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Mashal Appointed to Transportation Research Board Committee on Concrete Bridges and Structures

January 22, 2026
Chloe Lemoon poses in front of a waterfall

Chloe Lemmon Named CPI Intern of the Month

January 15, 2026
Bruce Savage, professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Idaho State University, explains the potential uses for subsurface dams.

Researchers Exploring New Approach to Addressing Idaho’s Water and Energy Needs

January 13, 2026

With the Gem State’s population projected to top more than 2.3 million by 2034, a team of researchers is looking into a new-to-Idaho way to address a portion of the state's water and energy needs in the coming years.
2025 3MT winners - from left to right, Michelle Collier, Katelyn Cathcart, Brenda Phillips, and Will Kimball

Announcing the 2025 Three-Minute Thesis Competition Winners

January 8, 2026
Jared Cantrell

ISU Office for Research Expands Jared Cantrell’s Role to Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships and Innovation

December 18, 2025

To support the upward momentum of Idaho State University’s research enterprise, the Office for Research has announced that Jared Cantrell will extend his current duties to serve as Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships and Innovation. This move aligns his existing technical expertise with a strategic focus on harnessing external collaborations to drive research and innovation growth across the university.
Mustafa Mashal

ISU Office for Research Announces Strategic Realignment; Dr. Mustafa Mashal Named Associate Vice President for Research: Innovation Partnerships

December 18, 2025
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.