We’re making a difference for Utah.
Brian Steed
Executive Director
Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air
More than ever, when Utah landscapes swing between extreme drought and unprecedented flooding, the state needs data-informed answers. Within just a few years, the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air has been dubbed the “red telephone” for policy makers when it comes to challenges with Utah’s shared resources. Building on a land-grant legacy older than the state itself, the institute guides Utah land, water, and air policy by connecting decision makers with high-quality research. We’ve doubled our capacity in the past 12 months, and we have more to give.
The institute is the embodiment of USU’s land-grant mission. We span all colleges and many research centers to provide targeted support on areas that will positively impact Utah’s land, water, and air. We connect their work to people who can use it, and we bring their problems back to USU researchers to help solve. As we do so, we are creating meaningful support and relationships for USU faculty and students.
Make your Aggie impact with us.
Anna McEntire
Associate Director
anna.mcentire@usu.edu
435-797-7631
A gift to the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air provides multiple benefits. For instance, an undergraduate research grant will create a high-value experience for a student, while also addressing an important statewide issue. A named research center will create a visible point of contact for statewide leaders, while also serving as a support hub for faculty and students. Your support will make a difference to Utah’s students and our shared resources.
To discuss a customized giving opportunity, contact Anna McEntire.
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Creating Impact Through...
Creating Impact Through...
Undergraduate Research Experiences
The Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air is positioned to drive beneficial student research from all colleges on research that matters to Utah. A student research project provides one of the most valuable experiences during an undergraduate education. A $1,500 research grant provides an undergraduate with funds to create and conduct a semester-long project. A grant could be designated for a specific land, water, or air issue, to a specific discipline or to support a university-wide approach to that issue.
Graduate Research Assistantships
Graduate students are the research engine of Utah State University, and they will be the educated workforce who manage our state’s forests, watersheds, farms and ranches, transportation hubs, national parks, energy industries, and more. A graduate research assistantship provides necessary support for students to complete their thesis or dissertation, while strongly connecting them to critical land, water, and air issues in Utah.
Faculty research
When we know more, we can do better. By providing Utah leaders with better data and insights on Utah’s land, water, and air, we can help safeguard Utah’s shared resources. Faculty research grants are often used to support graduate and undergraduate students to assist with a specific research question.
Solution partnerships
The Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air has the unique ability to convene groups across the state and region to work intensively on a single issue. When decision makers work closely with USU researchers, response time for research results is faster and more effective.
Land, water, and air research centers
The Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air is working to increase long-term capacity and strength across the university on important issues. Research and outreach centers provide a home and a focus for those projects and efforts.
Outreach programs
The key to making research matter is by communicating it with people who can best use it to make better decisions. Communication and outreach programs are a critical tool to raising awareness and influence of USU faculty and student research.
A home for land, water, and air
Located on the east entrance of campus near the mouth of Logan Canyon, a new land, water, and air building will serve as a gathering center for USU and statewide engagement. As a gateway to campus, a gateway to Cache Valley, and a gateway to Logan Canyon, the building and location will embody the mission of the institute and serve as a visible commitment to Utah’s land, water, and air.