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Center on Disabilities and Human DevelopmentPosted: Thursday, February 18 2010
The University's Center on Disabilities and Human Development will receive approximately $430,000 in stimulus funds from the Idaho Infant Toddler Part C program to create and deliver three in-service and/or pre-service curriculum packages. The packages will embed research-based best practices into seven key principles of early intervention; service coordination; and individual family service plann...
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S.M. GhazanfarPosted: Monday, March 8 2010
A paper authored by S.M. Ghazanfar, professor emeritus of economics, entitled, "Capitalist Traditions in Early Islamic Civilization," was published in the Journal of Oriental and African Studies (Athens, Greece), Fall Issue, Volume 18, 2009. The paper argues that capitalistic institutions--such as private property, profit motive and voluntary exchange--formed the basis of economic activities in t...
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Rod Hill Named ACE FellowPosted: Thursday, April 1 2010
Rod Hill, associate professor of physiology and secretary of the faculty, has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for 2010-11. The prestigious fellows program, founded in 1965, identifies and prepares promising senior faculty and administrators for responsible university administrative roles. Forty-six fellows, nominated by the presidents or chancellors of their institutions, were s...
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Student Work Makes Positive Impact on Rural Regional DevelopmentPosted: Friday, April 16 2010
Last spring, master’s students Wim Braak, Nick Brown and Ryan Urie in the Bioregional Planning and Community Design Program studio class worked with the Valley County Commission and Valley Adams Planning Partnership to develop a regional asset inventory and interactive mapping tool. As part of a larger class and university-wide engagement with the City of Cascade, this project is now being locally...
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Devadoss Guides Bayham to WAEA Thesis Award Posted: Tuesday, May 4 2010
Jude Bayham, a master’s student in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received honorable mention in the Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award Honorable Mention from the Western Agricultural Economics Association. His thesis, “A General Equilibrium Analysis of Biofuel Market Policies,” was completed under the guidance Stephen Devadoss, professor of agricultural economics.
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Mauchley Duo Named Steinway ArtistsPosted: Wednesday, May 5 2010
Jay and Sandy Mauchley, professors emeriti at the Lionel Hampton School of Music, have recently been added to the distinguished international roster of Steinway Artists, an honor which lists them among the most accomplished and discriminating piano performing ensembles in the world. This spring the Mauchley Duo performed in Brookings, South Dakota, at the American Liszt Society Festival in Lincol...
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Olsson Receives John Hurt Fisher PrizePosted: Friday, May 7 2010
Kurt Olsson, emeritus professor of English, received the John Hurt Fisher Prize from the John Gower Society, which is the society’s highest honor. They honored Olsson for his lifelong work on Gower, capped by his article “Composing the King, 1390-91: Gower’s Ricardian Rhetoric,” in the most recent volume of Studies in the Age of Chaucer. The award came at the 45th International Conference on Medie...
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Spear Re-Appointed to NCAA Division I Legislative CouncilPosted: Wednesday, June 16 2010
Director of Athletics Rob Spear has been re-appointed to the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, one of the top governing bodies in college athletics, through April 2014. He has served on the council since May 2008.
“I am excited to continue representing the Western Athletic Conference on one of the top two NCAA committees,” Spear says. “It is a tremendous opportunity to be involved in decisions...
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Davenport Named National Chair of Financial Aid DirectorsPosted: Friday, June 25 2010
Dan Davenport, director of student financial aid services, has been named the national chair of the Coalition of State University Aid Administrators. The organization is a coalition of financial aid directors at large public flagship universities that works to advance and promote financial aid and scholarship programs. It also works closely with Congress and national presidential associations. He ...
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Pallen’s Photos Earn Numerous AwardsPosted: Wednesday, July 21 2010
Joe Pallen, photo specialist with University Photo Services, has been on a winning streak. Since joining the University Photographers Association of America seven months ago, he’s submitted photographs for monthly judging and earned praise and awards. In February, he placed second in the News category and third in the Features and Illustration category. In April, he took first place in Portraits a...
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ITS Takes National AwardPosted: Friday, July 23 2010
The honors for innovation keep rolling in for the University’s classroom support group in Information Technology Services.
The ITS group was one of 11 winners of a Campus Technology Innovators award, announced in Campus Technology magazine; they were selected from among 484 nominations from higher education institutions around the globe. The group earned honors for streamlining the functions for ...
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Orozco Signs Book DealPosted: Sunday, August 1 2010
Associate Professor Daniel Orozco has signed a two-book deal with Farrar, Strauss & Giroux in New York for his short story collection and a novel in progress. The short story collection will be published in March 2011.
Founded in 1946, Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux has published more Nobel Prize winning authors than any other publisher. Among the authors published by the company are Pablo Ner...
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Wolf Receives Author AwardPosted: Tuesday, August 24 2010
Kattlyn Wolf, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, received the third place Author of the Year Award from the Journal of Agricultural Education. Dr. Wolf received the award for her historical research article titled “Winning the War: A Historical Analysis of the FFA During World War II.” Wolf received the award at the 2010 American Association for Agricu...
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Hamlett Finalist in Fitness Video Star SearchPosted: Thursday, September 2 2010
Peg Hamlett, fitness director of Wellness Programs, is one of nine fitness pros from around the world competing to win a chance to star in a Gravity Fitness Video. View her video exercise routine online: http://blog.gravityclubhouse.com. The competition period runs Sept. 1-14.
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Ghazanfar Contributes Invited Paper for New Handbook of Islamic StudiesPosted: Thursday, September 30 2010
S.M. Ghazanfar, professor of economics emeritus, recently contributed an invited paper, "Islamic Economics: Salient Features and a Critical Survey," to a volume: Akbar Ahmed and Tamara Sonn (editors), A Handbook of Islamic Studies, Sage Publications (London, UK), 2010. The volume includes several papers on topics such as "Islam and Multiculturalism," "Foundations of Islam," "Culture of Islam," "...
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Hunter identified as ALA Emerging LeaderPosted: Wednesday, October 27 2010
Ben Hunter from the University of Idaho Library is one of two librarians in Idaho identified and sponsored by the American Library Association as an emerging leader. He has been selected to participate in the 2011 class of Emerging Leaders with the American Library Association. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/3yn7lfv.
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Celebrating 100 Years – Malcolm RenfrewPosted: Thursday, October 28 2010
The Third Street Gallery newest exhibit titled Celebrating 100 Years opens Friday, Nov. 5, with reception from 5-7pm.
Malcolm Renfrew is an outstanding alumnus, accomplished chemist, and researcher. Among his numerous awards and honors: recently named a 2010 American Chemical Society Fellow, a leader in higher education, heading the University of Idaho’s physical sciences and chemistry departme...
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CSS Faculty Paper PresentationPosted: Thursday, October 28 2010
Conservation Social Sciences faculty Sandra Pinel, Tamara Laninga and Steven Hollenhorst, along with other bioregional planning faculty, recently presented papers at the annual meeting of the American Collegiate Planners Association Oct. 6-10 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Pinel presented, “Regional Planning as Intergovernmental Mediation: An Insider Review of the Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council Plan I...
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Conservation Colleagues Publish PaperPosted: Thursday, October 28 2010
University of Idaho conservation colleagues recently published “Helper Effects on Pup Lifetime Fitness in the Cooperatively Breeding Red Wolf (Canis rufus) in “Proceedings of the Royal Society.”
Wildlife Professor Lisette Waits, Laboratory for Conservation and Ecological Genetics manager Jennifer Adams, alumnus Todd Steury and Dennis Murray, former wildlife faculty member, co-authored the paper,...
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Rodhouse Published in Collborative ArticlePosted: Thursday, November 11 2010
College of Natural Resources colleagues’ collaborative article “Distribution of American Pikas in a Low-Elevation Lava Landscape: Conservation Implications from the Range Periphery” was featured in the October issue of the Journal of Mammalogy. It is also available online at the BioOne website: www.bioone.org. Contributing authors include CNR doctoral candidate Tom Rodhouse, ecologist with the Nat...
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College of Law's Brandt Receives HonorPosted: Wednesday, November 24 2010
College of Law professor/associate dean Liz Brandt has received a “Children’s Hero” Award from “Idaho Voices for Children,” a nonprofit entity engaged in advocacy for public policies that improve the lives of children in Idaho. More information about the organization is available at www.idahovoices.org/about/index.htm. Dean Brandt’s award is in recognition of her work drafting and advocating for p...
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Devadoss Wins National Teaching AwardPosted: Wednesday, December 1 2010
Dr. Stephen Devadoss, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award for the western region. This award honors the excellence in teaching of faculty members who practice and advocate effective and innovative teaching in food and agricultural sciences. This prestigious award ...
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Peterson, Cooney recognized at Faculty and Staff Appreciation DayPosted: Thursday, December 9 2010
Two University of Idaho employees were recognized during the Idaho vs. San Jose State football game, designated by Vandal Athletics as Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day.
Steven Peterson: Instructor and Research Economist in the College of Business and Economics.
He is a life-long Idaho resident and has been employed at Idaho for more than 17 years. His research specialty is local and regional...
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McFarland Publishes EssayPosted: Friday, January 21 2011
Ron McFarland has learned that his essay, “Observations of the Bass, and Directions How to Fish for Him," has been accepted for publication at Fourth Genre, a journal widely considered to be one of the most important nonfiction journals in the country. The essay will appear in the Fall 2011 issue.
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Henscheid Receives Recognition as "Founder of Movement"Posted: Friday, February 11 2011
The University of Idaho’s Core Curriculum director Jean M. Henscheid is one of five individuals recognized as a central figure in the international movement to improve entering college students’ experiences. Henscheid’s recognition came at the 30th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. Others acknowledged with Henscheid include John N. Gardner and Betsy Barefoot of the John N. Gardner In...
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Machlis Speaks at AAAS Public EventPosted: Thursday, February 17 2011
Gary Machlis, science adviser to the director of the National Park Service and College of Natural Resources professor, spoke at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) public science event, "Science Before Hours: A Neighborhood Breakfast with Scientists," held Feb. 14 in Washington, D.C. Machlis was one of seven invited speakers interacting with the public in an informal s...
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Report on Environment, Agriculture, and Human Rights in HaitiPosted: Wednesday, April 6 2011
Guy Knudsen, Professor of Microbial Ecology and Plant Pathology, helped co-author a report submitted in March to the United Nations Human Rights Council, for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review for Haiti. The report, on environmental and agricultural concerns in Haiti and their effects on human rights, was organized by the Lawyers' Earthquake Response Network (LERN), a national network of volu...
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