This Week at USU - March 2 2026

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2 March 2026

Mapping the Brain's Genetic Blueprint: How USU's Center for Military Precision Health Is Transforming CNS Research

Learn how researchers at the USU Center for Military Precision Health recently completed the largest post-mortem brain sequencing effort in history, pairing genomic profiles of over 9,500 human brains with deep clinical data to pioneer new treatments for traumatic and neurodegenerative diseases affecting our warfighters. [Explore the genomic breakthrough here]

USU College of Allied Health Sciences Graduate Plays Key Role in Lifesaving Response

Read the inspiring story of how Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class and USU College of Allied Health Sciences graduate Adam Altreche used his rapid clinical judgment and rigorous military trauma training to save the life of a man experiencing cardiac arrest while off duty. [Read the full story of this lifesaving rescue]

Clearing the Vision Barrier: Inside Walter Reed's Refractive Surgery Program

Discover how a dedicated team of surgeons at Walter Reed’s Refractive Surgery Center—led by a USU alumnus—is leveraging state-of-the-art LASIK and PRK procedures to help service members and future military leaders safely overcome vision barriers and achieve peak operational readiness. [Read more about the refractive surgery program]

USU Events

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES SEMINAR 2 MARCH 1130 - 1230 EDT Lecture Room A3, Building A, USU Discuss the understanding how gut microbiota amplify crosstalk between distal tissues and tumors to instigate tumor metastasis. Add to Calendar

PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS 4 MARCH 0745 - 900 EDT Virtual (Google Meet) Explore two topics: breast milk feeding outcomes after expansion of military parental leave and emotional processing and learning in video-based neonatal simulation. Add to Calendar

10th ANNUAL RADHA MAHESHWARI LECTURE 4 MARCH 1300 - 1500 EDT Lecture Room A3, Building A, USU Explore two topics: pain management during war and garrison settings, and an integrated smart wearable and AI-based framework for objectively quantifying pain in women. Add to Calendar

MID-DAY MEDITATION 5 MARCH 1200 - 1230 EDT Virtual (Google Meet) Engage in a guided meditation session exploring the inner workings of the mind. Suspend judgement, expand mind-body connections, and increase self-compassion. Add to Calendar

NEUROSCIENCE SEMINAR 5 MARCH 1530 - 1630 EDT Lecture Room A3, Building A, USU Discuss chandelier interneurons as regulators of cortical circuitry in autism. Add to Calendar

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE SEMINAR 6 MARCH 1200 - 1300 EDT Lecture Room A3, Building A, USU & Virtual (Google Meet) Learn about wound biofilm, explored through the lens of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Add to Calendar

WORLD CHANGING INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT 9-20 MARCH Science and technology offer unprecedented opportunities to maximize our Nation's readiness for disasters, national emergencies, and conflicts, while also introducing substantial threats. This event convenes leading scientific experts alongside military and civilian response leaders to examine how rapidly evolving innovations may transform our Nation's operational readiness and shape the organizational missions of those protecting the health and security of the American people. Operators, first responders, clinicians, scientists, and engineers are encouraged to attend. Join us! Register Here by 6 March Flyer

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVES WITH BREAST CANCER PREVENTION PANEL DISCUSSION 19 MARCH 1200-1300 EDT Dr. Lynette Hamlin will be participating in the upcoming Women’s Health Research Initiatives with Breast Cancer Prevention panel discussion as part of the DCPH-A Health and Wellness Council’s March Lunch & Learn series. This important conversation will bring together: MAJ Kathleen Pombier Dr. Lynette Hamlin Dr. Craig D. Shriver The panel will explore women’s health research, breast cancer prevention initiatives, strategies to stay informed, and ways to advocate for care. Events like this are critical to advancing evidence-based research and ensuring women’s health remains a readiness priority. The broader March series also includes mindfulness sessions and practical nutrition strategies under the Six Pillars of Wellness — all designed to support both physical and mental well-being as we transition into spring. Access details: Join via https://go.mil/hwc-Joln or call in at 667-892-3500 (Conference ID: 745 524 301#).

USU in the News

Operation Gunpowder Leader Performance as a Predictor of Operation Bushmaster Leader Performance A new USU study demonstrates that leadership assessments from the third-year "Operation Gunpowder" field practicum effectively predict student performance in the fourth-year "Operation Bushmaster" capstone exercise. Military Medicine Playbook Details How to Prep Future Military Doctors in AI Era USU faculty and students have published a comprehensive roadmap in Military Medicine outlining how to integrate artificial intelligence literacy into military medical education and training. The Defense Post AORN and U.S. Military Nurse Educators Launch Evidence-Based Webinars The Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing at USU has partnered with the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) to co-develop webinars that share military clinical expertise with a global audience. The National Law Review The links shared are not an implied endorsement by the DoD or USU.

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