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Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday. Photo credit: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

ISU Surveying Professor Offers Expert Take on Deadly Nepal Glacier Collapse Floods

October 1, 2026
Artemis science officer, Angela Garcia, stands at the new SCIENCE console in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA Science Officer and ISU Alum to Give Talk During Homecoming Week

October 1, 2026
Angela Garcia

NASA Science Officer and ISU Alum to Give Talk During Homecoming Week

October 1, 2026
Children play with a skeleton

Volunteers Needed for 2026 Haunted Science Laboratory

September 24, 2026

From Nampa to SpaceX: ISU Welding Grad Now Builds Starship Components

September 17, 2026
Governor Brad Little Announces NuCube Site at iSU

Site Revealed for one of the World's Most Advanced Nuclear Reactors, Set to be Built at Idaho State University

September 16, 2026

Idaho State University’s Advanced Research and Test Reactor project will bring the state’s legacy as nuclear leaders to the next level, Idaho Governor Brad Little told a crowd on Wednesday at an event recognizing the project. 
Christian Done

First AI Sciences Major at Idaho State Blazes His Own Trail

September 14, 2026

Before he set foot on Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus, Christian Done had never attended a class. 
A bridge on State Highway 34 in Franklin County

Civil Engineering Leading Multi-University Study to Strengthen Idaho's Bridges

September 10, 2026

Every winter, Idaho's bridges face a relentless assault. Freeze-and-thaw cycles crack concrete, and deicing salts corrode steel. Beneath the surface, water and chemicals quietly eat away at the reinforcement holding it all together. Now, ISU researchers are leading a team that’s working to find a way to fend off the worst of what humans and Mother Nature can throw at these structures.
ISU diesel tech faculty group

Diesel program, Instructor Tommy Gunderson Earn Top Honors from Idaho Division of Career Technical Education

September 3, 2026

Idaho State University's College of Technology is bringing home two honors from the Idaho Division of Career Technical Education this year, with the Diesel Technology/On-Site Power Generation program named Postsecondary Program of the Year and instructor Tommy Gunderson named Postsecondary Educator of the Year.
Joe Shurtleff, laboratory supervisor, heats a titanium alloy bar while Sujan Timsina looks on.

Perryman Company Gift Funds Ongoing Titanium Alloy Research at Idaho State University

August 27, 2026

Recently, Perryman Company funded the Perryman Company Civil Engineering Research Fund at Idaho State University, supporting research into one of the planet’s strongest materials - titanium. ISU researchers, with support from Perryman Company, have been investigating the use of titanium alloy bars in construction since 2017.