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Leif Tapanila, director of the Idaho Museum of Natural History and professor of geosciences at Idaho State University, poses for a photo holding a piece of chert containing spicules.

New Findings Show Ancient Intermountain West was Once Covered in Sea Sponges

November 13, 2025

While they didn’t live in a pineapple under the Phosphoria Sea, it turns out a good chunk of the prehistoric Intermountain West was once blanketed in sea sponges. 
Jesse Wheeler, assistant professor in the mathematics and statistics department at Idaho State University, poses for a photo on ISU’s Pocatello campus.

Not-So-Model Behavior: Researchers Find Errors in Software Used for Data Analysis

November 6, 2025

Some of the models used to forecast everything from financial trends to animal populations in an ecosystem are incorrect, according to an Idaho State University statistician.  

Students Encouraged to Enter the ISU Student Microscopy Competition

October 30, 2025
Scott Lathrop

Native Nuclear Founder Scott Lathrop to Speak at ISU on “Nuclear Energy & Indigenous Futures” as Part of Native American Heritage Month

October 20, 2025

Idaho State University will host Scott Lathrop, founder and CEO of Native Nuclear, for a keynote presentation and expert panel discussion on Tuesday, November 5, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Bengal Theater.

Kids with a black light

Haunted Science Laboratory Opens to the Public October 25

October 20, 2025

Now’s your chance to see the not-so-spooky side of science.
Zachary Ellia, graduate student at Idaho State University, examines an exposure of the Great Unconformity in the Teton Range.

Idaho State Among First Institutions to Receive NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program Grant

October 9, 2025

Idaho State University is getting a boost to help recruit and support some of the country’s elite graduate students.
Alyse Maksimoski

ISU Biologist Receives Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from NSF

October 6, 2025

A researcher at Idaho State University has earned a sought-after postdoctoral fellowship in biology from the National Science Foundation.
Aerial view of the Lost River Field Camp base

Geology Field Camp 2025: Celebrating 60 Years of Progress

October 2, 2025

Now in its 60th year, the Geology Field Camp experience at Idaho State University has evolved over time, but one thing has remained the same: Idaho’s varying landscape is a uniquely designed puzzle perfect for students learning about the earth’s structural features and geological history. 
Elijah Escobedo at Columbia University

Honors Student Returns from 10-Week Public Health Scholars Program at Columbia University

September 29, 2025

ISU Signs Memorandums of Understanding with Regional Industry Leaders

September 18, 2025