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Huntsman Alumni Magazine, Fall 2014, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Huntsman Business Magazine

Alumni Magazine for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Creating Tomorrow, Fall 2014, College Of Engineering

College of Engineering Magazines

Annual magazine for the College of Engineering at Utah State University.

Sagestep News, Fall 2014, No. 25, Sagestep

Newsletters

Seasonal newsletter of SageSTEP.

Sagestep News, Winter 2014, No. 23, Sagestep

Newsletters

Seasonal newsletter of SageSTEP.

Citizen Science Reveals Widespread Negative Effects Of Roads On Amphibian Distributions, Bradley J. Cosentino, David M. Marsh, Kara S. Jones, Joseph J. Apodaca, Christopher Bates, Jessica Beach, Karen H. Beard, Kelsie Becklin, Jane Margaret Bell, Christopher Crockett, George Fawson, Jennifer Fjelsted, Elizabeth A. Forys, Kristen S. Genet, Melanie Grover, Jaimie Holmes, Katherine Indeck, Nancy E. Karraker, Eran S. Kilpatrick, Tom A. Langen, Stephen G. Mugel, Alessandro Molina, James R. Vonesh, Ryan J. Weaver, Anisha Willey

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Landscape structure is important for shaping the abundance and distribution of amphibians, but prior studies of landscape effects have been species or ecosystem-specific. Using a large-scale, citizen science-generated database, we examined the effects of habitat composition, road disturbance, and habitat split (i.e. the isolation of wetland from forest by intervening land use) on the distribution and richness of frogs and toads in the eastern and central United States. Undergraduates from nine biology and environmental science courses collated occupancy data and characterized landscape structure at 1617 sampling locations from the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program. Our analysis revealed that anuran species …

A Social–Ecological Systems Approach To Non-Native Species: Habituation And Its Effect On Management Of Coqui Frogs In Hawaii, Emily A. Kalnicky, Mark W. Brunson, Karen H. Beard

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Non-native species introductions have the ability to affect both ecological and social systems, thus to address those outcomes both ecological and social influences on an invasion need to be understood. We use a social–ecological systems approach to investigate connections between human and ecological factors that affect efforts to control the non-native coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) on the island of Hawaii. The coqui frog is recognized as a ‘pest’ and ‘injurious wildlife’ by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Because the coqui occurs on many small private properties across the island, it is necessary to enlist private citizens in control efforts. Control …

Faculty Senate Agenda, December 1, 2014, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Faculty Forum Minutes 2014
• 405 Code Change Proposal going to PRPC
• Extra Service Compensation Policy
• Educational Policies Committee Annual Report
• EPC Items for September, *October, *November
• Honors Program Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Report
• Parking Committee Report
• *Faculty Evaluation Committee Annual Report
• *Athletic Council Report
• *USU Student Association Report
• *Retention and Student Success Report
• Code Change 402.12.3 Committee on Committees Term (First reading)
• Update on PTR Working Group

Geographic Determinants Of Rural Land Covers And The Agricultural Margin In The Central United States, Timothy J. Stoebner, Christopher L. Lant

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

Geographic research on the Corn Belt and other regional landscapes of the central U.S. has not to date identified quantitatively the climatic, edaphic, topographic, and economic characteristics that determine rural land cover, and that therefore govern land cover change. Using the USDA/NASS Cropland Data Layer, this study identifies these characteristics by employing Multivariable Fractional Polynomials within a logistic regression framework. It maps the suitability distribution for corn, soybeans, spring and winter wheat, cotton, grassland, and forest, which collectively dominate the central U.S., at a 56 m resolution across 16 central U.S. states. The non-linear logistic regression models are successful in …

Invasive Insect Field Guide For Utah, Lori R. Spears, Ricardo A. Ramirez

All Current Publications

This publication provides information on Utah's top priority invasive insects that have been reported in the state as well as some invasive insects that are considered to be a threat to Utah's agriculture and natural resources, but have only been reported elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad. Included is a brief description of each invasive insect, its host(s) and current distribution, symptoms to watch out for, and graphs of its expected activity throughout the season.

Targeted Drug Delivery System For Kidney And/Or Liver Failure Patients Using Human Serum Albumin, Sean Bedingfield

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Compromised liver and/or kidney function reduces the acceptable dosage of a variety of medications that can be administered to patients. These patients still have a need for drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antivirals, and antibiotics. The project goal is to provide a drug delivery system to accommodate these reduced dosage limits with added therapeutic benefits to address symptoms of liver or kidney failure. Localized drug delivery allows for a smaller, concentrated dose rather than inundating the patient's system with the drug of interest. Human serum albumin (HSA) is a researched candidate for drug delivery with therapeutic properties. HSA …

Low-Impact Infrastructure: Development And Design Potential For Surface Application Alternatives For Subsurface Infrastructure In Yellowstone National Park's Upper Geyser Basin, Michael R. Pace

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

In sensitive and iconic landscapes, such as Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin, construction and expansion of visitor services is hindered, and often blocked, by the potential for environmental damage that could occur during the installation of subsurface utilities. These utilities, crucial to the success of development, require an alternative method of installation when placed in locations requiring special consideration and protection.

Yellowstone, in particular, is faced with the responsibility of protecting limited hydrothermal resources while also providing access to the general public. Sub-surface utilities threaten this responsibility due to the unknown nature of much of the subsurface

geology in …

Stem Nematode Counteracts Plant Resistance Of Aphids In Alfalfa, Medicago Sativa, Ricardo A. Ramirez, John M. Stark

Biology Faculty Publications

Plants are exploited by a diverse community of insect herbivores and phytopathogens that interact indirectly through plant-mediated interactions. Generally, plants are thought to respond to insects and pathogens through different defensive signaling pathways. As plants are selected for resistance to one phytophagous organism type (insect vs. pathogen) in managed systems, it is not clear how this selection may affect community interactions. This study examined the effect of nematode-resistant varieties on aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) suppression, and then determined how infection by the stem nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci, mediated ecological effects on aphids and on plant defense proteins. Four alfalfa (Medicago sativa) varieties …

Global Leader In Water Treatment Industry Opens Cache Valley Office And New Partnership With College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

An international leader in the water and wastewater industry is opening a new office in Cache Valley to take advantage of what the company calls an ideal location and a talented workforce of new engineering graduates.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, November 17, 2014, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Follow-up from Faculty Form
• Review FS Presidency Visit to USU-Eastern
• Proposed FS president compensation policy
• Progress of PTR Working Committee
• EPC Items
• USU Student Association Report
• Retention and Student Success Report
• 405 Code Change Proposals from Provost’s office

Müllerian Mimicry As A Result Of Codivergence Between Velvet Ants And Spider Wasps, Juanita Rodriguez, James P. Pitts, Carol D. Von Dohlen, Joseph S. Wilson

Biology Faculty Publications

Recent studies have delineated a large Nearctic Müllerian mimicry complex in Dasymutilla velvet ants. Psorthaspis spider wasps live in areas where this mimicry complex is found and are phenotypically similar to Dasymutilla. We tested the idea that Psorthaspis spider wasps are participating in the Dasymutilla mimicry complex and that they codiverged with Dasymutilla. We performed morphometric analyses and human perception tests, and tabulated distributional records to determine the fit of Psorthaspis to the Dasymutilla mimicry complex. We inferred a dated phylogeny using nuclear molecular markers (28S, elongation factor 1-alpha, long-wavelength rhodopsin and wingless) for Psorthaspis species and compared it to …

The Utah Statesman, November 11, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Up In Smoke – How Changes In Egyptian Farming Can Help Preserve The Pyramids, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

Along the fertile banks of the Nile River, a researcher from Utah State University is finding ways to turn a useless agricultural byproduct into something valuable, while improving the region’s air quality in the process.

Column-Scale Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Estimates In Coarse-Textured Homogeneous And Layered Soils Derived Under Steady-State Evaporation From A Water Table, Morteza Sadeghi, Markus Tuller, Mohammed R. Gohardoust, Scott B. Jones

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Steady-state evaporation from a water table has been extensively studied for both homogeneous and layered porous media. For layered media it is of interest to find an equivalent homogeneous medium and define ‘‘effective’’ hydraulic properties. In this paper a new solution for steady-state evaporation from coarse-textured porous media is presented. Based on this solution, the evaporation rate represents a macroscopic (column-scale) measure of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity at the pressure head equal to the maximum extent of the hydraulically connected region above the water table. The presented approach offers an alternative method for determination of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of homogeneous coarse-textured …

The Utah Statesman, November 6, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, November 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, November 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Course Approvals
• Program Proposals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, November 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• New Course
• New Course, Dual List, Pass/Fail Only
• Dual List Change

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• New Course

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• New Course, Cross Listed

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course, Pass/Fail Only, Repeatable
• New Course, Repeatable
• New Course

Department of Art and Design

• Remove Repeatable for Credit
• Delete Course
• New Course

History

• Title Change, Description Change

Mathematics and Statistics

• Prerequisite Change

Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Credit Hour Change

Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course

Nursing and Health Professions

• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change
• Delete Course …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, November 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• New Course
• New Course, Dual List, Pass/Fail Only
• Dual List Change

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

• New Course

Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• New Course, Cross Listed

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course, Pass/Fail Only, Repeatable
• New Course, Repeatable
• New Course

Department of Art and Design

• Remove Repeatable for Credit
• Delete Course
• New Course

Economics and Finance

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change, Prereq

Management

• New Course
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change
• Credit Hour Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Course Description Change

Management Information Systems

• Prereq Change, Course No. Change

Communicative Disorders and …

Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) Select Habitat Based On Avian Predators, Landscape Composition, And Anthropogenic Features, Jonathan B. Dinkins, Michael R. Conover, Christopher P. Kirol, Jeffrey L. Beck, Shandra Nicole Frey

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Prey species minimize the risk of predation directly by avoiding predators and indirectly by avoiding risky habitat. Habitat loss and fragmentation have been prevalent in Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter “sage-grouse”) habitat, which has necessitated a better understanding of mechanisms driving habitat use. Using multinomial logistic regression, we compared landscape attributes and anthropogenic features (indirect mechanisms) and densities of avian predators (direct mechanisms) among 792 sage-grouse locations (340 nests, 331 early brood, and 121 late brood) and 660 random locations in Wyoming, USA, in 2008–2011. Anthropogenic features included oil and gas structures, communication towers, power lines, roads, and rural houses; …

November Post 15, Christine Magula

Digital Folklore Project 2014

No abstract provided.

Nurturing Native Plants: A Guide To Vegetative Propagation Of Native Woody Plants In Utah, Larry Rupp, Adrea Wheaton

CWEL Extension Fact Sheets

No abstract provided.

Tremblings, November 2014, Western Aspen Alliance

Tremblings

Aspen soil - The dynamic world below the surface

Helga Van Miegroet

We sometimes forget that the ecosystem services provided by forests are supported by the belowground component of the ecosystem—the soil. Soils, comprised of mineral material, biota, organic matter, water, and gasses represent a microcosm of hydrological, chemical, physical, and biological processes that underlie critical forest functions, such as the ability to hold and supply water and nutrients. As a manager, it is important to know how and to what extent ecosystem changes, whether natural or human-caused, have altered site quality or productive capacity, as it may inform future …

Accounting Student Receives Accolades For Inspiration, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

Each year, Beta Alpha Psi, the international honors organization for accounting, and the American Institute of CPA’s jointly sponsor the medal of inspiration, which is awarded to the one student whose life story is most likely to encourage others to reach within themselves and find “greatness.” This year they have chosen to honor Huntsman student A. Lucien Butler. The award was presented at the Beta Alpha Psi annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, and includes a $5,000 cash scholarship.

The Utah Statesman, October 21, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, October 20, 2014, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Overview of the Restructuring of RCDE
• EPC Items
• Faculty Evaluation Committee
• Athletic Council
• Finalizing Reports from October meeting
• PTR Code Change Discussion
• Code Change 402.12.2 Committee on Committees Term (First reading)