Congratulations on your impressive achievements! We invite you to celebrate your accomplishments and we need your responses to the following three links:

1) Monday, May 2: Grad Gala, including dinner for you and a guest, at 6 pm in the West Stadium Center at Maverick Stadium. RSVP at this Grad Gala link.

2) Thursday, May 5: Assemble on the Quad at 8 am to process to the Spectrum for USU Commencement Ceremony at 9 am; At 6 pm, assemble in the Waynes Estes Center immediately west of the Spectrum for the College of Science Convocation at 6:30 pm, ice cream social follows; RSVP to this Convocations link.

3) Respond to this survey, to have your Grad Student Poster prepared for the preceding events.

Science Unwrapped is BACK with in-person, post-talk learning activities! USU geoscientist Katie Potter presents “What Goes Up, Must Come Down: Cleaning Up the Atmosphere with Geology” at Science Unwrapped Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m. in ESLC 130. All are welcome! The presentation will also be live-streamed at usu.edu/unwrapped.

All are invited to USU Geosciences’ annual Forster Lecture Series featuring University of Arizona geochemist Jay Quade: “Climate and Origin of Large Plateaux” Monday, March 21, 3:30 p.m. GEOL 105, and “The Geology of Early Hominids in Ethiopia” Tuesday, March 22, 9 a.m. NR 105.

You have 4 MINUTES and 4 SLIDES to present your BIG IDEA: Rapid Fire Research 2021 was a blast and now it’s back by popular demand! Your student Science Council hosts this one-of-a-kind gathering March 28 to hear from undergrad and grad student researchers. Learn more and apply to present at this fun, fast-paced event celebrating student research. Questions? Contact Manuel Santana at manuel.santana@usu.edu.

STEM enthusiasts of all ages are invited to the Department of Physics’ Spring Demo Show Friday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in ESLC 130. The free gathering features about an hour of non-stop science demonstrations, highlighting optical illusions, vision, eyeglasses, color, the strong nuclear force, radioactivity and more.

Grad students at USU are represented by their USU Student Association college senator, as well as a university-wide School of Graduate Studies senator. New officers for 2022-23 are Science Senator Gabriella Cale, an undergrad biology major with a chemistry minor; and Graduate Studies Senator Sarah N. Pope, a doctoral student in cognitive psychology.

Science Unwrapped welcomes USU electrical engineer Regan Zane, who presents “Electric Avenues: Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE)” at Science Unwrapped Friday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in ESLC 130. All are welcome! The presentation will also be live-streamed at usu.edu/unwrapped.

The College of Science Hardship Fund provides one-time, emergency financial assistance to students within the college who are experiencing a crisis. This fund is separate from the university’s Student Emergency Fund, from which science majors may also apply for assistance. To access the fund’s website, select “Students” from the main navigation bar on the College of Science home page and select “Student Hardship Fund” from the drop-down menu.

For questions beyond the information on the website, please contact Associate Dean Sean Johnsonat sean.johnson@usu.edu.

Did you know Utah State offers a variety of support services for students? Don’t hesitate to reach out to these resources for information and assistance. You matter.

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