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Plain and simple, people who have been to Utah State University love it. Just ask them. No other place provides the complete package quite like USU: top-notch academics, nationally recognized research, Division I athletics, and more than 200 student clubs and organizations, all on the oldest residential campus in the state.

And the mountains. USU is just 15 minutes from two mountain ranges and within a half day’s drive of six national parks, including Yellowstone. It’s big-school opportunities with a small-school feel, and it’s all for a great value.

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A pride flag flies in front of the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City during a 2015 protest against church policy toward same-sex couples. George Frey/Getty Images

What’s going on with the wave of GOP bills about trans teens? Utah provides clues

Kelsy Burke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Tyler Lefevor, Utah State University

The relationship between faith, politics and LGBTQ rights is more complicated than it can appear at first glance.
Malgré une image romantique, l'écriture peut se révéler fastidieuse. Shutterstock

Le syndrome de la page blanche, vieux comme le monde

Joyce Kinkead, Utah State University

Que vous soyez un romancier primé ou un lycéen chargé de rédiger une dissertation pour le cours d’anglais : la peur et la frustration liés à l’écriture n’épargnent personne.
The romantic image of the writer doesn’t do justice to the tedious reality of churning out words, one after another. fcscafeine/iStock via Getty Images

The 5,000-year history of writer’s block

Joyce Kinkead, Utah State University

Since the earliest days of the written word, students and scholars have pleaded for help from higher powers, a sure sign that writing and frustration always have – and always will – go hand in hand.
A protest against bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, on April 8, 2021, after a young woman abducted for marriage was found dead. Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP via Getty Images

‘Bride kidnapping’ haunts rural Kyrgyzstan, causing young women to flee their homeland

Erin Hofmann, Utah State University and Guangqing Chi, Penn State

In rural Kyrgyzstan, 1 in 3 marriages begins with an abduction. Older generations see this as a harmless tradition, but two brides have been killed since 2018. A study finds other problems, too.
A seagrass meadow. For the first time, researchers have counted the greenhouse gases stored by and emitted from such ecosystems. NOAA/Heather Dine

Australia’s hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process

Oscar Serrano, Edith Cowan University; Carlos M. Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Catherine Lovelock, The University of Queensland; Paul Lavery, Edith Cowan University, and Trisha B Atwood, Utah State University

In a world-first, scientists have counted the greenhouse gas absorbed and emitted by Australia’s mangroves, seagrass and other ocean ecosystems.
Pour organiser leur invasion de la France tenue par les nazis, les forces alliées ont créé des ports flottants dans la Manche où les navires pouvaient accoster en toute sécurité pour envoyer des soldats et du matériel à terre. Royal Air Force

Le Jour J a été un succès grâce à une idée de génie: les ports artificiels

Colin Flint, Utah State University

Les alliés ont installé des ports préfabriqués sur la côte normande pour permettre le débarquement puis leur approvisionnement. Aucun exploit technique pareil n'a été tenté depuis en temps de guerre.
Rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Venezuela has lost its democratic facade

Laura Gamboa, Utah State University

Rather than an outright coup, Venezuela’s government has slowly eroded its democratic institutions and processes, until now.
A political sign in West Virginia reflects the claim that the Obama administration, by developing policies to reduce carbon emission, was waging a campaign against the industry. Vicki Smith/AP Photo

Inside the coal industry’s rhetorical playbook

Steve Schwarze, University of Montana; Jennifer Peeples, Utah State University; Jen Schneider, Boise State University, and Pete Bsumek, James Madison University

Scholars of communications pick apart the rhetoric behind the ‘war on coal’ and explain why it ultimately benefits the coal industry.
Despite ongoing conflict in the DRC, the number of endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park has increased. Shutterstock

Conservation efforts can’t afford to shy away from high-risk conflict zones

Edd Hammill, Utah State University; Ayesha Tulloch, Australian National University; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; Kerrie Wilson, The University of Queensland, and Niels Strange, University of Copenhagen

For the survival of iconic species in Africa, it is crucial that conservation efforts do not ignore conflict zones.

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