ISU News: Research

Attendees at the Idaho Economic Outlook Symposium

What Does the Future Look Like for Idaho’s Economy?

December 11, 2025

The Idaho State University College of Business invites industry leaders, business owners, students and community members to the third annual Idaho Economic Outlook Symposium.

Encourage Students to Present at the 2026 Research and Creative Works Symposium

December 11, 2025

Professor Interrogates Animals in Performance at 2025 ASTR Conference

November 13, 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.