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Breakthrough Expedition: Hidden Clay Intensified Japan Megaquake, Tsunami
Beneath four miles of ocean and a mile of rock and sediment, an international team, including USU’s Srisharan Shreedharan, recently uncovered new information — a hidden reason for the devastation of the 2011 magnitude 9.1 Tohoku earthquake, the most power...
A Real Scorcher: Simple 'Hot Day' Metric Forecasts Increases in Utah Wildfire by 2050
As wildfire behavior shifts in Utah, land managers are asking urgent questions: How big will future fires be? How often will they burn? While wildfire remains a natural and beneficial force in many ecosystems, forests are increasingly struggling to adapt ...
USU mobile food pantry announces 2026 dates
A student-led mobile food pantry run by Utah State University’s Student Nutrition Access Center (SNAC) announced its dates of operation Tuesday for 2026, with one each month. After kicking off in May of 2025, the Utah Food Bank and Cache Community Food Pa...
Coyotes mate for life—and grieve when their partner dies
About a decade ago, scientists discovered that coyotes mate with just one partner in their lifetimes. But more recent research has turned to the sadder side of their lifelong love: the grief of widowhood. Scientists hope their inquiries can build compassi...
Fluvial Fingerprints: Major New Database Tracks Sediment Across Mississippi River Basin
Sediment fingerprinting is a way to measure and identify sources of sediment in waterways. It defines unique physical and chemical tracers in sediment samples and matches them to specific locations upstream. Although smaller-scale efforts to track sedimen...
USU Uintah Basin Professor Ben Burger Digs into own Past in Inaugural Lecture
The inaugural lecture series honors USU faculty who have completed the promotion and tenure process and advanced to the rank of professor within the past year. Earning the title of full professor is one of the highest distinctions a faculty member can ach...