Heather Allen, now off to Penn State to pursue a Ph.D., honed her skills as a member of professor JR Dennison's Material Physics Group By Jeff Hunter '96 It certainly wasn’t a life-threatening situation like what the Apollo 13 crew dealt with during an ill-fated space mission in 1970. But like the

Christine Maughan and Ashley Sheesley were both young, active, healthy individuals who now deal with extreme fatigue, migraine headaches, mobility issues, and a slew of other health problems By Jeff Hunter '96 Just a few years ago, Christine Maughan rode over 100 miles in Cache Valley’s annual Little Red Riding Hood women’s

Physics professor Robert Davies and former student Jacob Alder share climate concerns on 'surreal' trip with Walking Softer By Jeff Hunter '96 Over the past few years, Utah State University physics professor Robert Davies has become accustomed to visiting remote areas of the world with small populations nestled below mountain peaks covered

Carbon farming has garnered increasing attention as a way to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. By Ethan Brightbill By locking carbon into the soil through agricultural practices, farmers can enrich the soil of their fields. And by paying farmers to sequester even more carbon, some companies hope to offset their

It was the late ‘70s. So, it certainly wasn’t the first time someone in Utah had hooked up a camping trailer to a pickup, thrown some food, sleeping bags, and young people in the back and headed south for California. But Marilyn Weiss wasn’t exactly Clark Griswold. And the trip

Oscar Marquina’s BS ‘05, MBA ‘10 successful business career pays dividends beyond just financial gain. His family immigrated to New Jersey from Venezuela when Marquina was 14 years old, and relatives living in Utah put the Beehive State on his radar when it came time to choose a college. He studied

In recent years, advocates have called to “defund the police” or to “back the blue.” The topic of police reform often comes politically charged or laden with preconceived ideas. But embedded within both slogans is agreement — the status quo is not working. And we see that first in polling. In

The desk in Mike Williams’ office in the Dale Mildenberger Sports Medicine Complex in the Jim & Carol Laub Athletics-Academics Complex is covered with wedding announcements from the numerous Aggie athletes that he’s worked with over the last 30 years. “The best moments for me have always been the off-the-court moments

The desiccation of Great Salt Lake is obvious, particularly from the air. The shoreline of the western world’s largest saline lake appears to stretch for miles beyond where it should be. What is less apparent is the potential harm carried in the wind from the dusty lakebed. Molly Blakowski, a doctoral

A college campus can feel like a static place. A collection of buildings and courtyards students pass every day for decades. But universities are more like the people who inhabit them for a spell. They change over time, adapting to new demands and innovations — some that leave a lasting