UI Biologist Heads Summer Research to Increase Salmon, Trout and Lamprey
Posted: Tuesday, June 25
MOSCOW, Idaho — In an effort to boost stocks of steelhead trout, Chinook salmon and Pacific lamprey, a team of University of Idaho researchers will begin a three-faceted study in the coming months. A $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is supporting the work. Co-investigator Christopher Caudill is an assistant professor in the department of fish and wildlife sciences in...
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Natural Resources | Fish & Wildlife Resources | Research | News Release | Bonneville

Invasive Snails are Target of UI, USGS Environmental DNA Study
Posted: Wednesday, June 19
MOSCOW, Idaho – Researchers at the University of Idaho and the U.S. Geological Survey have developed a way to identify New Zealand mudsnail infestations in their earliest stages – using only the small bits of DNA the snails shed in the water.
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Natural Resources | Fish & Wildlife Resources | Lisette Waits | Research | News Release

UI, Micron Pilot Programs Support STEM Education in Three Idaho Communities
Posted: Wednesday, June 5
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho’s science, technology, engineering and math – or STEM – Education Research Initiative is launching innovative programs in three Idaho communities to support student academic success and increase interest in STEM education.
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Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Education | Research | News Release | Cori Mantle-Bromley | Melinda Hamilton

Idaho Universities Awarded $20M Grant to Study Interaction of Landscapes and Cities
Posted: Monday, June 3
MOSCOW, Idaho – Researchers from the University of Idaho and partner institutions across the state will study the ways society and landscapes are interconnected thanks to a new $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, or NSF.
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John McIver | Peter Goodwin | Research | News Release

Recent Grad’s Research Helps State Plan Chinook Salmon Season
Posted: Wednesday, May 22
MOSCOW, Idaho – Spring is here, Chinook salmon are swimming from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho hatcheries and rivers where they were born – and anglers are waiting for them. But how do state management agencies balance the need for adequate numbers of Chinook in the fisheries against anglers’ desire to stock their larders?
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Natural Resources | Fish & Wildlife Resources | Research | News Release | Michael Quist

Annual Innovation Showcase Announces Award Winners
Posted: Friday, April 26
University of Idaho students and student teams demonstrated their exceptional skill, confidence and knowledge at the annual Innovation Showcase on April 23. Judges selected as award winners 15 students and student teams from among the 84 participants.
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College of Graduate Studies | Research | News Release

U-Idaho’s Student Engineering Projects Showcased at 20th Annual Design EXPO
Posted: Tuesday, April 23
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s Engineering Design EXPO celebrates its 20th year on Friday, April 26, with student presentations, project demonstrations and a keynote address from molten metal processing expert and U-Idaho alumnus Bob Wagstaff. The free event is the Northwest’s longest-running interdisciplinary initiative featuring student innovations. More than 50 stu...
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Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Larry Stauffer | Research | News Release | engineering

U-Idaho receives $5.1 million grant from National Institutes of Health
Posted: Friday, April 19
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Idaho a five-year grant for $5.1 million in continued support of the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST).
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Science | Biological Sciences | Larry Forney | Research | News Release