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True Colors: USU Biologists Explore Evolution of White Coloration of Velvet Ants
Joseph Wilson, Jeni Sidwell and James Pitts report multiple approaches used to investigate adaptive coloration of…
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USU Chemists Advance Solar Energy Storage and Sea Water Desalination Technology
Tianbiao Leo Liu, Bo Hu, Maowei Hu describe a high-performance solar flow battery aimed at electrification of rural…
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Taking the Bait: USU Computer Scientist Awarded NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Grant
Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen is the principal investigator of a $899,000 multi-university, collaborative grant to develop…
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Fang-tastic: USU Biologist Reports Amphibians with Snake-like, Venomous Dental Glands
Emeritus professor Edmund 'Butch' Brodie, Jr. and colleagues from Brazil's Butantan Institute publish surprising…
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All Summer Long: Heat Waves and COVID-19
Extreme heat is a growing hazard to public health, causing greater mortality than other hazards like floods,…
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Environmental Engineering Student Earns Scholarship for Air Quality Research
Utah State University graduate student Motasem Abualqumboz is being recognized by an international organization for…
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In the Time of COVID: Undergrad Researchers, Mentors Use Technology, Ingenuity and Grit
Distanced by the pandemic, participants in USU's 2020 Native American Summer Mentorship Program draw on unexpected…
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AggieAir Works with BLM to Assist Endangered Species
The scientific imagery gathered will be used to help the BLM reintroduce the endangered black-footed ferret in the…
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More than 1,000 Tons of Plastic Rains into Western U.S. Protected Lands Annually
Microplastic particles and fibers spiral through the Earth system, accumulating even in protected wilderness areas…
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Warming Climate is Changing Where Birds Breed
Spring is in full swing. Trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and birds are singing.
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The Utah Fire Atlas Offers Land Managers a New Tool
Wildfires were once an important driver of ecosystem health in western U.S forests, but decades of fire suppression,…
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Multi-Year Elementary School Study Moves to Online Delivery
Ron and Sandi Gillam were conducting a $3 million, multi-year trial funded by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE)…