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A group of students by lava rocks

Eruptive Art: IMNH to Display ISU Student Works Highlighting Idaho’s Volcanic History

May 4, 2026
Junior, a six-foot-wide skull of a Bison latifrons specimen from the Idaho Museum of Natural History, is prepared for shipment to the National Museum of Natural History.

Junior Goes to Washington: IMNH Specimen to Star in Exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History

April 29, 2026

One of the most pristine pieces in the collections of the Idaho Museum of Natural History is heading for the big time.
Idaho State University and NuCube leadership

Idaho State University and NuCube Energy Selected for the U.S. Department of Energy Launch Pad USA Program

April 29, 2026
Crew members perform finishing work on the first Sweetcrete pad. This innovative concrete blend uses less cement and is cheaper to produce while still being as strong as conventional concrete developed at Idaho State University.

From Byproduct to Breakthrough: ISU’s Sweetcrete Hits the Field

April 27, 2026

A novel concrete mix developed at Idaho State University took its first steps out of the lab and into the field. Recently, researchers from ISU poured their first pad of Sweetcrete at a Kloepfer Inc. facility in Burley, Idaho.

Announcing the 2026 Student Employees of the Year

April 16, 2026

Bengal Couple Pays it Forward with Establishment of Smithibagian STEM Scholarship

April 16, 2026

ISU Names 2026 Distinguished Faculty Award Winners

April 13, 2026
Leslie Kerby, associate professor of computer science, works with students.

ISU to Offer Bachelor’s in Artificial Intelligence Sciences Starting Fall 2026

April 13, 2026

Idaho State University will soon be offering a degree in one of the world’s most in-demand fields.  Recently, ISU received the go-ahead to begin enrolling students in a bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence sciences starting this fall.
Tiana Hursh and Parker Hazelbush pose after collecting a sample for geochronologic analysis.

Chile Out: Idaho State University Geologists Investigating Origins of the Andes

April 9, 2026

If you want to find out if a continent-sized car crash happened 100 million years ago, you’re going to have to go to the scene of the suspected wreck. For two Idaho State University undergrads, their investigation was the trip of a lifetime to the Chilean Andes. 
Brad Baxter, Lesleigh Anderson, and Bruce Finney examine a sediment core at April Fools Lake.

Current Connection: ISU Scientists Detail How Shifts in the Atlantic Ocean Impacted the Alaskan Climate 13,000 Years Ago

April 1, 2026

Some newly published findings from an Idaho State University professor and his colleagues are pointing out how changes to the currents an ocean away can impact climates on the other side of the globe.