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Wide-scale COVID-19 testing for students and employees at Weber State University began on Nov. 10. Photo credit: Weber State University

Get educated on immunology with HAS 3980

Lucas Moore March 24, 2021

In the spring 2021 semester, Weber State University offered the HAS 3980, “Immunology of COVID-19” course. In this class, students learn and interpret the hard facts of pandemics, viruses and...

WSU to host another Fecal Fest, where students search trails for feces to collect and identify parasites. (Source: Pixabay.com)

Waste not, want not: Scientists hunt poop at Weber

Doug Manifold March 26, 2017

It's officially springtime in Ogden and that means it's time for the Weber State University Medical Laboratory Science and Microbiology departments to conduct their annual Fecal Fest competition. According...

Scientists Are People Too

Scientists Are People Too

Tanoya Poulsen December 2, 2015

I am a cell laboratory technician. This means that I work with human intestinal cells and plants. I spend my days testing minerals on them to generate absorption and toxicity data. In addition to...

46 meat recall cases open with the USDA for 2014 and rising

September 16, 2014

No one suspects when they bite into a big juicy cheeseburger that there's any dangers hidden within its meaty depths. Over 13 million pounds of meat were recalled in 2013. E. coli being the reason...

Student samples water in Guatemala for study

April 15, 2014

Graduation for many students means testing the waters of life outside college. But for senior Emma Bentley, testing the waters was part of her undergraduate research. Bentley, who has put time and effort...

Orientation: WSU Science Hikes provide unique perspective

August 11, 2013

In the summer of 2011, Weber State University students Sara Yearsley and Amanda Gentry teamed up with Ogden Weber Pathways and the WSU Geology Department to create the Science Hikes program. After a successful...

WSU hosts science hikes

July 9, 2012

To help keep students and families occupied during the summer, the College of Science has been hosting science hikes to get people involved in the nature of hiking and learn why their environment is important. The...

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