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Lilian Alessa and Andy Kliskey awarded grant that extend the CRC’s mission
Posted 9/17/2019 10:35:00 PM
Center for Resilient Communities (CRC) Directors Lilian “Lil” Alessa and Andy Kliskey were each recently awarded National Science Foundation grants that extend the center’s mission to advance the co-production of knowledge and to pursue strategic directions in support of national resilience. Read more
Virtual Technology and Design Professor Involved in Amazon-Funded Project to Design Visual World, Increase Number of Women in Engineering
Posted 9/13/2019 10:11:00 PM
Jean-Marc Gauthier, associate professor in the College of Art and Architecture's Virtual Technology and Design Program, is part of a team recently awarded a grant from multinational tech giant Amazon to develop a virtual world that encourages women to pursue traditionally male-dominated engineering fields. Read more
Virtual Technology Laboratory Launches in Boise to House and Conduct Research for Autism Cross-Reality Institute
Posted 9/6/2019 10:24:00 PM
The College of Art and Architecture now has three statewide Virtual Technology Laboratories, where researchers create virtual environments to better understand how people respond to select scenarios through cognitive and emotive monitoring — and to help users visualize and plan for potential outcomes to critical scenarios. Read more
Integrated Design Lab Receives Grant to Assist Idaho's Fast-Growing Construction Industry through 3D Printing of Building Panels
Posted 9/5/2019 10:50:00 PM
Ken Baker, the director of the university's Integrated Design Lab, a research, education and outreach lab in Boise housed under the College of Art and Architecture, received a nearly $1 million grant that will positively impact Idaho's fast-growing construction industry. The grant will allow Baker and his team to develop a 3D printing process for the sustainable manufacturing of wall, floor and roof panels, made from locally sourced Idaho wood, for modular buildings. Read more
Northwest artists flock to Crow's Shadow for "Monothon 2.0"
Posted 8/15/2019 4:44:00 PM
Art + Design professor Mike Sonnichsen was among the participating artsts in the Crow's Shadow Institute of Arts printmaking event last July. Artists' works were auctioned off as part of a fundraiser for the Umatilla Indian Reservation-based institute. Read more
U of I Professor Named Idaho EPSCoR Director
Posted 7/29/2019 10:00:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — July 29, 2019 — A statewide effort to boost research capabilities at universities and colleges throughout Idaho will soon be led by a new director. University of Idaho Professor Andrew Kliskey, a leader in researching how communities adapt with changing environments, will serve as the next director of the Idaho Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), effective Aug. 18, 2019. Read more
Faculty Receive ORED Funding for Early-stage Collaborative Proposal Development
Posted 6/21/2019 10:38:00 PM
The Office of Research and Economic Development congratulates the first awardees of ORED's Advancing Collaborative Efforts (ACE) program, which supports the acquisition of data, discussions about collaborative proposal ideas, and other activities that will result in the development of large, collaborative grant proposals. Nearly $98,000 in ACE funding was distributed. Read more
New ORED RISE Program Supports Four Arts and Humanities Projects in 2019
Posted 6/21/2019 10:38:00 PM
Congratulations to the recipients of the ORED RISE Arts and Humanities Project Support program, which provided more than $9,000 in ORED funding for scholarly and creative efforts in the arts and humanities that either increase the competitiveness of an external grant or support scholarship and creative work. Read more
U of I Landscape Architecture Expert Publishes Book on Singapore as Model for Green Space Design
Posted 6/21/2019 10:38:00 PM
Raffaella Sini, assistant professor in the College of Art and Architecture's Landscape Architecture Program, is publishing a book that highlights how the small island nation of Singapore, with its rapid urbanization and exponential growth since achieving sovereignty in 1965, is a “relevant case study for the planning and design of public parks and open green spaces." Read more
Recent Interior Design Grads Design Sculpture Installed on Exterior of Cafe Artista
Posted 6/14/2019 11:39:00 PM
The sculpture was designed by graduates Ashley Buzzini and Brooks Boyer. Read more