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Revisiting Our Celebration Of The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day On Thursday's Access Utah Jul 17, 2020

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Every year for Earth Day, we check in with writer and photographer Stephen Trimble, author of “Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America,” and many other books. This time, Stephen Trimble suggested we also reach out to his friend, ecologist, ethnobotanist and writer, Gary Paul Nabhan.

Revisiting 'Chris Terry, On Sabbatical' On Wednesday's Access Utah Jul 15, 2020

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While artist Chris Terry is known for his contemplative interior landscapes, an exhibition at the USU Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) featured the experimental work he was able to create during four sabbaticals throughout his tenure at USU.

'Of Bears And Ballots' With Heather Lende On Tuesday's Access Utah Jul 14, 2020

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Today we talk with Heather Lende about her new book Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics.

What Are You Reading? Our Summer Pandemic Booklist On Monday's Access Utah Jul 14, 2020

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We’re compiling another UPR Community Booklist and we want to know what you’re reading. What’s on your nightstand or device right now? What is the best book you’ve read so far this year? Which books are you suggesting to friends and family? We’d love to hear about any book you’re reading, including in the young adult & children’s categories. One suggestion or many are welcome.

Revisiting 'Nature's Best Hope' With Douglas Tallamy On Thursday's Access Utah Jul 09, 2020

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Douglas Tallamy’s first book, “Bringing Nature Home,” awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives.

Revisiting Mapping Literary Utah With Paisley Rekdal On Wednesday's Access Utah Jul 08, 2020

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Several years ago, writer Paisley Rekdal created a digital community project that mapped the people, places, buildings and events that defined Salt Lake City. When she became Utah’s poet laureate, she decided to build on this idea and create a literary map for the entire state.

Revisiting 'Transitioning Within Landscapes': Photographer Kimberly Anderson On Monday's Access Utah Jul 06, 2020

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Photographer, marriage and family therapist and Utah State University alum Kimberly Anderson was on the USU campus in early March to give a presentation on her work. Her presentation, “Transitioning Within Landscapes: The Photography of Kimberly Anderson,” touched on her work as a photographer interwoven with her identity as a transgender woman.

Ethics Slams, Thursday's Access Utah Jul 02, 2020

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On Thurday's Access Utah, we looked back on our

Jodi Byrd And Digital Animus In The Age Of Liberation, Wednesday's Access Utah Jul 01, 2020

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Jodi Byrd joined Tom Williams to discuss the next lecture in the USU College of Humanities’ Tanner Talks series: “Digital Animus in the Age of Liberation.”

David Hole, On Feeding The World, Tuesday's Access Utah Jun 30, 2020

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From Utah State Magazine, "In the parched black desert of northeast Jordan, archaeologists recently unearthed a stone hearth containing loaves of flatbread more than 14,000 years old.

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