University of Idaho researchers awarded grant to research symptoms of diabetes
Toxins in the gut may signal diabetes before it happens, according to researchers.

People with type two diabetes can suffer from lack of feeling in the hands and feet or constant bowel issues, often thought to be symptoms of their condition. WWAMI researchers at the University of Idaho are ready to challenge that, armed with the claim that toxins present before a person shows signs of type two diabetes can cause nerve and muscle dysfunction in the gut, eventually leading to insulin resistance.

University of Idaho receives full AAALAC International accreditation
Doors opening for more research and collaborations with other organizations and universities

All University of Idaho colleges with animals in their care have received full accreditation from the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC), meaning the quality of care in animal research and use has been acknowledged to be completely up to standard, with no new suggestions for improvements.

UI Ph.D. candidate research featured in radio program
Hallie Walker discussed her previous research in an August episode of Freakonomics radio show

Walker was featured with author Priya Parker, University of North Carolina professor Steven Rogelberg, anthropologists Helen Schwartzman and Jen Sandler and several listeners in an episode titled “How to Make Meetings Less Terrible.”

Community involvement in research
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute to host a citizen science campaign examining water quality

Science-curious citizens of the Spokane River area will have the opportunity to participate in an experiment this spring. The Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, a research center associated with University […]

Drastic snowfall decreases in Western United States
UI postdoctoral researcher finds climate change affecting snowfall

Earlier this month, postdoctoral researcher Adrienne Marshall’s study was published in Geophysical Research Letters, an academic journal. University of Idaho hydrologist Timothy Link, UI climatologist John Abatzoglou and University of […]