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Idaho State Researchers Among Team of Scientists Revealing New Threat to Salmon

August 4, 2025

A pair of Idaho State University researchers are part of a group of more than 30 scientists who’ve found the culprit responsible for the death of newly hatched fish in an endangered salmon run. The perp: anchovy. 
Brandy Smith poses for a photo holding a green sucker near the Snake River.

Mistaken Identity: Researchers Develop New Methods to Identify Suckers in the Intermountain West

July 28, 2025

To most anglers, a ‘sucker’ is the last fish they want to see on the end of their line. But to the scientists who study these bottom-dwelling fish for their research, knowing exactly which species of sucker they’ve netted offers a window into the health of the ecosystem these animals occupy. Now, two Idaho State University professors and their students have developed a new process to precisely identify the species that call southeast Idaho and some of the surrounding areas home. 

KISU's Sustainable Idaho Discusses SweetCrete with College of Science and Engineering Researchers

July 17, 2025

Sustainable Idaho student-host Madison Long recently talked with Mustafa Mashal, an Idaho State University professor in civil engineering and lead inventor for Sweetcrete, about an innovative concrete blend that utilizes sugar beet byproduct, upcycled concrete aggregates, and water.

Grace Cain Named Career Path Intern of the Month

July 16, 2025
hannon Kobs Nawotniak, professor and chair of the geosciences department at Idaho State University, and Anna Sniadach, graduate student, pose for photos on Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus.

Master’s in Geology with Geology Management Concentration Now Available

July 14, 2025

The worlds of minerals, magma, and management are converging in a new degree offered by Idaho State University. 
John Kalivas, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Idaho State University, Hyrum Redd, undergraduate student, and Rifat Tasnim, graduate student, pose for photos in Kalivas’ lab on Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus.

Capping off a Career: Chemistry Professor Bringing Dream of Data Analysis in VR to Life

July 7, 2025

If you called John Kalivas a clairvoyant in 2000, you wouldn’t have been wrong.  The Idaho State University professor emeritus’ visions of days yet to come weren’t of the world-changing event variety in the vein of Nostradamus; they were hyper-focused on chemometrics.
Old black and white photo of John and Marilyn Henderson in graduation attire

Henderson Scholarship Endowment Reaches Milestone in Support of Students in Engineering and English

June 26, 2025

Idaho State University is proud to announce that the John D. and Marilyn B. Henderson Scholarship has reached full endowment, now providing annual awards to students in both the Department of English and the College of Science and Engineering.
Girl launches water rocket at festival in Pocatello’s Tydeman Park.

Physics Dept.’s Free Water Rocket Festival June 28 and 29

June 23, 2025
Tadesse Wakjira, a researcher in the civil and environmental engineering department at Idaho State University and the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, and Mustafa Mashal, professor of civil engineering and lead inventor of Sweetcrete, pose for photos in the Concrete and Asphalt Lab on ISU's Pocatello campus.

Sweetcrete: ISU Researchers Looking to Take Innovative Concrete Blend from Lab to the Field 

June 9, 2025

A team of researchers spanning the fields of civil engineering, materials science, and chemistry at Idaho State University is taking the next steps in optimizing a mix of concrete that’s sweeter to the environment.

Local Middle, High School Students Compete in Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad at Idaho State University

June 2, 2025