U-Idaho President Named Finalist For Texas Tech President’s Job
Posted: Friday, March 1
MOSCOW, ID – University of Idaho President M. Duane Nellis has been selected as the sole finalist for the presidency at Texas Tech University. The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents will have a final vote on this in late March following a 21-day waiting period required by Texas law. “When Ruthie and I made the move to the Northwest and the University of Idaho almost four y...
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Waste Not, Want Not: Solid Waste Management and Wastewater Treatment is the Focus of U-Idaho’s President’s Sustainability Symposium
Posted: Monday, February 25
MOSCOW, Idaho – Changing regulations and the prospect of fewer federal dollars mean wastewater treatment and solid waste management are critical concerns for today’s city planners, commercial developers, elected officials and facilities operators nationwide. That’s why the University of Idaho’s President’s Sustainability Symposium is focusing on “Community Stewa...
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President Nellis Announces the Creation of Two Task Forces
Posted: Thursday, February 14
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho President M. Duane Nellis continues to demonstrate his commitment to reassuring campus safety. As part of this commitment, he announced today the formation of two task forces to evaluate university policies regarding alcohol and substance abuse among students university-wide and to examine the university’s relationship with fraternities and sororitie...
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Service and Commitment Beyond Graduation: U-Idaho Ranks 7th in Peace Corps Rankings
Posted: Wednesday, February 6
By Amanda Cairo MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho has a long-standing tradition of opening doors for students to the world, and this year, that effort is being recognized as the university ranks seventh on the Peace Corps’ 2013 Top Colleges amongst medium-sizes schools. “We are proud of taking our tradition of service learning and the spirit of helping others worldwide,&r...
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Nellis Outlines U-Idaho’s Statewide Impact, Continuing Partnership with State Legislature
Posted: Thursday, January 24
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho is partnering with the Idaho legislature to support and inspire the future of Idaho’s citizens. That’s the message that M. Duane Nellis, university president, delivered to members of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on behalf of the state’s land-grant university. “This legislative investment also benefits 36,000 stu...
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U-Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School Earns ID21 Award for Innovative Teaching
Posted: Wednesday, September 19 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho – 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. As one of the recipients from a pool of 167 nominees, MOSS will receive $50,000 and be honored at the foundation’s award ceremony on Oct. 16 at the Boise Egyptian Theater. “This prestigious aw...
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U-Idaho Climbs in Washington Monthly Ranking; Doing More for Students
Posted: Tuesday, September 4 2012
MOSCOW, Idaho — The University of Idaho has climbed the rankings in Washington Monthly’s list of top colleges and universities across the nation. The publication placed University of Idaho at number 65 after posing the question, “What are colleges doing for their country?” The University of Idaho has answered that question well. Taking into account student impact and experience, the rankings also...
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U-Idaho Joins Effort to Get Jerry Kramer into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Posted: Thursday, May 24 2012
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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City of Moscow, U-Idaho Begin Intermodal Transit Center Construction
Posted: Wednesday, May 23 2012
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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U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Encourages Strength of Courage and Character to Class of 2012
Posted: Monday, May 14 2012
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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