adaptation leaders. This showcase invites local residents, partners, and organizations to learn about ongoing climate challenges and opportunities in our region—and to join students in shaping collaborative, community‑driven solutions. Graduate scholars from the Climate Adaptation Sciences program and undergraduate interns from the Climate Adaptation Internship Program will share the projects, insights, and climate adaptation work they have developed throughout the year.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
24
Apr

EcoLunch

Social/Networking

EcoLunch is a weekly lunch for grad students where we host activities, discussions, and workshops, often in the realm of ecology and natural resources. ALL QANR and Ecology-Center affiliated graduate students are invited to attend regardless of research interests. To find out each week's discussion topic, please reach out to Bailey.Holdaway@usu.edu We mostly meet in NR204, but location does occasionally change!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
24
Apr

Senior Exhibit 2026

Exhibition

Join Seniors from the Outdoor Product Design & Development program for an open house as they present their final projects to the general public, friends/family, and industry! See what our design, development, and product management students have been creating to shape the future of sport / outdoor apparel, gear, footwear, and equipment! When: April 24, 2026 | 1 - 4pm (MT) Where: TSC Sunburst Lounge | Utah State University, Logan, Utah

1:10 pm - 4:00 pm | TSC, Sunburst Lounge |
28
Apr

Jennifer Courtwright PhD Defense - Assessing ecological integrity of streams across the western U.S.

Conference/Seminar

Maintaining and restoring the ecological integrity of aquatic ecosystems is both legally mandated by the Clean Water Act and a management goal of diverse natural resource management agencies. Historically, most ecological assessments of aquatic ecosystems have focused on determining whether individual water bodies are supporting desired aquatic life conditions. However, agencies also have to report to Congress on overall status and trends in ecological condition across all streams within their jurisdiction. Ideally, assessments of ecological integrity would be both precise enough to inform site-specific management decisions and also be readily scaled up to accurately characterize watershed-, regional-, and national-scale conditions. My dissertation research improves the range of naturally occurring environmental settings to which indices of biological, chemical, and physical condition apply and scales up reach-level assessments of ecological integrity to regional and national scales in the western US.

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Merrill cazier Library |
30
Apr

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Graduate Degrees Convocation

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

At the college convocation, graduates will be recognized individually by name. Graduates will walk across the stage as their name is read and receive their diploma cover, as well as have a professional photo taken.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum |
30
Apr

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Undergraduate Degrees Convocation

Ceremony/Awards/Celebration

At the college convocation, graduates will be recognized individually by name. Graduates will walk across the stage as their name is read and receive their diploma cover, as well as have a professional photo taken.

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum |
01
May

EcoLunch

Social/Networking

EcoLunch is a weekly lunch for grad students where we host activities, discussions, and workshops, often in the realm of ecology and natural resources. ALL QANR and Ecology-Center affiliated graduate students are invited to attend regardless of research interests. To find out each week's discussion topic, please reach out to Bailey.Holdaway@usu.edu We mostly meet in NR204, but location does occasionally change!

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