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.
Vice President for Research Huddle
USU researchers are invited to join the Vice President for Research in a periodic huddle to learn more about the changing landscape of research at the Federal and state levels.
HB 373 – Higher Education Research Funding Pilot Program
House Bill 373 (2026) established a multi-year $40M competitive grant program known as the Higher Education Research Funding Pilot Program.
Utah AI Moonshot Funding Program
As part of Governor Cox's Pro-Human AI Initiative, the Utah AI Moonshot Program is a statewide competitive funding program supporting ambitious AI research with measurable public benefit.
Securing Federal Research: CMMC/CUI Readiness at USU
Learn how USU meets federal Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards, enabling researchers to securely handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
The Utah Energy Conference convenes diverse stakeholders to explore topics and issues shaping the future of energy in Utah and the region.
Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation
Utah State Aggies create transformational impacts through meaningful research, particularly in space, water, land, air, and quality-of-life questions.
News
Find more Research News at USU Today.
USU Today | October 28, 2026 Emily Weichart, assistant professor of psychology at Utah State University, has been awarded a one-year, early-career grant from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) to support her research on gaze insights and decision-making.
USU Today | October 28, 2026 
Some people may be jumping at shadows this Halloween season, but new research from the Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism at Utah State University finds that many people lean into dark encounters — those under dark night skies.
USU Today | October 27, 2026
The people who care for forests in Utah need better, and more tailored, information to effectively manage wildfires in the state — that’s the message from a newly released statewide survey conducted by the Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University.
Research Divisions
