Science Unwrapped at USU

A GIANT "THANK YOU" to all of our featured speakers and activities volunteers who participated in our 2025-2026 academic year series! Your presentations and activities were AMAZING!

The Science Unwrapped Committee is hard at work scheduling speakers for the new "InterPLAY of Science and Art" series, which begins in September 2026.

Stay tuned for details! artsci.usu.edu/unwrapped

CONGRATULATIONS to longtime Science Unwrapped volunteers - The USU Student Chapter of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) - which was recognized with the Section Achievement Award for 2025-26 by the national organization.

This is well-deserved recognition! We greatly appreciate your dedicated STEM outreach efforts. 💙

USU geoscientists Lindsey Broderick and Srisharan Shreedharan ROCKED tonight as featured speakers at Science Unwrapped with their presentation "Earthquakes: Predicting the Unpredictable." THANK YOU!!!

A special THANK YOU also to all of our outstanding activities volunteers -- we had so much fun!

Thank you to everyone who contributed time and effort to our Fall 2025 "Celebrate Undergrad Research" and our Spring 2026 "Celebrate Grad Student Research" series. Science Unwrapped takes a summer break and returns in September 2026 with the new series "InterPLAY of Art and Science."

Watch for updates at on this page and at artsci.usu.edu/unwrapped



USU Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Join us TONIGHT (Friday, April 10) at 7 pm in the Eccles Science Learning Center! 🤩🚀 https://www.usu.edu/today/story/shake-it-up-usus-science-unwrapped-tackles-earthquakes-friday-april-10

Our Friday, April 10 presentation on EARTHQUAKES takes place just a few days before the -- a great opportunity to be prepared and know what to do in the event of an earthquake here in Utah. Learn more and https://www.shakeout.org/utah/

FRIDAY, APRIL 10: We're super-excited to welcome USU geoscientists Lindsey Broderick and Srisharan Shreedharan as featured speakers at Science Unwrapped. They present "Earthquakes: Predicting the Unpredictable" at 7 pm in the Eccles Science Learning Center Emert Auditorium (ESLC 130). Admission is free and all are welcome.

Hands-on learning activities and refreshments follow the half-hour talk.

Learn more about their research:

Dangerous Ground: USU Geoscientist Awarded NSF Grant to Study Earthquake Precursors Assistant Professor Srisharan Shreedharan leads collaborative effort to gain knowledge of processes that could improve seismic hazard forecasting.

Friday, April 10: At Science Unwrapped this Friday, our speakers will use the Wooclap audience engagement mobile application for some fun, interactive quizzes. If you'd like to join in, you can use the attached QR code or go to wooclap.com. Our event code for the evening is EARTHQUAKES. 🤩

Learn more about the evening's event -- All are welcome!
https://www.usu.edu/today/story/shake-it-up-usus-science-unwrapped-tackles-earthquakes-friday-april-10

THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 10: Join us at Science Unwrapped as we welcome USU geoscientists Lindsey Broderick and Srisharan Shreedharan, who present "Earthquakes: Predicting the Unpredictable" at 7 pm in the Eccles Science Learning Center on the USU campus.

Admission is FREE and all ages are welcome. Hands-on learning activities and refreshments follow the half-hour talk.

Parking is FREE in the Aggie Parking Terrace at 700 East 600 North, and in the Big Blue Parking Terrace at 850 East 700 North. (You do NOT need to use the Aggie Parking mobile app.)

Shake It Up: USU's Science Unwrapped Tackles Earthquakes Friday, April 10 USU geoscientists Lindsey Broderick will present

CONGRATULATIONS to TWO Outstanding Science Unwrapped volunteer groups who were honored at USU's 2026 Robins Awards Ceremony, held April 3. Robins Awards are among the university's highest honors:

+ We Engineer (WE), USU's Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers - SWE, received the Organization of the Year Award.

+ The Student Nutrition Access Center (SNAC) received the Val R. Christensen Service Award.

We are grateful to these organizations who serve as Science Unwrapped volunteers, while also serving USU and the local community in meaningful, impactful ways.