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ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø President Arthur C. Vailas announces retirement

POCATELLO — After more than a decade of service to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, President Arthur C. Vailas has announced his plans for retirement. The announcement was made to the Idaho State Board of Education during its monthly meeting Wednesday, Aug. 9.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø's Shannon Kobs Nawotniak joining NASA, NOAA for underwater volcano study with implications for space travel

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø geosciences Assistant Professor Shannon Kobs Nawotniak is joining a NASA and NOAA study of underwater volcanoes that has implications for searching for life on a distant moon.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø professor Xu, graduate student Tart-Zelvin publish article on love at Scientific American online

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø psychology Professor Xiaomeng (Mona) Xu and clinical doctoral candidate, Ariana Tart-Zelvin, recently had their article “What Goes On in Our Brains When We Are in Love?” published online by Scientific American magazine.

News Bites

Eighteen ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø students awarded MILES scholarships to present at Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research

Thirty undergraduate students from ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø were awarded Managing Idaho’s Landscapes for Ecosystem Services (MILES) internships to participate in wide range of social science, ecological and geological studies this summer.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø undergrad Erin Sandmeyer gains experience working on NASA research projects

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø senior Erin Sandmeyer has enjoyed her opportunity to conduct field research for NASA this summer at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.

Local prep students gain hands-on chemistry lab research experience through Project SEED at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø

POCATELLO – Though many aspiring scientists don’t get the chance to perform lab research until they enter college, eight Southeast Idaho high school students had the opportunity to work in ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s chemistry labs this summer thanks to the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Project SEED.

Moryah DeMott selected as August 2017 ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Career Path Intern of the Month

POCATELLO – Moryah DeMott, an English/creative writing major, has been selected as the August 2017 ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Career Path Intern of the Month.

Idaho State Civic Symphony announces 2017-2018 schedule, season tickets now on sale

POCATELLO— The Idaho State-Civic Symphony announced its 2017-18 concert schedule and that season tickets are now on sale for the season.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Department of Theatre and Dance announces 2017-18 season

POCATELLO – From classic to contemporary, Dr. Seuss to opera, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s Department of Theatre and Dance will offer a great selection of productions for the 2017-18 season.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø College of Business hires two faculty members and health informatics program director

POCATELLO—Nicole Hanson and Alexander Rose have joined the College of Business marketing faculty at ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø.

Family Practice Residency is Accepting Patients

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø biological science students study cutthroat trout, gain research experience through MURI program

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø junior Megan Brauner had the opportunity to assist graduate student Tyson Hallbert with his doctoral project on habitat restoration for native cutthroat trout in Southeast Idaho and present her research at the Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research (ICUR).

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø hires Patricia Marincic to lead Meridian campus

Patricia Z. Marincic is the new associate vice president for the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø-Meridian Health Science Center. She’ll manage campus operations, academic programs and facilitate community outreach, according to university officials.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Health Service Announces Fall Hours

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø researchers seek input from farmers, policy makers on Eastern Snake River Plain Managed Aquifer recharge

POCATELLO – ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø researchers are seeking input from farmers, water managers and policy makers about their experiences with efforts to replenish the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer that began in 2016.

Bengal Pharmacy awards two health science scholarships to students from Mackay, Challis

POCATELLO—ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø senior Gabrielle McIntosh, of Mackay, and freshman Cortney Nelson, of Challis, have each received a $500 scholarship from Bengal Pharmacy for the 2017-18 academic year.

Stanford University School of Medicine Associate Dean Ronald Garcia to speak to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Spanish for the Health Professions students

POCATELLO – Ronald Garcia, assistant dean for minority affairs at the Stanford University School of Medicine, will travel to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø to speak to Spanish for the Health Professions students and minority students on Aug. 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Pond Student Union North Fork Room.

Events

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø annual Graduate Art Exhibition to open in the John B. Davis Gallery Aug. 29

POCATELLO – The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø annual Graduate Art Exhibition will open in the John B. Davis Gallery in the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Fine Arts Building on Aug. 29 and will close on Sept. 7.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Communiversity’s eighth annual “Welcome Back Orange and Black” set 4-7 p.m. Aug. 28

POCATELLO - ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø students will again have a chance to win great prizes and enjoy free food, music and a variety of booths and entertainment during the eighth annual Welcome Back Orange and Black from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 in Old Town Pocatello.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Kasiska Division of Health Sciences 10th Annual Thomas Geriatric Symposium

Faculty/Staff Updates

Kathleen Kole de Peralta publishes peer-reviewed chapter on environmental conservation during the construction of Colonial Lima, Peru, 1535-1625.

Shane Gleason Publishes Review

Sheldon Eakins Publishes Article

Idaho State-Civic Symphony announces Julie Sorensen as interim conductor

POCATELLO – The Idaho State Civic-Symphony has named Julie Sorensen as interim conductor for the 2017-2018 season. Sorensen is currently part of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s music faculty and is the conductor of the symphony’s Youth Orchestra.

Employment

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College of Technology, Instruction Assistant, APPLY BY September 10, 2017

Dental Sciences, Dental Assistant 2, APPLY BY September 10, 2017
 

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