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ISU civil and environmental engineering faculty and students with an industry representative at a conference.

ISU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering receives $110k grant to offer precast concrete engineering design studio

April 24, 2019

POCATELLO – The Idaho State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has received about $110,000 to offer a precast concrete engineering design studio.
Dave Huber in the field in a soil pit used for the study.

ISU, 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 Idaho State University 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 Idaho State University 2019 Professional Achievement Awards  

April 23, 2019

POCATELLO – Twelve Idaho State University alumni will be honored with ISU 2019 Professional Achievement Awards at ISU Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 4, in Holt Arena.

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

ISU 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 Idaho State University faculty members – Schoen, Seiger and Lohse – honored as 2019 Distinguished Faculty

April 17, 2019

POCATELLO – Three Idaho State University faculty will be honored as Distinguished Faculty at ISU Commencement on May 4 in the Holt Arena. The recipients are Distinguished Teacher Marco Schoen, Distinguished Service Cindy Seiger and Distinguished Researcher Kathleen Lohse.
Poster featuring headshots of all Outstanding Students

Idaho State University 2019 Outstanding Student Award recipients announced; banquet April 22

April 16, 2019

POCATELLO – Idaho State University and the ISU Alumni Association proudly announce the 2019 Outstanding Student Award recipients who will be honored at Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 4, in Holt Arena.

Idaho State University 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 Idaho State University 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 – Idaho State University announced that the first-place winner for the Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad that took place on March 30 is Hawthorne Middle School’s team. 
Master Teachers poster

Five Idaho State University Faculty Honored as 2019 Outstanding Master Teachers  

March 28, 2019

POCATELLO – Five Idaho State University faculty members have been chosen to receive 2019 Outstanding Master Teacher Awards.
Poster of Outstanding Faculty

Five Idaho State University faculty members honored with 2019 Outstanding Researcher Awards

March 28, 2019

POCATELLO – Five Idaho State University faculty members have received 2019 Outstanding Researcher Awards and will be honored at a reception on April 9 at Juniper Hills Country Club.