Cultivate - Past Issue Articles
Summer 2019
Farming Mars
Bugbee is a professor of plant physiology and Seefeldt a professor of biochemistry at Utah State University and both are involved in NASA-funded research aimed at long-term space exploration on Mars.
Semi-Final Horse Show A Success
USU’s Western Equestrian Team has been a top competitor in the region for more than a decade. Until now, there hasn’t been a team in the region with the facilities or access to enough show-quality horses to host this caliber of event.
Making Rain Work at the Heart of Campus
The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) announced that a group of students from Utah State University have won third place in the annual Campus RainWorks Challenge. The group competed against 39 other teams from across the nation.
Hemp Research Underway at Utah State University
Scientists at Utah State University are studying various growing practices to optimize the yield and quality of hemp for botanical medicines.
What is Your Why
USU’s Advisor of the Year, Kaylee Roholt, tells of helping students navigate college and how she discovered her own why.
Ride Utah: Veterans Taking the Reins
Utah State University Extension’s Ride Utah! program for military veterans is proving to be successful just 4 years since its creation. Veterans and their families learn how to work with horses and often benefit from the therapeutic effects of being in the saddle
It Takes More Than Rocket Science
When Ray Wheeler arrived in Utah to do graduate work in plant ecology, he had a fascination with plants, a love of science and discovery, and no aspirations to be part of the U.S. space program. But that changed when he was introduced the NASA space research community at USU.
Hauling Your Food & Building Your Roads
According to the American Trucking Associations, companies currently need about 60,000 drivers, a number that could top 100,000 in just a few years.