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3 Networking Stocks That Are Helping the World Telecommute
Posted 3/23/2020 5:40:00 PM
If you woke up on Monday to a different work routine, you’re not alone. Tens of millions of workers are now isolated from their colleagues, not by choice, but by order. Investors are looking for some bright spots in what has become a bear market. MIS Instructor Mark Rounds shared his thoughts on rising stocks for this Investorplace article. Read more
Engineering and Business Students Win $10,000 at the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Posted 3/10/2020 10:40:00 PM
Student entrepreneurs won second place and $10,000 after pitching CatheterX, a multi-channeled, spiral-designed urinary catheter. Their unique design decreases the number of catheter-related infections, saving thousands of lives while reducing costs for hospitals. CatheterX started as a senior project with Edward Hall, Elena Tipton and Amy Macias in the College of Engineering. Read more
Idaho Pitch Competition Oct. 31
Posted 10/17/2019 11:16:00 PM
The Idaho Pitch, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Vandal Ballroom of the Bruce M. Pitman Center, attracts students from every college at U of I. Register before Monday, Oct. 28. Read more
Jamie Waters Receives Fulbright Award to Cambodia
Posted 8/20/2019 9:51:00 PM
Jamie Waters, a marketing and marketing analytics student in the College of Business and Economics, has been selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award to Cambodia. The ETA program places Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to local English teachers. ETAs help teach English while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. Waters is one of two ETAs selected to Cambodia this award cycle. Prior to this award, Waters also received a Benjamin A. Read more
U of I Students Win Startup Money at Spring Business Competitions
Posted 5/28/2019 11:41:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — May 28, 2019 — University of Idaho Students won their share of $25,000 toward developing business ideas this spring during the annual Idaho Pitch and Startup Vandal competitions. More than three dozen teams pitched their startup proposals to 50 investors at the Idaho Commons in Moscow during a tournament hosted by U of I’s College of Business and Economics (CBE). Read more
U of I Study Finds Scientific Reproducibility Does Not Equate to Scientific Truth
Posted 5/15/2019 6:28:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — May 15, 2019 — Reproducible scientific results are not always true and true scientific results are not always reproducible, according to a mathematical model produced by University of Idaho researchers. Their study, which simulates the search for that scientific truth, was published today, May 15, in the journal PLOS ONE. Independent confirmation of scientific results — known as reproducibility — lends credibility to a researcher’s conclusion. Read more
Engineering Teams Pitch Business Plans to Save Lives and the Planet
Posted 5/3/2019 10:42:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering students earned second and third place plus additional funding for two business plan pitches during the College of Business and Economics' Idaho Pitch Competition last Friday. Read more
U of I, Boise State Study Shows Economic Boost from Eastern Idaho Reactor Plan
Posted 1/23/2019 9:06:00 PM
BOISE, Idaho — Jan. 23, 2019 — Construction of an electric power generation facility in eastern Idaho that would utilize a group of small modular reactors could significantly boost the regional and state economies and increase U.S. carbon-free energy development, according to an economic impact study completed by the University of Idaho and Boise State University. Read more
Two U of I Alumni Receive Awards from the Pacific Northwest PGA Section
Posted 12/21/2018 5:54:00 PM
The top Pacific Northwest PGA professionals in 13 categories were recognized by their peers for outstanding performance during 2018. U of I alumni Tanner Kelley and Joshua Cantrell were among the award winners. Read more
Researchers Publish Findings About Retirement Investment Decisions
Posted 11/14/2018 10:42:00 PM
Who can make an informed retirement investment decision? Research by U of I associate professor of management and human resources Yun Chung and associate professor of finance Young Park explores this question. The Journal of Consumer Affairs recently published their study, "What I Know, What I Think I Know and Whom I Know: Influence on Retirement Investment Decisions." Read more