"To Promote and Support Ecological Research and Graduate Education at USU and Beyond"
The Climate Adaptation Science (CAS) program is a 9-credit interdisciplinary graduate specialization that is available to MS and PhD students at USU. The program provides students with direct experience in actionable science through internships and research.
“It’s important to share ideas and results with other researchers to get constructive feedback and hear about new ideas,” says Peter Adler, director of the USU Ecology Center and professor in the Department of Wildland Resources.
Utah entered the 2026 fire season with record-low snowpack and heightened concerns about wildfires, which are already burning across the state.
Utah State University is hosting a discussion on how effective our current wildfire management strategies actually are, and in what ways they might be making the problem worse.
