Uranium ore trucks on hold in Navajo Nation
by David Boyle News Director Energy Fuels began and then paused its transport of Uranium ore from its Pinyon Plain Mine in Arizona to the White Mesa Mill in San Juan County last week. …
Uranium’s Historic Past Leads to Rare Earth Extractions
Uranium has been a major ore mined in San Juan County since the 1940’s. According to former County Commissioner Ken Bailey, the first mill was built in 1942 and both vanadium and uran…USDA Invests in Clean Energy Innovation for Small Businesses in San Juan County
Two new renewable energy projects in San Juan County will receive more than $275,000 from USDA Rural Development. The investments will help small business owners install solar arrays t…
USU awarded $500,000 in USDA grants to aid Native Americans
By Dana Rhoades Faculty at Utah State University’s Statewide and Logan campuses have been awarded $500,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for programs to incr…
USU Blanding Announces Hire of Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist
Utah State University Blanding has recently hired Kayla Atcitty to serve as the campus’ Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist. Atcitty will help implement and increase the impact of se…USU Blanding Associate Vice President retires
Following 40 years of service, current Utah State University (USU) Blanding Associate Vice President Guy Denton has announced he will retire June 30. Denton’s career has spanned variou…USU Blanding campus graduation is Friday
Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson will give the commencement address at the Utah State University Blanding 2025 commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be at 2 p.m. on Friday,…
USU Blanding Celebrates Class of 2026
Utah State University Blanding proudly celebrated its class of 2026 on Friday, April 25 as part of USU’s 139th commencement ceremony. The USU Blanding Class of 2026 consists of 158 ind…
USU Blanding hogan receives award
Utah State University Blanding’s recently-constructed Navajo hogan has been recognized as the “Worship Project of the Year” by the Associated General Contractors of Utah. The award rec…
USU Blanding hosts science/math workshop
by Marcus Jensen Utah State University Blanding hosted the DRUMM Teacher Workshop and Cultural Exchange on April 10-11, bringing together educators, students and community presenters f…
USU Blanding launches composition course to support student success
by Andrea DeHaan USU Communications Ed. Utah State University has introduced a new composition course, ENGL 1050, at its Blanding campus to support students seeking to enhance their co…
USU Blanding sees 1.4 percent enrollment growth for Fall 2025
As many colleges around the country are seeing declines in enrollment, Utah State University Blanding is celebrating a 1.4 percent increase in students this fall — an achievement that …