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A professor of electrical engineering at Utah State University (USU) has developed a new type of antenna known as a Multi-Functional Reconfigurable Antenna | Technology ....
Credit Albert Herring / Tulane Public Relations There is a lot of concern about the idea of teaching critical race theory in schools and how it could impact students. Last month, Utah’s State Legislature passed a resolution making recommendations to the Utah State Board of Education about critical race theory. But what is it and is it being taught in Utah? Marisela Martinez-Cola teaches sociology at Utah State University and said critical race theory was born out of an effort of people in the 70 s beginning to ask tough questions about the situations they were a part of. “Critical legal study said law is not as pure as I think most of us had hoped it would be. That you would just apply it and it s done. We need to be able to look at the power dynamics involved. People who are in poverty lose cases, much more frequently than people who have the money to be able to work in the system,“ said Martinez-Cola. “Other legal scholars began to say, well, if we re going t ....
Credit Jacob Given/Space Dynamics Laboratory Satellite systems are a key part of many of the things we rely on each day, from air travel to power grids. In order to better understand how space weather can affect satellites, NASA is working to study atmospheric waves from the International Space Station. Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab recently reached a key milestone in this experiment. Mike Taylor is a physics professor at USU and is the principal investigator for NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment. Until this project, he says the work of understanding how atmospheric weather affects the upper atmosphere was ground based. ....
Credit usu.edu I m Kerry Bringhurst, and you re listening to Utah Public Radio. As we begin a new year, we also look forward to new classes beginning here on the campus at Utah State University. And that leads to the return of our conversations with USU President Noelle Cockett. And President, I understand a report has been released, outlining some of the positive aspects of how things were dealt with regarding COVID-19 at USU during the last semester, including the fact that USU was recognized nationally for the amount of financial support they ve been able to provide to students, but there have been other recognitions as well. ....