News and Features
Every day, University of Idaho researchers, scholars and artists make discoveries, create new works, publish their findings and begin new explorations.
A constantly updated feed of research-related news is below, and stories about UI projects and people are available in the Featured Research and Student Research sections.
Explore the Research Report to learn in depth about the people and projects shaping UI’s research mission in 2016 and to read reports from past years.
U of I Research News
U of I Study: Ecologists Find a ‘Landscape of Fearlessness’ in a War-Torn Savannah
Posted Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0700
MOSCOW, Idaho — March 12, 2019 — A team of ecologists including a University of Idaho researcher, have found evidence that reintroducing key carnivores in a large-mammal ecosystem in Africa could undo damage caused by their removal. Their work appeared in the journal Science. Read more
Two U of I Faculty Members Receive National Recognition for Research
Posted Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:21:00 -0700
MOSCOW, Idaho — March 12, 2019 —Two University of Idaho assistant professors have earned national Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read more
Limited Submission: Faculty Invited to Submit for NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education
Posted Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:32:00 -0800
The Research and Faculty Development team in the Office of Research and Economic Development is requesting notice of intent (NOI) to indicate interest in submitting a proposal to the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE). The deadline to submit NOIs is 5 p.m. Pacific time Friday, March 1. Read more
Cultivating the Harvest Conference March 1-2 Focuses on Small-Scale Farming, Ranching
Posted Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:26:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — Feb. 21, 2019 — The world of small-scale farmers from pollinators to profits will occupy those attending the Cultivating the Harvest 20th Anniversary Inland Northwest Small-Scale Farm Conference March 1-2 at the University of Idaho in Moscow. Read more
MEDIA ADVISORY: U of I Experts Available to Discuss Climate Variability in Agribusiness
Posted Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:14:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho – Feb. 19, 2019 – Year-to-year climate variability is increasing in Idaho, and these shifts are complicating long-term planning schedules and influencing soil and plant health. U of I agricultural researchers are hurrying to document the status of soils, plant diseases, and water resources in Idaho and to prepare for the effects of future changes in climate. Read more
Land Purchase, Approved by State Board, Paves Way for U of I Research Dairy
Posted Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:25:00 -0800
BOISE, Idaho — Feb. 14, 2019 — A plan to create the nation’s largest research dairy advanced Thursday with the Idaho State Board of Education’s vote to allow the University of Idaho to buy land for the $45 million project. Read more
National Academy of Sciences Member Jim Bull to Join U of I Faculty
Posted Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:01:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — Feb. 13, 2019 — National Academy of Sciences (NAS) member Jim Bull will join the University of Idaho faculty in fall 2019. He will be the first NAS member affiliated with an educational institution in Idaho, according to NAS. The academy is a nonprofit and private society of scholars charged by Congress to provide the nation objective and independent council on scientific and technological matters; Bull was elected to NAS in 2016. Read more
Student Theses Explained in Three Minutes During Statewide Competition
Posted Tue, 05 Feb 2019 09:44:00 -0800
BOISE, Idaho — February 4, 2019 — It’s tough to distill an 80,000-word thesis into a three-minute presentation. But graduate students from around the Gem State are slated to do just that during a competition in Boise. Read more
Endowment Lands Contribute More Than $500 Million to Idaho’s Economy
Posted Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:08:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho – Jan. 29, 2019 -- A new study reveals Idaho endowment lands contributed $531.3 million in gross state product (GSP) in 2017, including $315.4 million in wages from 7,641 jobs. Read more
U of I Study: Brief Air Exposure Has No Impact on Trout Survival, Reproductive Success
Posted Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:25:00 -0800
MOSCOW, Idaho — Jan. 28, 2019 — A University of Idaho study provides evidence that the practice by anglers of holding a fish out of water before releasing it has no impact on the fish’s survival or its ability to produce offspring. Read more