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INL Workshop Day at ISU October 27

August 25, 2025

Idaho State University’s delegation to the 2025 INBRE Conference poses for a photo.

Idaho State Students Earn Three Awards at 2025 INBRE Conference

August 18, 2025

ISU Students Travel to Japan to Study Nuclear Disaster Response on the Ground 

August 14, 2025

The next generation of nuclear operations and emergency management professionals are entering the workforce with unmatched, hands-on experiences through Idaho State University.

Kids gather at a museum display

David B. Jones Foundation Helps Launch the Idaho Museum of Natural History’s Mobile Museum

August 7, 2025

The Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH), located on the Pocatello campus, is the official natural history museum of the State of Idaho. Despite its statewide mission, the IMNH’s in-person education programming has primarily served southeastern Idaho, until now.

Office for Research Welcomes Emma Fox-Fogle

August 7, 2025

Student Affairs Administrators Learn About Student-Athlete Food Security Challenges

August 7, 2025

A group picture of people at the INL

INL and Idaho State University Celebrate Record Number of Joint Appointments

August 4, 2025

A girl in a laboratory

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.