Toward Energy Independence
Projects at Iconic Steam Plant, IRIC to Decrease Costs, Reliance on Energy Sources
Grasses to the Masses
Smartphone App Helps Users Identify Idaho’s Grasses for Education, Land Management
Investigating Hunters’ and Anglers’ Needs
CNR, Fish and Game Improve Idaho’s Wildlife Management
Punching Out Parkinson’s
Idaho WWAMI Students Volunteer Ringside with Parkinson’s Patients
A Design Like No Other
Students and Alumni Raise Money, Patent Life-Saving Catheter Design
The Vandal Theory Podcast
Special Season of the Podcast Explores COVID-19-Related Topics
Experiences ‘En Plein-Air’
Art Professor Offers Live Painting Demonstrations in Nature Amid COVID-19
University of Idaho News
News Releases
Animals' Susceptibility to Coronavirus Subject of U of I Research
Posted 9/17/2020 11:13:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Sept. 17, 2020 — Whether coronavirus can use farm animals or North American bats as intermediate hosts to spread the novel pathogen SARS-CoV2 is being explored by three University of Idaho researchers. Read more
Funding to Assist U of I’s ‘New Beginnings for Tribal Students’ Project
Posted 9/16/2020 5:18:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Sept. 16, 2020 — Degree attainment for tribal students at the University of Idaho received a boost thanks to a grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Read more
U of I Auditorium Chamber Music Series Returns for 34th Season
Posted 9/15/2020 8:22:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Sept. 15, 2020 — The University of Idaho’s Auditorium Chamber Music Series has brought concerts and educational performances by some of the world’s finest performers to the Palouse since 1986. Read more
Faculty and Staff
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
Vandals Dining Lends A Helping Hand During COVID-19, Gifts More Than 500 Kids’ Meals
Posted 9/1/2020 9:42:00 PM
Vandals Dining at the University of Idaho gifted more than 500 complimentary Chick-fil-A meals to children 12 and under as a much-needed community outreach initiative in light of the heightened levels of food scarcity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every child who cleared the proper COVID-19 safety enhancements was eligible to receive one meal per day within two weeks of Chick-fil-A’s reopening with no purchase necessary. The meal included chicken nuggets, a cookie and bottled water. Read more
Ericka Huggins to Provide Women’s Leadership Conference Keynote Sept. 8
Posted 8/31/2020 9:40:00 PM
Ericka Huggins – a human rights activist, poet, educator, Black Panther leader and former political prisoner — will provide a virtual keynote presentation for the 2020 Women’s Leadership Conference at noon Tuesday, Sept. 8, via Zoom. This event is free and open to the public. Register online. Read more
Diana Mitchell to Present at NIH Virtual IDeA PI Meeting
Posted 9/16/2020 10:10:00 PM
Diana Mitchell, assistant professor, Biological Sciences, was selected to present her abstract entitled “Retinal Development and Regeneration from a Microglial Perspective” at the NIH virtual IDeA PI meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 22. She was one of the few selected from 175 submissions to present. Read more
Janine Darragh Selected for English Language Specialist Assignment
Posted 9/11/2020 9:39:00 PM
Janine Darragh, associate professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, was selected by the U.S. Department of State for a three-week English Language Specialist project. The project is for Teach for Lebanon Fellows and focuses on teacher training in Lebanon. Darragh will facilitate professional development courses for graduates who will serve two years as English teachers in Lebanon schools. Read more
U of I in the News
Bay Watchers Keep an Eye on Coeur d’Alene Lake
Posted 8/27/2020 10:40:00 PM
This story was written by the Our Gem Collaborative team for the CDA Press on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Along the shores of Coeur d’Alene Lake, citizen scientists are keeping a close eye and detailed log of changes in the water. Read more
Coping With Change — With A Trial Run
Posted 5/1/2020 5:10:00 PM
This article was written by Tony Murillo and published in Lewiston Tribune, May 1, 2020: Hunkering down from the coronavirus has been tough for most students. Read more
In Memoriam
Bill Belknap
Posted 7/24/2020 9:47:00 PM
Willard S. (Bill) Belknap passed away on July 17 at the age of 81. Bill began working at the University of Idaho as athletic director of Vandal Athletics in 1978. Following 10 years in that position, Bill moved into the role of director of development and executive director of the U of I Foundation during the Centennial Campaign. Bill was inducted into the North Idaho Hall of Fame in 2003 as well as the University of Idaho Hall of Fame in 2008. Read more
Marilyn Howard, CEHHS Alumna
Posted 7/17/2020 9:47:00 PM
Marilyn Howard, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences alumna, donor and advocacy board member, died July 13 at her Eagle home. Education propelled Marilyn ’60, ’65 from Mackay to head of the class in Idaho’s education system. She pointed to two core pillars that supported her: reading and social responsibility. Marilyn served on multiple boards, two of which were the Garden City’s Learning Lab and Boise’s Wassmuth Center for Human Rights; both speaking to her core pillars. Read more