Featured 10 Exploring space:
It TAkes More than rocket science
Two CAAS alumni literally wrote the book on how to do plant science aboard the International Space Station and others have been part of efforts to grow plants far from the Earth.
13 Exploring space: Farming Mars
Utah State University faculty and students are part of a NASA-funded team determining ways that space explorers will make and grow what they need to live on Mars by using the resources they find there.
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18 Hauling your Food and Building Your Roads
Students in the heavy equipment and trucking program at USU Eastern are training to fill growing industry needs for people with skills that keep the country’s economy moving.
21 What is your Why? USU Aviation advisor Kaylee Roholt, honored as Utah State University’s Advisor of the Year, shares how helping students navigate their educations and build careers fulfills her long-time goal of being a positive influence in the lives of others.
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Semi Final Horse Show a Success
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2019 CAAS New and Retired Faculty
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Making Rain Work at the Heart of Campus
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LAEP Faculty Honored
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Hemp Research Underway at Utah State University
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Graduate Researcher Excels in International Embryo Transfer Competition
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On the cover: Professors Bruce Bugbee and Lance Seefeldt (front, l to
r) lead USU’s participation in a NASA-funded project focused on missions to Mars. The team currently includes (back, l to r): Matthew Hardy, student research associate from Duke University; Paul Kusuma, graduate student researcher, and Shuyang Zhen, post-doctoral researcher in Bugbee’s lab. Photo by McKay Jensen.
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