Feature Stories

Welcome to the University of Idaho's featured stories. Below you will find the most recent stories highlighting our exceptional faculty, staff, students, and alumni and showcases groundbreaking and award-winning research.

Home on the Range

Making the transition from the small town of Grangeville, Idaho, to earning a national reputation for her expertise in rangeland management, Julia Workman is graduating with confidence, experience and a plan.  Read more

Building a Golden Foundation

Goldwater Scholar Kevin Witkoe focuses on robotics research for NASA and calculating speed for a robotic hand to help stroke patients with physical therapy.  Read more

Turning Opportunity into Gold(water)

It’s the unknown, the intangible and the theory that drew Rebecca LaVerne Winzer to physics. The sophomore from Coeur d’Alene has delved head first into research at the university and will be able to use her recently awarded Goldwater Scholarship to propel her into graduate school.  Read more