Creating Impact Through...
Creating Impact Through...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.