Societal Impacts News

LOGAN, Utah — An upcoming library exhibit at Utah State University will delve into the intersection of board games, faith and cultural identity within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

USU's Michelle Frierson has been incorporating Black Joy principles in her research to help Black and other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color) youths overcome the anxiety they feel toward science, technology, engineering and math coursew...

Two Utah State University professors in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Sciences have entered into a unique research partnership with Canyons School District.

If you were recruiting an ambassador to get kids excited about science, you might not immediately think of the homely hagfish. Eel-shaped with tentacles and a protruding mouth, the primitive marine creature, which emits gooey slime to foil predators, pres...

A daylong event at the Utah State Capitol brought together people with disabilities, their families, disability-related agencies and legislators in a powerful reminder that Utah policies affect lives — and those affected have the power to speak out.

Park City, UT — Swaner EcoCenter is inviting visitors to discover new environments on Earth and in space at Life on the Edge. The exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, from Jan. 24 through May 10.

Clinical neuropsychologist and USU professor of psychology JoAnn Tschanz will join other USU faculty with expertise in psychology, aging, neuroscience and more to host a health fair for Northern Utah residents on June 29.

Utah State University’s Department of Geosciences invites rock-hounds to come to the annual Rock-n-Fossil Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Geology Building on the USU campus. Admission is free.

ASPIRE is partnering with Charge Assist EV to host the center’s first-ever Innovation Challenge. This event will take place Nov. 2-3 at Utah State University with a virtual kickoff on Oct. 31. Students from all disciplines are invited to participate.

Nearly 1 in 8 Utahns are food insecure, and that percentage has increased in recent years. Mateja Savoie-Roskos discussed efforts to address food insecurity in Utah at the most recent Blue Plate Research.

Salt Lake City — The Great Salt Lake Strike Team released its 2026 Data and Insights Summary, a comprehensive, science-based resource for Utah policymakers that synthesizes the latest data, research and policy-relevant analysis on Great Salt Lake conditio...

Aggie physicists collaborate with Salt Lake City's East High teens to develop a machine learning model for direct-from-space atmospheric waves analysis.

Utah middle school students from Logan, Ogden and the Salt Lake City area gained hands-on STEM experience during a two-day Biotech Camp in July. The USU STARS GEAR UP program provides students with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) readines...

About 17 years ago when Utah State University faculty scientists Michelle Larson, Mary Hubbard and Shane Larson put their heads together to plan a public STEM outreach program, they weren’t exactly sure what the venture would look like. But they were crys...

The NATURE Program – Native American Tribes Upholding Restoration and Education – aims to support the next generation of Indigenous leaders by building their skills in the fields of environmental conservation and natural resource management. The leadershi...

The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project has released the first of six white papers that share the results of a comprehensive statewide study conducted in the fall of 2024. The study supports the efforts of “A Bolder Way Forward,” a state...

Human Biology major James Cisneros studies animal models with the aim of developing therapeutics for human scourges such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease and viral infections. He's among 30 Aggies presenting research to state legislators at Utah's Research

Utah State University will host a community event at Bear Lake this weekend to share data on increased tourism at the recreation hotspot straddling the Utah-Idaho border.

Utah State University environmental and biological engineers Akib Al Mahir and Liyuan (Joanna) Hou are featured speakers at free, family friendly event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center on the Logan campus. All ages are welcome...

Biologist Jessica Habashi describes collaborative bird-window collision research at USU Brigham City at free, family friendly STEM outreach event. USU President Elizabeth Cantwell delivers the series' opening welcome during USU's Year of Undergraduate Res...

Earlier this year, the Utah Department of Transportation showcased the state’s first demonstration of a vertiport — a major milestone in a multiyear research collaboration with Utah State University.