Biological Sciences News Releases
Study Doesn’t Support the Theory that Red and Eastern Wolves are Recent Hybrids, Researchers Argue
Posted Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:00:00 -0700
A team led by University of Idaho researchers is calling into question a widely publicized 2016 study that concluded eastern and red wolves are not distinct species, but rather recent hybrids of gray wolves and coyotes. In a comment paper that published today in the journal Science Advances, the team examines the previous study and argues that its genomic data and analyses do not definitively prove recent hybridization — but rather provide support for the genetic and evolutionary distinctiveness of red and eastern wolves. Read moreTen Proposals Receive ORED Equipment and Infrastructure Support Award Funding
Posted Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:57:00 -0700
Ten University of Idaho proposals were selected for funding through the Office of Research and Economic Development 2017 Equipment and Infrastructure Support Award program. The program supports equipment purchases, upgrades and repairs to enhance research, scholarship and creative activity at the university. Read moreFoster Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Work with Genetic Programming
Posted Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:18:00 -0700
James Foster, a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the University of Idaho College of Science, has earned a lifetime achievement award from an international academic society for his contributions to evolutionary computing in Europe.Read more
Austin Lecture Discusses Role of Chromatin in Protecting DNA and Human Health
Posted Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:00:00 -0700
Biochemist and biophysicist Michael J. Smerdon will discuss the important role the protein chromatin plays in repairing DNA at the University of Idaho College of Science’s 12th annual Robert B. and Floretta F. Austin Distinguished Lecture in Science at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the UI Menard Law Building Courtroom. The lecture is free and open to the public.Read more
College of Science Announces Staff and Faculty Awards March 30
Posted Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:05:00 -0700
The College of Science will honor faculty and staff award winners and retirees during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017, in the Pitman Center Vandal Ballroom. Read moreResearchers Examine How Supporting Pollinators Helps Agriculture
Posted Tue, 28 Mar 2017 08:00:00 -0700
When agriculture helps pollinators, pollinators help agriculture, according to a research review published today by an international group of experts, including a University of Idaho researcher. Read moreMicrobes Featured at Science After Hours March 2
Posted Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:02:00 -0800
University of Idaho researchers will discuss their work with microbes at the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute's Science After Hours "A Multitude of Microbes" event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St. in Moscow. Read moreUI Student Video Game Studio Releases First Game, ‘Darwin’s Demons’
Posted Mon, 13 Feb 2017 08:22:00 -0800
People around the world celebrated Charles Darwin’s incredible contributions to science on Feb. 12, International Darwin Day. Today, they can celebrate him again by blasting evolving digital aliens in a new video game created by University of Idaho students, “Darwin’s Demons.”Read more
UI Visualizing Science Exhibit Brings Together Artists and Researchers
Posted Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:00:00 -0800
A new project from the University of Idaho brings scientific research to life in art form, revealing a deep kinship inherent in seemingly disparate disciplines. Read moreHohenlohe Lab takes over Science After Hours
Posted Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:22:00 -0800
University of Idaho researchers from Paul Hohenlohe's biological sciences lab will discuss their work at the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute's Science After Hours "Hohenlohe Lab Takeover: DNA, Disease and Devils" event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at Last Frontier Pizza, 100 W. Fourth Street.Read more
22 Students Win Undergraduate Research Grants
Posted Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:42:00 -0800
The UI Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has awarded Undergraduate Research Grants to 22 students from across six colleges. Each grant will support a faculty-mentored student research project during spring semester 2017. The student projects are diverse and range from studies of Galapagos snails to hydrogen fuel cells to nutritional intervention for nurses.Read more
Parent Lab Takes Over Science After Hours
Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:39:00 -0800
University of Idaho researchers from Christine Parent's biological sciences lab will discuss their work at the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute's Science After Hours "Parent Lab Takeover: Spiders, Snails and Flies, Oh My!" event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at BookPeople of Moscow, 521 S. Main St. Read moreScience After Hours Features River and Stream Researchers
Posted Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:11:00 -0700
University of Idaho researchers will discuss their river- and stream-related work at the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute's Science After Hours "A Focus on Flowing Water" event from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at White Pine Gear Exchange and Fly Shop, 309 S. Main St. in Moscow. Read moreUI Biology Researchers Develop Tool for Identifying New Species
Posted Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:13:00 -0700
On the surface, the Idaho giant salamander and the coastal giant salamander look almost identical. But their genes prove they’re actually distinct species — a phenomenon biologists call “cryptic species.”Read more
Yeast Gene Rapidly Evolves to Attack Viruses, Researchers Find
Posted Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:00:00 -0700
Humans have used Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in baking, brewing and winemaking for millennia. New research from the University of Idaho and the University of Colorado Boulder reveals another way that yeast species can help our species: by demonstrating how viruses interact with their hosts, and how hosts may evolve to fight back. Read moreResearchers Find Rapid Evolution is Aiding Cancer-Stricken Tasmanian Devils
Posted Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:00:00 -0700
Over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of the world’s Tasmanian devils have died of a contagious cancer that spreads when the animals bite each other. Read moreResearchers Examine Evolution with National Science Foundation Support
Posted Thu, 12 May 2016 15:30:00 -0700
University of Idaho faculty members in the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies (IBEST) have been awarded $504,818 this year in new competitive grants as part of the National Science Foundation’s BEACON Science and Technology Center on Evolution in Action. Read moreTwo UI Faculty Members Earn National Recognition for Research
Posted Mon, 02 May 2016 12:30:00 -0700
Two University of Idaho faculty members have received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early career scholars. Read moreUI Student Earns National Fellowship for Graduate Research
Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:00:00 -0700
A University of Idaho undergraduate has earned a prestigious fellowship from the National Science Foundation that will fund three years of her graduate education. Read more2016 Three Minute Thesis Competition Winners Announced
Posted Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:00:00 -0700
The College of Graduate Studies would like to congratulate all of the doctoral candidates would participated in the first inaugural 3MT competition at the University of Idaho. COGS hosted its first 3MT on April 12, 2016. We had 11 amazing doctoral students present their research to an audience and a panel of judges. Three minutes isn’t a lot of time, but our students did a fantastic job staying within the limits. For more information about the 3MT, please visit our website. Videos of the winning 3MT presentations will be posted on our website soon. Read more