Weber State University has been awarded the $300,000 Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant to fund the Wildcat Support Network created to decrease mental health stigma and give students mental health support.
When planning for the future, individuals are more willing to save to benefit others than to benefit themselves, according to two Weber State University economic faculty Therese Grijalva and Matt Gnagey.
Mortensen was selected after a 21-member Presidential Search Committee, co-chaired by Regent Jesselie Anderson and Weber State Trustee Chair Nolan Karras, narrowed an extensive pool of applicants to four finalists.
The Weber State University Presidential Search Committee has recommended four finalists to the State Board of Regents for the position of Weber State President: Katherine P. Frank, Frank R. Lamas, Brad L. Mortensen, and Melody Rose.
Constantly looking at your phone? Two Weber State University professors found that’s no accident. Their research examined what causes the habitual use of technology and when a habit turns into a compulsion.
Geosciences professor Adolph Yonkee has been named the 2018 John S. Hinckley Fellow, and the Dumke College of Health Professions International Healthcare Project has been honored with the 2018 Exemplary Collaboration Award.
A team of Weber State University Supply Chain Management students competed with 24 teams from the top supply-chain programs in the world, including No.1 ranked Michigan State University.
WSU has secured two grants from the U.S. Department of Education for $2.2 million to help improve educational programs and retain vulnerable students.
WSU’s School of Computing is offering concurrent enrollment computer science classes that will allow students to obtain a Programming Essentials Certificate of Proficiency.
For 60 years, Weber State University has hosted the Ritchey Science & Engineering Fair to support science education in public schools. Winner Gary Zhan was chosen to compete in a national science fair Oct. 19-23 in Washington, D.C.
Two Weber State University departments have received a combined total of $970,000 in grants to improve graduation rates for underrepresented or low-income students studying physical science.
Weber State University has hired a new economic development director to guide the university’s commitment to enhance Utah’s economic growth. Guy Letendre assumed the new position Sept. 10.
Weber State University offers a unique program, TAPT, that provides teacher assistants financial support and mentoring to become fully licensed teachers.
WSU student Rachel Laub is a finalist for the Women Tech Council's Student Pathway Award, which is given to college students who have shown outstanding performance in STEM.
The National Institute of Health has awarded Larry Zeng, WSU associate engineering professor, a three-year grant totaling more than $270,000 to research medical imaging.
Beginning fall semester 2018, the Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering & Science (NUAMES) will expand to educate 200 additional students, grades 10-12, on Weber State University’s Ogden campus.
Six summer study abroad programs included community engagement components, which provided opportunities to serve and learn more about the local needs in places such as Ghana, Thailand, China, Uganda and Nordic countries.
“Not in my backyard” is not enough to explain a negative response to a violent predator moving in according to a new book published by Weber State University criminal justice assistant professor Monica Williams.
WSU graduate Briana Whatcott knew she wanted to be a writer from a young age. Even so, she didn’t expect to work alongside journalists at The New York Times as a participant in its 2018 Journalism Institute.
Weber State University’s 2016-17 President’s Annual Report publication received national recognition after winning a Grand Gold award in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) Circle of Excellence program.
Andrea Easter-Pilcher, the new dean of the College of Science, will assume her responsibilities on Aug. 1. She plans to facilitate collaborative efforts that will improve enrollment, retention and time to graduation for students.
Five Weber State University mechanical engineering technology students dedicated themselves to designing and building a trike made for Torsten Lambert. The final product is a trike that Torsten can maneuver on his own.
The International Town & Gown Association honored the Ogden Civic Action Network for a plan that combines resources of seven Ogden institutions to strengthen the 10-by-10-block of east-central neighborhood.
One hundred and thirty years ago, Louis F. Moench was hired as principal of Weber Stake Academy. The plants he carefully cataloged, dating back to the 1880s, will soon find a permanent home in University Archives.
Accredited programs must show their students meet seven broad criteria, including promoting child development and learning; building family and community relationships.
Students from WSU’s John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics have been accepted to a cybersecurity fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University, filling nearly half of the estimated 20 spots available in the prestigious program.
Weber State Board of Trustees has approved several new degrees that will help students fill positions in engineering and technology fields that are in high demand in Northern Utah and around the nation.
After three different universities, three years of military training and three switches to find her major, Veronica Siqueiros has reached the end zone.
One Weber State University graduate will present research to members of congress during Posters on the Hill in Washington D.C., April 17-18.
Farner is the recipient of this year’s Lindquist Award. He will receive the honor at a Center for Community Engaged Learning celebration, April 10 from 3:30-4:15 p.m. in Shepherd Union Building.
The State Board of Regents named Norm Tarbox as interim president of Weber State University, to take effect May 1, 2018.
WSU’s School of Nursing was selected as one of the 35 best four-year nursing schools in the country in 2018 by Match College, an online ranking site.
Two Grand Valley State University student teams are taking the first and second place prizes back to Michigan in the first Outdoor Weber competition hosted by WSU's Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center.
Vice provost Bruce Davis, English professor L. Mikel Vause, and Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Zoology Samuel I. Zeveloff are recipients of the Alumni Association’s 2018 H. Aldous Dixon Award.
Weber State University's Safe@Weber Violence Prevention Team was honored by NASPA as the 2018 Best Practice in Prevention Activities award winner. The award was presented March 6.
The Cut Pollution - Mow Electric lottery will help 762 Utahns exchange for electric mowers. Those who enter the lottery and are selected can exchange their operable gas mower for a new Kobalt 40-volt cordless electric lawn mower.
The Board of Regents has named a 21-member committee to conduct a national search for the next president. In January, Dr. Charles A. Wight announced his plans to step down.
Brett Perozzi has been named vice president for Student Affairs effective March 1. Perozzi, who first came to WSU as associate vice president for Student Affairs in 2007, was selected following a national search.
While hundreds of students will leave classrooms behind during spring break, a handful will volunteer around the country and world. Groups will head to Guatemala, New Orleans and Catalina Island to serve the local communities.
Psychology and neuroscience professor Lauren Fowler and English professor Sally Shigley have combined science and the humanities in a course called "The Story and the Brain."
After weeks of polling and more than 100,000 votes, 10 finalists have been selected for the Outdoor Weber pitch contest, hosted by WSU’s Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center and sponsored by Camping World Holdings.
Charles A. Wight announced Thursday he plans to step down as president of Weber State University effective June 30.
Charles A. Wight announced Thursday he plans to step down as president of Weber State University effective June 30.
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