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Engineering Senior Named TMS Structural Materials Division Scholar for Second Year
Posted 9/10/2020 10:04:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering senior Jadzia Graves has been named The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Structural Materials Division Scholar for 2021, the second year in a row. Graves received a $2,500 scholarship that also includes the Battelle Materials Graduate Student Award, for use if she chooses to participate in graduate school and continue studies in a materials-related field. Read more
Engineering Students Earn More than $160K in DOE Awards to Pursue Nuclear Programs
Posted 9/9/2020 9:56:00 PM
University of Idaho College of Engineering graduate student Kristen Geddes and undergraduate Tyler Sand received fellowship and scholarship awards through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Geddes will receive a total of $156,000 over her three-year graduate fellowship. Read more
College of Engineering Earns Full Six-Year ABET Accreditation
Posted 9/3/2020 9:43:00 PM
All of the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s engineering and computer science degrees have been accredited by the engineering and computing accreditation commissions of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. Read more
U of I Research Team Earns Nearly $6M to Battle Lyme Disease, Surging Tick-Borne Illnesses
Posted 8/31/2020 5:33:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Aug. 31, 2020 — University of Idaho researchers are leading a nearly $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) cooperative agreement, using large and complex data sets to improve prediction and response measures for tick-borne diseases. Read more
U of I Researchers, Moscow to Build on COVID-19 Wastewater Testing and Analysis
Posted 7/21/2020 5:10:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — July 21, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Idaho have partnered with the City of Moscow to improve wastewater testing for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The team hopes to develop an early warning system for spikes in local cases. Read more