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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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How Dry Can the Colorado River Basin Get?
As drought conditions persist in the Colorado River Basin, managers, researchers and the public are all left…
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As Drought Continues in Utah, USU Eastern Gets Creative to Conserve Water
With the state of Utah facing drought conditions for another year, Utah State University Eastern is engaged in…
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Ask an Expert — Seven Principles for Water-Wise Landscaping
Keeping water-wise landscaping principles in mind as we design, install and manage our landscapes can help conserve a…
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USU Water Research Lab Director Receives National Award
Engineering professor and director of the Utah Water Research Laboratory David Tarboton received the 2020 David R.…
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Metal Mayhem: New Research Finds Toxic Metals Absorbed by Great Salt Lake Plants and Insects
Plants in Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems pull hazardous metal pollution from the lake and sometimes pass it up…
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USU Extension Specialist: Water Conservation Critical This Summer
With a dry summer likely and water restrictions already in place around the state, it is crucial that Utahns conserve…
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Leadership Team Announced for USU Land, Water & Air Institute
Brian Steed, executive director of Utah's Department of Natural Resources, has been named the Janet Quinney Lawson…
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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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Written in Stone: QCNR Graduate Ray Poe on Defining His Own Academic Path
It probably occurred to Ray Poe, when he was riding along a ridiculously pitted and rock-strewn service road, that…
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Building Beaver Dams: USU Students and Volunteers Team Up In Habitat Restoration Project
On Saturday, USU students built beaver dam analogs along about a half-mile privately-owned stretch of Birch Creek.