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Dave Huber in the field in a soil pit used for the study.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, USGS dryland soil carbon study at Idaho National Laboratory yields surprising results

April 24, 2019

POCATELLO – The results of a 20-year “drylands” experiment at the Idaho National Laboratory by ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø researchers and partners has yielded surprising results, including that native sagebrush shrub communities process soil carbon much differently than non-native crested wheatgrass stands.

Twelve alumni honored with ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø 2019 Professional Achievement Awards  

April 23, 2019

POCATELLO – Twelve ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø alumni will be honored with ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø 2019 Professional Achievement Awards at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4, in Holt Arena.

Dave Patton digging soil pit in desert at Reynolds Creek CZO.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and ARS researchers improve method to measure soil carbon at National Science Foundation Reynolds Creek Critical Zone Observatory in Southwest Idaho

April 23, 2019

POCATELLO – There is two to three times as much carbon in the Earth’s soil than in its atmosphere, which has important implications with regard to the effects of climate change, and scientists working at the National Science Foundation’s Reynolds Creek Critical Zone Observatory in southwest Idaho have developed a better method for estimating soil carbon.

Three ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø faculty members – Schoen, Seiger and Lohse – honored as 2019 Distinguished Faculty

April 17, 2019

POCATELLO – Three ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø faculty will be honored as Distinguished Faculty at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Commencement on May 4 in the Holt Arena. The recipients are Distinguished Teacher Marco Schoen, Distinguished Service Cindy Seiger and Distinguished Researcher Kathleen Lohse.

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ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø 2019 Outstanding Student Award recipients announced; banquet April 22

April 16, 2019

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Alumni Association proudly announce the 2019 Outstanding Student Award recipients who will be honored at Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 4, in Holt Arena.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø physics to host particle physics workshop to train secondary education teachers

April 15, 2019

POCATELLO – Secondary education teachers from throughout the western United States will gather at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø June 17-20 to learn about particle physics so they can better teach the fundamentals of science to their students. 

Hawthorne Middle School takes first at Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad on March 30

April 4, 2019

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø announced that the first-place winner for the Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad that took place on March 30 is Hawthorne Middle School’s team. 

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Five ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Faculty Honored as 2019 Outstanding Master Teachers  

March 28, 2019

POCATELLO – Five ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø faculty members have been chosen to receive 2019 Outstanding Master Teacher Awards.

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Five ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø faculty members honored with 2019 Outstanding Researcher Awards

March 28, 2019

POCATELLO – Five ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø faculty members have received 2019 Outstanding Researcher Awards and will be honored at a reception on April 9 at Juniper Hills Country Club.

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ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Professor Mustafa Mashal receives ASCE Engineer of the Year Award

March 25, 2019

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mustafa Mashal was awarded the Southern Idaho Section Engineer of the Year award at the 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Awards Banquet on March 19.