Students present researchSymposium allows researchers to disseminate information
Weber State University sponsored the fifth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Monday at the Shepherd Union Building.
Tracy Lynn Parker, Weber State University senior in education, presented her autism research at the symposium. Her study, titled, "Family Dynamics, Coping Strategies, Perceptions of Ambiguity and Impacts on Parents Raising a Child with Autism," focuses on finding stress reduction techniques to help family members-turned- caregivers cope with the stress of dealing with an autistic child.…
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Seniors chance to park in lotteryChurch and state debated
In a student senate meeting on Monday at Weber State University, Lisa Allen-Martinez and Wendell Rich presented a new program to distribute "A" parking lot passes.
Allen-Martinez said that she and others spent a year looking at different parking options. They then came up with a plan.…
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Author Celebrates Queen
On Monday, May 24, Carole Levin from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln came to speak on Queen Elizabeth at Weber State University as part of the university's Women's History Month, hosted by the WSU history department.
The speech was hosted at the WSU alumni center, and about 25 people attended.…
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Student body demographics causes involvement issues
Student involvement has been on the forefront of many Weber State University students' minds recently, especially as WSU enters into the elections for the 2008-2009 school year.
In comparison to other campuses across America, voter turnout is low at WSU.…
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Weber State News places in national
The Weber State News team was recognized at a national convention for the National Broadcasting Society in California.
There were finalists in eight of the categories and the team came home with grand prize trophies in three of the categories.
David Caulford won for his entry in the Audio PSA category.…
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Utah Science Olypiad comes to WSU
Utah's Science Olympiad, a 26-event, statewide competition for both middle and high school students, will be held at Weber State University Saturday, March 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Forty-four teams of up to 15 members each from 41 middle and high schools will compete in three areas: science concepts and knowledge, science processes and thinking skills, and science application and technology.…
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Remember to vote
To vote in the WSU primary elections for student body government, which ends Thursday:
Log in to student portal
Click 'My Weber' tab
'Vote' link is on the bottom right hand corner of screen. Choose 'Primary 2008' in drop down box. …
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Scientists review plastic additive's safety
RALEIGH, N.C. - One word: Bisphenol-A.
The plastic additive is leaching from your water bottles, soda cans, baby bottles, microwaveable dishes - just about anything made of certain lightweight clear plastics.
And it mimics the hormone estrogen, which some research indicates could harm human health, particularly the development of fetuses and newborn babies.…
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Lecture focuses on media's views of Mormon WarPress coverage shows troops in negative light
As part of a five part lecture series Colonel Ken Alford, a historian and expert on the Utah War, spoke to a full house of students and members of the Ogden Historical society Monday at the WSU alumni center.
Alford spoke about the Utah War and the Eastern Press aspect of the war.…
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