Undaunted Exploration
Vandals Embrace Research Opportunities Despite COVID-19 Restrictions
Handpicked by NASA
Team Is Finalist in Nationwide Project to Send Research to the ISS
Threading Sustainability
CALS Student Researches Alternative Uses for Hops Bine
Sparking Conversation
Student Studies the Effects of Wildfire Smoke in Dairy Cattle
Sustaining Our Waters
Researchers Preserve Water Quality Across Idaho
Understanding Wilderness
The Confluence Lab Tackles Environmental Issues
HAUS Builds the Way
Students Work With Construction Professionals to Solve Industry Hurdles
Vandals Deliver
Students Build Assistive CPR Device to Help Save Lives
‘The Vandal Theory’
Explore the World of U of I Research with New Season
Glacier Surge in Alaska
Student ‘Listens’ to Water in Glacier
University of Idaho News
News Releases
U of I Students Win $31,000 for Business Proposals
Posted 4/14/2021 8:14:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 14, 2021 — Six of the 10 University of Idaho student teams that pitched business proposals during the online Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge won a total of $31,000 in cash prizes. Read more
Registration Is Open for U of I’s Virtual Summer Design Days
Posted 4/13/2021 5:01:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 13, 2021 — Registration is open for Summer Design Days, a live online workshop series hosted by the University of Idaho’s College of Art and Architecture. Read more
Prichard Art Gallery Exhibit to Display Artwork From U of I MFA Students
Posted 4/12/2021 9:07:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — April 12, 2021 — The Prichard Art Gallery is featuring work from University of Idaho Master of Fine Arts candidates in the exhibit “Intervention.” A closing reception will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 21. Read more
Faculty and Staff
Attend the Quarterly University Events Council Meeting April 8
Posted 4/1/2021 9:10:00 PM
Attend the university-wide Events Council meeting from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 8, via Zoom. The Events Council serves the U of I community by sharing event resources and best practices, providing onboarding and training, matching up experienced people on campus as mentors to new staff and unifying or streamlining the events processes. Register online. Read more
New VandalStar Alert Flags Go Live
Posted 3/22/2021 8:09:00 PM
Starting this week, two new alert flags — “Registration ALERT-Student Accounts Hold” and “Registration ALERT-Advisor Hold” — will go live and be added to students’ VandalStar accounts. If a student has a current university bill over $500 and/or needs to meet with their academic or faculty advisor, the student will receive an email notification with suggested action steps to address their hold(s). An orange alert flag will also be added to their VandalStar account. Read more
Early Warning Grade Progress Survey Update
Posted 3/11/2021 11:09:00 PM
In mid-February, course instructors reviewed students’ academic performance by submitting Early Warning Grade Progress Surveys in VandalStar. Course instructor response rate for Spring 2021 was 62% and represented a 9% increase over the Spring 2020 response rate of 53%. Total sections reporting increased from 1,019 in Spring 2020 to 1,155 in Spring 2021. More than 15,000 VandalStar alert flags and kudos were added to students’ VandalStar accounts in a 10-day period. Read more
Kudos and Acknowledgements
Student Media Students Earn SPJ Honors
Posted 4/19/2021 9:56:00 PM
Two reporters at The Argonaut student newspaper, senior journalism major Angela Palermo and first-year journalism major Cody Roberts, won first place in the Breaking News category for their coverage of anti-mask protests in Moscow in the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2021 Mark of Excellence Region 10 Awards. Their story will compete for the national award in that category. Read more
$500,000 USDA Grant Is Awarded to Lorie Higgins
Posted 4/14/2021 9:00:00 PM
Lorie Higgins is the recipient of a $500,000 three-year grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USDA. Lorie’s project is “Building and Sustaining Community Connections During and After Disasters: Rapid Response and Recovery Community Assessment Programs.” The project seeks to assist rural communities in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana with recovery from impacts of the pandemic in the area of community economic development. Read more
U of I in the News
The Arithmetic of Compassion: How Psychology, Literature Help Explain Response to Pandemic
Posted 4/16/2021 8:23:00 PM
This podcast of “Public Health on Call” hosted by Colleen Barry and produced by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was posted on April 16. There are psychological and cognitive obstacles to compassion, especially against an invisible virus. Dr. Paul Slovic, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon, and his son Dr. Scott Slovic, a literature professor at the University of Idaho talk with guest host Dr. Read more
Campus Can Crushers Recycle More Than 81,500 Cans Across U of I Campus
Posted 4/16/2021 6:13:00 PM
This story by Lynsey Amundson was published by KIVI-TV in Boise on April 15. MOSCOW — With a grant from the University of Idaho biology engineer student, Addie White, created "Campus Can Crushers" to help Idaho become more recycle friendly. “They are highly durable metal can crushers in the shape of university logos," White said. "It’s a project I started at the University of Idaho because our recycling program was cut.” Read more
In Memoriam
James Edward Calvert Jr
Posted 1/26/2021 8:26:00 PM
James Edward Calvert Jr. passed away Jan. 21. James joined the mathematics faculty at the University of Idaho in 1967. He was a dedicated teacher and mentor and was known for his work to prepare future elementary teachers and computer scientists. While serving as chair of the Math Department for 11 years, he created the innovative Pólya Math Learning Center to support students. Read more
Janice ‘Jan’ Elizabeth Pitkin
Posted 1/26/2021 8:24:00 PM
Janice “Jan” Elizabeth Pitkin passed away Jan. 21 at her home in Moscow. Jan worked at the University of Idaho in the News Bureau before transferring to the Department of Plant, Soils and Entomological Sciences where she worked for almost 16 years. She later transferred to the College of Natural Resources in the Department of Forest Products for another 10 years. Read more