Biochemist Sean Johnson, geophysicist Anthony "Tony" Lowry and ecologist Ethan White, all of the College of Science, received 2010 NSF CAREER Awards in recognition of demonstrated excellence in research, teaching and the integration of education and research.

Two Utah State University students are 2010 Goldwater Scholars and one Aggie received honorable mention in a prestigious national competition established by Congress that recognizes outstanding undergraduate achievements in science and mathematics.

At first glance, Nevada’s Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, with its austere alkaline desert uplands that border California’s Death Valley, hardly seems like an oasis of biodiversity. Yet it is.

Utah State University mourns the loss of Russell C. Thompson, professor of mathematics, who passed away Monday, March 22, 2010, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah.

Utah State University biologist Paul Wolf studies the ancient plants and believes the time is ripe to apply modern-day genomics to crack the fern’s genome.

A former rocket scientist is using the lessons he learned in the space industry to help fight breast cancer.

Professor Steve Scheiner has been named the 2010 recipient of the D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award for his work that has been dedicated to understanding the interactions between molecules.

What does a rocket motor have to do with breast cancer? Two Utah researchers have found a unique connection that may change the way surgeons remove tumors, not only in breast cancer, but other cancers as well.

A critical challenge facing surgeons as they cut out malignant tumors is: how far should they go?