Finding Direction: How the Quinney Scholarship Helped Marie Wood Discover Her Path
When Marie Wood first stepped onto Utah State University’s campus as a high school student, she had no idea that a simple detour would change the course of her life.
Utah’s historic snow drought is one that trees will likely never forget
This winter was Utah’s warmest on record, and statewide snowpack has cratered to new record lows. That’s likely to leave a mark, said Justin DeRose, an associate professor of applied forest ecology at Utah State University. “2026 is shaping up to be a mar...
Checking On Utah: Wellbeing Survey Launches in More Than 55 Utah Communities
Residents across Utah have the opportunity this spring to weigh in on how life is going in their own communities through the Utah Wellbeing Project, now in its seventh year tracking feedback on everything from social connection to safety.
Good Neighbor, Bad Boss: New Model Tests Strategies to Boost Community Cooperation
How do you keep people from being total jerks? When communities have a problem to solve — sharing limited resources (like toilet paper), or dealing with a crisis (like a government shutdown) — they fare better when more people make decisions contributing ...
USU researchers want you to carry bear spray
Assistant Professor Anna Miller and her team at Utah State University found that between 2012 and 2019, the number of bear encounters more than doubled. But despite that, only one in four hikers carry bear spray.
Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs.
Julie Young, an ecology professor at Utah State University, was asked to investigate whether dogs could really keep bears out of farmyards. They decided on three Turkish breeds, all shepherds: the Kangal, the Boz and the Anatolian. The dogs cost about $70...