Upcoming Events
Nominations Open for QCNR Awards
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
It’s time to nominate your fellow QCNR community members for our annual awards! The QCNR community recognizes excellence in many different areas of our academic and work lives, including teaching and learning, mentoring and research, service and support. Thank you for taking the time to identify students, faculty, and staff deserving of extra recognition this year. Any student, staff, or faculty member affiliated with QCNR may submit one set of nominations. All nominations require a brief statement of support. Please refer to the list of awards here. When you are ready to nominate, please fill out the form here: https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ZPmluq1Y192UnA The deadline for nominations is Monday, Nov. 25.
Wuda Ogwa Planting Days
Special Event
Join the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation for a volunteer day, planting willows, cottonwoods, dogwoods, currants, and other native plants at the Wuda Ogwa restoration site.
Please bring a refillable water bottle, work gloves, shovels, and hand augers if you have them. Water and snacks will be provided.
Meet at the Bear River Massacre Monument on Hwy 91, roughly 4 miles north of Preston, ID. If you have any questions, call or email Maria: 435-734-2286, mmoncur@nwbshoshone.com
EcoLunch
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Join us in NR 204 every Friday at noon for free pizza and conversations about various topics in ecology! Anyone is welcome regardless of background or experience, and topics range from discussions about specific scientific processes to broader questions on how ecology interfaces with society and politics. Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation (or more pizza, your choice). If you have a topic you would like to put forward or lead a conversation on, email us at either roland.q.eckhart@usu.edu or will.harrod@usu.edu and let us know! We are always looking for people interested in leading discussions or proposing subjects.
Bear Lake Project & Annual Graduate Exhibition
Exhibition
The Bear Lake Needs Assessment Documentation & Visualization Project, led by assistant professor Jared Ragland and USU photography students, captures the intersection of Bear Lake's natural ecology and human use through documentary photography. This collaborative project showcases research-driven imagery on key topics such as agriculture, water management, and development, while highlighting the vital work of USU researchers and local community partnerships. The exhibition will be featured at the Tippets and Eccles Gallery and in USU’s Special Collections and Archives. This work was created in partnership with USU’s Institute for Land, Water, and Air and funded by a Bear Lake Needs Assessment grant administered by Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. The USU Art + Design Annual Graduate Art Exhibition showcases emerging artists' innovative and diverse works across various disciplines. Each work reflects the unique vision and creative journey of the graduates, offering a compelling exploration of contemporary themes and artistic practices. These exhibitions run Nov. 4–Dec. 6 in the Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
QCNR Mid-Morning Mingle
Social/Networking
Eat a free bagel, sip a free hot beverage of choice, and get some face-to-face with your QCNR community. Please bring your own mug if possible!
Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Loops and apply() functions
Workshop/Training
The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.
Rapid Fire Research
Special Event
Four Minutes • Four Slides • Your Big Idea
Participants will have four minutes and four slides to present their BIG IDEA. USU undergraduates and graduate students from all majors are invited to join this fun, fast-paced activity in front of an enthusiastic and supportive audience. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three participants, selected by faculty judges. Refreshments will be served, and everyone is welcome! Want to apply to participate in Rapid Fire Research? Visit usu.edu/science/events/rapid-research and complete the online application by midnight, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
ENVS Community Lunch
Social/Networking
ENVS Community Lunch
Celebrating Aggie First Scholars: I Am First Banquet
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Across the country universities celebrate first-generation student day on November 8th. At Utah State University we have a week full of events! Join us for our 8th Annual "I Am First" Banquet to celebrate the university's first-generation college students. Due to limited seating, please RSVP to confirm your spot.
EcoLunch
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Join us in NR 204 every Friday at noon for free pizza and conversations about various topics in ecology! Anyone is welcome regardless of background or experience, and topics range from discussions about specific scientific processes to broader questions on how ecology interfaces with society and politics. Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation (or more pizza, your choice). If you have a topic you would like to put forward or lead a conversation on, email us at either roland.q.eckhart@usu.edu or will.harrod@usu.edu and let us know! We are always looking for people interested in leading discussions or proposing subjects.
Fire Club campfire social
Student Activities
Campfire, music, s'mores provided. Bring a roasting stick and dress warm!
Logger's Ball
Special Event
Join the Quinney College of Natural Resource for our 82nd annual Logger's Ball! We have food, dessert, live music, dancing, activities, and a prize drawing. Come mingle and socialize with students, faculty, and community members. Tickets are $15 for students and $20 for nonstudents. Email nrsenator.ususa@usu.edu to purchase tickets, swing by a tabling event, or purchase at the door. Limited availability.
ENVS Departmental Meeting
Meeting
ENVS Departmental Meeting
USU/UDWR Brown Bag Lunch Seminar featuring T.J. Clark-Wolf
Conference/Seminar
Join us in person or virtually as assistant professor in the Department of Wildland Resources, T.J. Clark-Wolf, gives a talk titled "Advancing Integrated Population Models for Conservation and Management." A light lunch will be provided.
Sustainability Club Clothing Swap
Special Event
Do you have some clothes you want to get rid of? Do you want to get some new clothes but don’t want to spend money? Then make sure to come to the QCNR atrium next Tuesday, November 12th at 5 to trade in some old clothes and get some new ones! This is a great way to bring sustainability into your wardrobe! We can’t wait to see you there! Bring good quality clothes you no longer ear and trade them in for some new statement pieces.
Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Wrangling spatial data
Workshop/Training
The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.
Ellie Wallace, PhD Defense
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Managing for disturbance: trade-offs associated with population resilience and ecosystem size
Major Professor: Tim Walsworth
Join via Zoom: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/5499674509?pwd=bQYb5vHb7qO98EPDMryaXnPY9Zq8nf.1&omn=89320113562
Ecology Center Seminar: Dr. Matthew McCary
Conference/Seminar
The Ecology Center is honored to host Dr. Matthew McCary from the Department of Biosciences at Rice University.
From Dr. McCary:
“My research examines the fundamental drivers and constraints of soil biodiversity, specifically how diversity relates to food web dynamics, community and ecosystem responses to environmental disturbances, and the feedback loops between food webs and ecosystem functioning. There are three major questions I investigate: (1) how do invasive species change soil biodiversity and associated ecosystem health? (2) What are the impacts of urbanization on ecosystem and community processes? (3) How does ecosystem structure affect food web responses to changes in resource availability? To address these questions, I use an integrative approach that includes observational and experimental studies, ecological modeling, and molecular techniques.”
Reception to follow.
QCNR Grad Student Trivia Night @ The Owl!
Social/Networking
Join the QCNR Social Committee at The Owl this Wednesday for their weekly trivia night! Create a team with folks in your department and compete against other departments!
Ecology Center Discussion with Dr. Matthew McCary
Panel Discussion/Presentation
The Ecology Center is honored to host Dr. Matthew McCary from the Department of Biosciences at Rice University for a moderated discussion led by Andrew Kulmatiski.
From Dr. McCary:
“My research examines the fundamental drivers and constraints of soil biodiversity, specifically how diversity relates to food web dynamics, community and ecosystem responses to environmental disturbances, and the feedback loops between food webs and ecosystem functioning. There are three major questions I investigate: (1) how do invasive species change soil biodiversity and associated ecosystem health? (2) What are the impacts of urbanization on ecosystem and community processes? (3) How does ecosystem structure affect food web responses to changes in resource availability? To address these questions, I use an integrative approach that includes observational and experimental studies, ecological modeling, and molecular techniques.”
ENVS Community Lunch
Social/Networking
ENVS Community Lunch
EcoLunch
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Join us in NR 204 every Friday at noon for free pizza and conversations about various topics in ecology! Anyone is welcome regardless of background or experience, and topics range from discussions about specific scientific processes to broader questions on how ecology interfaces with society and politics. Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation (or more pizza, your choice). If you have a topic you would like to put forward or lead a conversation on, email us at either roland.q.eckhart@usu.edu or will.harrod@usu.edu and let us know! We are always looking for people interested in leading discussions or proposing subjects.
Science Unwrapped: AI is an Astounding Innovation, but Can We Trust It?
Panel Discussion/Presentation
Science Unwrapped's Fall 2024 "Joining Forces" series continues Friday, Nov. 15, with data scientist John Lawson, who presents "A.I. is an Astounding Innovation, but Can We Trust It?" at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center on campus. All ages are welcome and admission is free. Hands-on learning activities and refreshments follow the talk. Artificial intelligence – AI – captures our imaginations with its rocketing innovation and surging accessibility. AI-generated text, video, images and voices seem like magic, yet can also be a wolf in sheep’s clothing with incorrect and misleading information. How do we harness this amazing tool, while curbing potential harm? Data scientist John Lawson, who uses AI to predict weather hazards, explores what it means, and the diverse skills, knowledge and precautions needed, to create trustworthy AI.
USU Forestry Club Holiday Tree Harvest
Student Activities
Join the USU Forestry Club in harvesting holiday trees for a club fundraiser. the club will provide transportation. Dress in warm clothes.
Geosciences Speaker Series: Dr. Janice Brahney
Conference/Seminar
Dr. Janice Brahney, from USU WATS, will present on environmental toxicology.
Wildland Fire Club: "Only the Brave" Movie screening
Student Activities
Fire Club event showing "Only the Brave" about the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots that died in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona in 2013. Mental Health panel to follow showing of the movie. Popcorn provided!
USU Environment & Climate Justice Research Cluster - Lunch & Brainstorm
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Lunch & Brainstorm - Faculty and graduate students from any USU colleges/programs are invited to join us to discuss what a new environment & climate justice research cluster at USU could look like.
MS Defense: Rachel Clarke
Conference/Seminar
MS Defense
Wildlife Society Bingo Night
Student Activities
Join us as we play Wildlife themed bingo for the chance to win some fun prizes. It will be on November 19th @630 pm in NR 217. It should be a really fun time so come out and see us! RSVP at the link.
Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Visualizing spatial data
Workshop/Training
The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.
Kit Fox Research Presentation
Panel Discussion/Presentation
USU Eastern, WILD 2400: Wildland Resources Techniques class will present their final research presentation at the Price Office of the Bureau of Land Management, BLM on Thursday, Nov. 21st from 9am-11am. Students in the Wildlife Ecology and Management major at USU Eastern will lead a group presentation. Students in this Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) and Research, Scholarship, & Creative Inquiry Intensive (RSCI) designated course will present their findings of a CURE (Classroom Undergraduate Research Experience). Students have used game cameras to document kit foxes, Vulpes macrotis, in Emery County, Utah. For addition details reach out to Sunshine Brosi, sunshine.brosi@usu.edu
ENVS Community Lunch
Social/Networking
ENVS Community Lunch
EcoLunch
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Join us in NR 204 every Friday at noon for free pizza and conversations about various topics in ecology! Anyone is welcome regardless of background or experience, and topics range from discussions about specific scientific processes to broader questions on how ecology interfaces with society and politics. Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation (or more pizza, your choice). If you have a topic you would like to put forward or lead a conversation on, email us at either roland.q.eckhart@usu.edu or will.harrod@usu.edu and let us know! We are always looking for people interested in leading discussions or proposing subjects.
USU Physics November Demo Show
Special Event
Inquiring minds of all ages are invited to the 2024 USU Physics November Demo Show. This year's theme is "The Physics of Phase Transitions." Admission is free! USU physicist James Coburn will offer exciting demonstrations of freezing, boiling, melting and condensing. Demos will include making liquid air, making solid air, crushing a 55-gallon drum and making an ice bomb! USU's Department of Physics is pleased to offer this super-fun learning event to the Cache Valley community.
Nominations Close for QCNR Awards
Ceremony/Awards/Celebration
It’s time to nominate your fellow QCNR community members for our annual awards! The QCNR community recognizes excellence in many different areas of our academic and work lives, including teaching and learning, mentoring and research, service and support. Thank you for taking the time to identify students, faculty, and staff deserving of extra recognition this year. Any student, staff, or faculty member affiliated with QCNR may submit one set of nominations. All nominations require a brief statement of support. Please refer to the list of awards here. When you are ready to nominate, please fill out the form here: https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ZPmluq1Y192UnA The deadline for nominations is Monday, Nov. 25. Thank you for helping us recognize our colleagues and students for the great work they do!
ENVS Departmental Meeting
Meeting
ENVS Departmental Meeting
EcoLunch
Breakfast/Luncheon/Dinner
Join us in NR 204 every Friday at noon for free pizza and conversations about various topics in ecology! Anyone is welcome regardless of background or experience, and topics range from discussions about specific scientific processes to broader questions on how ecology interfaces with society and politics. Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation (or more pizza, your choice). If you have a topic you would like to put forward or lead a conversation on, email us at either roland.q.eckhart@usu.edu or will.harrod@usu.edu and let us know! We are always looking for people interested in leading discussions or proposing subjects.
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