Register now for the 2021 Hansen Life Sciences Retreat to be held at Logan’s Riverwoods Conference Center Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9. Celebrating its 11^th year, the annual gathering is open to all USU students, faculty, and staff. involved in the study of biological processes at the molecular level.

Please encourage your students to volunteer to provide video learning activities for Science Unwrapped. Contact Mary-Ann Muffoletto at maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu for details.

College of Science Student Hardship Fund Launched 

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 direct undergraduates to Associate Dean Greg Podgorski and graduate students to Associate Dean Sean Johnson.

Physician-assisted dying is legal in a number of U.S. states, but is it time for this legislation in Utah? Join USU Biology faculty member Andy Anderson, hospice nurse Pat Sadoski and physician Matt Welter for “A Time to Die: Adoption of Physician-Assisted Dying in Utah,” a virtual panel discussion, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at 7 p.m., broadcast online from the college’s website. All are welcome; admission is free.

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