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Utah State Aggies create transformational impacts through meaningful research, particularly in space, water, land, air, and quality-of-life questions.
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Research on Capital Hill
calendar Date: Februry 26, 2026
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Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
calendar Date: February 27, 2026
clock Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
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2026 UASAL Conference
calendar Date: March 21, 2026
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In the journal Nature, Ryan Jackson, Kadin Crosby, Bamidele Filani and colleagues report newly discovered details about Cas12a3 immune system that precisely targets transfer RNA in invading pathogens without destroying host cells.
It’s long been known as the “Muddy Mississippi River” — but where does all that mud come from? Tracking the sources of excessive sediment in the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) has proven to be a vexing and economically important question for the last few decades, with impacts on water quality, fish populations, recreation and navigation.
Higher education is navigating a period of heightened scrutiny and rapid change. In recent years, colleges and universities have faced public debate over their values, governance, and societal role– debates that have, in some cases, influenced donor confidence and policy decisions.
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