June 23, 24 & 25, 2004
Utah State in the News
Friday June 25, 2004
HAIR
SHEEP NUMBERS ARE GROWING; THE SHEEP SHED
Shearing costs have been on a steady incline for the last several
years. … The St. Croix is a true hair sheep. They were
imported into the U.S. by Dr. W.C. Foote of Utah State University
in 1975. This breed is early maturing and extremely fertile.
Lambing rate varies from 150 to 200 percent, with two lambings
a year relatively common. (Countryside & Small Stock Journal,
07/04)
BAE SYSTEMS LANDS
$20M NASA CONTRACT
NASHUA BAE Systems has received a $20 million NASA contract
to design a new atmospheric sounding/coastal water imaging instrument.
… BAE Systems team members include Northrop Grumman Space
Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif.; SSGPO, Andover, Mass.; and
Space Dynamics Laboratory, a unit of Utah State University,
located in Bedford, Mass. (1590 Broadcaster, 06/24/04) Click
on: http://www.1590.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,222%257E23676%257E2232904,00.html
SENSOR BUILT BY
USU TEAM READIED FOR LAUNCH: INSTRUMENT USES LIGHT TO MEASURE
GASES IN OZONE
A Utah State University designed instrument that uses light
to measure gases will take a look from space at ozone and chemicals
in the Earth's atmosphere starting next month. … The Tropospheric
Emission Spectrometer will be launched from Vandenberg, Calif.,
July 8 in NASA's Aura satellite. The sensor sorts light into
infrared colors to measure chemicals passing between the troposphere,
nearest the Earth, and the stratosphere. (Deseret News, 06/24/04)
Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072571,00.html
CHEMICAL SOCIETY
LAUDS 4 ATK THIOKOL SCIENTISTS
Four ATK Thiokol scientists have been chosen by the American
Chemical Society to receive its Regional Industrial Innovation
Award. … Robert B. Wardle, R. Scott Hamilton, Gene Johnston
and Vincent E. Mancini accepted the award at the society's Northwest/Rocky
Mountain regional meeting at Utah State University. (Deseret
News, 06/24/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072540,00.html
HORSE TRAILERS
LOG LOTS OF MILES EN ROUTE TO VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES
Spend 15 daylight minutes on I-15 or many of Utah's other major
highways, and it's pretty likely you'll pass at least one horse
trailer, probably several. … Rich Stucky's trailer has
its own story. He bought it from a Utah State University student
who bought a raffle ticket at a Pocatello PRCA event and won
the trailer, then sold it to Stucky. Stucky was in Reno once
with the trailer, and a cowboy there recognized it as the Pocatello
raffle prize. (Deseret News, 06/24/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072476,00.html
'MOON' IS DELIGHTFULLY
LOONY
"Moon Over Buffalo" is one of those plays that actors
love to be in, and the cast of Logan's Old Lyric Repertory Company
is no exception. … Billed as a farce, "Moon Over
Buffalo" (the city, not the animal) has everything a stage
actor could ask for: lots of opportunities to ham it up, funny
costumes, some swordplay, broadly written characters, mistaken
identities and a breezy, easy comedic formula. (Deseret News,
06/24/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072482,00.html
HISTORIC COURTHOUSE
TURNING RED: COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVES RECOMMENDATION TO RESTORE
BUILDING TO ORIGINAL LOOK
There's nothing like an original. And after determining the
color of the Historic Courthouse in downtown Logan when it was
built more than 120 years ago, Cache County councilmembers on
Tuesday recommended a red stain to restore the landmark to its
original look. … [County Attorney George Daines] said
that if the builders intended to leave the courthouse an off-yellow,
similar to Old Main at Utah State University, the bricks, which
differ slightly in shade, would have been shuffled to evenly
disperse the colors. (Herald Journal, 06/24/04)
SUMMER CITIZENS:
RAISING THE AVERAGE AGE OF CACHE VALLEY EVERY YEAR
Summer is here and in full swing. If you didn't notice, the
average age of Cache Valley residents almost doubled. Why? …
Because seniors from across the nation are here to enjoy Utah
State University's Summer Citizens Program and Cache Valley.
As part of the Summer Citizen's Program, senior citizens are
invited to attend a smorgasbord of activities and cultural events
hosted by USU and the city of Logan throughout the summer. (Herald
Journal: Senior Living, 06/24/04)
USU SUMMER CITIZENS:
KEEPING UP WITH THE SCHUTTS
Ask Tom and Judi Schutt what they're doing today and then settle
back for a long answer. … In addition to their busy daily
schedule, the Schutts take classes offered by the university.
They said they are lifelong learners and the classes afford
them an opportunity to quench their thirst for knowledge. (Herald
Journal: Senior Living, 06/24/04)
KSL NEWSCAST:
TIP OF THE WEEK
Pauline Williams of USU Extension shows how to make a You're
Special plate with decoupage. She says Mod Podge can be used.
She decorates the plate with clip art. (KSL news, 5 a.m., 06/22/04)
Thursday June 24, 2004
TRACKING
FAMILY BUSINESSES AND THEIR OWNERS OVER TIME: PANEL ATTRITION,
MANAGER DEPARTURE AND BUSINESS DEMISE
Data for this paper are from the Cooperative Regional Research
Project NE-167, "Family businesses: interaction in work
and family spheres," partially supported by the Cooperative
States Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), U.S.
Department of Agriculture and the experiment stations at the
University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois, Purdue
University (Indiana), Iowa State University, Michigan State
University, University of Minnesota, Montana State University,
University of Nebraska, Cornell University (New York), North
Dakota State University, The Ohio State University, The Pennsylvania
State University, Texas A&M University, Utah State University…
(Journal of Business Venturing, 07/04)
COLLEGES TAKING
A LESSON IN MARKETING TO COMPETE
From new logos to name changes, universities across the nation
are spending millions on marketing campaigns to attract qualified
students, federal funding and corporate donors. … Utah
State University in Logan is trying to get alumni to donate
by featuring its students on cartons of the campus-made Aggie
Ice Cream. The goal is to remind former students of their college
years. (Houston Chronicle, 06/23/04) Click on: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/prinstory.mpl/metropolitan/education/2642150
BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES
$20 MILLION NASA CONTRACT
BAE Systems has received a $20 million NASA contract to design
a water-imaging instrument. … BAE team members include
Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif.; SSGPO,
Andover, Mass.; and Space Dynamics Laboratory, a unit of Utah
State University, located in Bedford, Mass. (The Telegraph,
06/18/04)
RANCH INTERN
LEARNS COWBOY LIFE
If it could carry a logo or custom artwork, Greg Titus was printing
and selling it in Southern California. … Titus, a 27-year-old
animal science major at Utah State University, helped with calving
during early spring and by May was branding, castrating and
vaccinating more than 1,000 calves. Last week, he helped to
artificially inseminate cows. (Omaha, 06/23/04) Click on: http://www.omaha.com/toolbox/story_printer.php?u_id=1129708&u_brow=Internet+Explorer&u_ver=6#
WATER MISER BATTLES
DROUGHT
Sure, Utah is well into its sixth drought year and the threat
of water-use restrictions looms. … Steven Moore, founder
and president of Irrisoft Inc., demonstrates one of his "smart
control" Weather Reach automatic sprinkler system modifiers
on the Utah State University campus in Logan. The device monitors
conditions for optimum watering use. [picture caption] (Salt
Lake Tribune, 06/23/04) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2004/jun/06232004/business/177926.asp
CHERRY JUBILEE:
THIS YEAR'S CROP IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE
Apple pie might be considered typically "American,"
but in Utah, the Fourth of July means cherry-eating time. And,
barring any huge storms in the next few weeks, this year will
be a great crop for cherry lovers. … "We're looking
at above 90 percent," said Adrian Hinton, the Utah State
University Extension agent for Utah County. "We had a little
hail damage, but most of the cherries and apricots are coming
right along." (Deseret News, 06/23/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072233,00.html
HUNTSMAN ROLLS:
VICTOR GRABBED THE LEAD EARLY
The whooping and hollering started early Tuesday night at the
Huntsman camp. … Huntsman has served as chairman of Envision
Utah, as vice chairman of the Coalition for Utah's Future, on
the boards of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and YWCA, and
on the advisory boards of the University of Utah David Eccles
School of Business and the Utah State University School of Business.
(Standard-Examiner, 06/23/04) Click on:
http://www.standard.net/standard/news/print_story.html?sid=00040623003004244708
NUMBERING GIVES
USU HEADACHE: LEGISLATURE'S REQUIREMENT TO CHANGE COURSE NUMBERS
PROVES TIMELY, EXPENSIVE
A requirement for universities to change course numbers to match
other schools in the state is creating problems. … Norm
Jones said there are many courses at USU that are not taught
at other schools in the state and vice versa. (Herald Journal,
06/23/04)
Wednesday June 23, 2004
PROJECT TRIES
TO GET CATTLE TO EAT WEEDS
Sheep and goats have been used for years to control noxious
weeds in parts of the West, but can cattle be trained to do
the same without starving? … Frederick Provenza at Utah
State University has been researching this possibility for the
past 20 years in a livestock behavior modification program.
Now, the area field test has piqued the interest of ranchers
in the Deer Lodge Valley. (Billings Gazette, 06/22/04) Click
on: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/22/build/state/48-cattle-weeds.inc
TALBOT TO LEAD
U. FLORIDA ALUMNI
While working at Utah State University, 1974 SEC All-Conference
Player Randy Talbot met University of Florida's newly selected
President Bernie Machen only once, but the former Gators cornerback
soon will become better acquainted with Machen's leadership
style. … Talbot, Utah State's vice president of advancement,
was selected Tuesday to head the UF Alumni Association, filling
a post retiring Executive Director Wayne McDaniel will leave
at the end of June. (University Wire, 06/03/04)
TITANS' SMITH
A CANDIDATE FOR UTAH STATE AD
Titans Director of Pro Scouting Al Smith did some great things
during his playing days at Utah State in the mid-1980s. He's
in the school's athletic hall of fame, and he's a member of
the state's All-Century team. … Smith, in his sixth season
with the Titans front office, confirmed yesterday Utah State
search committee chairman Ken White contacted him about the
job, though he's among several candidates. (Tennessean, 05/27/04)
BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES
NASA AWARD TO DESIGN HYPERSPECTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUITE
BAE Systems has received a $20 million NASA contract to design
a new atmospheric sounding/coastal water imaging instrument.
BAE Systems is one of three companies that will formulate designs.
NASA will later select the winning design to be built and fly
on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES).
… BAE Systems team members include Northrop Grumman Space
Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif.; SSGPO, Andover, Mass.; and
Space Dynamics Laboratory, a unit of Utah State University,
located in Bedford, Mass. (Business Wire, 06/17/04)
USU SESSIONS
RANGE FROM BIGFOOT TO STRAW BIOFUEL
Possible buttock impressions from "Bigfoot" and a
potential new source of biofuel were among the papers presented
at last week's American Association for the Advancement of Science
Pacific Division conference at Utah State University in Logan.
… Bigfoot or Sasquatch -- also known as the abominable
snowman -- is thought to be a mammoth humanlike, fur-covered
primate whose legend outweighs the evidence of its existence.
While hundreds of sightings have been reported over the years,
there is little firm scientific proof. (Salt Lake Tribune, 06/22/04)
Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2004/jun/06222004/tuesday/177654.asp
RETIRING MURRAY
HIGH PRINCIPAL SADDLES UP FOR NEW ADVENTURE
Murray High principal Dee Jensen lives by an ol' cowboy code.
… After earning a math degree — minors in physics
and English — from Utah State University, Jensen responded
to a teacher/coaching ad from Murray High. He got the job. And
his family, a new life. (Deseret News, 06/22/04) Click on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072012,00.html
FIREFIGHTING
COPTERS LOSING 'REFILL' SPACE
Wildfire officials have asked Davis County's rapidly expanding
communities to leave some open space where firefighting helicopters
can refill their buckets. … Mark Brunson, an associate
professor in Utah State University's department of environment
and society, said the land firefighters want is highly valued
for residential development. (Deseret News, 06/22/04) Click
on: http://deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,595072145,00.html
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