🔬 Message From the Grad Student Council 🏆

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The Sept 2021 College of Science Graduate Student Newsletter

From the Grad Student Council

Greetings, Fellow Graduate Students,

USU is holding free vaccine clinics on the Logan campus Sept. 15 and 29, from 1-4 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered. Walk-ins are welcome with no appointment necessary. Additional clinics are planned in October. Be sure to upload proof of full vaccination at aggiehealth.usu.edu; as USU requires students to be vaccinated no later than the beginning of Spring Semester 2022. Learn more at vaccine.usu.edu.

Dental and vision insurance plans are new this year and available to all graduate students.

Your Graduate Student Council is pleased to serve and represent you. Don’t hesitate to contact us.

Liping

Liping Zhang

Chair, College of Science Graduate Student Council

Learn about the Grad Student Council

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 11th year, the annual gathering is open to all USU students and faculty involved in the study of biological processes at the molecular level.

Learn more and register at this link:

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 contact Associate Dean Sean Johnson at sean.johnson@usu.edu.

Learn about the Student Hardship Fund

Learn About University Mental Health Resources

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.

Learn more about USU resources

‘Seeing Science’ at Science Unwrapped Sept. 17

Science Unwrapped, the public outreach program of the College of Science, kicks off its 2021-22 series Friday, Sept. 17, at 7 pm in ESLC 130, with USU data scientist Kevin Moon, who presents, “Seeing Science.”

Would you like to volunteer to provide learning activities for Science Unwrapped? Contact Mary-Ann Muffoletto at maryann.muffoletto@usu.edu for details.

Learn more about the 2021-11 series

‘A’ Day of Giving is Oct. 21, 2021

Every contribution counts. Join in USU’s ‘A’ Day of Giving as an individual donor or with your student organization. Create your Aggie impact.

Learn this year’s giving impact focus

All Welcome to Oct. 1 ‘A Time to Die’

Panel Discussion

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.