ORED rising to the occasion
UI department designs new way to award grants to faculty members

The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) announced it will award grants to faculty for research, scholarly and creative work under the new Research, Infrastructure and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) […]

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Through the fire and the flames
A UI-based team found evidence microbes can survive fire

University of Idaho Associate Professor Leda Kobziar and her team recently published research on microbes living in forest fire smoke. Kobziar’s team found that microorganisms — such as allergens and […]

Buzzing to campus
New on-campus facilities allow researchers to study malaria in mosquitos without leaving town

University of Idaho researchers can more effectively research malaria, thanks to a new animal research laboratory retrofitted to hold mosquitos. Before this new addition on campus, there was no place […]

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Research finds unexpected results
Berna Devezer and her interdisciplinary team found controversial results in research

A long-held belief in the scientific world is if the results of an experiment can be reproduced, then the results of the experiment are true. Berna Devezer, a University of […]

Maya Favela | Argonaut
Engineering students pitch research projects at event
Last Thursday, participants in the Grand Challenge Scholars program got the opportunity to pitch proposed research projects to faculty members

Daniel Robertson, University of Idaho Grand Challenge Scholars program director, says pitching a project to a peer or colleague is not about gaining money. Instead, Robertson said the goal of […]

Alexis Van Horn | The Argonaut
McGonigal: Gaming delivers real outcomes
Video game designer Jane McGonigal discussed the positive impacts of gaming at the 2018 Borah Symposium

Many people consider spending time playing video games a waste of time. Game designer Jane McGonigal’s closing keynote address for the Borah Symposium aimed to change that. McGonigal began her […]

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The bacon-cheeseburger of the sea
UI and other stakeholders help Pacific lampreys migrate

The slimy vampire fish grabs onto the Columbia River Dam for its life. It grips on the side of the dam with its sharp, suction-cupped mouth, climbing heights just to […]

Falling for Idaho
Russell Jackson quickly fell in love with the university he now calls home

Russell Jackson had a very interesting time navigating his way to the University of Idaho. Jackson, 40, works as an associate professor of psychology at UI and is known across […]

An upwelling of support
UI researcher receives CAREER grant to study tectonic plates

A University of Idaho researcher is set to receive a nearly $600,000 grant from a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study changes in oceanic ridges and educate students on […]