We prepare graduate researchers for careers that integrate science, management, and policy, while advancing Climate Adaptation Science for the threatened landscape of the Interior West.
The Climate Adaptation Science (CAS) Program is a 9-credit interdisciplinary graduate specialization that is available to MS and PhD students at Utah State University. The program provides students with direct experience in actionable science through research and community connection.
This graduate STEM education program gives students the opportunity to acquire broad technical literacy, encounter various points of view about science, have multiple mentors (including those from beyond academia), communicate their results to different audiences, think about broader impacts, work on team projects, and explore career options in a context where nonacademic careers are not stigmatized.
Trees in the West are remarkably flexible — they endure extended droughts, sweltering summers and subzero winters as part of a wildly variable climate. Even so, this year’s snow drought is going to leave a mark.
Jon Meyer, assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center and research assistant professor in the Department of Plants, Soils & Climate, explains what the current snow numbers mean and which ones to watch as spring runoff approaches.
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 ...
For Quinney Scholar Marie Wood, one unexpected conversation sparked a passion for environmental science — now she's sharing that spark with the next generation as a Natural Resources Ambassador.
