Farewell Reception: Mark Labolle
Posted: Tuesday, May 21
Mark Labolle is leaving the universiity after 20+ years at the University of Idaho, from working in the electric shop as the electric shop supervisor to being the director for building trades at facilities. The facilities team accomplishes tremendous things and serves the campus exceptionally well; Mark’s leadership and know-how has been at the heart of many of those successes. There will be...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Lysa Salsbury Named Women's Center Director
Posted: Monday, May 20
Lysa Salsbury has been officially selected as the next director of the University of Idaho Women’s Center from a pool of highly qualified candidates. Salsbury has over 11 years’ experience in higher education including the last eight years in the U-Idaho Women’s Center. Salsbury’s appointment will begin July 1, 2013, pending the completion of a satisfactory background che...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

VandalStore and VandalStore Starbucks Summer Hours
Posted: Thursday, May 16
Beginning June 1, The Main VandalStore hours will be Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and closed Sunday. Starbucks hours will be Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free parking is available at the VandalStore.
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Welcome 2013 Idaho INBRE Fellows
Posted: Thursday, May 16
The Idaho INBRE Program at the University of Idaho would like to congratulate and welcome the following individuals for their recent acceptance into the 2013 Summer Fellowship Program. John Nuhn (U-Idaho) Kelly Deobald (U-Idaho) Kelsie Bashford (U-Idaho) Kyle Odom (U-Idaho) Leslie Nickerson (U-Idaho) Liz Brandon (U-Idaho) Mitchell LeCoultre (U-Idaho) Shannon Gill (U-Idaho) Hanna Kehlet ...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Annual Fire Sprinkler Inspection & Testing--Summer 2013
Posted: Tuesday, May 14
Western States Fire Protection has scheduled the following dates to be on campus to complete annual inspection/testing of the wet and dry sprinkler systems: May 28-30, 2013. No disruption to normal services is expected. Any questions can be directed to Facilities: (208) 885-6246
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Parking on Campus this Summer?
Posted: Tuesday, May 14
During summer break, parking permits are not required in red, blue, purple or silver lots. For more details regarding summer parking rules on campus: www.uidaho.edu/parking/additional-information/parkingenforcementschedule Most parking lot maintenance work will take place June 15 – July 1; for more info: www.uidaho.edu/parking/additional-information/parkinglotmaintenance
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Need Parking? Go Online
Posted: Monday, May 13
Doing business online with campus parking is now even easier. In addition to your routine online transactions: buying a parking permit and paying or appealing a citation, you can now view your current account information and history. Important new features enable customers to update vehicle info and also allow visitors to our campus to purchase a visitor’s permit online. Go here: https://aim...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Open Vacancies on Staff Affairs
Posted: Thursday, May 9
If you are interested in becoming a member of Staff Affairs, they are currently seeking applications to fill staff vacancies: two openings in administrative, technical and research and one opening in maintenance, services and skilled craft. Please seek approval from your supervisor and then fill out the online application form at www.uidaho.edu/staffaffairs/members/membership-application to be con...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Davis Selected as Head of Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences
Posted: Wednesday, May 8
Anthony S. Davis has recently been selected as head of the department of forest, rangeland and fire sciences. He officially takes up the post on June 23, 2013. Jo Ellen Force is stepping down from this position that she has held since 1999. Davis joined the University of Idaho faculty in April, 2007 and has served as the director of the Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research since that...
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Natural Resources | Rangeland Ecology and Management | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Summer Hours Announced
Posted: Wednesday, May 8
The University of Idaho will begin operating on its summer schedule beginning Monday, May 13, 2013. Business hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Summer hours will be effective through Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Computer Science Professor Robert Hiromoto Receives Fulbright to Ukraine
Posted: Wednesday, May 8
Robert Hiromoto, a computer science professor at the University of Idaho’s Idaho Falls campus, has received a Fulbright award to teach and conduct research in Ukraine beginning late this summer.  Hiromoto will spend nine months with the American-Ukrainian School of Computer Science at Ternopil National Economic University in Ternopil, Ukraine. There, he plans to teach courses in wirele...
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Robert Hiromoto | Research | Faculty and Staff Announcement

PIT Crew Services Now Available Until 9 p.m. on Weekdays
Posted: Wednesday, May 8
Parking and Transportation Services provides free jump starts, vehicle unlocks, assistance with flat tires and a can for gas to any vehicle on university property. From 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. call 208-885-6424; from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. call 208-885-7054. Don't be left stranded, let us help you out! For additional information, visit: www.uidaho.edu/parking/additional-information/pit-crew-services.
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works (VIEW) Business Plan Competition Results
Posted: Friday, May 3
The College of Business and Economics held its eighth year of the Vandal Innovation and Enterprise Works (VIEW) Business Plan Competition on April 27 and awarded $20,000 in prize money. This year, 17 business leaders generously gave their time to judge 19 teams participating in the competition. Students representing colleges from across campus were involved in the event. See the results.
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Business & Economics | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Director for Housing Officially Named
Posted: Thursday, May 2
Deedee Kanikkeberg has been officially named as the University Housing director, after serving as interim since January. Kanikkeberg has over 20 years of experience in higher education including seven years as the director at Lewis and Clark State College and eight years as the associate director of housing at the University of Idaho. “It is an honor to accept this position, and I am exc...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

University Housing Gives Back to Graduating Four-Year Residents
Posted: Wednesday, May 1
University Housing will recognize its first four Resident Scholar recipients with $1,500 each, celebrating their outstanding achievements as graduating seniors. The Resident Scholar program was created in 2012 to recognize students who have lived in the residence halls for four years and graduated from the University of Idaho in four years. Resident scholars are awarded a $1,500 rebate check upo...
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Acknowledgements

UI Website Aims to Simplify Forestry Best Management Practices
Posted: Wednesday, May 1
MOSCOW, Idaho – A new website is taking root to help forest owners and others comply with Idaho forestry best management practices designed to protect water quality and the environment. University of Idaho Extension Forestry and the Idaho Department of Lands developed the website, www.idahoforestrybmps.org. It explains the importance of best management practices or BMPs toprotecting watersh...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Natural Resources | Extension | Forestry

Micron STEM Education Research Initiative
Posted: Tuesday, April 30
The next round of innovations to advance STEM education as part of the Micron STEM Education Research Initiative is here. This initiative is designed to generate understanding of some of the specific factors that shape the interest in and pursuit of STEM education and careers among Idaho youth. Focus group discussions have occurred with teachers, parents and community members and a statewide s...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Devadoss Selected as Teacher Fellow
Posted: Monday, April 29
Stephen Devadoss, professor of agricultural economics, was selected as Teacher Fellow by the Association of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). This national award recognizes “those individuals whose efforts represent the very best in agricultural higher education.” This prestigious award is bestowed on Devadoss for his availability to students, ability to att...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements

Nationally Recognized Biodesel Educator, Joe Thompson, Retiring
Posted: Monday, April 29
Joe Thompson from the biodiesel education program will be retiring in June. Thompson is a nationally recognized leader in biodiesel education (working under Jon Van Gerpen, one of the most respected biodiesel researchers in the nation). U-Idaho has a farm-scale biodiesel production facility, and Thompson has made biodiesel from many unusual feedstocks, from coffee grounds to the fat of black sold...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Clarence Catt Retirement Reception
Posted: Friday, April 26
Please join the staff of the Idaho Commons and Student Union in thanking Clarence for his 19 years of dedicated service to the Student Union, its occupants and the general campus community. Clarence has been the "go to" guy in the SUB for all of these years and will be leaving behind a position that may not actually be able to be filled due to the large shoes it will take. Thursday, May 9, 2013, ...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Vandal Parking Permits: Renewal Time is Coming, New Applications Being Accepted
Posted: Friday, April 26
Current Vandal Gold, Red, or Blue permit holders who would like to modify the number of payroll deductions for their permit for the 2013-14 year need to inform Parking and Transportation Services by emailing parking@uidaho.edu. If no changes are desired, no action is required. Vandal permit holders will not be issued a new permit for the new year and should continue using the permit in their vehic...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Becoming a Friendship Family to an International Student
Posted: Monday, April 22
The International Programs office is offering an international opportunity this summer for those who would like to ratchet up their cultural IQ this summer by becoming a Friendship Family to an international student. This non-residential friendship offers area families the opportunity to learn about places they may not have had a chance to visit and allows students the opportunity to learn about t...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Student Ad Team Wins District Competition
Posted: Monday, April 22
A student team from the University of Idaho won first place in the American Advertising Federation’s District XI student advertising Competition April 19 in Boise. The U-Idaho team will advance to the national competition June 5-8 in Phoenix. “The students deserve all the credit for our success – they never wavered throughout the entire process,” said team adviser Justin ...
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Acknowledgements

MOSS Summer Science Programs for Middle - High Schoolers
Posted: Friday, April 19
McCall Outdoor Science School is hosting summer courses. Spend a week of exploring the rivers, lakes and mountains of the northern Rocky Mountains that surround McCall, Idaho. Residential and field science expeditions for middle and high school students as well as fun, adventure-filled day camps for younger students are available. For more information: www.uidaho.edu/cnr/moss/k-12program/summerpro...
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Natural Resources | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Two Academic Advisers Earn National Awards
Posted: Friday, April 19
Two University of Idaho academic advisers have been awarded the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Outstanding adviser honor. Kristi Overfelt, adviser in CLASS, won in the New Adviser category for her work with general studies and undecided students. Larry Makus, interim associate dean in CALS, won in the Faculty Adviser category for his work with students in the department of agricu...
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements

Giving Voice to Gender Justice
Posted: Wednesday, April 17
Following in the footsteps of strong leaders on the University of Idaho campus working to advance and advocate for women, five honorees were awarded the Virginia Wolf Distinguished Service Awards in March. Students Whitney Chapman and Colleen Kulesza, staff members Virginia Solan and Heather Shea Gasser, and community member Lela Ames were honored by the Women’s Center for their commitment...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Shares Available to Support Student Internships
Posted: Monday, April 15
The Soil Stewards are currently offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscriptions. Two share sizes are available. The small share feeds 2-3 people and is $350. The larger share is $475 and feeds 3-4 people. Shareholders receive a weekly supply of produce for a 21-week period. All produce is grown by University of Idaho students without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers and funds will...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Exley Named 17th Annual Student Employee of the Year
Posted: Friday, April 12
Laura Exley, a student coordinator for the department of student involvement, won the 2013 University of Idaho Student Employee of the Year and 2013 State of Idaho Student Employee of the Year awards. During the fall semester, she co-led Make a Difference Day where over 500 students volunteered in the community. She organized the Student Achievement Awards in Leadership and Service, delivered wo...
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Acknowledgements

Promotion and Tenure Acknowledgement
Posted: Tuesday, April 9
The University of Idaho will be recognizing individuals who will be awarded promotion or tenure at the Excellence Awards on Monday, April 15, 2013 in the SUB Ballroom at 6 p.m. by asking them to stand and be recognized during the ceremony. The following faculty members are being awarded promotion and/or tenure effective with their appointment in fiscal year 2014: Ariel Agenbroad promoted to Exte...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Technology Security Review
Posted: Tuesday, April 9
The University of Idaho is committed to ensuring the security of the technology and data that play a significant role in the success of our institution. Information Technology Services (ITS) is working with a team from Indiana University to assess the general state of technology and information security at the University of Idaho. Project information is available at www.uidaho.edu/its/it-security....
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Apply for Summer & Fall Graduation by May 10
Posted: Monday, April 8
Graduating this summer or fall? Apply by May 10 to avoid the $35 late charge. It's easy. Sign in to VandalWeb, select the Student Information Menu. For more information, go to: www.uidaho.edu/registrar/graduation Questions? Contact the Office of the Registrar in the Student Union Building, call 885-6731, or email graduation@uidaho.edu
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

2013 Excellence Award Recipients Announced
Posted: Thursday, April 4
Celebrate this year's Excellence Awards recipients Monday, April 15, 2013 at 6 p.m. in the SUB Ballroom. The meal cost is $25 per person, and for past Excellence Award recipients and a guest it is $12. If you've not done so already, RSVP to excellence@uidaho.edu. This year's Excellence Awards recipients this year are: Research and Creative Activity Excellence Award Patrick J. Hrdlicka, Associ...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Moscow Chamber Presents Ewers with STAR Award
Posted: Friday, March 29
The Moscow Chamber presented Tim Ewers, state 4-H youth development, with the STAR Award at their General Membership Luncheon March 20 at the Best Western Plus University Inn. Ewers was recognized for his work at the University of Idaho with Idaho ROKS.
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Agricultural Education, B.S. | Acknowledgements

Statistical Science Offers Free Consulting
Posted: Thursday, March 28
The Statistics Consulting Center (SCC) is a complimentary walk-in service provided to faculty, staff, and graduate students at the University of Idaho offering assistance with design of surveys and experiments, analysis of data, proposal preparation, and other statistical questions. The services include advice on the choice of appropriate designs for surveys and experiments, and methods of data an...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Autism Support Program Wins Innovation Award
Posted: Thursday, March 28
The Raven Scholars Program, which supports University of Idaho students who are on the autism spectrum, has been awarded the May Dunn Ward Innovative Program award for 2012 by the Northwest Association of Student Affairs Professionals. For information about the Raven Scholars Program, please contact Elizabeth Miles (208) 885-9107; emiles@uidaho.edu.
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Acknowledgements

Inland Marine Coverage Policy
Posted: Thursday, March 21
Inland Marine coverage is for items that are valued under $2,000, are owned by the University or are contractually obligated to be insured by the University, and may be subject to theft or physical damage. Inland Marine coverage is not automatic coverage. Departments must report annually all items to be covered. If a new item is purchased or an addition is needed during the year, a department ma...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

What to Know When Renting a Car for University Business
Posted: Thursday, March 21
There are several things to remember when renting a vehicle for university business. Rental vehicles are only to be used for official university business. The driver must have on file with his/her unit an Authorization to Travel form signed by the appropriate authority for the unit. The driver must sign the rental agreement in his/her name, followed by the initials “UI”, to indica...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

$718,304 in Competitive Grants Awarded to Faculty Members.
Posted: Wednesday, February 20
University of Idaho faculty members of the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST) were awarded $718,304 in competitive grants as part of the NSF BEACON Science and Technology Center on "Evolution in Action". The award will be dispersed over two years. $513,304 for 2013-14 academic year, and $204,836 for the 2014-15 academic year. These funds support nine projects involving 1...
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Science | Biological Sciences | Research | Acknowledgements

U-Idaho Range Faculty, Students and Alumni Shine at International Range Meeting
Posted: Wednesday, February 13
The University of Idaho Range students, faculty and alumni garnered numerous awards at the annual International Meeting of the Society for Range Management in Oklahoma City last week. Karen Launchbaugh, professor of rangeland ecology and management and director of the U-Idaho Rangeland Center, was honored with the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award by the Range Science Education Council an...
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Natural Resources | Acknowledgements

CALS Awards Nomination Deadline Feb. 15
Posted: Tuesday, January 22
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is soliciting nominations for alumni, student, faculty and staff awards. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement. Recipients are honored at the college’s spring banquet in April. Nominations are due Feb. 15. More information is available at www.uidaho.edu/cals/awards and by contacting Katie Strittmatter, CALS Academic Programs assi...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement | Extension

Vandal Friday Campus Information Sessions
Posted: Monday, January 14
Learn about the upcoming 2013 Vandal Friday events, go over the event schedule and have all your questions answered. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 10:30-11:30am Thursday, Feb. 7, 2:30-3:30pm Monday, Feb. 11, 1:30-2:30pm Idaho Commons Whitewater Room
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Engineering Professor Appointed to USGS/NASA Landsat Science Team
Posted: Monday, December 17 2012
After a competitive nationwide process, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has named Rick Allen, University of Idaho faculty member of the departments of biological and agricultural engineering and civil engineering, to the National Science Team supporting the new Landsat Data Continuity Mission Satellite, scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in February. The expert tea...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Acknowledgements

Candidate Open Forum, Department Head, Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences
Posted: Tuesday, December 4 2012
You are invited to attend the following presentations by the candidates for the forest, rangeland, and fire sciences department head position. They will be discussing their management and leadership styles, followed by an open forum for questions and discussion. John Marshall Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in CNR 200 Anthony Davis Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in CNR 200
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Natural Resources | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Scientists argue river restoration projects must change focus
Posted: Monday, November 26 2012
A team of scientists, including U-Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife Professor Dennis Scarnecchia and retired U-Idaho Fisheries Resources Professor James Congleton, have concluded that a lack of attention paid to complex food web systems in our rivers may be to blame for the slow recovery of our fish stocks.
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Natural Resources | Dennis Scarnecchia | Fishery Resources

Fish and Wildlife 501 Seminar, Sept 19, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Thursday, September 13 2012
Dr. Michael Colvin, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Oregon State University, will present: "Caviar and Carp: Increasing Fisheries Model Realism and Management Applications" at the Fish and Wildlife 501 Seminar next week.
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Natural Resources

Special Seminar for Guest Speaker Oct 1, 3:30 PM, Ag Sci Room 62
Posted: Monday, September 10 2012
Special Seminar Sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences Advances in Fishery Genetics By Dr. Shawn Narum Lead Conservation Geneticist Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Hagerman Fish Culture Exp. Stn. Monday, October 1, 2012 3:30 PM Ag. Science Room 62
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Natural Resources

U-Idaho Parma Fruit Field Day Sept. 14 Shifts to Pomology Orchard and Vineyard
Posted: Friday, September 7 2012
PARMA, Idaho – The annual University of Idaho Parma Fruit Field Day planned Friday, Sept. 14 will shift entirely to the Pomology Orchard and Vineyard this year. In past years the day began at the Parma Research and Extension Center’s headquarters. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the program begins at 9 a.m. sharp at the Pomology Orchard and Vineyard site, which is located abo...
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Research | Faculty and Staff Announcement | Extension | Ada County | Canyon County

CASE ASAP Names Top Student Leaders, Advisers and Student Advancement Programs
Posted: Friday, August 31 2012
CASE Affiliated Student Advancement Programs recently recognized the winners of its 2012 Network Awards. The University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board's Helmkat Club earned outstanding internal program. CASE ASAP fosters and enhances student involvement in all areas of advancement.The annual awards recognize outstanding student and adviser leadership and achievements as well as outstandi...
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Acknowledgements

Special Guest Speaker Dr. John Vucetich, Tues, Sept 25, 2012, 9:30 AM, SUB Gold Room
Posted: Wednesday, August 29 2012
Special Seminar Sponsored by Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit Idaho Department of Fish and Game The Wolves of Isle Royale: Lessons from 50 Years of Research by Dr. John A. Vucetich Associate Professor School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science Michigan Technological University Tuesday, 25 September, 2012 9:30 AM Gold Room, University of Idaho SUB Dr. Vu...
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Natural Resources

Trapping Snappers
Posted: Tuesday, August 28 2012
Christopher Dekker is conducting research on snapping turtles in Minot, North Dakota.
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Natural Resources

Safe Zone Training
Posted: Monday, August 20 2012
The Human Rights, Access & Inclusion Office and the Women’s Center & LGBTQ Office are offering two open Safe Zone Trainings to kick-off the new school year. We have made significant changes to the program over the last year and are excited share it with the campus community. They will occur Aug. 27 from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Commons Crest room and Aug. 29 from 10 a.m.- noon in the SUB Gold Ro...
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Retirement Celebration: Chris Johnson
Posted: Friday, August 3 2012
Join the Controller’s Office for the farewell celebration for Chris Johnson, director of purchasing services. Chris will be retiring from the University at the end of August. Please join us in thanking him for his years of service to the University on Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Commons Aurora Room. Light refreshments will be served.
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Faculty and Staff Announcement

Patrick Adam, Thesis Defense, 5/21/2012, 8:30 AM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Monday, May 14 2012
Patrick Adam, MS Candidate, Environmental Science, will defend his thesis "Using Satellite and Airborne LiDAR to Predict Woodpecker Presence at the Landscape Scale"
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Natural Resources | College of Graduate Studies | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Graduate Education | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters | Colorado

Thomas Thompson Dissertation Defense, Friday, May 4, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 200
Posted: Thursday, May 3 2012
Tom Thompson will defend his dissertation: "Dispersal Ecology of Greater Sage-grouse in Northwest Colorado: Evidence from Demographic and Genetic Methods"
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Natural Resources | College of Graduate Studies | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Graduate Education | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters | Colorado

Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar, May 7, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Thursday, May 3 2012
Maggie Picard, MS Student, Professional Science MS Program will present: "Pacific Northwest Mollusks" and Ross Phillips, MS Student, Water Resources will present: "Evaluation of Sewer System Finance Mechanisms"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters

Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar, Monday, April 30, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Wednesday, April 25 2012
Neil Ashton, MS Student, Fishery Science, will present: "Evaluation of Artificial and Natural Markers for Monitoring Hatchery Releases of Juvenile Burbot (Lota lota) in the Lower Kootenai River" and Charles Swift, MS Student, Environmental Science, will present: "Modeling Bird Richness and Woodpecker Occupancy in Ponderosa Pine Forest with LiDAR Remote Sensing"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters

HOIST Lab/Workshop/Project Facilitator Openings
Posted: Monday, April 23 2012
HOIST (Helping Orient Indian Students and Teachers into STEM) is seeking University of Idaho faculty and graduate students to facilitate labs, projects, and workshops during the HOIST summer program in Moscow.
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Agricultural and Life Sciences | Faculty and Staff Announcement

Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar, Monday, April 23, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Wednesday, April 18 2012
Joe Holbrook, PhD Student, Wildlife Science will present "Ecosystem Engineers in the Sagebrush: Assessing Ecological Networks and Habitat Associations" and Amber Barenberg, MS Student, Fish Science will present "Methods to Reduce Risks of Release of Invasive Invertebrates from Ballast Tanks"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option

Megan Camp's Thesis Defense, Tues May 1, 9:30 AM, Ag Science Room 62
Posted: Wednesday, April 18 2012
Meghan Camp, MS Candidate, Wildlife Science, will defend her thesis "Habitat Relationships, Predation Risk, and the Influence of Cattle Grazing on Habitat for Pygmy Rabbits"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Society of American Foresters

Carisa Stansbury Thesis Defense, Monday, April 30, 2012, 1:30 PM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Monday, April 16 2012
Carisa Stansbury. MS Candidate, Environmental Science, will defend her thesis: "Monitoring Gray Wolves Canis lupus using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling at Rendezvous Sites"
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Natural Resources | Fish & Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Wildlife Resources | Forest Products | Javan Bauder | Mackenzie Shardlow | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Forest Products Degree Option | Wildlife Resources Degree Option | CNR Club Wildlife Society

Bonnie Woods Thesis Defense, Friday, April 27, 2012, 1:30 PM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Friday, April 13 2012
Bonnie Woods, MS Candidate, Wildlife Science, will defend her thesis "The Pygmy Rabbit: Predation Risk, Habitat Structure and Fire Dynamics in Sagebrush Steppe"
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Natural Resources | Fishery Resources | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option

Fish and Wildlife 501 Seminar April 16, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Tuesday, April 10 2012
Dr. Mark Jankowski, Toxicologist & Wildlife Disease Specialist, Adjunct Faculty, Lewis-Clark State College, will speak on "Birds: Their Role as Canaries to Typhoid Marys"
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Natural Resources | Fishery Resources | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Fishery Resources | Fishery Resources Degree Option

Fish & Wildlife 501 Seminar, April 9, 11:30 AM, CNR Room 108
Posted: Wednesday, April 4 2012
Jeanelle Miller, MS Student, Professional Science Master's Program, University of Idaho, will present "Influences of Hyporheic Microbes on Fish and Potential Links to Disease Resistance" Bryce Pewonka, MS Student, Non-Thesis Master's Program, Wildlife Science, University of Idaho, will present "An Environmental Variable Analysis for Idaho Bird Inventory and Survey (IBIS) Waterbird Mana...
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Natural Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Thesis Defense, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 9:00 AM, Ag Science Room 62
Posted: Wednesday, April 4 2012
Theodore Harris, MS Candidate, Fishery Science, will defend his thesis "Experimental Manipulation of the TN:TP Ratio to Reduce the Biovolume of Cyanobacteria and Production of Toxin by the Addition of Nitrogen and Alum in Large-Scale in-situ Mesocosms"
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Thesis Defense, Tuesday, April 10, 9 AM, Ag Science Room 62
Posted: Tuesday, April 3 2012
Theodore Harris will defend his thesis "Experimental Manipulation of the TN:TP Ratio to Reduce the Biovolume of Cyanobacteria and Production of Toxin by the Addition of Nitrogen and Alum in Large-Scale in-situ Mesocosms"
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Natural Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fishery Resources Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Thesis Defense: Benjamin Wissinger
Posted: Tuesday, April 3 2012
Thesis Defense Effects of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on Messor pergandei in Southern California by Benjamin Wissinger M.S. Candidate Department of Forest Ecology and Biogeosciences Thursday, April 5, 2012 CNR 200 2:00 p.m. Major Professor: Dr. Beth Newingham
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Natural Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fishery Resources | Forest Products | Fire Ecology & Management | Fire Ecology & Management | Forest Products Degree Option | Fire Program Site Auto-Generate | Fire Ecology & Management

Special Seminar Tues. April 24, 2012, 9 AM, Whitewater Room, UI Commons
Posted: Wednesday, March 28 2012
USGS Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and Idaho Dept of Fish and Game are sponsoring a Special Seminar. Dr. Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Profesor Emeritus, University of British Columbia will speak on "Role of Long-term Monitoring in Understanding the Serengeti Ecosystem: Alternating Effects of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on Serengeti Ecosystem Stability"
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Natural Resources | Fishery Resources | Wildlife Resources | University of Idaho | Fish & Wildlife Sciences | Moscow | Fishery Resources

Special Seminar Sponsored by Dept of Fish & Wildlife Sciences, April 5, 2012, 1:30 PM TLC Rm 32
Posted: Wednesday, March 28 2012
Steve L. McMullin, Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,VA, and Director, College of Natural Resources and Environment Leadership Institute is the 2012 Celebrating Natural Resources Award Recipient. He will speak on "Thinking Beyond the Boundaries of Your Job: Life Lessons in Integrated Natural Resources Management"
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Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Posted: Wednesday, March 7 2012
This sexual harassment prevention training with Carmen Suarez, director of Human Rights, Access and Inclusion is customized to the audience: staff, students, faculty, administrators, etc. The concentration is on definitions of sexual harassment (what it is, quid pro quo, and hostile environment) along with detailing of campus policy and procedures. The workshop will occur April 3 at 10 a.m. in Adm...
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Idaho INBRE Bridge Funding to an R01
Posted: Thursday, February 23 2012
The Idaho INBRE Program is accepting applications from University of Idaho faculty to supply bridge funding of up to $50,000 to successful R01 applications. This funding is designed to support U-Idaho faculty members who submitted a favorably-scored R01 proposal to the National Institutes of Health, but missed the pay line. The INBRE monies are to be utilized to fund the laboratory for up to one...
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Retirement Celebration: Gary Fuller
Posted: Tuesday, January 17 2012
Join the University Controller’s Office for the retirement celebration for Gary Fuller, manager of asset accounting, to thank him for over 33 years of service to the University, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the SUB Gold Room. Light refreshments will be served.
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McCall Outdoor Science School Serves Over 500 Idaho Youth This Fall
Posted: Thursday, December 8 2011
The McCall Outdoor Science School recently completed its 11th fall season of residential programming. Seventeen CNR graduate students mentored by MOSS faculty and staff Steve Hollenhorst, Karla Bradley Eitel, Gary Thompson, Jenny Schon and Jan Eitel taught hands-on science inquiry field studies to 562 Idaho fifth and sixth graders between September and November. Schools came from as far east as Po...
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Natural Resources Scientists Pilot Data Management Approaches for U.S. Department of Interior
Posted: Thursday, December 8 2011
Professor Steven Daley-Laursen and Greg Gollberg, program manager of the Fire Research and Management Exchange System, received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to implement a pilot data management and cyber-infrastructure framework for the U.S. Department of Interior’s national networks of eight Regional Climate Science Centers and 23 Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. As Univer...
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Natural Resources Faculty, Alumni Co-author Article on Water Resource Management
Posted: Thursday, December 8 2011
Patrick Wilson, associate professor of natural resource policy and Kofi Akamani, (’11 Nat. Res.) co-authored, “Toward the Adaptive Governance of Transboundary Water Resources” an article recently published in Conservation Letters. The article addresses ways for local communities to participate in the management of shared international waters.
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Think College Grant Award
Posted: Friday, December 2 2011
The Center on Disabilities and Human Development within the College of Education, has been awarded a Think College strategic planning grant funded through Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts. Matt Wappett is the principal investigator. The one-year grant will provide funding to support planning for post-secondary education initiatives for students with intellectual dis...
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Wrigley on Shortlist for International Poetry Prize
Posted: Thursday, December 1 2011
Award-wining poet and University of Idaho professor of poetry, Robert Wrigley, has been shortlisted for the Montreal International Poetry Prize -- making it into the top 50 for the prestigious, $50,000 award. His poem, "Earthquake Light" will also be published in the The Montreal Prize Global Poetry Anthology. Hear Wrigley read his poem, and see the other finalists here: montrealprize.com/antho...
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Natural Resources Students and Faculty Attend National Foresters Convention
Posted: Sunday, November 20 2011
A student team from the College of Natural Resources forest resource program recently made it to the semi finals in the Quiz Bowl event at the Society of American Foresters National Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 2-6. Team members included Tess Pinkney, Trevor DoBell-Carlsson, Jacob Vail and Elise Suronen, who competed against 23 forestry teams from across the U.S. Bill Sweeney, a forest re...
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Natural Resources Fisheries Professor Benefits Midwest’s Paddlefish Conservation
Posted: Thursday, November 17 2011
On Nov. 7, Professor Dennis Scarnecchia, the leading paddlefish expert in the nation, delivered a presentation to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission in Oklahoma City explaining the significance of ongoing research and stock assessment in sustaining that state's paddlefish fishery. This ancient species of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins is closely related to sturgeon and is a s...
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Waters of the West GK12 Program Presents at NSTA Conference
Posted: Friday, November 11 2011
The University of Idaho Waters of the West GK12 program pairs graduate STEM students with teachers in 7 – 12 grade classrooms to improve the graduate students’ communication and teaching skills. The program manager and co-PI, Paul Allan, and co-PI, Jerine Pegg, will be presenting a session at the National Science Teachers Association regional conference in Seattle on Dec. 8-10. Two graduate stud...
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GAP Scientist Reports on National Protected Areas Database
Posted: Monday, November 7 2011
On behalf of the National Gap Analysis Program, Lisa Duarte, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) coordinator, described the PAD-US to participants at a U.S. Geological Survey Brown Bag and National Boundaries group meeting in Washington, D.C. Oct. 19-20. The presentation summarized information in the geodatabase, system goals and design, the fundamental roles of federal and stat...
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Natural Resources Faculty, Students Present on Health of North American Lakes
Posted: Monday, November 7 2011
Frank Wilhelm, associate professor of fisheries resources, attended the North American Lakes Management Society annual meeting in late Oct. in Spokane, Wash. Wilhelm served on the local host committee, chaired a session and presented, “The role of the Opossum Shrimp in the Food Web of Lake Pend Oreille, a Large and Deep Oligotrophic Lake in Northern Idaho, USA,” with co-author Timothy Caldwell, fi...
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College of Natural Resources Professor to Give Opening Address at Lebanon Workshop
Posted: Thursday, November 3 2011
Anthony S. Davis, assistant professor and director of the Center for Seedling Research and Forest Nursery, was invited to deliver the opening address entitled, “Producing Target Seedlings to Optimize Outplanting Success” and facilitate the first gathering of native tree nursery growers in Lebanon Nov. 15-17. Davis and his nursery team been working with nurseries, restoration and reforestation prof...
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Student Project has Real-World Impact Beyond EXPO
Posted: Tuesday, November 1 2011
With several recent outbreaks of listeria contamination on cantaloupes, the team and their prototype have been an item of interest to several media outlets before and after the Engineering Design EXPO
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IMAPS Student Chapter Earns First Place
Posted: Tuesday, November 1 2011
The University of Idaho IMAPS (International Microelectronics And Packaging Society) student chapter placed first in the North America Technical Competition during IMAPS 2011.
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Elshabini Receives the IMAPS President's Award
Posted: Tuesday, November 1 2011
Aicha Elshabini has received the "President’s Award for 2011" during IMAPS 2011 (International Microelectronics and Packaging Society) in Long Beach, California, October 9 - 13.
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Barlow Receives IMAPS Technical Achievement Award
Posted: Tuesday, November 1 2011
Fred Barlow has received the "John A. Wagnon, Jr. Technical Achievement Award" during IMAPS 2011 (International Microelectronics And Packaging Society) in Long Beach, California, October 9 - 13.
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Diggin’ Deeper: Building Soils for Better Crops, A 'How to' Series for All Land Managers
Posted: Friday, October 28 2011
A how-to seminar saries for land managers will be offered by University of Idaho Extension in Nez Perce County the first three Thursday evenings in November  from 5 to 8 p.m. The sessions will meet at the Brammer Building at 1225 Idaho St. in Lewiston. The fee is $10 per session or $25 for the series of three. The scheduled sessions and topics include: Nov. ...
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Idaho Librarians Recognized
Posted: Thursday, October 13 2011
During the Oct. 6, 2011 Idaho Library Association’s Annual Conference Awards Banquet and Ceremony the winners of educational scholarships and professional recognition awards were announced. The winner of the Idaho Library Association Scholarship is Thomas Ivie, of the University of Idaho Library. Ivie is pursuing his MLIS degree at the University of North Texas. Ivie will use the scholarship to ...
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Natural Resources Remote Sensing Specialist Receives Cutting-Edge Training
Posted: Wednesday, October 12 2011
Linda Tedrow, a remote sensing specialist in the Reveley Geospatial Learning Center in the College of Natural Resources, attended the Immersive Visualization Applications summer course offered by the Center for Advanced Energy Studies at the Idaho National Laboratory. Immersive visualization is an emerging 3-D technology. Tedrow enrolled in the immersive visualization course to learn how to visual...
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Forestry Scientist Gives Keynote Address at International Symposium on Restoring Forests
Posted: Friday, October 7 2011
Anthony S. Davis, assistant professor of forest resources and director of the Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research recently gave a key note address at the Restoring Forests: Advances in Techniques and Theory Symposium held in Madrid, Spain Sept. 27-29. Entitled, “Seedling Selection to Facilitate Restoration Success,” Davis’ presentation addressed the challenges in restoring degraded and...
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Natural Resources Professor Engages in Efforts to Advance Science in Haiti
Posted: Thursday, September 29 2011
Gary Machlis, professor in the College of Natural Resources, traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti Sept. 17-21 to deliver the American Association for the Advancement of Science report, “Science for Haiti,” as well as meet with Haitian scientific, private sector, public education and government leaders. While there, he helped inaugurate the Haitian Association for the Advancement of Science and Techno...
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Natural Resources Faculty Receives Longevity Recognition from Society of Applied Anthropology
Posted: Thursday, September 29 2011
Sandra Pinel, assistant professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning and community design, was recognized in 2011 as a Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology for 20 years of academic participation and service.
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Conservation Social Science Professor Joins Regional Efforts to Benefit Idaho's Silver Valley Community
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Sandra Pinel, assistant professor of conservation social sciences and bioregional planning and community design, was invited by Idaho Rural Partners (IRP) to join some 20 other state, federal, local and private experts and a local team to complete a community review for Idaho’s Silver Valley. Pinel was on the team for community design and identity. Their report will provide recommendations for how...
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Natural Resources Faculty Selected as Associate Editor for Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Nick Sanyal, associate professor of conservation social sciences, was invited to serve as an associate editor for the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. In this role, he will assist with assigning manuscripts to reviewers; contribute written scholarly pieces as needed for JCES; represent JCES as part of the editorial board membership at local, regional and national events; and make r...
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Wildlife Professor Shares Genetics Expertise at International Conservation Meetings
Posted: Monday, September 26 2011
Lisette Waits, professor of wildlife resources, recently gave two keynote addresses in Europe. She spoke on the topic of molecular genetics tools and techniques for improving management of wildlife and game species at the International Union of Game Biologists meeting in Barcelona, Spain, and discussed contributions of non-invasive genetic sampling and landscape genetics to the conservation of wil...
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Natural Resources Doctoral Student Nets American Fisheries Society Top Awards
Posted: Friday, September 23 2011
Zach Penney, natural resources doctoral candidate studying fisheries resources, received the winning entry in the American Fisheries Society Student Writing Contest for his paper, "Live to Spawn Another Day: Understanding The Fuel Efficiency of Snake River Steelhead." He also received the American Fisheries Society Fish Culture Section Best Abstract Award to support travel.
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Natural Resource and Law Faculty Provide Expertise to Idaho Legislature
Posted: Friday, September 23 2011
Jay O’Laughlin, professor and director of the College of Natural Resources Policy Analysis Group, and College of Law Professor Emeritus Dennis Colson, author of “Idaho's Constitution: The Tie That Binds,” provided background information on Idaho’s endowment lands to the Idaho Legislature’s Interim Committee on Natural Resources during its recent two-day hearings. The hearings focused on the 2.5 mi...
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Devadoss Receives National Distinguished Teaching Award
Posted: Wednesday, August 10 2011
Stephen Devadoss, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award. This national award honors the excellence in teaching of faculty members in agricultural economics. This prestigious award is bestowed on Dr. Devadoss for his rigorous and in-depth material coverage, subject matter expertise, ...
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CNR Alumnus Earns Prestigious Forest Service Award
Posted: Monday, August 8 2011
College of Natural Resources alumnus Russell Graham (’76, ’81), research forester with the Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forest Service, received the Society of American Foresters Award in Forest Science for 2011. The award recognizes distinguished individual research in any branch of the quantitative, managerial, and/or social sciences leading to the advancement of forestry. The annual award i...
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CNR Graduate Students Earn Fire Research Innovation Awards
Posted: Tuesday, August 2 2011
Jarod Blades and Nolan Brewer, doctoral and master’s candidates in the College of Natural Resources, recently received research innovation awards from the Joint Fire Sciences Program. The awards allow graduate students to conduct research that enhances the quality, scope, or applicability of a thesis or dissertation and builds the necessary skills for independent inquiry. Each will receive $25,0...
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