UI Develops Pre-College Outreach Project with Jerome Community

Posted Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:47:00 -0700

As part of the Latino Pre-College Outreach Project, a UI employee will work out of the Jerome middle and high schools to provide students and their families with mentorship and educational development. Forty Latino students will be selected for the first program year, which includes school-year mentoring and tutoring, family support and education on higher education; and summer programs focused on hands-on learning. An evaluation of the project will determine the feasibility of expansion to include additional cohorts. Read more

UI Develops Pre-College Outreach Project with Jerome Community

Posted Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:47:00 -0700

As part of the Latino Pre-College Outreach Project, a UI employee will work out of the Jerome middle and high schools to provide students and their families with mentorship and educational development. Forty Latino students will be selected for the first program year, which includes school-year mentoring and tutoring, family support and education on higher education; and summer programs focused on hands-on learning. An evaluation of the project will determine the feasibility of expansion to include additional cohorts. Read more

UI Snake River Pest Management Research Tours set June 20, 21 at Kimberly, Aberdeen

Posted Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:53:00 -0700

The annual Snake River Pest Management Research tours are planned June 20 and 21 at the University of Idaho’s Kimberly and Aberdeen Research and Extension Centers. The tours will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and conclude at noon with a sponsored lunch in both locations. Pesticide applicator recertification credits will be available. Read more

Science Saturday in the UI Arboretum

Posted Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0700

"Plant Puzzles" is the title for the Science Saturday session on June 17 in the UI Arboretum with Bertie Weddell from the WSU Dept. of Horticulture. Children will be taught to recognize and name several plant species in the Arboretum and will learn botanical vocabulary. In teams of two to four, participants will solve a plant identification puzzle. Appropriate for grades K-5. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Red Barn, south end of the UI Arboretum. For more information and registration, e-mail: sciencesaturday@uidaho.edu.
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UI Extension 4-H Shooting Sports Program Popularity Growing

Posted Thu, 25 May 2017 12:00:00 -0700

The University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development program can boast more than a century of helping young people learn leadership and good judgment in hitting targets ­— ranging from earning blue ribbons for sewing projects to mastering animal showmanship at county fairs.
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UI Extension 4-H Shooting Sports Program Popularity Growing

Posted Thu, 25 May 2017 12:00:00 -0700

The University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development program can boast more than a century of helping young people learn leadership and good judgment in hitting targets ­— ranging from earning blue ribbons for sewing projects to mastering animal showmanship at county fairs.
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Summer Camps with STEM Eureka! Palouse with University of Idaho 4-H

Posted Mon, 01 May 2017 11:09:00 -0700

University of Idaho 4-H is partnering with Eureka! Palouse to provide STEM summer camps in June, July and August for rising first grade through 12th grade students. If you would like to know more, or want to register your child, visit www.eurekapalouse.org.

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Summer Camps with STEM Eureka! Palouse with University of Idaho 4-H

Posted Mon, 01 May 2017 11:09:00 -0700

University of Idaho 4-H is partnering with Eureka! Palouse to provide STEM summer camps in June, July and August for rising first grade through 12th grade students. If you would like to know more, or want to register your child, visit www.eurekapalouse.org.

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Job Opportunity: Extension Faculty, Bingham County, Family and Consumer Sciences

Posted Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:46:00 -0700

The educator will provide instruction and support in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and 4-H Youth Development educational programs for county, district and state programs. They will plan develop, implement, evaluate and report health and nutrition, food safety and financial management programs (75 percent) and FCS-related 4-H Youth Development programs (25 percent). Read more and apply.
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UI Sponsoring “Megafires” Presentation at Kenworthy May 3

Posted Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:08:00 -0700

The University of Idaho is sponsoring a live, multimedia presentation titled “Era of Megafires” at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center in Moscow. The presentation is free and open to the public.

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