USU Office of Research

Utah State is a Carnegie-recognized R1 institution and was named one of the best undergraduate research programs in the nation by the Council for Undergraduate Research in 2021. These designations show that USU is a national leader in research and both graduate and undergraduate education.

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Record $368.5 million in research awards in 2021

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National leader in undergraduate research

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Faculty disclosed 51 new inventions in 2020

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430+ student and faculty experiments sent to space

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Doctoral student Nikolay Tkachenko, right, with USU Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Head Lance Seefeldt, was named "Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year" by the Utah Chapter of the American Chemical Society. (Photo: USU/Lauren Anderson)

USU Doctoral Student Recognized by Utah's American Chemical Society Chapter

USU Today | November 14, 2022

Nikolay Tkachenko is named 'Graduate Student of the Year in Chemistry'; honored at Nov. 3 ceremony.

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Utah Wellbeing Survey: Feeling Part of Community Improves Health, Safety, Living Standards

USU Today | November 11, 2022

Results from nearly 10,000 people from 33 Utah towns and cities indicate that feeling connected to a community is strongly related to physical and mental health, living standards, safety and security, education and more.

Research and Innovation

Utah State Aggies create transformational impacts through meaningful research, particularly in space, water, land, air, and quality-of-life questions.

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