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August 19, 2021

Cool It: USU Electrical Engineers to Test Satellite Cooling Technology in Space

USU researchers will receive $5.4 million in NASA funding to develop and flight-test a new satellite cooling technology.

USU Receives Record Research Funding During Pandemic Year

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August 19, 2021

USU Receives Record Research Funding During Pandemic Year

Utah State University’s research funding reached a new record high during the 2021 fiscal year, with researchers receiving awards totaling $368.5 million. This growth represents a 26 percent increase from last year.

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Record $115 million in research awards in 2020

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National leader in undergraduate research

AURA Award

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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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Renowned Faculty

Faculty researchers at Utah State University are recognized nationally and internationally for their expertise. USU is home to more than 50 research programs, centers, and facilities such as ASPIRE, the Utah Water Research Lab, and the Digital Folklore Project.

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Undergraduate Research

Each year, more than 1,000 students engage in undergraduate research with institutional support and over 500 share their research at USU events. With one of the country's top undergraduate research programs, USU is constantly evolving to improve inclusion and excellence of our award-winning student opportunities.

Undergraduate Program

Technology Development

USU researchers are innovators, with 51 newly disclosed inventions in 2020, 19 of them by faculty filing for the very first time. USU has received 80 patents in the last five years, continuing a long line of faculty innovations.

Technology Transfer Services

Land, Water, and Air

Growth, recreation, water, agriculture, and air quality—these are core values and key struggles for Utah. More than USU 140 faculty are addressing these issues. USU shares this research with our community through the Institute for Land, Water and Air and the Research Landscapes initiative.

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Health and Well-Being

More than 50 USU researchers investigate health and well-being, making USU a Utah authority on wellness. In partnership with Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, USU researchers share their findings for living well at Blue Plate Research events.

Blue Plate Research

Space Research

In 1959, Utah State University and the Space Dynamics Laboratory started a meteoric rise as a leader in aerospace research and innovation. In that time, USU and SDL have sent more than 430 experiments into space, many of them by students, and achieved space-grant university status.

USU and SDL Making History

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