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U-Idaho Joins Effort to Get Jerry Kramer into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Posted: Thursday, May 24
BOISE, Idaho – Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio are among the most elite, recognizable, and honored athletes of their time. They have been rewarded for their skill and dedication to the game, but the roster of Hall of Fame legends remains incomplete – one great player from the glory days of the Green Bay Packers is missing. That oversight has football fans and a...
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News Release | Office of the President

City of Moscow, U-Idaho Begin Intermodal Transit Center Construction
Posted: Wednesday, May 23
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho and the City of Moscow are joining forces to break ground on a new intermodal transit center. Located on the University of Idaho campus at the intersection of Sweet Ave. and Railroad Ave. in Moscow, the intermodal transit center will serve as a link between transportation service providers across the Palouse. Since fixed route service began in Mo...
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News Release | Office of the President | Provost | Parking and Transportation | ASUI

University of Idaho Events for May 21–27
Posted: Friday, May 18
MOSCOW, Idaho – The following is a list of University of Idaho sponsored events for the week of May 21–27. Events will take place in Moscow, and are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Monday, May 21 Dissertation Defense: Erin Berryman 8:30 a.m. College of Natural Resources, Room 200 840 W. 7th St. in Moscow Erin Berryman, doctoral candidat...
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Chief Justice of Idaho Supreme Court Offers “Beginner’s Guide to a Remarkable Life”
Posted: Tuesday, May 15
By Donna Emert MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho College of Law alumnus and Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, Justice Roger S. Burdick, offered the College of Law Class of 2012 some tongue-in-cheek advice from poet/satirist Pamela August Russell’s, “A Beginner’s Guide to Mediocrity,” at the college’s 103rd commencement ceremony Saturday, May 12. Russell’s poem urg...
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Law | News Release

U-Idaho Arboretum Joins Select Few in Accredited Ranks
Posted: Tuesday, May 15
MOSCOW, Idaho – The 63-acre University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden was recognized this week as one of only a handful of arboreta that has been accredited by the Morton Register of Arboreta. The U-Idaho Arboretum received a Level III accreditation, on a four tier scale, that recognizes an arboretum with more than 500 varieties of trees and woody plants, a dedicated curator, professional...
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Natural Resources | News Release | Arboretum
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U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Encourages Strength of Courage and Character to Class of 2012
Posted: Monday, May 14
MOSCOW, Idaho – Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General James F. Amos issued a stirring call to Vandal graduates Saturday at the University of Idaho’s Spring Commencement to live a life of public service. Amos, a native of Wendell, Idaho and University of Idaho class of 1970 alumnus, called on the class of 2012 to “serve others, your community or humanity in some way.” ...
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News Release | Office of the President | Provost | University of Idaho/Washington State University Navy ROTC

Experts Offer Students History of Local Water Health and Restoration Efforts
Posted: Friday, May 11
By Donna Emert PINEHURST, Idaho—Approximately 20 Silver Valley Upward Bound students will wade into local waters, and local history, on Saturday, May 19. The field day is designed to help the students better understand the past and future of the Silver Valley, and the vital connections between environment, industry and education. Two University of Idaho programs, Upward Bou...
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Education | Coeur d' Alene | News Release

Largest Nuclear Energy University Programs Grant Awarded to University of Idaho
Posted: Thursday, May 10
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The United States Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) awarded three new research and development projects to the University of Idaho. The $2.56 million total value of these projects is the largest amount awarded to any single institution. In addition, the University of Idaho was also awarded a three-year graduate fellowship. A total of $4...
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Idaho Falls | Research | News Release | Center for Advanced Energy Studies | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear Engineering | Safety

U-Idaho Coeur d’Alene Commencement Speaker Reed Urges 2012 Grads to Celebrate the Positive, “Find the Pony”
Posted: Wednesday, May 9
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Longtime Coeur d’Alene attorney Scott Reed delivered a brief commencement address that began with a humorous insight, and he continued to deliver them to new graduates throughout the ceremony Monday night. “This is a happy occasion for all of you,” Reed said. “But, a year or so later, when a graduate is asked what is the most forgettable event surrounding his or ...
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Coeur d' Alene | Alumni | News Release | Northern Idaho | Registrar | Provost | Duane Nellis

Marty Peterson Named Interim Director of U-Idaho’s James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research
Posted: Wednesday, May 9
BOISE, Idaho – He retired from the University of Idaho in December, yet five short months later, Martin L. “Marty” Peterson is back at work. Peterson has been tapped as interim director for the James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research, based in Moscow. Among his responsibilities, Peterson will be providing leadership to the interdisciplinary work of the center, pla...
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Martin School of International Studies | International Studies | News Release | International Studies