Feature Stories

Stemming the Stream of Snails
UI research scientist investigates use of DNA to identify New Zealand mudsnails before they take over streams
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Chinook By The Numbers
U-Idaho graduate Josh McCormick’s research informs management of Idaho salmon fisheries
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Home on the Range
Workman makes a name for herself and the university in rangeland management
» Meet graduating senior, Julia Workman

Meet Rebecca Johnson
For CNR's 2013 Outstanding Undergraduate, the path to a career began with nothing more than a phone call.
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Meet Amy Thorp
Amy Thorp’s undergraduate experience has been an international one. The CNR Student Ambassador, who is graduating with a double major in ecology and conservation biology and wildlife resources, has studied in Australia and Ecuador—an adventure she didn’t expect when she first set foot on campus.
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Meet Shane Weigand
Wildlife resources senior Shane Weigand has had face-to-face experiences with these animals and more during his time in the College of Natural Resources.
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Professor Ken Cain Wins Mid-Career Faculty Award
Fishery Sciences professor Ken Cain is one of this year’s recipients of the President’s Mid-Career Faculty Award, acknowledging his demonstrated commitment to outstanding scholarship, teaching and engagement.
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Troy Hall Recognized for Excellence in Mentoring
In recognition of the attention she devotes to her students, Hall is this year’s recipient of the U-Idaho’s Donald Crawford Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award.
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Meet Alyssa Winkler
Wildlife resources junior Alyssa Winkler believes in taking full advantage of the hands-on experiential learning opportunities presented to her at CNR.
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Online Student Pursues Fire Degree
Megan Fitzgerald will graduate from the University of Idaho in May with a Master’s degree in Natural Resources.
Online Student Pursues Fire Degree

Reconstructing the History of Evolution
Assistant Professor David Tank was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
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Range Faculty, Students and Alumni Shine
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.
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Researchers From the Four Corners of the Earth
The College of Natural Resources is currently hosting six visiting scientists from around the world. They are spending time here to conduct research, learn new ways to address natural resource issues and experience a new culture.
Researchers From The Four Corners of the Earth

Ocean acidification: The also increasing 'other CO2 problem'
UI departments host talks on climate change
By Estelle Gwinn, Daily News staff writer
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Recipe For a Clock
Learning how to make new materials out of old materials is the focus of CNR’s Introduction to Renewable Materials course.
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Meet Jaz Ammon
As student, teaching assistant, club president and Stillinger Herbarium employee, graduating senior Jaz Ammon has made a lasting impression during his two years at U-Idaho.
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Alumni Awards for Excellence Recipients
Four CNR students have won Alumni Awards for Excellence for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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Spreading the word about climate change
A team of U-Idaho faculty and graduate students have been traveling around Montana and Idaho for the past two weeks, conducting workshops about climate change.
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OX Ranch
In late September, 31 CNR students travelled to OX Ranch near Council, ID, to carry on a CNR Range Studies tradition.
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NASA Chief Scientist says Profound Change Coming
NASA Chief Scientist, Waleed Abdalati, told a standing room only audience at the University of Idaho that the Earth is a system of interrelated stories, and that understanding those stories will help us prepare for changes that result from a changing climate.
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CNR’s McCall Outdoor Science School earns ID21 award for innovative teaching
The University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) is one of six recipients of the ID21 Awards from the J.A. & K. Albertson Foundation for 2012.
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CNR Ambassador Addresses President’s Pre-Game Event
CNR senior Amy Thorp was selected by U-Idaho President, Duane Nellis, to address attendees of the first pre-game tailgate event of the season.
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Vandal Alumna Wins Prestigious Conservation Award
Vandal alumna, Lisel Alamilla ('95) has been awarded the 2012 Whitley Fund for Nature award, one of world’s most prestigious conservation awards.
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A Running Start for Future Rangeland Professionals
Idaho's West Jefferson High School agriculture class is the first in the nation to complete the University of Idaho rangeland principles dual credit course.
Jump Start Your Future in Rangeland Ecology and Management

Professor Steve Bunting Earns Hottest Fire Ecology Award
Steve Bunting is recognized with Harold Biswell Lifetime Achievement Award
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Wilderness Advocate Receives Honorary Doctorate
In recognition of her public service and contributions to natural resource management and engineering, Janet DeVlieg Pope receives an honorary doctorate during winter commencement ceremonies December 10, 2011.
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Wood Waste Leads to Biofuels Breakthroughs
$40 Million Grant Fuels Collaborative, Renewable Energy Research in Northwest
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