The mission of the Hansen Life Sciences Retreat is to bring together students, faculty and staff from a wide array of departments and units at Utah State University, who are all working toward understanding biological processes at the molecular level.
Registration
Registration for 2026 is now open.
Registration Deadline: October 12
Retreat Questions?
Contact Cindy Weatbrook at cindy.weatbrook@usu.edu
Date and Location
Friday, Oct. 23
Keynote Address, 5 p.m.
Eccles Science Learning Center
ESLC 046
(Dinner follows in ESLC atrium)
Saturday, Oct 24
Oral Presentations and Poster Sessions (all day)
Includes breakfast and lunch
Larry W. and Lindi Miller Champions’ Club
West Stadium Center, Maverik Stadium
1000 North Lars Hansen Drive (800 East)
USU Campus, Logan
The Hansen Life Sciences Retreat honors the memory of renowned biochemist R. Gaurth Hansen (1920-2002), a gifted scientist, teacher and administrator, who spent much of his career enriching Utah State University. A Cache Valley Utah native, Hansen began his undergraduate studies at Utah State before transferring to the University of Wisconsin where he completed bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
Hansen joined USU's faculty as an academic vice president in 1968 and was soon promoted to provost. His efforts contributed to a twenty-fold increase in the university's research budget. In addition to his administrative and teaching endeavors, Hansen published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in professional journals and received many prestigious national accolades. He was named USU Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 1985 and retired from Utah State in 1994.
The Hansen Life Sciences Retreat is supported by the family of R. Gaurth Hansen.