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April - June 2009
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Statewide
Research Committee Selects Bohach as New Director
April 2009
Greg Bohach, a biomedical and
agricultural researcher, will lead a statewide organization
initiated by the National Science Foundation to help the state’s
scientists increase their access to competitive grants.
University of Idaho. Keywords: Director,
Bohach |
Studying Warming Effects on Idaho State Universities Launch Study of
Climate Change
April 2009
Inside the school's gym,
University of Idaho water-resources engineering professor Rick Allen
prepared to talk to members of the Twin Falls Soil and Water
Conservation District and Salmon River Canal Co. about climate
change.
Times-News Magic Valley. Keywords:
Allen, Climate Change |
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January - March 2009 |
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Positive
Role Models: Junior and Senior High School Girls Hear from
Women Science and Math Professionals at Boise Event
March 2009
The University of Idaho will
host nearly 100 seventh and 10th grade girls for the third annual
Bridges to Careers in Math and Science event on Thursday, April 2,
in Boise.
University of Idaho. Keywords: Outreach |
McCall
Outdoor Science School Offers Summer Environmental Education to
Idaho Students, Teachers
March 2009
The McCall Outdoor Science
School (MOSS) is offering two new summer science programs focusing
on climate and water research in Idaho.
University of Idaho. Keywords: MOSS |
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September 2008 - December 2008 |
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McCall
Outdoor Science Schools Wins Environmental Achievement Award
December 2008
The University of Idaho McCall Outdoor
Science School received the Idaho Environmental Summit Excellence
Award for 2008.
University of Idaho. Keywords: MOSS |
 Women
in Engineering Day Event Strives to Better Illustrate the Impacts of
Engineering for Young Women
December 2008
Women in Engineering Day at the University
of Idaho empowers young women to enter the male-dominated field of
engineering and computer science.
University of Idaho. Keywords: Outreach |
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Discover Engineering at Boise State Jan. 31
December 2008
Discover Engineering Day. Boise State University College of
Engineering campus, 1375 University Drive. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Outreach |
ISU's
Powerful Internet2, NLR Network Connections Provide Numerous
Benefits
October 2008
Idaho State University is well connected to
the Internet, Internet2 and other information networks, and through
partnerships with educational organizations is able to transfer mass
quantities of information fast at low cost, benefiting the
University immeasurably.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords:
Cyberinfrastructure |
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I Am More Than a Pioneer of Nanotechnology
Ten years ago, I discovered I could
synthesize nanowires in my laboratory.
The Spokesman Review. Keywords: Nano, McIlroy |
Nuturing
Madame Curie: Women in Science Starts with Girls in the Lab
Approximately 150 tenth-grade girls will
conduct laboratory work alongside working women scientists at
University of Idaho Research Park in Post Falls and the Ponderay
Events Center at Sandpoint Oct. 21 and 22
University of Idaho. Keywords: Laboratory,
Women |
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Researchers, Policymakers and Industry Experts Discuss Water
Reseource Management Strategies
October
2008
The need for careful management of precious
water resources is not new.
University of Idaho. Keywords: Water, Tuthill |
Water
Knows No Boundaries
October
2008
Mark Solomon’s passion comes to the surface
when the topic of jurisdictionally complex water basins comes up.
University of Idaho. Keywords: Kennedy,
Watershed
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Idaho
Wins Major Climate Change Research Grant
September
2008
Two river basins in Idaho will become a national laboratory to study
the effects of climate change on water resources, under a five-year,
$15 million National Science Foundation research grant announced
today.
The Spokesman Review. Keywords: EPSCoR,
Climate Change |
Idaho
Water Resources Research Gets Federal Funding Boost
September
2008
Today, Lt. Gov. Jim Risch announced the
largest grant ever awarded to the state of Idaho by the National
Science Foundation.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: EPSCoR,
Climage Change
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Boise
State Research Momentum and Stature Continues to Gather Steam with
New FY 2008 Records
September
2008
More Boise State University research projects than ever received a
record amount of sponsored project funding during fiscal year 2008,
continuing the trend of growing momentum and stature for a wide
array of research and creative endeavor.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Feris, Mooney,
Research |
ISU INBRE Student
Studies Brain's Response to Alcohol
September
2008
Idaho State University senior Jeffrey Gower doesn't think he was
destined for the pharmaceutical industry, but he takes a humorous
edge to his choice of profession.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords:
INBRE
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May 2008 - August 2008 |
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Spacecraft Sterilization Technology Research to Help NASA Missions
to Mars
August
2008
The University of Idaho has received a grant
to develop spacecraft sterilization technologies for NASA's use
during future missions to Mars.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: NASA
EPSCoR
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Boise
State Cancer Research Breakthrough May be 'Magic Bullet' for Cancer
Treatment
August
2008
Boise State researchers have made a remarkable breakthrough in
cancer treatment that may provide the “magic bullet” for the
debilitating effects of chemotherapy.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Punnoose, Feris,
Nano
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Boise State Geosciences Professor's Research Published in the
Prestigious Journal 'Nature'
July
2008
Boise State University researcher and geosciences professor Shawn
Benner is co-author of an article published in the July 24 edition
of the prestigious interdisciplinary science journal “Nature.”
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Benner |
Idaho State
University to expand Idaho Falls engineering programs
July
2008
Undergraduate engineering students in the Idaho Falls area will have
access to three additional programs at Idaho State University –
Idaho Falls beginning in fall 2008, the College of Engineering has
announced.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords:
Engineering
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Idaho
Researchers, Future Scientists to Discuss Biomedical Research at 7th
Annual INBRE Research Conference
July
2008
They aren’t afraid to battle with the best
Mother Nature can offer when it comes to replication and spreading
disease. And they take tough biomedical issues in stride.
University of Idaho. Keywords:
INBRE |
University of Idaho Scientist Receives Professorship to Study Remote
Sensing Techniques to Monitor Rangeland Health
July 2008
University of Idaho scientist Lee Vierling
was recently awarded the Heady Professorship of Rangeland Ecology.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Vierling, Naupari
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 Hydrologic
Effects of a Changing Forest Landscape
July
2008
Modifications to forests’ structure and composition -- whether
caused by manmade or naturally occurring phenomena, such as
wildfires, insects, climate change effects, road networks, or
chemicals like fertilizers and fire retardants -- can alter water
quantity and quality, says a new report from the National Research
Council.
The National Academies News. Keywords:
Hydrology |
Local prep students receive ISU chemistry research fellowships
July
2008
Eight
students from local high schools have received the American Chemical
Society (ACS) Project SEED Research fellowships to conduct chemical
research at Idaho State University this summer.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords:
Rodriguez, Pak |
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Dick,
Jane and Einstein: Merging Literacy and Science in the
Classroom
July
2008
Remember reading and writing in grade school
about the simple lives of Dick, Jane, Spot and Puff?
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Outreach,
Ytreberg |
NIH
grants contribute to state, local economies
July
2008
Grants
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including those to
Idaho State University, contribute to the overall state and local
economies, besides providing funds for important research.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: INBRE,
NIH |
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 Researchers
Flow to University of Idaho's State-of-the Art River Research Lab
July 2008
When it comes to understanding rivers, the
University of Idaho’s Center for Ecohydraulics Research in Boise is
the place to do it. Boise is becoming a destination for researcher’s
in the Northwest and worldwide who want to understand how rivers
work, thanks to the cutting-edge equipment at the center, and a new
grant that will increase the lab’s capabilities.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Goodwin
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Idaho Upward Bound Program Lands at McCall Outdoor Science School
July 2008
Forty-two high school students enrolled in the
University of Idaho Upward Bound Math Science and Silver Valley
Upward Bound initiative will participate in an innovative and
challenging science and math program at the university’s McCall
Outdoor Science School (MOSS).
University of Idaho News. Keywords: MOSS |
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$9.7 Million NIH Grant Funds University of Idaho Biomedical Research
on Antibiotic Resistance, Evolution
July 2008
Team of
University of Idaho scientists from the Initiative for
Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST) has won a $9.7
million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: IDeA, COBRE,
Forney
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Undergraduate Research Results Made Public July 25
July
2008
This Friday, science will take over the
walls of the Clearwater Room in the University of Idaho Commons.
University of Idaho. Keywords:
REU, NSF, DoD |
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Educator, Astronaut Barbara Morgan Joins Boise State as
Distinguished Educator in Residence
June 2008
Boise State University announced today that astronaut and Idaho
educator Barbara R. Morgan is joining the university as the
Distinguished Educator in Residence, a new position designed to fit
her unique ability to provide vision and leadership to the State of
Idaho on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
education.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: NASA |
State of Idaho makes capstone investment in key energy research
facility
June 2008
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has announced that the state of Idaho
will provide an additional $2 million to help complete the Center
for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) research facility being built now
in Idaho Falls at the University Place Complex.
Montana Associated Technology Roundtables News
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Idaho Professor Provides Rapid Response to Image Large Texas
Sinkhole
May 2008
A sinkhole in the east Texas town of Daisetta, located 60 miles
northeast of Houston, has grown to more than 900 feet across and
nearly 300 feet deep and still may be expanding.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Oldow, EPSCoR
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New University of Idaho Geospatial
Education and Research Complex
May 2008
A new state-of-the-art
teaching, research and outreach facility that positions the
University of Idaho's College of Natural Resources as a dynamic,
global center for the study of earth system sciences was dedicated
April 18.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Smith
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Boise State Partners with Local Science Education Centers on $2.26
Million NSF Grant; Largest NSF Grant in University History
May
2008
Boise
State University researchers will partner with three Treasure Valley
science education centers to create locally-focused lessons designed
to stimulate an interest in science, potentially reaching up to
40,000 of the region’s school children.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: NSF, GK-12 |
From Moscow to the Moon: University of Idaho Students to Work with
NASA
May 2008
University of Idaho students will experience the science of space
this summer as selected recipients in NASA internships and
fellowship opportunities.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: ISGC, NASA |
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University of Idaho Honors Graduate Students
May
2008
The
University of Idaho has given awards to 15 outstanding graduate
students. The honors include teaching awards and fellowships. In
addition, two faculty members earned awards for their work in
mentoring graduate students.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Jensen, Oswald |
Science and Literacy: A Partnership to Enhance Learning
May 2008
When it comes to improving science and literacy in elementary
schools, University of Idaho education faculty have a plan.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Ytreberg
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January 2008 - April 2008 |
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Purchase of Key Instrument Provides Strong Boost to Boise State's
Research Prospects
April 2008
A key building block of Boise State University’s advancement as a
metropolitan research university of distinction could be in place
and operational as soon as the fall semester.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: NSF, EPSCoR, MU/RUI |
ISU
Faculty win 2008 Outstanding Researcher Awards
April 2008
Five Idaho State University faculty have been named 2008 Outstanding
Researchers. One will receive the 2008 Distinguished Researcher
Award at Commencement May 10.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Glenn |
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NASA Grant Supports Climate Change Research in Central Asia
April
2008
A
research team from Idaho is studying the impact of climate change on
ecosystems in central Asian, thanks to a major grant from the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
University of Idaho News: Keywords: NSF, NASA, Aizen |
VIEW Program Helps Entrepreneurs
Turn Innovative Ideas into Booming Businesses
April 2008
Whether hastily sketched on a dinner napkin, documented with years
of research or still locked inside an active imagination, most
people have ideas for business ventures.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: McIlroy, GoNano,
BANTech |
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Recognizing Excellence: University of Idaho Honors Faculty
Achievements
April
2008
The
University of Idaho honored nine faculty members for outstanding
achievements in teaching, research, outreach and advising at the
annual Excellence Awards banquet on Monday, April 14.
University of Idaho News: Keywords: Goodwin |
ISU
names Dr. Scott Hughes as Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences
April 2008
Scott S. Hughes, Ph.D., has been selected as the Interim Dean of the
Idaho State University College of Arts and Sciences, announced
Robert Wharton, Ph.D., ISU Provost and Vice President of Academic
Affairs.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Hughes |
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Boise State University Foundation Enters Intent to Purchase Property
Agreement with SUPERVALU for Future Research Park
March
2008
The
Boise State University Foundation has agreed in principle with
SUPERVALU Inc. to purchase 8.3 acres of property and an
80,000-square foot building located at 220 Parkcenter Blvd. next to
the main Albertsons building.
Boise State News Release. Keywords: Research |
Research in His Sights: University of Idaho Taps Physicist and Laser
Expert as New Research Vice President
March 2008
From Moscow, Russia, to London, England, to Albuquerque, N.M., John
(Jack) McIver has focused his research on laser technology, and his
administrative eye on managing and building interdisciplinary
research enterprises.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: McIver |
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ISU
names Crowell new Vice President for Research
February 2008
Idaho
State University has named Pamela Crowell, Ph.D. – current associate
dean for research and graduate education at the Indiana University
Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science – the new vice
president for research.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Crowell
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Five Institutions Join Together to Provide Education and Services to
American Indians
March 2008
Leaders of five institutions of higher education will come together
Monday, March 24, to sign a memorandum of understanding declaring
their intention to cooperate in the delivery of quality education
and services to American Indians.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: Native American |
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ISU
physics to host Science Olympiad on March 1
February 2008
Sixth- through ninth-grade students from throughout eastern Idaho
will represent their schools and communities and compete in teams in
a variety of science competitions.
Idaho State University Headlines. Keywords: Outreach
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The Next Big Thing is Tiny: Science on Tap Coeur d’Alene Presents
Nanotechnology Expert David McIlroy
February 2008
In the last decade, microelectronics shrunk the personal sound
system from suitcase-sized boom box to pocket-sized iPod, and the
formerly not-so-mobile telephone to the size of a deck of cards – a
deck of cards with internet access.
University of Idaho News. Keywords: INBRE, McIlroy,
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