Jason Karl, director of CNR's Rangeland Institute, also operates the drone lab in the IRIC in which graduates students use drones in their research such as monitoring wildland fire smoke for microbes, spraying fields, doing boundary and LiDAR work.

Spring 2025

Here We Have Idaho

Jason Karl, director of CNR's Rangeland Institute, also operates the drone lab in the IRIC in which graduates students use drones in their research such as monitoring wildland fire smoke for microbes, spraying fields, doing boundary and LiDAR work.

Drone lab powers cutting-edge research

Discover how U of I’s drone lab equips students with advanced skills while transforming outdoor research projects.

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C. Scott Green announced as 19th President

From the president

This spring, we celebrate reaching our long-pursued goal of R1 research classification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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Rafe Richardson's assistants and participants conduct research in the movement sciences lab.

Focused on movement

Researchers aim to reduce injury risk in ROTC cadets through improved movement training. Learn how their insights can reshape procedures.

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A team from the University of Idaho robotics program recently built a wheeled robot that uses electricity to kill weeds in US Forest Service nursery seedling beds in Coeur d'Alene, ID. The robot travels rows via a programmed route while following data to differentiate between seedlings and weeds. It uses a moveable arm and electricity to “zap” weeds, killing them with a more than 95% efficiency, reducing labor costs and the use of petrol chemicals.

From havoc to harvest

U of I students are developing a weed-killing robot that could boost reforestation efforts.

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Miranda Wilson, professor of cello at the Lionel Hampton School of Music.

Teaching AI to translate

An interdisciplinary team translates a century-old German educational book using generative AI. 

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A hand holds a cow’s ear displaying a yellow plastic ear tag.

Revolutionizing rangeland

Students develop virtual fence technology to improve cattle management and wildlife conservation.

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Gems

See shining examples of U of I’s impact and excellence.

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Alumni

Catch up on alumni news: Class Notes, In Memoriam, Marriages and Future Vandals.

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Photos of College of Education, Heath and Human Sciences Indigenous Knowledge for Effective Education Program (IKEEP) and Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education (CIRCLES) students at the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) campus.

Working together

U of I is blending STEM education with Indigenous wisdom to tackle natural resource challenges and inspire future leaders.

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Portrait of College of Business and Economics student, Catherine Hubinger.

Girls who invest

A business major leverages U of I’s investment programs to become its representative for an international corporate finance program for young women.

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Professor Thomas Farrer lectures about dementia

The time is now

A U of I researcher finds that treating specific health conditions can reduce the number of dementia diagnoses.

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Newsroom

Check out our new story repository. With browse, filter and search tools, you'll find exactly what you want.

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