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Noël Bakhtian named director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies

April 6, 2017

IDAHO FALLS – Mark Peters, Idaho National Laboratory director, announced the appointment of Noël Bakhtian as director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) effective May 15, according to an INL press release.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Graduate Research Symposium set March 31-April 1 at Pond Student Union

March 29, 2017

POCATELLO – The 2017 ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Graduate Research Symposium “Showcasing Scholarly and Creative Works” will be held March 31 and April 1 at the Pond Student Union.

Photo of Sarah Godsey with books in shelf in the background.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø study links nitrate contamination in lower Portneuf Valley watershed to septic tanks

March 27, 2017

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø researchers have established a clear link to septic sources of nitrate contamination in about one-third of the 100 private wells in the Lower Portneuf Valley Watershed sampled for a study.

CPI of the Month John Mulvaney pictured working in a laboratory.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s March Career Path Intern of the Month is John Mulvaney

March 27, 2017

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s John Mulvaney was named the Career Path Intern (CPI) for the month of March by the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Career Center.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Professor Joshua Swift lead researcher on study on patients choosing drug therapy or psychotherapy for mental health

March 24, 2017

POCATELLO – Joshua Swift, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø assistant professor of psychology, was recently a lead researcher on a study regarding patients’ likelihood to refuse drug therapy more than psychotherapy for mental health.

Researchers eye opening of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s new Research Data Center

January 5, 2017

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s research community will soon have access to a new, state-of-the-art Research Data Center (RDC) in the Lillibridge Engineering Building.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø graduate student Larry Leibrock awarded Fulbright Shuman Fellowship

December 15, 2016

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s Larry Leibrock, a political science research fellow at the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Informatics Research Institute, has been awarded a Fulbright Shuman Fellowship to conduct research and teach for six months at Oxford University, England, starting in January.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø psychology graduate students receive national awards

December 6, 2016

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø psychology graduate students Chris DeCou, Colin Mahoney and Ariana Tart-Zelvin have recently received awards from national organizations for their work.

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ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø researcher Michael Meyers publishes study showing lower rates of injury for collegiate men soccer players playing on FieldTurf versus natural grass

December 1, 2016

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø researcher Michael Meyers has published research findings that conclude there is a significantly lower injury rate for collegiate men’s soccer athletes playing on FieldTurf, a type of artificial turf, versus playing on natural grass.

Richardson in the background with his 3-D table in the foreground.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø doctoral student Rick Richardson investigates using 3-D topographic maps to teach spatial thinking skills, measure mental effort

December 1, 2016

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Instructional Design and Technology Ph.D. candidate Rick Richardson is investigating the use of topographic maps to teach spatial thinking skills and measure the total amount of participants’ mental effort, known as cognitive load.