significant collections of ceramics, Native American art, and especially artworks produced in the American West since 1945.
USU's music program includes opera singer Michael Ballam and the Fry Street Quartet, USU's string quartet-in-residence.
=== College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences ===
The College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences was the first academic college at USU and is known for ground-breaking animal genetics and human nutrition and food science research, as well as other significant breakthroughs and global outreach in plants and soil science, animal science, veterinary science, and economics and applied agriculture. College researchers were instrumental in the creation of the first cloned equines (horses) in a project collaboration with researchers at the University of Idaho. The college is also a leader in the international project to classify and research the sheep genome. The College of Agriculture includes eight departments: Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences; Applied Economics; …
