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The Bonneville Salt Flats are a regular destination for those seeking to break land speed records. Photo credit: Flickr

Racing legacy threatened as iconic landscape wanes

Sunny Mallick June 18, 2018

For those driving west along Interstate 80 towards Nevada, the environment can seem like an endless expanse of bland wilderness and never-ending highway. However, near Utah's western border lies the Bonneville...

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), speaks on the final day of the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, on Sept. 29, 2017.  (Xu Haijing/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS)

SpaceX: Profiting from the final frontier

Zac Watts June 4, 2018

Gone are the days when the only face of space exploration was NASA. A new actor has stepped onto cosmic stage: SpaceX.SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been vocal about the private company’s ambitions....

Shaun McBride will speak to students about making their degrees match their passions. Photo credit: Katy Packer

Achieving success through media marketing

Sunny Mallick April 13, 2018

Weber State University alumnus Shaun McBride, better known as the YouTuber Shonduras, will be speaking at WSU with social media specialist Derral Eves about how students can make their degrees match their...

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Tales of a Mormon metalhead

Chris Nichols April 12, 2018

What do the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Cannibal Corpse have in common? I love them both. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormons, tend to have popular stereotypes: they all...

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STEM’s future is female

Brittany Fuhs April 11, 2018

The need for greater diversity in science, technology, engineering and math has become a popular topic among researchers.It is essential that the government, educators and parents encourage young girls...

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10,000 years of change

Sunny Mallick April 6, 2018

Astrobiologist David Grinspoon wrote a book looking at the past 10,000 years and other Earth-like planets, such as Venus and Mars, to discuss climate change on Earth. Now, he's giving a lecture about it....

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Quality air needs quality care

Brittany Fuhs April 4, 2018

“I really love the idea of being able to breathe in clean air,” Analeah Vaugn said. “I came today to hear what others have to say regarding our air and learn about what we can do to change...

A birdhouse in the shape of a butterfly at the Ogden Nature Center. Photo credit: Nic Sells

Building sustainable birdhouses

Nic Sells April 4, 2018
Alternative headline: Here's the goal, make a house with a hole
Campus services for those with disabilities

Campus services for those with disabilities

Sunny Mallick March 31, 2018

Conquering the struggles of college can be challenging, especially for those with a disability. Fortunately for students with disabilities at Weber State University, services and accommodations are made...

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What to expect from your college workload

Zac Watts March 30, 2018

Coming into college, freshmen can find themselves crumbling under the weight of a workload they weren’t prepared for. Whether it’s more homework than they’re used to or more involved...

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Life and death in the mountains

Brittany Fuhs March 28, 2018

Dr. Perry Renshaw, of the University of Utah neuroscience program, led a one-hour discussion on the effects of the altitude in Utah on suicide rates, drug use and mood disorders at Weber State University...

Outdoor recreation competition connects people to nature and to each other

Chris Nichols March 28, 2018

From an initial pool of 80 international submissions, 10 entrepreneurial hopefuls remained. Each group of presenters had spent months brainstorming ideas, developing products and working with mentors to...

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