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September 2007 - December 2007 |
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EPSCoR Grants Fund Work on Developing New Energy Sources
November 2007
“From
cradle to grave, from the molecule all the way to the device,”
scientists at Idaho’s three largest public universities are working
with itsy-bitsy pieces of matter – one-billionth-of-a-meter
particles – in attempt to develop new materials for use in energy
applications or in the semiconductor industry.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: DOE
EPSCoR, Berven, Shapiro, Punnoose, Tenne |
AMIS CTO Stoner, ISU President Vailas to speak at AMIS/ISU Research
Symposium
October 2007
Jon Stoner, AMI Semiconductor’s chief technology
officer, and Arthur C. Vailas, Ph.D., president
of Idaho State University, will underscore the
value and potential for collaboration between
higher education and private industry when they
speak at the Third Annual Idaho State
University/AMI Semiconductor Research Symposium
on Friday, Oct. 26.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Stoner,
DOE EPSCoR |
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McCall
Outdoor Science School Receives $60,000 to Bolster Youth Science
Programs
October 2007
The University of Idaho’s McCall Outdoor
Science School (MOSS) has received a $60,000 grant from the Paul G.
Allen Family Foundation to support a two-year project that will
develop assessment tools for MOSS K-12 science programs.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: MOSS, GK-12 |
Boise State Service-Learning Program Receives Two Federal Grants to
Help Engage Local Youth in the Community
September 2007
The
Boise State University Service-Learning program has received two
federal grants totaling $34,125 to increase the civic engagement of
youth through service-learning.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: GK-12, Diversity |
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May 2007 - August 2007 |
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Engineering Students Make Global Impact with Research Presentations
in France
August 2007
The University of Idaho trains its students
to be leaders and make a global impact.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: NASA
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ISU receives $586,234 Advanced Technology Education Program Grant
from NSF
August 2007
After having just received a grant in December of 2006 to establish
the Idaho State University Energy Systems Technology and Education
Center, the team of ISU’s College of Technology, the Idaho National
Laboratory (supported by the Center for Advanced Energy Studies) and
Partners for Prosperity has secured yet a second grant targeting
improvements in the training and education of those aspiring to an
energy-related career.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: NSF, CAES |
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$587,000 NSF Grant Allows ISU to Purchase Spectrometers, Enhances
Research Capabilities
August 2007
A
$587,410 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Idaho
State University to build a new laboratory equipped with
sophisticated measuring instruments.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Germino,
NSF
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Student
Cancer Research Wins Top Award From Faculty at Summer Biomedical
Conference
August 2007
Idaho science researchers gave top honors to
student research that could help in the fight against cancer.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: INBRE,
Bohach
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ISU-Boise Professor
Selected as One of Idaho's most "Accomplished Under 40"
July 2007
Idaho State University-Boise research associate
professor Nancy Glenn, PhD, is one of the Idaho
Business Review’s most accomplished Idahoans
under age 40 for 2007.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Glenn
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State Board of Education Awards Boise State $1 Million to Establish
Center for Musculoskeletal Research
June 2007
The
State Board of Education today unanimously approved a $1 million
grant to Boise State University to establish a major biomedical
research center to coordinate studies on osteoarthritis, a disease
that affects over 30 percent of the U.S. population and costs $124
billion each year to diagnose and treat.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: NSF, SBOE
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Research Findings
Change Understanding of Central Idaho
June 2007
Kathleen
Durk, an Idaho State University geological sciences undergraduate
student, helped solve the mystery of the source for “ghost” zircon
grains in Idaho’s Big Lost River system.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Durk,
NSF |
 Cultivating a Passion for Research
Summer 2007
University of Idaho fish expert helps Filder High School students
discover the art in science.
UI College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Magazine. Keywords:
Powell |
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University of Idaho Announces Doctoral Research Fellowship Awardees
May 2007
The University of Idaho has awarded nine
students Doctoral Research Fellowships, the university’s most
prestigious award offered to graduate students.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Reba, Ubiema
Lopez
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New Web Community Created by Boise State Student, Professors is
Aimed at Scholars Worldwide
May 2007
A new Web-based community for scholars has debuted at
www.pronetos.com. Pronetos,
the Professors’ Network, is the brainchild of Chris Blanchard, a
Boise State University graduate student in history.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Scholars,
Research
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 Idaho
Research Yields Data Important to Global
Environmental Study
May 2007
Current research by a University of Idaho research
team in cooperation with Potlatch Corporation, USFS Rocky Mountain
Research Station, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service, University of Idaho Collaborative Working
Forests, and the National Science Foundation is yielding data
to better understand the basic process of carbon and water flux
between vegetation and our atmosphere.
Idaho NSF EPSCoR Headlines. Keywords: Qualls, Zhao |
Idaho
Water Resources Student Receives Prestigious Fellowships to Advance
Water Science and Management
May 2007
Michele Reba, a University of Idaho civil
engineering graduate student studying snow melt, has been awarded a
DeVlieg Education Enhancement Award and a University of Idaho
College of Graduate Studies Doctoral Research Fellowship.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Reba, Link |
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Boise State Among 42 Institutions Nationwide Selected as HP
Technology Grant Recipient
May 2007
$68,000
grant includes HP wireless equipment and faculty stipend to improve
student achievement.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Environmental
Modeling, Engineering, Science |
University of Idaho Announces Interdisciplinary Grant Awardees
May 2007
The University of Idaho has awarded funds to
four faculty teams to stimulate interdisciplinary activities.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Ytreberg, Waits,
Hardy, Vierling |
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University of Idaho Researchers Receive $550K DEPSCoR Funding to
help U.S. Navy
May 2007
The U.S. Navy soon will have greater power
and improved vessels thanks to research at a quiet lake in northern
Idaho.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: DEPSCoR,
Hess, Johnson |
Thirty-two Idaho Undergraduates Awarded Summer Fellowships to
Conduct Biomedical Research
May 2007
The Idaho IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence has chosen
32 undergraduate students from eight state colleges and
universities, including eight students from Boise State University,
to spend the summer working in research laboratories.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: IDeA |
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January 2007 - April 2007 |
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Bahruth, Punnoose and Shallat Named Winners of 2007 Foundation
Scholars Awards at Boise State
April 2007
Boise State University professors Robert Bahruth, Alex Punnoose and
Todd Shallat were named the winners of the university’s 16th
Foundation Scholar Awards.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Punnoose |
Two Boise State Chemistry Students Awarded Prestigious Goldwater
Scholarships
April 2007
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Foundation has announced that two Boise State University
undergraduate students have been named Goldwater Scholars.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: INBRE |
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ISU Professors
Receive Grants From Murdock Trust
March 2007
The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust Partners in
Science Program recently awarded $15,000 each to
Idaho State University chemistry professors Lyle
W. Castle, PhD, and Jeffrey J. Rosentreter, PhD,
and biological sciences professor Sophie St-Hilaire,
PhD.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Murdock |
NSF Presents ISU with Media Award for GK-12 Program
March 2007
The National Science Foundation has not only
granted Idaho State University’s GK-12 program a
second three-year $1.8 million award, but has
also awarded ISU with the 2007 GK-12 Media
Award.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: NSF,
GK-12 |
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 Global
Warming's Effect on Western Treelines Focus of ISU Research
March 2007
Idaho State University assistant professor Matt
Germino, PhD, will be trying to determine how
global warming is influencing the lower and
upper boundaries of forests across a broad swath
of the western United States.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Germino |
Local Sixth Graders Get Opportunity for Hands-On Science at
University of Idaho Natural Resources GIS Workshop March 7
March 2007
Forty-four sixth grade
students from Russell Elementary School will
visit the University of Idaho campus March 7 to
attend a presentation on using Geographic
Information System (GIS) software in the
university's College of Natural Resources.
University of Idaho Headlines. Keywords: MOSS |
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NSF Grant Helps Bring Science, Engineering to Public Schools
February 2007
From grade-schoolers feeling cool because they
get to hang out with the high school kids to
breaking down stereotypes of what a scientist is
and does, a $1.8 million National Science
Foundation grant to Idaho State University is
bringing a unique perspective on science and
engineering to southeast Idaho schools.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: NSF,
GK-12 |
 Boise
State Researchers Study How Nanoparticles Could be Used to Treat
Diseases; Findings Presented at International Conference
February 2007
A Boise State University research team that studies how
nanoparticles could someday be used to help treat multiple
sclerosis, psoriasis and other diseases will present its findings at
an upcoming international conference.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Wingett, Punnoose,
Feris, Nanoparticles |
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University of Idaho Aquaculture Expert: Farming Fish No Longer
Relies Only on Fish Meal Feeds
February 2007
The world’s farmed fish
industry no longer relies entirely on fish meal
to feed its most valuable products such as
salmon and trout, a University of Idaho
aquaculture expert says.
University of Idaho Headlines. Keywords: Hardy |
 National
Science Foundation Grant to Help Share Research with High Schools
January 2007
new National Science Foundation award to Idaho
State University will give ISU doctoral and
undergraduate students the opportunity to share
cutting-edge genetic and evolutionary research
with high school teachers and, ultimately, high
school students.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Matocq,
NSF |
