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New USU Study Highlights Channel Response in Upper Colorado Basin
A new USU study has shed light on how mountain streams respond to the compounded disturbances of wildfire, extreme…
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Graduate Student Research Aids in Future Colorado River Basin Planning
UWRL graduate student Homa Salehabadi developed a structured framework for assessing streamflow data to inform…
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USU Research to Supply Crops With Resources to Withstand Climate Change, Drought
New research from USU engineers aims to improve crop health by curbing two major factors: climate change and drought.
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Ready to Bloom: USU Ecologist Explores Climate Impacts on Mountain Plant-Microbial Interactions
Doctoral student Emily Burgess presents research at the 2024 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Aug. 4-9 in…
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USU Scientists Part of National Project on Extreme Heat, Community Resilience
NIHHS recently funded two virtual centers of excellence — one of which includes researchers at USU — to promote…
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New USU Study Illuminates Subsurface Dynamics in Karst Mountain Watersheds
Researchers from Utah State University and the Utah Water Research Laboratory recently published a new study that…
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Running Cold: New Research Shows Ice Endures at Yellowstone Lake Despite Warming Trends
In a warming world, new research has found something unexpected at iconic Yellowstone Lake, North America's largest…
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Climate Study Reveals Alarming Trends in Heat Wave Dynamics
Forces that drive climate change do more than just create warming temperatures; they cause more frequent extreme…
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USU Researchers Use Last Year's State-Record Snowpack to Investigate Predictive Models
From a statistical standpoint, the winter of 2022-2023 stood out. USU researchers wanted to know how last year's…
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Campus Climate: New Publication Proposes Framework for Higher-Ed Greenhouse Gas Accountability
Why, exactly, aren't universities better at moving the needle on climate change, even on their own campuses?
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Latest National Climate Report Taps Expertise of Two QCNR Faculty
Two USU researchers are authors in the Fifth National Climate Assessment, released this week by the Biden-Harris…
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USU Professor Investigates How People Perceive and React to Extreme Heat
Extreme-heat emergencies pose a serious and increasing threat to communities across the country. Whether or not…