Utah State University is celebrating 138 years of excellence in 2026 with a special Founders Day and Old Main Society event on Thursday. The evening will honor three individuals and one couple whose contributions embody the theme “Aggie Legacy.”

An anonymous donor pledged $2.5 million over five years, motivated by their belief in the department's vision and its potential to make an immediate impact on coaches and student-athletes as Utah State Athletics begins its inaugural season in the Pac-12 C...

Utah State University recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall with a special performance by Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano, and pianist Adam Nielsen. The Jan. 14 event honored two decades of artistic excellence and ...

Utah State University marked a major milestone on Friday with Beneath the Surface: Celebrating 50 Years of Undergraduate Research, a dynamic evening hosted at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium.

Utah State Athletics Hall of Famer and NFL All-Pro defender Bobby Wagner is returning to Logan as the keynote speaker for this year’s commencement. The April ceremony will honor Joyce Albrecht, Stan Albrecht and Ara Serjoie with honorary degrees during th...

Utah State University President Brad L. Mortensen has announced the launch of the Utah State Promise Scholarship Endowment Fund, a new philanthropic initiative designed to sustain and strengthen access to higher education for Utah students with financial ...

For almost four decades, Chevron has been a strong supporter of Utah State University– generously investing in innovative research, education and communities throughout Utah.

Utah State University Eastern welcomed alumni, community partners, campus leaders and supporters on Oct. 30 for its annual Legacy Dinner. This event celebrates individuals whose achievements, leadership and service have made a meaningful difference for th...

People from across the country came together on Oct. 25 to celebrate their shared history and decades of friendship honoring the 50-year anniversary of Utah State University’s nationally recognized Combined Psychology Doctoral Program.

The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University has recognized Rob Allen, president and chief executive officer of Intermountain Health, as the 2025 Distinguished Executive Alumnus at an award ceremony on Oct. 29.

The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously selected Brad L. Mortensen, Ph.D., as the next president of Utah State University at its meeting today. With over two decades of experience in higher education, Mortensen brings a demonstrated focus on afford...

Utah State University’s 2025 Homecoming is just around the corner — Oct. 13-18 — and it’s shaping up to be a week packed with Aggie pride, tradition and celebration. Homecoming week will kick off with Aggie spirit as the Student Alumni Association leads t...

Utah State University has received a transformative $5.5 million gift from the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation – Russell Family to strengthen programs in the arts, agriculture and history for generations to come.

From July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, Utah State University achieved a remarkable fundraising milestone, securing $68.8 million through more than 29,500 contributions — a significant rise in donations since 2019. All gifts were part of the university’s ong...

Richard Anderson, a College of Engineering alumnus and longtime supporter of Utah State University, died Aug. 25 at his home in Wellsville, Utah. He was 88. His wife, fellow USU alumna Moonyeen Anderson, died in 2024.

When archaeologists excavated the remains of a 16th-century Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida, they didn’t just find artifacts from the age of exploration; they found cats.

Strata Networks has pledged $70,000 to Utah State University Uintah Basin to support scholarships and programmatic initiatives for students pursuing degrees in technology and business. This contribution builds upon a previous commitment made in 2021 and r...

The Utah State University Foundation Board has announced several updates including new appointments and new members for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

A Utah State University professor has made a significant donation to the Logan campus food pantry, and now he is inviting others in the Aggie community to join him to make an even bigger impact.

Utah State University Athletics has unveiled new sport-specific recruitment and retention funds in response to the changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. The donation opportunity offers Aggie Nation a way to contribute to revenue sharing as part...

Utah State University alumna Andrea Decker is helping preserve and share some of the most important cultural materials in the world through her work at the Library of Congress. As a reference librarian at the American Folklife Center, Decker plays a key r...

Utah State University has announced the establishment of the Janet Q. Lawson Endowed Deanship in the newly merged S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, thanks to the support of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation a...

Utah State University is entering a bold new era as it prepares to join the Pac-12 Conference, a milestone celebrated during the “Reach and Rise” campaign event hosted by USU Advancement and Athletics at the end of June. The event brought together alumni,...

Utah State University Brigham City Region is launching a new direct-ask scholarship initiative, the Help Students Thrive campaign, aimed at raising scholarship funds for local students.

Nathan Scott, a Utah State University alumnus and current Stewardship and Development Research Assistant for the Caine College of the Arts, is stepping into the spotlight as Chauvelin, the complex and driven antagonist in Music Theatre West’s upcoming pro...

Recent USU graduate Asia Grant has been awarded an eight-week internship at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art is celebrating a new expansion with the addition of the Wanlass Center for Art Education and Research opening following a ribbon cutting last Tuesday.

Utah State University alumnus Major Brigham Moore, a deputy squadron commander in the U.S. Air Force, was named the 2025 Federal Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Moore was recognized at an awards luncheon on Feb. 21 ...

An internship in the Dixie National Forest helped this landscape architecture family play a role in documenting and preserving beautiful Utah landscapes.

Utah State University is celebrating 137 years of excellence in 2025 during the annual Founders Day and Old Main Society Celebration on Thursday, March 6. The evening will honor three individuals and two couples whose contributions embody the theme “Creat...

“At first, I hated it.” That’s how Savanna Craig describes her first college economics class. The assessment is surprising, considering she now holds a master’s degree in applied economics from Utah State University.

Today Michael Bailey is a senior research scientist at Meta whose groundbreaking research is being harnessed by policymakers to positively impact people’s lives around the globe. But almost 20 years ago, he was a Logan High graduate who came to Utah State...

When Parker Rollins began his journey to becoming a pilot, he didn’t initially plan on staying in Price, Utah. However, what began as a temporary move to expedite his flight training turned into a transformative experience.

Utah State University Advancement has named Whitney Boudrero as the senior director for Alumni Engagement. Boudrero, a graduate of USU with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and corporate communications in 2011, brings extensive experience in leader...

A signing ceremony on Wednesday honored multiple historic gift pledges made by Utah State University alumnus and philanthropist Mehdi Heravi. Heravi’s most recent donation will endow scholarships in multiple colleges and programs at USU and provide a maj...

Get ready to celebrate Utah State University’s 2024 Homecoming with a week full of festivities from Monday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 12. This year’s Homecoming promises to be a vibrant mix of tradition and excitement, featuring a host of events that...

From July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, Utah State University achieved a remarkable fundraising milestone, securing $63 million through 25,845 contributions, marking a significant rise in donations since 2018.

Cannon had another opportunity to craft a mural — only this time for the public. She recently completed a 7-by-56 foot mural in Downtown Logan that depicts some iconic places in Cache Valley.

Utah State University and the USU Foundation Board celebrated the resounding success of their ongoing Create Your Aggie Impact campaign during a special event at the Bastian Agricultural Center in South Jordan, Utah.

Bailey Rigby, a 2023 Art + Design graduate of Utah State University, has garnered significant recognition for her research-based storytelling through the art of photography. Recently highlighted in 15 Bytes Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine, and Float Magazine,...

A solid start with concurrent enrollment courses through USU Eastern followed by nursing courses there set Jorge Martinez up for success in the health care field.

Nicole Zinger, a 2023 graduate of Utah State University’s aviation management program and current master’s degree student, is one of just two students to be awarded the Jim Morasch/Jerry Olson Memorial Scholarship from the Northwest Chapter of the America...

Institution turns 136 years and the university is celebrating with Founders Day and Old Main Society event on March 7.

Thanks to a generous donation from the Navajo Nation, Utah State University is one step closer to realizing its vision of an education and community center in the Monument Valley region of San Juan County.

As part of a series commemorating cultural heritages, Utah State Today is publishing interviews with a variety of Aggie alumni, faculty, staff and students. This interview with Cree Taylor, a faculty member of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, ...

While most national and international feature stories about Greg Carr focus on his connections with Harvard and Boston as well as his extensive philanthropic efforts in the African nation of Mozambique, the Utah State University graduate still spends much...

Utah State University’s Alumni Advisory Board welcomes new President Heather Mason and elected advisors Nathan D. Alder, Andrew A. Croshaw, Ryan J. Dent, Shelly M. Neilson, Noah A. Riley and Tyler Levett Tolson. The board also gets new representation from...

Utah State University garnered an impressive $57 million in donations from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, demonstrating strong support with more than 25,800 generous contributions.

Community partners, alumni and former staff were in the spotlight at USU Eastern’s Legacy Dinner hosted at the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center on the Price, Utah, campus.

Utah State University 2023 Homecoming is just a falling leaf away, with events going from Sunday, Oct. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 7.

Utah State University will host “A” Day of Giving on Thursday, Oct. 5, to generate support for students in need, faculty excellence, research and advancement of USU’s mission to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant un...

Utah State University alum Glenna Wright-Gallo is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to being an advocate in special education for children and youth with disabilities.

Since graduating from Utah State University this past spring, alumna Reagan Hoopes has been learning her way around Utah’s sprawling Hill Air Force Base and discovering how augmented reality technology can create innovative military training scenarios.

The Utah State University Foundation Board has announced several updates including new appointments and new members for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The members will serve as advocates for the university within their communities and aid USU in cultivating

Jeffrey Hazboun is among researchers featured in a June 29 briefing from NSF-funded North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves Physics Frontier Center

Utah State University’s Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art will break ground on the new Wanlass Center for Art Education and Research later this month.

Gov. Spencer Cox has named Brian Steed as the state’s new Great Salt Lake commissioner. This appointment is subject to approval by the Utah Senate.

Utah State University Interim Director of Athletics Jerry Bovee announced Thursday a $1 million gift from anonymous donors pledged to the USU Athletics Department.

Utah State University Salt Lake Center and USU Orem are proud to have celebrated the class of 2023 on Friday, May 12. The class of 2023 consists of 516 individuals earning 51 associate, 297 bachelor’s, 163 master’s, five doctorate degrees, four education ...

Douglas D. Anderson, Dean of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, has announced that five faculty members would be recognized for their outstanding teaching, research, and service through named professorships.

A new building on the Logan campus of Utah State University will honor prominent business leaders and philanthropists Kem and Carolyn Gardner.

Following several years of coordination and support from donors, faculty and staff, Utah State University’s Swenson Park, a space honoring the legacy of American poet and USU alumna May Swenson, will open during an official celebration event hosted by the...

At the age of 9, future Utah State University alumnus Ramjibhai Chaudhari left his remote Indian village north of Mumbai to get an education. Dindrol, his tiny village, lacked electricity, running water, sanitation infrastructure and a school.

The Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will house programs in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. It is expected to serve the thousands of students who take language courses at USU...

Paul Anthony Jones, notable university alumnus and president of Fort Valley State University, will receive an honorary doctorate degree and serve as USU’s commencement speaker for its 136th ceremony this spring.

Hansen ’20, a Ph.D. student studying electrical engineering, with the help of his mentors and professors Regan Zane and Abhilash Kamineni, invented a control algorithm to wirelessly charge electric vehicles while in motion—an idea that was first formed as...

Amy Crosbie has been in the middle of things as far as women’s collegiate athletics for the past quarter of a century. Born a few years after Title IX legislation was passed in 1972, the California native came to Utah State in 1997 and has been involved i...

The origin story of Bison Paddles is hazy — even to the company’s founders Collin Peterson ‘21 and Daniel Warren.

Oscar Marquina’s BS ‘05, MBA ‘10 successful business career pays dividends beyond just financial gain. His family immigrated to New Jersey from Venezuela when Marquina was 14 years old, and relatives living in Utah put the Beehive State on his radar when ...

Utah State University turns 135 in 2023 and is celebrating by honoring alumni and friends at the Founders Day and Old Main Society event Thursday, March 2. The event honors three individuals and one couple with the theme “Stories of Aggie Impact.”

The Utah State University Foundation Board announced they have been selected to receive the John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB).

Utah State University and the USU Foundation Board have officially launched the Create Your Aggie Impact Campaign. The initiative-driven fundraising campaign focuses on four priorities that are centered around outcomes that accelerate student access and o...

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Peace Initiative at Utah State University will now be known as the Heravi Peace Institute.

Utah State University and Fort Valley State University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for the two land-grant institutions to collaborate and cooperate on activities of mutual interest. The universities announced t...

Join Utah State University as it hosts A Day of Giving, Thursday, Oct. 6, to generate support for students in need, faculty excellence, research and advancement of USU’s mission to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant...

Longtime Aggies will recognize staples of the week including the annual student tradition of painting the intersections at 400 North and Main Street and 1000 North and 800 East at 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, leading into Homecoming week.

Utah State University alum Bradley Hintze (BS ’09, Biochemistry) says encouragement from his adviser, his professors and his undergraduate research mentor enabled him to push past self-doubt and keep trying.

Utah State University alumnus Devin Wiser has been named vice president for government and external relations at USU. He will assume the position on Sept. 21, 2022.

Utah State University set a new fundraising record this year, bringing in more than $110 million from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, a 137% increase over last year’s total of $46.8 million. This is the first time in its 134-year history that the univ...

Thanks to the generous support of donors, two new endowed professorships have been created in the Utah State University College of Engineering.

Utah State University Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hartwell announced Thursday a $1 million gift from Tom and Patty Willis for a new state-of-the-art full-length indoor practice facility.

Utah State University turns 134 in 2022 and is celebrating by honoring alumni and friends at the Founders Day and Old Main Society event Thursday, April 14. The event honors three individuals and two couples with the theme “A Legacy of Aggie Impact.”

Set to open its doors to students during the summer 2022 semester, Utah State University Moab's new campus building hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony April 1, 2022.

USU alum and award-winning fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra visited Utah State University’s Logan campus on March 24 and 25, where he reconnected with former advisers, mentors, faculty, friends and family.

Utah State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) is excited to announce that a new building, the Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center, is coming to the Quad.

The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation announced today a gift of $2.5 million to support a new building that will be home to experiential learning programming at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Utah State University’s Alumni Advisory Board welcomes new President Steven Palmer and elected advisors Zachary Ames, Terry Camp, Isaiah Emmanuel Jones and Triné Nelson.

As more of Utah’s agricultural land is converted to commercial and residential developments, one family has made a gift of $41.25 million to Utah State University to honor and preserve the state’s farming past, present, and future. This gift represents th...

Utah State University alumnus and retired U.S. Sen. Harry Reid died Tuesday, Dec. 28, after a four-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. Reid graduated from USU in 1961, where he double-majored in political science and history.

Globally celebrated as a lifelong champion of world peace and understanding, Zahedi shaped more than three decades of geopolitical history. Twice he served as Iran’s ambassador to the United States.

The Utah State University Alumni Association has partnered with Publishing Concepts (PCI) for an oral history project with the goal of gathering stories from alumni both young and older. The project, launched in November, aims to gather updated contact in...

For the third consecutive year, Utah State University has surpassed its goal, raising $46.8 million from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The funds include gifts from 7,711 donors, with 12 gifts of $1 million or more. Philanthropic foundations were par...

The Utah State University Foundation Board welcomed new members Wafaa Alrashid, Jody Burnett, Laurel Cannon Alder, John Ferry, and Mehdi Heravi to its ranks this summer. As members of the Foundation Board, they will serve as advocates for the university w...

A space central to the Department of Plants, Soils and Climate in the Agricultural Sciences building has been named to honor Professor A.A. Heravi, a pioneer of scientific farming in Iran.

Utah State University saw an increase in private giving this year, raising $46.6 million from July 2019 through June 2020.