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Show "f T THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Sports Monday, Jan. 24,2005 Partly cloudy skies with chances of seeing blue. High: 32, low 17 Aggie Life Men's basketball stomps Riverside. Keeping the elk satisfied. Page 10 Page 6 Grant helps Innovation Campus begin expansion Public Relations Department. "President Bush and I strongly support the innovative research and development that takes places at our nation's colleges A $2.5 million grant awarded to Utah State University by the U.S. Department of and universities," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce will assist with expansion of the Commerce Donald L. Evans in regards to the grant issued to USU. "The Department Innovation Campus in North Logan. of Commerce is pleased to partner with USU plans to expand the Innovation Utah State to improve the business climate Campus from it's current 450,000 square feet to 4,250,000 square feet, which would and standard of living in Cache Valley." be almost the size of the main campus, and. In 1986, when the Economic will create 5,000 to 8,000 new jobs, Development Administration (EDA) in the according to a press release from the USU U.S. Department of Commerce gave USU BY CLAY MOFFITT Staff Writer $265,000 to help fund the Innovation Campus, it was projected the campus would house about 30 companies and between 500 to 1,000 employees. By 2004 there were more than 50 companies and nearly 2,000 employees, said Teresa McKnight, manager of the Innovation Campus. "We exceeded projections," McKnight said. "Because of our success they knew they needed to invest." The largest portion of the $2.5 million grant issued by the EDA will be used for the construction of the Grand Avenue that will connect the current Innovation Campus with the expanded campus, said Michael Brooks, director of the Innovation Campus. In addition to the Grand Avenue, a portion of the grant will be used for the infrastructure of the buildings such as water, sewer and other utilities. With the expansion of the campus, more internships and some part-time jobs will INNOVATION See Page 3 Moore selected as part of USU's 'All Century Teairi John Zs'\ray/jzsiray@cc.usu.edu JIMMY MOORE WAVES to a standing ovation from the Spectrum crowd Saturday night. Moore was selected as one of the "All Century Team" celebrating 100 years of Aggie basketball. BY KEVIN NIELSEN Staff Writer Jimmy Moore, Utah State University's director of admissions, was announced this weekend as the fourth person selected to the Utah State all-century basketball team. Moore was honored at halftime of the Utah StateUC Riverside game on Saturday night in the Spectrum. "It's an awesome opportunity just to be on that list with all of those great players," Moore said. Moore is 21st all-time on Utah State's scoring list, and during his career put together a string of 30 straight double-doubles. Moore, originally from Leakesville, Miss., decided to attend Utah State for its academics. "Utah State was the only school that talked about academics," Moore said. "It made my decision to come here easier." After graduating, Moore was drafted to the Seattle Supersonics as a fourth-round draft pick in 1975. Moore later returned to Utah State as part of the coaching staff. "I had a tremendous college experience," Moore said, "which made it easier for me to come back." Moore said he is appreciative of the opportunity he was given and looks forward to many more years at Utah State. USU to be part of $2 billion project BY HILARY INCOLDSBY Senior Writer Utah State University has been chosen to work with the U.S. Agency for International Development's Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management Program on a project with a $2 billion potential. USU, along with USAID and other universities and companies, will work together to improve life in the developing world through better water management, said Chris Fawson, vice provost for academic and international affair. Because of the large spectrum of need, the International Resources Group professional firm and water resource firm Tetra Tech, joined forces to bring in other companies and universities to focus on meeting USAID needs. According to the IRG-Tetra Tech Joint Venture Web site other universities involved include Michigan State University, University of Washington, University of Massachusetts and Utah State University. USU was chosen because of its water resource capabilities, irrigation qualifications, quality planning, river basin management, knowledge of legal aspects of water use, management of natural resources and land and its 50 years of experience around the world. The focus of the group venture will be to improve life through better water management, irrigation and other water related issues. USU will receive assignments from USAID according to the need seen on USAID missions. Although the task orders will not be written to directly involve students, Fawson said graduate students may be involved, as well as undergraduate students if their professors are. "USU always tries to involve students," Fawson said. Faculty from the biological and irrigation engineering departments will likely take part in the venture as will the Utah Water Research Lab, other scientists and social scientists WATFR See Page 3 ; -krn@cc.usu.edu Undergrad research presented to legislators BY JOSEPH SHEPPARD Staff Writer Thirty-seven Utah State University students promoted undergraduate research Thursday by presenting their findings to legislators at the state capitol as part of Research on Capitol Hill. This is the fifth year that USU students have participated in Research on Capitol Hill, said Joyce Kinkead, vice provost for undergraduate studies and research. The students took research they have been working on with their faculty mentors and presented it to legislators and other attendees in poster format, she said. Student representatives RESEARCH See Page 3 |