Moab Quiz Bowl
The Grand County High School varsity Quiz Bowl team competed on Feb. 19 in a regional event held at the high school auditorium with the Southeast Education Service Center. The Grand County High…
Science Moab
Tap into science with a radio talk
Grab a drink and learn about the natural world at Science Moab on Tap, an accessible scientific presentation held monthly at a popular Moab bar. “There’s an incredible amount of cool science going…
Crickets on the menu at science fest
Did you know crickets are high in protein? As well as other important nutrients? James and Kathy Rolin, owners of Cowboy Cricket Farms, near Bozeman, Montana, delved into the cricket farming business after…
USU-Moab faculty earns high score on health education exam
Dr. Steve Hawks recently passed the Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) exam, achieving the highest score of all exam participants this spring. Hawks served for many years as the dean and executive…
KZMU science producer Kristina Young receives award from Charles Redd Center at BYU
KZMU producer Kristina Young has received a Public Programming Award from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, part of Brigham Young University. The $2,000 grant will be used to promote “Science Moab,”…
15 graduate from USU-Moab
From a white gown for a high school diploma, to a black gown with a blue and white hood draped over the shoulders for a master’s degree, 15 graduates represented the graduating class…
Music meets science at 2018 Winterlude
Three unique public chamber concerts take place on Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10, in Moab – one of which people can listen to from the comfort of their home – or…
Moab Charter School welcomes new interim director
The new interim director of Moab Charter School is directing a school much different from the one she attended growing up in Flint, Michigan, where there were metal detectors, and police stationed at…
Science fest will educate and engage
What’s red and orange and home to some of the most unique and spectacular archaeological, geological, paleontological and ecological sites known to man? Why, Moab, of course! This weekend, you will get the…
USU-Moab names new executive director
A changing of the guard is coming to Utah State University-Moab. Effective July 1, Dr. Lianna Etchberger will take over as executive director of USU-Moab after serving as a faculty member for the…
“March for Science” comes to Moab
Since 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated annually in more than 100 nations across the globe. The tradition includes various festivities to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This year, on Saturday, April 22,…
A festival of science
Science is fun and should be accessible to everyone – plus, there are many interesting scientific happenings on the Colorado Plateau – according to organizers of the first-ever Moab Festival of Science, scheduled…
Thrills and chills at Moab Giants
A new aquarium exhibit at Moab Giants Dinosaur Park and Tracks Museum is labeled “thrilling and chilling” for its large and realistic-looking reconstructions of ancient sea creatures – sometimes called “sea monsters.” The…
Greenpeace captain sails in to Moab this weekend
Rainbow Warrior captain Peter Willcox and his crew were protesting the French government’s nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific, when the French military bombed their Greenpeace ship in 1985. The vessel sank and…
Professor joins USU-Moab’s rec resource program
Utah State University announced this week that Dr. Steven Burr has been added as a full-time professor teaching in the recreation and resource management program at USU’s Moab campus. With access to two…
Report: Moab schools lag behind others in Utah
The Utah State Office of Education released the assessment results last month of Utah schools’ proficiency in math, science and English; Grand County High School received a grim ‘F.’ The state office of…