Welcome to the hub of international research news at Utah State University! We have compiled a brief overview of some of the work going on at Utah State University. Click on an the area of interest on the right to view information on the international work going on in that area. 

Recent International News

Jordanian Ambassador Visits Utah State University

September 14, 2009

 Utah State University's involvement in the Middle East dates back to the 1920s. In an arid climate, similar to Utah, work on irrigation issues and water conservation is critical. The Ambassador of Jordan to the United States, Price Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, visited Utah State to discuss these and other issues of international research that USU is working on in Jordan. During the two days the Ambassador was visiting, he met with professors who have done work or are currently working in Jordan, Jordanian graduate students, and President Stan L. Allbrecht. His visit is important in helping USU develop key relationship that allow for more international work in countries like Jordan; it is also an honor to the University.

Utah-Wuxi International Environmental Symposium

July 15, 2009

During June 2009, a delegation from Utah met with Chinese scholars, scientists, and government officials in Wuxi, China, to discuss the collaborative efforts on environmental and renewable energy issues, especially those associated with the Taihu Lake area. The conference was organized by Utah-Taihu Institute of Environmental Research (UTIER), a consortium of the U.S. universities and Chinese research institutes to share scientific research, and to promote global, sustainable growth policies and natural resource management practices, in conjunction with cleanup of environmental pollution and reduction of global warming.

The Utah delegation was led by Professor Mary Hubbard, Dean of College of Science at Utah State University (USU). Members of the delegation include Professor Andy Hong, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of The University of Utah, Professor Dennis Wei, Department of Geography and Institute of Public and International Affairs of The University of Utah, Mark Thomas, Director of Field Study of USU, John Russell, Environmental Consultant from Utah State, and Dora Brunson, Program Coordinator for International Program Development of USU.

Representatives from major Chinese universities and research institutes in the Taihu area attended the symposium: Dr. Wenwei Ren from Fudan University, Dr. Jinnan Wang from Nanjing University, Drs. Xiaoying Cheng and He Liu from Jiangnan University, Dr. Yuegang Nian from Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), Dr. Yuan Wang from Jiangsu Academy of Environmental Sciences and Hui Chen from Shenyang Academy of Environmental Sciences. Professors Bruce Anderson and Zhiyao Zhang from Queen’s University, Canada, also attended the conference and actively contributed to the discussion. Dr. Liming Yang, Director of UTIER, moderated the two-day symposium.