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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.
Upcoming Events in the Office of Research
Research on Capital Hill
calendar Date: Februry 26, 2026
clock Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
location pin Location: Capital Hill, Salt Lake City
Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
calendar Date: February 27, 2026
clock Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
location pin Location: Weber State University
2026 UASAL Conference
calendar Date: March 21, 2026
clock Time: All Day
location pin Location: TBA
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The Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Research Center (ADRC), a state-funded center at Utah State University housed within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, recently awarded its 2026 catalyst grants for research related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Beneath four miles of ocean and a mile of rock and sediment, an international team, including USU’s Srisharan Shreedharan, recently uncovered new information — a hidden reason for the devastation of the 2011 magnitude 9.1 Tohoku earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in Japan and the fourth most powerful recorded in the world.
New research led by Alison Cook, associate professor of management at the Huntsman School of Business, suggests that when the incoming CEO is a woman, firms often approach these announcements far more strategically, carefully managing how and when the news is released to reduce potential investor bias.
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