A new chapter in the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station's (UAES) history began in May with the appointment of Utah State University Vice President for Extension and Agriculture Noelle Cockett as the top UAES administrator. The change in leadership was necessitated by the retirement of H. Paul Rasmussen, who had served as UAES director since 1989. Cockett's appointment brings the full extent of USU's agricultural activities in teaching, research and extension under her leadership as she continues to serve as dean of the College of Agriculture and vice president for USU Extension. 15th Annual Ag Barbecue Celebrates Ag Industry and Provides Scholarships
The fifteenth annual Utah Agriculture Products Barbecue (Ag Day) will be held Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Utah State University in Logan. The annual event precedes the football match-up later that day between the Aggies and the Thunderbirds in USU's Romney Stadium. Summer Academy gives Biotech Experience to High School Students
Over the past nine years, nearly 320 high school students have come to the campus of Utah State University as part of a week-long Biotechnology Summer Academy (BSA). The program focuses on fostering connections between students and faculty through experiential learning of the life sciences. UAES Researcher Receives Career Honor
Utah State University insect pathologist and Utah Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Donald W. Roberts received the Society for Invertebrate Pathology's 2009 Founders' Honoree award, the society's top career honor. Roberts, a research professor in USU's Department of Biology, was recognized at an Aug. 17 ceremony during the group's annual meeting in Park City, Utah. Society of Chinese Bioscientists' 12th Biennial International Symposium
Virologist Joseph Li's lab at Utah State University may be a long way from Asia-culturally and geographically-but Li and his colleagues in the Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA) know that goals like advancing biological and medical knowledge transcend all sorts of intellectual and political boundaries. Wetland Discovery Point Awarded Platinum LEED Certification
Wetland Discovery Point, the Utah Botanical Center's (UBC) newest teaching space, has been awarded Platinum LEED certification, becoming one of just a few buildings in the state to earn that distinction. LEED certification is an internationally recognized achievement in building design and construction awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. UAES Researchers Featured in Rangelands Magazine
Rangelands The February 2009 issue of Rangelands, published by the Society for Range Management, is a collection of articles by researchers at USU's Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory. Fire Restoration Project Receives Partners in Conservation Award
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar presented a Partners in Conservation Award to the Milford Flat Fire Restoration Project for outstanding efforts to collaborate to achieve natural resource goals. USU's Fifth Annual Research Week
Utah State University's Vice President for Research Office hosted its fifth-annual Research Week March 30-April 2. Several researchers with UAES ties were among those honored this year. Dr. H. Paul Rasmussen Retires
After 20 years as director of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and a valued administrator at Utah State University, Dr. H. Paul Rasmussen will retire May 1, 2009. Ag Memorial Sculpture Unveiled at USU
A large gathering in the Utah State University Taggart Student Center was held March 18 for the unveiling of a memorial sculpture to honor the eight students and one instructor from the College of Agriculture whose lives ended suddenly in tragic accident in fall 2005.
Research On Capital Hill
Each year, students from throughout Utah gather at the State Capitol to share a year's worth of hard work and discovery with their peers, and the entire state of Utah. These students truly represent the finest minds in Utah.
Mitigation Commission Earns Environmental Stewardship Award
The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (URMCC) was recently honored with the 2008 Utah Botanical Center Environmental Stewardship Award in recognition of its outstanding work to improve the state's watersheds and educate people of all ages about the importance of Utah's natural resources.
Utah State University Opens Ecofriendly Wetland Center
The newest building at the Utah Botanical Center is also among the most environmentally friendly structures in the state. Wetland Discovery Point, which will be the home of many education programs at the Utah Botanical Center (UBC), was designed and built to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification, the highest ranking awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. There are currently just 94 Platinum certified buildings in the United States and none are in Utah.