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Human Activities May Have Boosted the West's 'Precipitation Roller Coaster'
A new report suggests the 2021 extreme "precipitation roller coaster" event that affected California and Utah is…
Series: Water Wisdom
From its earliest moments USU’s core mission was to predict, research and scientifically solve Utah’s water problems and needs. Today, the university’s water specialists are among the world’s leading experts on water-related issues as they work to further understand this precious resource.
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Utah With No Great Salt Lake? Report Warns of Lake's Ultimate Demise Without Action
Authors of a new report on the Great Salt Lake do not mince words — without major intervention, they say, the Great…
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What USU Researchers Can Learn About the Great Salt Lake by Looking at Lake Urmia in Iran
Despite the distance between them, parallels abound between Iran's Lake Urmia and Utah's Great Salt Lake.
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USU Ecology Speaker Encourages Collaboration on Water Issues
Last week, USU's Ecology Center hosted Adrian Harpold, a hydrologist at the University of Nevada who is focusing on…
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'Promising Options': USU Researcher Investigating Water Conservation Methods for Great Salt Lake
As Utah's ecological crisis continues, a USU researcher has been looking at water conservation methods that could…
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USU Scientists Share Successes in Great Salt Lake Wetlands Replacing Phragmites With Native Plants
Eradicating invasive plants requires a multi-pronged strategy, and Utah State University scientists are sharing…
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USU's Utah Climate Center Researches How Utah's Precipitation Patterns are Changing
The Utah Climate Center has reviewed a study from 2012 and has found increasingly dangerous trends for Utah's water…
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Drought Monitoring: USU's Utah Climate Center Continues to Support State With Data During Drought
As Utah's third driest year in the past 128 years of records persists, Utah State University's Utah Climate Center…
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USU Professor Studying How Plastic Moves Its Way Through Bear River System
In a study published in 2020, Janice Brahney, Utah State University associate professor in the Department of…
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Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Explores How Canal Corridors Can Support Active Transportation
Utah State University researchers have examined the benefits and challenges of building trails along existing canals.
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Out of Sight & Mind: Quantifying Pervasive Microplastics in the Ocean-Atmosphere Cycle
In a new perspectives paper in the journal Nature, Janice Brahney points out that researchers will need to globally…
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Utah State University Founding Member of New National Water Research Institute
Utah State University is helping found a hydrology research partnership supported by up to $360 million in federal…