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12
Jan

Plants, Soils & Climate Graduate Seminar

Conference/Seminar

PSC Graduate Seminar is held most Mondays from January to April. Weekly seminar will have different presenters, from graduate students to invited guest speakers.

3:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Agricultural Science Building |
12
Jan

Geosciences Speaker Series: Caden Howlett

Conference/Seminar

PostDoc Caden Howlett (USU) will present on "Upper plate shortening and thickening along the western margin of the Americas".

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Geology building |
15
Jan

QANR Club Recruitment Open House

Social/Networking

Come explore QANR clubs! This walk-through event let's students meet club members, learn about involvement and leadership opportunities, and get connected at the start of the semester!

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
15
Jan

Wildland Fire Club: Practice Pack Test

Special Event

USU Wildland Fire Club Practice Pack Test on Field House track. Pack Test (Arduous Duty): Complete a 3-mile walk over level terrain in 45 minutes or less while carrying a 45-pound pack.

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | HPER Field |
20
Jan

ENVS Colloquium Series Spring 26

Panel Discussion/Presentation

ENVS Graduate Student Townhall

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
21
Jan

Ecology Center Seminar with Dr. Noah Fierer

Conference/Seminar

The Ecology Center is excited to announce our first speaker of the Spring '26 semester: Dr. Noah Fierer from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dr. Fierer will be presenting two seminars. Please note that the Wednesday seminar will now take place at 12:30 PM in ENGR 101, while the Thursday seminar will remain in BNR 102 at 4 PM. 

Wednesday, 1/21: "Never invited to the feast: The ecology of oligotrophic soil bacteria"

Thursday, 1/22: "What 'macro'-bial ecologists can learn from microbial ecologists (and vice versa)"

About Dr. Fierer:

I am a microbial ecologist, and my research group focuses on microbes living in a range of environments, including those bacteria and fungi living inside our homes, in soil, on plants, and in the atmosphere. We use various approaches, including DNA sequencing and high-throughput cultivation, to explore the diversity and structure of microbial communities, build a trait-based understanding of microbial life, and examine how microorganisms influence the health of ecosystems, plants, and animals (including humans).

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Engineering Building |
21
Jan

WNR Spring Semester Book Club - First Meeting

Student Activities

The Wildflowers in Natural Resources Club (WNR) is hosting a book club during Spring 2026! This semester, we will be reading Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, an environmental classic that influenced public perception of ecosystem degradation and vastly altered federal environmental law. For our first meeting, NO BOOK will be required. We will discuss Rachel Carson and decide what time to meet for the rest of the semester. Moving forward, we will meet once every other week to discuss readings. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students. See you there!

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
22
Jan

Ecology Center Seminar with Dr. Noah Fierer

Conference/Seminar

The Ecology Center is excited to announce our first speaker of the Spring '26 semester: Dr. Noah Fierer from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Fierer will be presenting two seminars. Please note that the Wednesday seminar will now take place at 12:30 PM in ENGR 101, while the Thursday seminar will remain in BNR 102 at 4 PM.  Wednesday, 1/21: "Never invited to the feast: The ecology of oligotrophic soil bacteria" Thursday, 1/22: "What 'macro'-bial ecologists can learn from microbial ecologists (and vice versa)" About Dr. Fierer: I am a microbial ecologist, and my research group focuses on microbes living in a range of environments, including those bacteria and fungi living inside our homes, in soil, on plants, and in the atmosphere. We use various approaches, including DNA sequencing and high-throughput cultivation, to explore the diversity and structure of microbial communities, build a trait-based understanding of microbial life, and examine how microorganisms influence the health of ecosystems, plants, and animals (including humans).

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
22
Jan

EcoArt Words in the Wild: (Part1) Workshop Crafting Found Poetry from Research, Field Notes, & Collaboration with Nature

Workshop/Training

EcoArt is a low-pressure, drop-in space to explore the intersection of ecology, art, and creativity through workshops and open studio time. For this workshop, join two USU poets (basil payne and sarah ann woodbury) for a two-part, hands-on workshop series exploring how your research or time in nature can become poetry made in collaboration with the more-than-human world. For the first workshop bring any field notes, journals, nature-related research or chapters, sketches, or informal writings from time spent outdoors (it can be yours or someone else's). In this session, you'll be guided to find poetic threads and images in these works and to create a found poem from these threads. Between workshops, participants will submit one poem to be printed as a large broadside.

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
22
Jan

QANR After Hours- Spring Semester Kickoff

Student Activities

Join QANR for an After Hours activity at the Cache Valley Fun Park! All QANR students are welcome. For $3 admission, enjoy two hours of roller skating, bowling, laser tag, and more. We can't wait to see you there!

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
23
Jan

LAEP Speaker Series with Carlos Licon: Lost in Translation

Lecture/Readings

LAEP's Speaker Series is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the design of places and systems that shape our world. Anyone interested in how his or her life and career might be enhanced through learning about planning and design will enjoy attending. Students from Art, Graphic Design, Performance Art, Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, and Outdoor Product Development and Design are likely to be enlightened by this series.

Carlos Licon is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

About the Lecture:
How do landscape architects find their place among architects, planners, engineers, and other allied professions? This talk traces a journey of learning across disciplines—from architecture to environmental planning—and reflects on how these experiences have shaped the way I think about design, responsibility, and collaboration. By looking into the different worldviews and priorities that guide each profession, the talk invites to imagine new ways of working together. Ultimately, it asks how greater cross-disciplinary understanding can help future designers create more responsive, equitable, and resilient communities.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Fine Arts Visual |
26
Jan

Job Fair Prep Pop-Up

Student Activities

Getting ready for the job fair but not sure where to start? Join the NR Peer Advisors and the Career Design Center for a drop-in job fair prep pop-up in the NR Atrium. Stop by to receive quick resume feedback, ask questions about jobs or internships, and discuss how to approach employers at the fair. No appointments required! Just come as you are and leave feeling more prepared.

From 1/26 at 10:30 am to 1/27 at 1:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
26
Jan

Plants, Soils & Climate Graduate Student Seminar

Conference/Seminar

PSC Graduate Seminar is held most Mondays from January to April. Weekly seminar will have different presenters, from graduate students to invited guest speakers.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Agricultural Science Building |
26
Jan

SER Invasive v.s. Native Plant ID Zine Night

Workshop/Training

We will be meeting at the USU Herbarium for a brief tour, then Connor Wehner will be presenting on common native and invasive plants in Northern Utah. We will then work together to make zines to help identify common plant species, which will be reproduced and distributed to help further our community's knowledge of these plants and used at a future event to identify these plants in the wild. Hot drinks will be provided.

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
27
Jan

Cocoa & Coffee with the Dean (and Donuts) @ NR Building

Social/Networking

Come drink free cocoa and coffee with the QANR Dean! Enjoy donuts, a nice chat, and meet some friends. Everyone welcome.

Tuesday, Jan 27 - NR Building 9 - 11 am

9:00 am - 11:00 am | Natural Resources Building |
27
Jan

USU + UDWR Lunch Seminar Series: Clare Entwistle

Conference/Seminar

Please join us Tuesday, January 27, at noon for the USGS Utah Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Seminar featuring WATS’ Clare Entwistle. Her talk is titled “Community-based programs: developing water quality projects to address regional needs.”
Dr. Clare Entwistle is an Assistant Professor in the Watershed Sciences Department and an Extension Water Quality Specialist at USU. She has led projects in both Texas and South Carolina related to watershed planning, water quality monitoring, and community engagement. Her current work focuses on creating community-based research and extension activities to help address water quality challenges statewide. She has a particular interest in utilizing nature-based solutions to address growing challenges of managing non-point source pollutants, as well as in understanding the barriers that stakeholders may face when implementing different management practices to improve water quality. Join us for a light lunch and in-person presentation in NR 102, or via Zoom.

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Natural Resources Building |
27
Jan

ENVS Colloquium Series Spring 26

Panel Discussion/Presentation

ENVS Environmental Social Science Faculty Candidate #1 Presentation

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
27
Jan

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Center Seminar

Conference/Seminar

In this seminar, learn about how data scientists and other data practitioners can engage in their iterative work while maintaining reproducible workflows using tools like Positron and AI code assistants.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Animal Science |
28
Jan

Cocoa & Coffee with the Dean (and Donuts) @ AGRS Building

Social/Networking

Come drink free cocoa and coffee with the QANR Dean! Enjoy donuts, a nice chat, and meet some friends. Everyone welcome.

9:00 am - 11:00 am | Agricultural Science Building |
28
Jan

QANR Summer Jobs Fair

Social/Networking

Employers from around the West will be in the Atrium of the NR Building to advertise and hire people for the upcoming 2026 summer season. Come and find your future in Wildlife, Range, Forestry, Fisheries, Watershed Science, and all of the other careers boasted by the Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources!

10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
28
Jan

Wildland Resources Departmental Seminar with Mary Wykstra

Panel Discussion/Presentation

Wildland Resources Departmental Seminar with Mary Wykstra, Founder and Director of Action for Cheetahs in Kenya

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Biology & Natural Resources building |
30
Jan

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 |
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