Research

In this episode, Sana Shahid talks with Alexa Sand, associate vice president for research and professor of art history at Utah State University.

In this episode, Sana Shahid talks with Christine Cooper-Rompato, a dedicated English professor at Utah State University with a passion for history, literature, and mentoring students.

If you’ve ever stayed at Utah State University’s on-campus inn, you may have noticed: It’s a death trap for birds. Two professors wanted to change this. And for a while, they did.

Utah State University’s undergraduate research program is the 2nd oldest of its kind in the nation, and it turns 50 in 2025. To celebrate, USU has declared 2025 the Year of Undergraduate Research.

Research funding for the University of Utah reached a record $768 million in the 2023 fiscal year. This marks a decade of year-over-year increases.

The PASTEUR Act could usher in significant investments to help mitigate the negative impacts of an antibiotic resistance. One Utah expert says antibiotic stewardship is key.

Over prescription of antibiotics has led to antibiotic resistance and the emergence of bacteria like MRSA. A recent study by Intermountain Health has shown that almost one in 1,000 antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory infections cause severe adverse events that require a follow up visit or even hospitalization.

A new study from researchers at Utah State University surveyed coastal planners across the globe, in nine different languages, to understand the use of sea level rise science in local policy and plans .

Science reporter Colleen Meidt and news director Sheri Quinn are currently reporting from the most intensively studied tropical forest in the world — the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Barro Colorado Island in Panama!

Hummingbirds are tiny and vibrant visitors to bird feeders, but considering they’re so small, researchers must rely on special means to study them.Birds…