Associate Professor Josi Russell was the featured speaker at Helicon West’s August event at the Thatcher-Young Mansion in Logan. Josi read from two of her novels, the science fiction tale Shadows of Empyriad which is the first entry of The Empyriad Series, and Hen Pecked, book four of her Aloha Chicken Mysteries. Shadows of Empryiad is a science fiction novel about aliens from a dying planet who seek refuge in “Yellowstone Global Park” amidst ongoing human land wars. Hen Pecked concerns the ongoing adventures of Saffron Skye (eleven books and counting), the owner of an egg farm in Hawaii. Her reading was followed by a discussion of what led her to the creative life as a writer across multiple genres.
Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed is a graduate student in his second year, pursuing a doctorate in sociology at USU. He recently helped survey Utahns to see if environmental concerns affect the decision to have children.
Utah State University President’s Office recently held receptions for this year’s round of inaugural lectures. Three recently promoted faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences presented thoughtful reflections on their research and the even...
