Utah State University
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Utah State University's main campus is located in Logan, Utah. It was established in 1888; over 23,900 students (total) were enrolled in Fall, 2004. As Utah's land-grant university, it conducts research into many agricultural and natural resource disciplines. It spends around $122 million for research alone; under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education USU is classified as a Doctoral/Research University–Extensive; under the previous Carnegie classification, it was considered a Research I University. It is ranked 3rd Tier (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier3/t3natudoc_brief.php) by U.S. News and World Report (2004). Its sports teams are known as the Aggies.
Utah State is well known for its engineering program and Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL). The SDL is a world famous research facility focusing on military and science applications. It frequently submits projects to the Department of Defense and NASA.
Two primary media outlets serve the studentbody at Utah State University, one is private the other school sponsored. The Utah Statesman is sponsored by the University and published 3 times a week. USUAggies.com is a private student run blog administered by T.R. Grover. It covers a wide range of campus, local, state, national and internationl issues. Contributors range from the far left to the far right and any reader can join the discussion about a story.
External links
- USUAggies.com: Utah State University News, Commentary & Satire (http://www.USUAggies.com)
- University website (http://www.usu.edu/)
- Official Athletics website (http://www.utahstateaggies.com/)
- Space Dynamics Laboratory (http://www.sdl.usu.edu/)
- U.S. News report on USU (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drservices_3677_brief.php)
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