Jeff Hazboun, USU physicist, wildlife biologist and extreme kayaker, recounts his adventures as science coordinator of a National Geographic-sponsored expedition into Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Jeff and team members from his non-profit group, "The Kamchatka Project," explored pristine, yet imperiled, salmon (and bear) habitat amid Kamchatka's spectacular volcanoes. The group is fostering conservation measures.

Physics doctoral student Jeffrey Hazboun presents "PHYS 3030, The Universe: Best Practices for the Online Classroom."

"Some major changes in the Utah State University system, most importantly the addition
of a number of satellite campuses, have resulted in a new push for online classes. We
will talk about how PHYS 3030 was developed specifically as an online class and the
many different resources that exist on campus for such an endeavor. These resources
include the audio/ visual equipment available at the FACT center, the development
consultations available through RCDE and the FACT center and the specific capabilities
of Canvas that are helpful for the online classroom.

We will walk through the class syllabus and point out aspects that are specifically
motivated to challenge and inspire online students. This will include broad online
resources that the students are encouraged to use. The challenges of teaching an
online class and some specific speed bumps will be discussed, including getting
students to read instructions, seek help from the instructor and navigate the course
website. I will demonstrate the work of some students who have taken the class.

Many universities are putting more emphasis on teaching online. I will conclude by
describing a number of high profile examples and show that, not only is teaching online
a good idea, but something that is necessary to being a university level instructor in the
digital age."

Dirk Vanderwall of USU's Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences presents "From Basic Research to Clinical Application: The Use of Oxytocin to Suppress Estrus in Mares."

Utah Pests of USU Extension is offering free workshops throughout the state for participants interested in learning to make Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) traps. To register and for more information, visit the website listed below.

Utah Pests of USU Extension is offering free workshops throughout the state for participants interested in learning to make Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) traps. To register and for more information, visit the website listed below.

Thomas Evans of Montana State University presents "Fluvial Terrestrial Vertebrate Taphonomy: Bodies and Bones in Rivers and Why We Care."

John Hanks of Utah State University's Division of Research Computing presents "An Overview of the Division of Research Computing at Utah State." Refreshments follow the presentation.

The deadline for submission of Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) grant proposals is noon, Thursday, February 15, 2013. For information, visit the Web link below:

Utah Pests of USU Extension is offering free workshops throughout the state for participants interested in learning to make Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) traps. To register and for more information, visit the website listed below.

Utah Pests of USU Extension is offering free workshops throughout the state for participants interested in learning to make Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) traps. To register and for more information, visit the website listed below.

Undergraduates and graduate students are invited to submit papers for the 2013 J. Paul Riley AWRA Utah Section Student Water Conference and Paper Competition to be held April 10 at USU. Deadline for paper submissions is Friday, February 22, 2013. For submission guidelines, visit the Web link below. The conference and competition is held in conjunction with USU's 2013 Spring Runoff Conference.

Nancy Riggs of Northern Arizona University presents "The Early Mesozoic Cordilleran Arc as Reflected in Detritus in Upper Triassic Sedimentary Successions on and off the Colorado Plateau."

Visiting scholar Mark Mims presents "Harnessing the Cloud for Academic Research." Refreshments follow the talk.

Ina Dobrinski of the Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine at the University of Calgary is guest speaker.