News and Features
Every day, University of Idaho researchers, scholars and artists make discoveries, create new works, publish their findings and begin new explorations.
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U of I Research News
Seminar Sept. 27 on Tips for Writing Competitive Proposals
Posted Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
Research and Faculty Development (RFD) will host a training seminar designed to enhance skills that lead to successful proposals. Read more
Soil, Microbial and Ecosystem Ecology Research is Focus of First IRIC Lunch and Learn Presentation
Posted Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
Jane Lucas, a postdoctoral researcher exploring microbial and invertebrate communities at the University of Idaho, will kick off the first in a series of bi-weekly Lunch and Learn presentations Read more
$20 Million Idaho Research Award Focuses on Genetics of Rainbow Trout, Sagebrush
Posted Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:19:00 -0700
The University of Idaho will share a $20 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research aimed at uncovering and predicting how rainbow trout and sagebrush adjust to changing environments. The award, received through the NSF’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) program, is shared with Idaho EPSCoR partners at Boise State University and Idaho State University and may help inform natural resource policies and management decisions throughout the American West. Read more
Apply for Equipment Infrastructure Support Awards by Oct. 10
Posted Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) invites faculty to submit proposals by Oct. 10 for the equipment and infrastructure support (EIS) awards program. Read more
Next Deadline for IRIC Space Applications is Oct. 12
Posted Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
The Integrated Research and Innovation Center (IRIC) Facility Committee continues to consider applications for space in the IRIC facility. Read more
Faculty Invited to Apply for NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program
Posted Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
The Research and Faculty Development team in the Office of Research and Economic Development is requesting notice of intent to apply to the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC) program, a limited submission funding opportunity. Read more
U of I Research on Grain Stalks Aims to Reduce Crop Loss, Increase Revenues
Posted Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
University of Idaho researchers are working with counterparts at the University of Kentucky and Clemson University to breed stronger plants as part of a four-year quest to increase grain yields and reduce crop loss. Read more
U of I Research on Grain Stalks Aims to Reduce Crop Loss, Increase Revenues
Posted Thu, 06 Sep 2018 13:00:00 -0700
University of Idaho researchers are working with counterparts at the University of Kentucky and Clemson University to breed stronger plants as part of a four-year quest to increase grain yields and reduce crop loss. Stalk lodging, when a grain stem snaps prior to harvest, is a serious problem in most grain crops and results in annual yield losses of approximately 20 percent. The problem arises as a result of factors ranging from high nitrogen levels to storm damage to disease and seed type. Read more
ORED Welcomes Bradley Ritts as New Associate Vice President for Research
Posted Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700
The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) is pleased to announce that Bradley Ritts has signed on to become the University of Idaho's new Associate Vice President for Research (AVPR). Read more
U of I Secures Funding to Support Sustainability at Northwest Food Processing Plants
Posted Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:13:00 -0700
The University of Idaho will work with food processors and suppliers in the Pacific Northwest to support reductions in their energy, water and waste footprints as part of a new Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) grant awarded to U of I and its partners around the state. The Idaho Department of Commerce recently released the first $700,000 installment of the $2.1 million grant earlier this month. An additional$1.4 million in funding is anticipated over the next two years. Professor Karen Humes, an expert in hydrology and geospatial science in U of I’s College of Science, will lead efforts to pilot, demonstrate and transfer technologies that will help food processors and producers reduce water and nutrient use, as well as recycle nutrients and other valuable byproducts. Read more