Martin Luther King, Jr. poetry contests open to Idaho State University, K-12 students
Posted On Monday, January 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under FEATURED, IDAHO Tags: Idaho Human Rights Day Celebrations, Idaho State University, Jr., Martin Luther King, poetry contests
As part of Idaho State University Martin Luther King, Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day Celebrations, poetry contests will be held for elementary, middle school and high school students, and for ISU students.
This contest seeks original poems of up to 40 lines that explore the theme of this year’s celebration, "The Lessons ...
Boise Chamber Music Series Performance To Be Broadcast Nationally
Posted On Friday, January 4, 2013 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Boise Chamber Music Series, publicradiofan.com, radio stations, Richard Wagner’s
On Jan. 3, Performance Today will broadcast a selection from the Czech Nonet concert held at Boise State University on Oct. 26 as part of the Boise Chamber Music Series. The piece is Richard Wagner’s “Seigfried Idyll.”
American Public Media’s Performance Today is broadcast on 260 public radio stations across the country and is heard ...
NNU Receives $4.6 Million Grant For Development Of Teaching Methods
Posted On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Albertson Foundation, David Alexander, Jamie MacMillan, Kathryn Albertson, Northwest Nazarene University
The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation granted Northwest Nazarene University $4.6 million to establish the NNU Center of Innovation in Teaching and Learning and proceed with the construction of the NNU Learning Commons.
This grant is the result of a growing relationship and partnership between NNU and the Albertson Foundation,” said ...
Fourth Annual Idaho Math Cup Turns Out to Be Major Success
Posted On Sunday, December 30, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: 5th grade class, Math Cup Champions, Mrs. Watkins’s, Twin Lakes Elementary School
Mrs. Watkins’s Fifth Grade Math Class at Twin Lakes Elementary is named Idaho State Math Cup Champion
Pittsburgh, PA (December 20, 2012) – A 5th grade class in Rathdrum has been crowned the Idaho Math Cup Champions in 2012 for solving more than 30,000 complex math problems in just one month.
Deanna ...
Artwork Selected For SUB Bay Window Art Project
Posted On Tuesday, December 25, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: 2D/3D painting, Bay Window Art, Boise State University, Student Union art advisory board
Following a period of public input and review by the Student Union art advisory board, an artist has been selected for the Bay Window Art Project commission.
Goran Fazil, an art history alumnus, will create a unique 2D/3D painting representing a pyramid-type structure soaring into the sky. The work is meant ...
Cross Parking Rules For Intersession
Posted On Monday, December 24, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Boise State, Cross Parking, Intersession, permits, Reserved surface parking, Rules
Boise State parking permits are always valid in General permit areas and Reserved surface parking lots after 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day on
Saturday and Sunday. While classes are out of session the week of Dec. 24-28 and on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, cross parking will be ...
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Honored With Magrath Exemplary Program Award
Posted On Thursday, December 20, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Award, C. Peter Magrath University, Jazz Festival, Lionel Hampton, Magrath Exemplary, University of Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival was recently honored with a C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Exemplary Program Award.
Since 2006, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the National Outreach Scholarship Conference, with support from the W.K Kellogg Foundation, have partnered to ...
Rangeland Livestock Symposium to Address Issues Facing Ranchers
Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: animal science, Livestock Symposium, Rangeland, University of Idaho
TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Rangeland and animal science extension faculty with the University of Idaho Rangeland Center will offer the 2013 Intermountain Rangeland Livestock Symposium and Technical Training Jan. 11-12 at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. Collaborative sponsors include the Idaho Section of the Society for ...
New Year will Bring Change in Ag Dean
Posted On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Ag Dean, Agricultural and Life Sciences, entomological sciences, New Year, University of Georgia
MOSCOW, Idaho – John Hammel will close out his time as the dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences this month after nine years in the position to pursue full-time teaching and research opportunities.
“I have greatly appreciated the time that I have served as dean – in spite ...
U-Idaho Project to Monitor Wilderness Ecosystem as it ‘Breathes’
Posted On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Ecosystem Sensor Array, Fire Sciences Department, MESA, Rangeland, University of Idaho Forest
TAYLOR WILDERNESS RANCH RESEARCH STATION, Idaho – Trudging up a steep mountainside to dig holes in rocky soil doesn’t seem like professorial work. But for Katy Kavanagh and Tim Link – faculty members in the University of Idaho Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences Department – it was all in a ...
University of Idaho Engineering Capstone Program Recognized as One of Nation’s Best
Posted On Thursday, December 6, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering, Real-World, University of Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho – The National Academy of Engineering has recognized the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s capstone design program as one of the best in the nation.
The capstone program is among 29 engineering education programs chosen for their achievements, and one of only seven capstone programs highlighted in the ...
U-Idaho Biologist Investigates a Common Virus’ Damaging Effect on Cells
Posted On Monday, December 3, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: biologist, cytomegalovirus, Lee Fortunato’s, sciences, University of Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho - University of Idaho biologist Lee Fortunato’s innovative new research method reveals how a virus responsible for birth defects co-opts a cell’s ability to repair itself.
Fortunato, an associate professor of biological sciences, has spent more than 15 years studying human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), and her recent research was published ...
Students in Boise State’s Pre-college Programs Rake Up Boise
Posted On Sunday, November 25, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: HOLIDAY PARADE, RAKE UP BOISE, SUE HUIZINGA, TRIO
High school students participating in Boise State’s TRiO Pre-College Programs will showcase their educational successes in the Boise Holiday Parade on Nov. 24, and then put down their holiday tinsel and scarves to pick up leaf bags and yard tools for Rake Up Boise.
“The students volunteer to help senior citizens and the ...
University of Idaho Foundation Announces New Leaders
Posted On Friday, November 23, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Los Altos, New Leaders, University of Idaho Foundation Inc., Valerie “Val” Heusinkveld, William “Bill Kearns"
BOISE, Idaho –The University of Idaho Foundation Inc. has elected two new members to its board of directors. The new directors will add to the current board comprised of leaders from Idaho and around the nation. Their terms run for three years.
New board members are:
• Valerie “Val” Heusinkveld (’81), of ...
Timothy Egan to Speak on Campus Nov. 28
Posted On Friday, November 23, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Andrus Center, Edward Curtis, President Marc C. Johnson, Timothy Egan
Prize-winning journalist and author Timothy Egan will present the Cecil D. Andrus Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Egan will talk about the state of American politics in the wake of the 2012 elections. He ...
Geothermal Now Heating Up Campus
Posted On Monday, November 19, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, GEOTHERMAL, MAYOR DAVID BIETER, MIKE CRAPO, MIKE SIMPSON
After nearly 30 years of planning, environmentally friendly geothermal heat is now flowing on the Boise State campus. Extending geothermal service across the river to Boise State has been a primary goal since the city’s system began operating in 1983.
Boise Mayor David Bieter, along with Boise State President Bob Kustra ...
Osher Institute Accepting Applications for Faculty Research Grants
Posted On Monday, November 19, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: FACULTY GRANT, OSHER INSTITUTE
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State invites tenured and tenure track faculty to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to support research, projects or scholarly work. The application deadline is March 1.
Funding for the Osher Faculty Grant is provided through the generosity of members of the Osher ...
Volunteers Needed for the 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IDAHO Tags: Erin Turner, Festival, Lionel Hampton Jazz, University of Idaho, volunteers
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Each year, approximately 500 volunteers are needed to help manage student performance sites, transport artists and assist with general setup during the ...