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Utah State University Uintah Basin researchers have been working together with researchers in Slovenia to better assess atmospheric oxidized mercury measurements. The researchers collaborated to compare data as well as methods, with each trying to learn from the other.

Utah State University Libraries and the Center for Intersectional Gender Studies & Research have teamed up to create a LibGuide to help researchers find materials for underrespresented voices in the Government Information Collection. The first guide focused on the Women’s Bureau to coincide with Women’s History Month.

USU Today | March 2023
During the 2023 Utah Legislative Session, USU was awarded significant funding to enhance research efforts:
- $2.5M to launch Earthquake Engineering Research Center (USU Today, March 16, 2023)
- Additional funding for Bingham Research Center (USU Today, March 10, 2023)