Latest news from University of Idaho on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/international-sport-expert-available-for-olympic-sports-coverage/?sc=rsin /articles/international-sport-expert-available-for-olympic-sports-coverage/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:05:35 EST University of Idaho /articles/the-true-cost-of-climate-change-devastating-wildfires-in-the-west/?sc=rsin /articles/the-true-cost-of-climate-change-devastating-wildfires-in-the-west/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:05:25 EST University of Idaho /articles/u-of-i-led-team-receives-15-million-to-study-the-effects-of-drought-and-fires-on-forests/?sc=rsin /articles/u-of-i-led-team-receives-15-million-to-study-the-effects-of-drought-and-fires-on-forests/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 May 2024 14:05:42 EST A multidisciplinary team led by University of Idaho researchers has received a $15 million grant to study the long-term impact of drought and fire on forest ecosystems. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-5-diversity-in-the-workplace/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-5-diversity-in-the-workplace/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:05:50 EST Chung is going to walk us through several studies about diversity in the workplace including how diversity on a company board affects the company's success and some nuances behind different types of diversity in the workplace. University of Idaho /articles/u-of-i-receives-over-11-million-to-launch-research-center-in-women-s-nutrition-and-health/?sc=rsin /articles/u-of-i-receives-over-11-million-to-launch-research-center-in-women-s-nutrition-and-health/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:05:45 EST The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Idaho more than $11 million toward creating a biomedical research center focused on furthering studies on women's health and nutrition. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-4-learning-to-love-running/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-4-learning-to-love-running/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:05:55 EST Meet Sharon Stoll, the director of the Center for ETHICS at University of Idaho and a leading authority in competitive moral education intervention techniques for college-aged students in America. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-3-exploring-the-unknown-deep-soils/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-3-exploring-the-unknown-deep-soils/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:05:22 EST Meet Michael Strickland and Zachary Kayler, associate professors in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at University of Idaho. They are leading a national contingency of scientists in building what amounts to huge terrariums at U of I: all to study a world that scientists still don't understand -- the deep soils under our feet. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-2-human-remains-politics-and-curiosity/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-2-human-remains-politics-and-curiosity/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:05:27 EST Meet Kate Kolpan, an assistant professor in the Department of Culture, Society and Justice at University of Idaho. Kolpan is a bioarchaeologist and forensic anthropologist whose research focuses on migration, violence, warfare and the politics related to the exhumation, identification and commemoration of human remains in both the past and present. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-1-international-sports-intertwine-with-politics/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-7-episode-1-international-sports-intertwine-with-politics/?sc=rsin Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:05:42 EST Meet Bill Smith, a clinical professor and director of the Martin Institute at University of Idaho. When athletes playing at the international level walk onto pitches, courts and fields, the politics of their countries tag along. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-8-kattlyn-wolf-teachers-care/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-8-kattlyn-wolf-teachers-care/?sc=rsin Sat, 06 Apr 2024 11:05:40 EST Meet Kattlyn Wolf, interim head of the Department of Agricultural Education, Leadership and Communications at University of Idaho. Wolf researches what motivates agricultural educators to keep teaching or leave the field. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-7-omi-hodwitz-missing-and-murdered-indigenous/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-7-omi-hodwitz-missing-and-murdered-indigenous/?sc=rsin Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:05:08 EST Meet Omi Hodwitz, an associate professor in the Department of Culture, Society and Justice at University of Idaho. Hodwitz and her students are compiling the most comprehensive database to date of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirits in Canada and the United States. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-6-matthew-bernards-engineering-a-better-world/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-6-matthew-bernards-engineering-a-better-world/?sc=rsin Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:05:13 EST Meet Matthew Bernards, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at University of Idaho and the director of the NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-5-karen-humes-water-energy-and-irrigation/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-5-karen-humes-water-energy-and-irrigation/?sc=rsin Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:05:13 EST Meet Karen Humes, a professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences at University of Idaho. Idaho uses water for irrigation and to make energy. Idaho also uses energy to pump irrigation water. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-4-helen-brown-erich-seamon-tracking-idaho-s-health-trends/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-4-helen-brown-erich-seamon-tracking-idaho-s-health-trends/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:05:38 EST Meet Helen Brown, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Movement Sciences at University of Idaho, and Erich Seamon, a research scientist in the Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-3-kenny-wallen-natural-resource-management/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-3-kenny-wallen-natural-resource-management/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:05:26 EST Meet Kenny Wallen, an assistant professor of human dimensions in the Department of Natural Resources and Society at the University of Idaho. Everyone has opinions about how Idaho's natural resources should be used. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-2-damon-woods-energy-regulations/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-2-damon-woods-energy-regulations/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:05:24 EST Meet Damon Woods, director of the Integrated Design Lab and a research professor at University of Idaho. Woods has helped state officials drill down which energy regulations -- among hundreds on the books -- protect Idahoans from wasting energy and money in their homes, businesses and elsewhere. He'll break down the tedious work he and other researchers did to discover how these rules help. University of Idaho /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-1-adolfo-carmona-latino-mental-health/?sc=rsin /articles/the-vandal-theory-podcast-season-6-episode-1-adolfo-carmona-latino-mental-health/?sc=rsin Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:05:50 EST Meet Adolfo Carmona, a second-year medical student at Idaho WWAMI. Between his first and second year of medical school, Adolfo worked in Jerome, which has a large Latino population. University of Idaho /articles/expert-available-to-speak-on-americans-attitudes-toward-military-aid-to-ukraine/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-to-speak-on-americans-attitudes-toward-military-aid-to-ukraine/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:05:32 EST University of Idaho /articles/u-of-i-researchers-on-team-exploring-black-hole-mergers-with-1-8-million-nasa-award/?sc=rsin /articles/u-of-i-researchers-on-team-exploring-black-hole-mergers-with-1-8-million-nasa-award/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:05:30 EST A team including University of Idaho researchers is going to explore the physics of supermassive black hole mergers and galaxy collisions, unlocking secrets that could reshape science's understanding of one of the universe's most enigmatic processes. University of Idaho /articles/u-of-i-awarded-grant-for-modeling-project-to-improve-us-s-resilience-to-water-scarcity/?sc=rsin /articles/u-of-i-awarded-grant-for-modeling-project-to-improve-us-s-resilience-to-water-scarcity/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:00:00 EST University of Idaho will lead a modeling project to enhance water budget predictions in the contiguous United States after being awarded a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 104g National Competitive Grant. This is the first time a scientist in Idaho has won the grant in the past two decades. University of Idaho