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2026
Ant Queens Divide Tasks Among Themselves to Maximize Efficiency in Multi-Queen Colonies, Ian Brush
Student Mentorship can Build a Growth Mindset for Global Entrepreneurs, April Buys
Legislative Chamber Characteristics Affect the Introduction of Hot-Button Issue Legislation, Sophie Christensen
Plants Have a Chemical Defense to Protect Themselves From Herbivory, Isis Cordova
Could Gene Editing Increase Chicken Resistance to Avian Influenza?, Alta Crane
Energy Drinks Maintain High Motivational Value Even When Access Becomes Costly, Tyler Hansen
At Utah Lake, Large Changes in Water Level Impact the Restoration of Native Plant Species, Mac Havens
In Conservation Efforts People Prioritize Smart, Friendly Animals, And Focus on Their Faces, Jacey Hopkin
Nanoparticles May Improve How Antiviral Compounds are Delivered for Herpes Virus 1, Emilia Huff
The Loneliness Epidemic: Decreased Social Connectedness Influences Misogyny, Eva Jones, Hannah Jensen, and Sophia Baumann
Pavlovian Cues Promote Self-Control Choices in Rats and Kindergarteners, Emily Kuehnl
Going With the Flow: Bear Lake Water Currents Make it Hard to Control Plants, Tia Lawrence and Maloree McDonald
Ovarian Transplants Drastically Improved the Health of Post-Menopausal Mice, Nathan McCoy
Crops Grown Below Ground Can be 20-40°F Warmer Than Above-Ground Outdoor Crops, Jessie Miller
Curators Connect Taxpayer Funded Research to Their Communities, Adrianne Parker
We Can Use Coyotes as a Model to Understand How Social Loss Alters the Brain, Rebekah Rowe
Early Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Using qPCR and Predictive Modeling, Emily Samuels
A New Tool Predicts the Risk of Surface Damage and Subsequent Spacecraft Charging, Trace Taylor and Ashley Bahora
Utah Wildflower Microbes Boost Plant Growth Without Using Chemical Fertilizers, Rebecca Thorley
ACT Therapy Benefits Diverse Racial, Ethnic & Disabled Groups, Jared Vance
Oxytocin May Shape how Reward is Perceived and Increase Self-Control, K.A. Wachtel
We Can Track Waves in the Atmosphere From the Bear Lake Observatory and the International Space Station, Connor Waite
How Can We Protect Utah Vineyards From Insect Pests and Diseases?, Josh Westhora
Utah’s Waste Glass Makes Concrete Stronger and Improves Durability, Rosemary Yahne
2025
Hagfish Protein Models of Heart Tissue Reveal Processes of Diabetes, Maelyn Andreasen
Specific Bacteria in Commercial Cheddar Cheese can Cause Rubbery Texture and Poor Taste, Jordan Bond
Gig Drivers Need Access to Affordable Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Accessible, Fast Chargers, William Bouck
A Mammoth Pain in the Back: Diagnosing Advanced Bone Disease in Two Columbian Mammoths, B. Shaun Bryner
Genetic Engineering in Alpacas may Unlock Cures for Currently Incurable Human Disease, James Cisneros
The Majority of USU Students Lack Adequate Access to Food, Janna Cook and Sarah Makar
Recess Gives Students a Chance to Act Freely: So why are Utah Kids Missing Out?, Rebecca E. Elwood
Drought and Lack of Water are Among the Top Environmental Concerns for all Utahns, Sydney Fisk
Saving Money Encourages USU Students to Accept Suboptimal Produce, Micaela Garcia
Infrared Sensors Provide a Reliable and Economic Alternative for Emissivity Testing, Owen Brent Graham
Integrating Interdisciplinary Learning in Social Studies Helps Create Engaged Citizens, Emma Griffin
A New CRISPR System Uses Energy Storage Indiscriminately, Brendon Guinn
The Story of Utah Soils Influences Land Use and Management, Kylie Hansen
Evaluating Invasive Plant Management to Keep Bear Lake Clear, Blue, And Deep, Tia Lawrence and Ola Adeyemi
Photographs Tell the Story of Bear Lake to Raise Awareness of Its Importance to Utahns, Annora Madden and Kennedy Fry
University Students & Faculty Would Like More Knowledge About Using AI in Academics, Tessa Richardson
There may be a Safer Treatment Against a Virus That can Cause Birth Defects and Hearing Loss, Kade Robison
Staff Training Increases Success for Veterans and Service Members in Engineering, Samuel Shaw and Allison Miles
Does Following the MIND Diet Slow Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease?, Abby Spaulding and Hannah Waters
Online Acceptance and Commitment Training Improves Quality of Life in Autistic Adults, Lindy Strand and Abby Julian
Cache County has 2500 Acres of Highly Walkable Urban Land, With Potential for 4935 New Housing Units, Jordan Taft
Latinx People in Cache Valley are Limited in Their Opportunities for Expression, Ella White
Microbes From Native Plants Promote Growth and Drought Tolerance in Non-Native Plants, Ty Wilson
Overlooked Habitats Buffer Spawning Opportunities for Cutthroat Trout, Autumn Zierenberg and Skylar Rousseau
2024
Smart and Efficient Power Converters are Required for Today’s Electricity Needs, Luke Andersen
The Evolution of Feminist Art and the NOW!, Eliza Bell and Aislinn Baker
Solid State Transformers are Critical for a Smarter, More Efficient Electrical Grid, Jaron Bono
A.I. May be Able to Measure the Capacity of Used Electric Vehicle Batteries, Paul Bradford
Persistent Voluntary Vaping in Rats Supports Biological Basis for Electronic Cigarette Use, Kiernan T. Callister and Mariah E. Willis-Moore
USU Students and Faculty Think More Should be Done About Climate Change, Cristina Chirvasa and Rivkah Haubner
Electric Fields in the Atmosphere Might Help Snow Crystals Form, Joseph Cooney
Computer Models Can Help Us Learn More About How Eye Diseases Progress, Cassandra Corry
The Online Social Movement #metoo Influenced Real-Life Change, Tori Dehlin
Delaying Rewards Lowers Impulsivity: Rats Choose to Wait for a Larger Reward Over a Smaller Immediate One, Hayden Dreis and Joshua Jones
The Key to Breeding Drought Adapted Spring Wheat in Utah May be Below the Soil, Kylie Hansen
Water Efficient Landscaping at Utah State University Could Save 8 Million Gallons of Water a Year, Mary Claire Jennings
Amalga, Utah was Settled for Sugar Beet Farming but Couldn’t Support Itself, Beau Jenson
The Less Food Security You Have, The More Likely You Are to Face Discrimination Based on Your Weight, B. Sky Jones
The Court System Needs to Change to Meet the Asylum Needs of Deserving Immigrants, Kallin Kelley
Queering the Herbarium: Plants, Poetry, and Multimodal Expression, Basil Payne
Can Algorithms and Urban Greening Repair Historic Injustice?, E. Paige Sargeant
Colloidal Calcium Phosphate (CCP) Causes Problematic Acid Variation in Cheddar Cheese, Sakshi Singh
The Best Way to Manage Performance Anxiety is by Doing Activities That Take Care of Your Body, Abigail Tilton, Adam Bowen, Valerie McGeean, and Audry Ricks
Artificial Intelligence Can Help Detect ADA Accessibility Assets and Compliance, Camille Tischner
Microbes From Native Plants Show Drought Tolerance Potential, Ty Wilson
2023
Characterizing the Charging Properties of Lunar Dust is Critical to Returning to the Moon, Heather Allen
Phytoremediation is an Important Tool for Reducing Mining Pollution, Sabrina Allen
Developing Cancer Treatments With a One-Two Punch of a Metal and Carbon Monoxide, Joel Ashton
Is Feeding Algae to Lab- Grown Chicken the Future of Agriculture?, Elise Barton, Melanie Mills, Britton Porter, and Elizabeth Walker
A Utah-Native Plant Can Be Used to Promote Low-Impact Landscaping, Macie Booth
Gender Identities Outside of the Binary Existed in Ancient Rome, Samuel Cash
Grinding Cocoa Changes Chocolate Properties, Joseph Cooney
Increasing Drought Conditions Threaten Utah High-Tech Data Center Cooling Systems, Ella Devey
An Effective Nonprofit Board-Executive Relationship Starts With Defined Roles, Jaxon Didericksen
BIPOC Contributions Are Largely Excluded From Introductory Social Work Textbooks, Porscha Doucette
2022
Melting Arctic Ice Exposes Possible Conflict for US, China, Russia, Madeleine Alder
Only 7.8% of Eligible Vehicles in Utah Enroll in the Utah Road Usage Charge (RUC) Program, Tyson Bomsta and Joe Davis
Can Cannibinoids be Used to Prevent Lung Damage From Utah Air Pollution?, Emily Brothersen
Can Common Carp Removal Reduce Algal Bloom Intensity in Utah Lake?, Cristina Chirvasa
Utah's Food Processing Industry Can Manufacture Products From CBD-Containing Lipids That Have Superior Texture and Consistency, Joseph Cooney and Isaac Hilton
Does Emotion Training Reduce Implicit Racial Bias?, Marisa Davis and Emma Greenwood
Rare Earth Element Supply Chain: China’s Chokehold Creates a Dangerous US Dependency, Sabrina Ellis
Multiracial Students Do Not Belong in the Margins., Aubrey Felty
Test-Driving the Next Generation of CRISPR Gene Editing, Olivia Gornichec and Kailey Mayer
Improving Climate Models Can Help Ensure Better National Security Response to Drought and Extreme Weather., Chase Dean Harward
What Drug Candidates Exist for Treating COVID-19 Variants?, Kolton Hauck
Oral Histories Help Document the Impact of COVID-19 on Cache Valley's Latinx Community, Virginia Hernandez and Jasmine Morales
Altered Neural Drive From an ACL Injury May Lead to Re-Injury, Hunter Horsley
Precipitation is a Strong Predictor of Airborne Ammonia Levels., Bridger Jorgensen, Casey Olson, and Connor Snow
To Better Engage Students, Instructors Should Create Lab Exercises With Real-World Examples., Autumn Kelsch
A Tale of Two Sides: Modeling Great Salt Lake Flows to Help Balance Current Ecosystem Influences, Eric Larsen
Understanding the Decline in Successful Cattle Pregnancies, Andre Tu Nguyen
Women Can Step Out of the Shadows of Time and Take Their Rightful Place Next to the Men Who Blazed a Trail Through the Wilderness., Bonnie Swenson
The Surface Conditions of Spacecraft Panels May Significantly Affect Spacecraft Survivability, Trace Taylor
Utilizing NASA-Funded Biotechnology to Improve Resource Management on Earth and in Space, Tyler Wallentine