Utah State University College of Arts & Sciences

It's SUMMER 🌞 We're delighted to have incoming Aggies on campus, who are getting ready for a GREAT academic year at USU - WELCOME! A big "Thank You" to our student ambassadors and academic advisors who are helping our new scholars as they begin an exciting, new journey. 💙

Congratulations to USU neuroscientist Sara Freeman, recipient of the 2025 Council on #UndergraduateResearch Biology Mentor Early-Career Award usu.edu/today/story/us… @research_usu @usuhonors @USU_UR @CURinAction @SaraFreemanPhD @USUPres

USU Physics doctoral scholar and Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium Grad Research Fellow Jenny Whiteley pursues radiation-induced conductivity research. @NASA @PhysicsUsu @research_usu @USU_gradschool @APSphysics @SPSNational @APSphysics4CS @USUPres usu.edu/today/story/wh…

Get to know USU's College of Arts and Sciences: youtube.com/watch?v=AzNWgD…

It's DAY ONE and we're excited to be the USU College of Arts & Sciences! artsci.usu.edu

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Science Unwrapped resumes Friday, Sept 19 with a "Mummy Mystery." Additional events are Friday, Oct. 3 and Friday, Nov. 14. Learn more at usu.edu/science/unwrap…

Lori Spears, USU Biology, Extension - Agriculture and Natural Resources Professional Practice Associate Professor, and partner Ben Kuethe open Hobbled Dog Cidery, Cache Valley, Utah's first cidery: sltrib.com/news/2025/06/2…

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2025 Physics & Astronomy Congress, the largest gathering of undergraduates in the physical sciences! 🤝 Connect with your community, meet renowned scientists, and shape the future of SPS in student-led workshops. students.aip.org/congress

THANK YOU to Everyone who participated in Recruitment Training, organized by USU's Undergraduate Recruitment Office of Strategic Enrollment Management with College of Science personnel and students!

GOT GRASSHOPPERS? 🦗 Mair Murray, USU integrated pest management specialist and Professional Practice Extension Associate Professor has answers to your pest management questions: usu.edu/today/story/as…

USU Ecologists Noelle Beckman and Jerry Schneider say Plants Produce 'Astonishing' Array of Metabolic Substances. usu.edu/today/story/di… #psychotria #palicourea #barrocolorado #barrocoloradoisland #smithsoniantropicalresearchinstitute #secondarymetabolites @SeedscapeGroup

Way to go, Bella! 🎓💙 An outstanding scholar, researcher and student leader!

Congratulations to Dr. Zach Gompert (Biology/USU Ecology Ctr), recipient of $1.85M #NIH #MIRA grant. Read more: usu.edu/today/story/us… #adaptiveevolution #chromosomalarrangements #timematidae #lycaenidae #chrysomelidae

USU Biology's Mair Murray, an integrated pest management specialist and Professional Practice Extension Assoc Professor, says climate change is causing some insects to migrate northward: kuer.org/science-enviro…

Apparently, the Wasatch Front is a bug's world. And we're just livin' in it. buff.ly/DMe48c7

Tuesday, June 17: All Invited to "Check in with Utah Public Radio," 5-7 pm at Lundstrom Park, 1700 East 1350 North in Logan. All are welcome. @utahpublicradio upr.org/community-cale…

TUES, JUNE 17: "Walking with Dinosaurs," featuring USU Eastern's Prehistoric Museum's excavations of Gastonia and Utahraptor, airs tonight at 7 pm Mountain on PBS Utah! #WalkingWithDinosaurs #WWD2025 #Gastonia #Utahraptor @USUEastern @pbsutah

THURS, JUNE 19: USU #Juneteenth 2025 Free Community BBQ, 5-8:30 pm at Bridger Park, 1181 North 400 West in Logan. All are welcome to a celebration, led by USU's Black Student Union, of freedom, culture and community. Learn more at: usu.edu/community

WED, JUNE 18: "Knowledge on Tap," 6-8 pm, featuring USU scientists Sara Weinstein, Natalie D'Souza, at the Cache Bar & Grill, 119 S Main St in downtown Logan. No cover; must be 21 or older. cachebarlogan.com

Premiering Sun, June 8 on BBC One; Tues, June 17 on PBS: Utah State University Eastern's Prehistoric Museum is featured in the "Walking with Dinosaurs" series. Tune in to learn more about Gastonia and Utahraptor, and hear from Prehistoric Museum paleontologists! @USUEastern