Research News

2017
Lauren Bennett
March
USNS
USNS Research
Anomalous temperatures in February and March indicate that temperatures are rising earlier in the year and by increased margins. The consequence this year has been rapid snow melting — and flooding — in Northern Utah.
7 degrees hotter this March — and that's likely just the start, scientist says | USNS

7 degrees hotter this March — and that's likely just the start, scientist says

Anomalous temperatures in February and March indicate that temperatures are rising earlier in the year and by increased margins. The consequence this year has been rapid snow melting — and flooding — in Northern Utah.

USNS Research
Eddie Collins
USNS
February
2017
A spike in Cache Valley’s air pollution earlier this month may have been bad for the health of people in Northern Utah, but it has been good for some researchers at Utah State University.
After pollution spike, the rush is on for researchers | USNS

After pollution spike, the rush is on for researchers

A spike in Cache Valley’s air pollution earlier this month may have been bad for the health of people in Northern Utah, but it has been good for some researchers at Utah State University.

2017
USNS Research
Lauren Bennett
February
USNS
Nearly half of the hogs being raised by 4H participants in Utah may be carrying a gene that can negatively impact the texture and taste of their meat, according to an agricultural researcher at Utah State University.
Is this the aporkalypse? Researcher discovers blue-ribbon hogs can carry ‘leather boot’ gene | USNS

Is this the aporkalypse? Researcher discovers blue-ribbon hogs can carry ‘leather boot’ gene

Nearly half of the hogs being raised by 4H participants in Utah may be carrying a gene that can negatively impact the texture and taste of their meat, according to an agricultural researcher at Utah State University.

November
Valentino Warren
USNS Research
2016
USNS
The International Dark-Sky Association announced on Tuesday that Cedar Breaks National Monument would become the next park in Utah to be dark sky certified.
Cedar Breaks National Monument is going for the gold — and for the pitch black | USNS

Cedar Breaks National Monument is going for the gold — and for the pitch black

The International Dark-Sky Association announced on Tuesday that Cedar Breaks National Monument would become the next park in Utah to be dark sky certified.

October
Bronson Teichert
USNS
2016
USNS Research
If rhetoric foretells policy when it comes to international trade, it might not matter who wins the presidency in November. Utah’s farmers could lose big.
As Trump and Clinton bash trade, economists say farmers could suffer

As Trump and Clinton bash trade, economists say farmers could suffer

If rhetoric foretells policy when it comes to international trade, it might not matter who wins the presidency in November. Utah’s farmers could lose big.

2016
USNS
Shanie Howard
USNS Research
September
Justin Julander, an associate professor with the university’s Institute for Antiviral Research, has been working on Zika with funding from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since December.
Has a Utah State research team found a potential vaccine for Zika? | USNS

Has a Utah State research team found a potential vaccine for Zika?

Justin Julander, an associate professor with the university’s Institute for Antiviral Research, has been working on Zika with funding from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since December.