Student and Faculty Features
A Winning Combination
A University of Idaho food scientist’s invention that could promise healthier processed potato products helped a student business plan team finish fifth among more than 1,600 worldwide entries in the Rice University Business Plan Competition.
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A University of Idaho food scientist’s invention that could promise healthier processed potato products helped a student business plan team finish fifth among more than 1,600 worldwide entries in the Rice University Business Plan Competition.
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Home is Where her Future Begins
Diana Graning has a clear goal when she graduates with a degree in animal science. She's heading home, where her family roots reach back four generations.
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Diana Graning has a clear goal when she graduates with a degree in animal science. She's heading home, where her family roots reach back four generations.
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Idaho Student National FFA Western Region Vice President
Seth Pratt discovered his love of FFA when he attended the annual national FFA convention as a freshman in high school. Since, he’s been involved in member drives and competitions.
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Seth Pratt discovered his love of FFA when he attended the annual national FFA convention as a freshman in high school. Since, he’s been involved in member drives and competitions.
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Collaborate, Innovate:
$20 million research project studies effects of climate change on agriculture.
Partnering with regional researchers will enhance the Northwest's research and education capacity. It will strengthen scientific collaboration among the region's outstanding land-grant universities.
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$20 million research project studies effects of climate change on agriculture.
Partnering with regional researchers will enhance the Northwest's research and education capacity. It will strengthen scientific collaboration among the region's outstanding land-grant universities.
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Producing Uniforms for Roller Derby Teams
Athletic apparel reaches across a wide spectrum of design. University of Idaho students who enrolled in a School of Family and Consumer Sciences class focused on apparel design and development for a real-life client.
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Athletic apparel reaches across a wide spectrum of design. University of Idaho students who enrolled in a School of Family and Consumer Sciences class focused on apparel design and development for a real-life client.
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Aberdeen Turns 100 Years Old
In 1911, University of Idaho Agriculture Dean W.L. Carlyle toured southern Idaho with F.D. Farrell, superintendent of the college’s Farmers’ Institutes, in search of a site to establish a branch agricultural experiment station.
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In 1911, University of Idaho Agriculture Dean W.L. Carlyle toured southern Idaho with F.D. Farrell, superintendent of the college’s Farmers’ Institutes, in search of a site to establish a branch agricultural experiment station.
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Real-World Research at Extension Center Connects With Ag Leader
Cooperative research through a public-private partnership is taking research to an exciting new level.
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Cooperative research through a public-private partnership is taking research to an exciting new level.
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Simulations Help Dietetics Students
Last fall the CPD Program took an innovative approach to teaching Clinical dietetic skills to students through simulation.
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Last fall the CPD Program took an innovative approach to teaching Clinical dietetic skills to students through simulation.
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Community Garden Spurs New Growth
Bioregional planning and ommunity design graduate student Melissa Hamilton is making an impact in Priest River.
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Bioregional planning and ommunity design graduate student Melissa Hamilton is making an impact in Priest River.
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Sarah Reichman
This is Your Next Step
Growing up with dyslexia, Sarah Reichman was drawn to molecular biology, fascinated by gene modification.
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This is Your Next Step
Growing up with dyslexia, Sarah Reichman was drawn to molecular biology, fascinated by gene modification.
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CALS Honors Outstanding Students, Faculty and Staff
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored its outstanding students, faculty and staff Monday, April 25, at its annual banquet at Moscow.
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The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honored its outstanding students, faculty and staff Monday, April 25, at its annual banquet at Moscow.
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University of Idaho Team Excels in National, Regional Dairy Competitions
University of Idaho dairy students brought home reserve platinum awards from the 10th North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge held in Hickory, N.C.
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University of Idaho dairy students brought home reserve platinum awards from the 10th North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge held in Hickory, N.C.
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CALS' Marshmallow Peeps
Peeps, the marshmallow chicks and bunnies that signal the Easter season in many households, unleashed a flood of creativity from Professor Bob Mahler's introductory environmental science students.
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Peeps, the marshmallow chicks and bunnies that signal the Easter season in many households, unleashed a flood of creativity from Professor Bob Mahler's introductory environmental science students.
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Professor Morra and U-Idaho Cycling
When University of Idaho soil biochemist Matt Morra needs an energy boost, he heads out to spin his wheels. An avid cyclist, he enjoys racing and serves as advisor to the University of Idaho Cycling club.
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When University of Idaho soil biochemist Matt Morra needs an energy boost, he heads out to spin his wheels. An avid cyclist, he enjoys racing and serves as advisor to the University of Idaho Cycling club.
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Experiencing Taiwan Agriculture
For Doug Kippes, Japan's reality hit as the group walked down a street in Narita near Tokyo, and he leaned against a building to look into a window.
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For Doug Kippes, Japan's reality hit as the group walked down a street in Narita near Tokyo, and he leaned against a building to look into a window.
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Vandal Shakin’ Bacon Chipotle Sausage Earns National Attention
The rich, smoky taste of bacon and chipotle pepper proved the winning recipe for University of Idaho at the National Meat Association’s third annual Student Cook-off Panel Choice Award during the 2011 MEATXPO.
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The rich, smoky taste of bacon and chipotle pepper proved the winning recipe for University of Idaho at the National Meat Association’s third annual Student Cook-off Panel Choice Award during the 2011 MEATXPO.
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$20 Million for Climate Change Research
CALS entomologist Sanford Eigenbrode directs the $20 million Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture, an agriculture project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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CALS entomologist Sanford Eigenbrode directs the $20 million Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture, an agriculture project funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Carolyn Bohach Named an AAAS Fellow
University of Idaho microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Tuesday for her work with E. coli bacteria and a statewide biomedical research network.
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University of Idaho microbiologist Carolyn Hovde Bohach was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Tuesday for her work with E. coli bacteria and a statewide biomedical research network.
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Foltz Earns an USDA Appointment
John Foltz, associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho, has been appointed to the USDA advisory committee on agricultural statistics.
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John Foltz, associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho, has been appointed to the USDA advisory committee on agricultural statistics.
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Award Winning Stephen Devadoss
University of Idaho agricultural economist Stephen Devadoss spends a considerable amount of time helping his students. His students respond with notable work and give him high marks for his efforts in the classroom.
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University of Idaho agricultural economist Stephen Devadoss spends a considerable amount of time helping his students. His students respond with notable work and give him high marks for his efforts in the classroom.
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What Tiffany Thornton Learned at U-Idaho
Tiffany Thornton chose the University of Idaho to study child development and family relations because she fell in love with its campus, and found it held warm and caring people who challenged her to succeed.
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Tiffany Thornton chose the University of Idaho to study child development and family relations because she fell in love with its campus, and found it held warm and caring people who challenged her to succeed.
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U-Idaho's Corn Maze
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences partnered with local businesses to bring an exciting agricultural tourism venture to north Central Idaho: a corn maze covering nearly 11 acres and has 2.6 miles of path.
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The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences partnered with local businesses to bring an exciting agricultural tourism venture to north Central Idaho: a corn maze covering nearly 11 acres and has 2.6 miles of path.
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Parma's Fruit Day Draws a Crowd
Research professor Essie Fallahi's annual presentation of research to the public drew more than 300 registered participants, although a media outlet estimated the turnout closer to 700.
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Research professor Essie Fallahi's annual presentation of research to the public drew more than 300 registered participants, although a media outlet estimated the turnout closer to 700.
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Giants Among Lacewings Prowl the Palouse
The giant lacewing is an enigma, even to professional entomologists who have spent careers studying the order Neuroptera, which includes some 5000 species of lacewings.
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The giant lacewing is an enigma, even to professional entomologists who have spent careers studying the order Neuroptera, which includes some 5000 species of lacewings.
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What did you do this summer? Mason created DNA biosensors.
Frederickson spent his summer developing biosensors to detect DNA sequences, essentially genes, from four bacterial disease agents, E. coli, salmonella, listeria and campylobacter.
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Frederickson spent his summer developing biosensors to detect DNA sequences, essentially genes, from four bacterial disease agents, E. coli, salmonella, listeria and campylobacter.
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Improving Biosensors and Local Water Health Monitoring
Shiva Rastogi has many, very very tiny irons in the fire, each of them with the potential to have huge impacts in food and water safety, and medical diagnostics.
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Shiva Rastogi has many, very very tiny irons in the fire, each of them with the potential to have huge impacts in food and water safety, and medical diagnostics.
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Fashion Student Ambitious to Clothe the World
Fashion and social justice: how does one tie two diverse topics together? For University of Idaho senior Kat Swick, the answer comes in a melding of her two passions.
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Fashion and social justice: how does one tie two diverse topics together? For University of Idaho senior Kat Swick, the answer comes in a melding of her two passions.
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CALS' Earthworm Research Turns Up Rare Find: Giant Palouse Earthworm
A project to understand earthworms and where they are found in relation to native plants and invasive weeds yielded a rare find in late March: several giant Palouse earthworms.
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A project to understand earthworms and where they are found in relation to native plants and invasive weeds yielded a rare find in late March: several giant Palouse earthworms.
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Ed Bechinski's Homeowner Guide to Spiders around the Home and Yard
Entomologist Ed Bechinski decided to create University of Idaho Extension’s series of household guides to spiders, stinging insects and other creepy-crawlies in a self-defense move of sorts.
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Entomologist Ed Bechinski decided to create University of Idaho Extension’s series of household guides to spiders, stinging insects and other creepy-crawlies in a self-defense move of sorts.
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Learn About the Dairy Industry's Impact on Communities
During the past decade, southern Idaho's Hispanic population grew nearly 90 percent, parallel to the growth of the state's dairy industry, which is concentrated in three south central counties: Gooding, Jerome and Twin Falls.
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During the past decade, southern Idaho's Hispanic population grew nearly 90 percent, parallel to the growth of the state's dairy industry, which is concentrated in three south central counties: Gooding, Jerome and Twin Falls.
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