By Jeff Hunter '96 Jaxon Didericksen’s original higher-education plan called for him to graduate from Utah State University with a degree in accounting. But the Smithfield native quickly realized that for him, a career in accounting didn’t quite add up. “I went to class about three times in management information systems, and

By Megan Bowen Launched in 2016, the Women’s Stock Pitch and Leadership Summit challenges students to apply classroom knowledge in real-world scenarios. For students attending Utah State’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, it is also a proving ground where they can learn, compete, and grow. Housed at the College of William

By Emma Lee '24 Eleonora “Lele” Bonizzi’s journey in photography is about more than capturing images, it's also about igniting conversations and inspiring social change. Originally from Italy, Bonizzi came to the U.S. as a high school student to gain independence and improve their English skills. While moving to Utah was a

By Julene Reese '85 Cassey Ivie joined a 4-H photography club when she was just 5 years old. Taking “way too many photos of the library drinking fountain,” she was captivated by the thrill of hands-on learning. After her amateur photography experience, she says joined every 4-H club she could —

By Jeff Hunter '96 The distance between Alpine and Logan is just 112 miles, and the drive can easily be made in less than two hours depending on traffic. Needless to say, Bronco Mendenhall definitely took the scenic route to becoming the 31st coach in the history of the Utah State

By Sydney Dahle '21 On the third floor of the Engineering Lab building on Utah State’s Logan campus, the Get Away Special (GAS) Team resides in a small, nondescript room. This club, comprised entirely of undergraduate researchers, is dedicated to the improvement and research of CubeSats. What are CubeSats, you may ask?

Dear Aggies, At Utah State University, we are guided by a commitment to curiosity, exploration, and a drive to make a positive impact in the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in our undergraduate research programs, where our students confront real-world challenges with passion and creativity, supported by the

By Timothy R. Olsen '09, M.B.A. '18 While preparing this issue, I discovered something that genuinely shocked me: Utah State University boasts the second-oldest undergraduate research program in the nation, surpassed only by MIT. Since 1975, USU has empowered students to engage in hands-on research, making discoveries that extend far beyond the

By Jeff Hunter '96 “What goes up, must come down,” states a well-known proverb. And that includes the machine that moves materials up and down. In mid-November, employees from Rocky Mountain Crane braved the elements and acrophobia to dismantle a construction crane temporarily located on the southern edge of the Logan campus

USU Biochemists Report Breakthrough Research Toward Global Food Challenge Little over a century ago, the Haber-Bosch process revolutionized how atmospheric nitrogen could be converted to a form to allow for industrial-scale production of fertilizer. The discovery led to a huge increase in global food production and a massive population boom. Still,