Sophie, a 3-1/2-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, has flown more than 275,000 miles. She also has been a co-leader, in a specific sense, of the Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health, a powerhouse research center under the ISU Kasiska College of Health Professions.
The IRH is led by its director, Dr. Beth Hudnall Stamm, who in turn, is led by the aforementioned Sophie. Without the help from her assistance animal, Stamm could, quite literally, be lost. [Read more…]
Kathleen Durk, an Idaho State University geological sciences undergraduate student, helped solve the mystery of the source for “ghost” zircon grains in Idaho’s Big Lost River system. Her findings fundamentally change understanding of the geological history of central Idaho. [Read more…]
by Tony Huegel
The ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) study at Idaho State University’s Family Medicine Clinical Research Center is increasing knowledge of how to treat and control diabetes.
In the long run, this may help prevent the complications of diabetes that threaten life, limb and vision. In the shorter term, it is helping to save lives now. [Read more…]
The Idaho State University Career Center has announced the launch of a new Web site located at www.isu.edu/career that helps automate numerous functions found within the career center and enhances the services offered to campus students and employers. [Read more…]
When southeast Idaho law enforcement began reinvestigating a remote Oneida County site connected to the apparent murders of three girls, Idaho State University student Lynn Porter thought it logical to contact Oneida County Sheriff Jeff Semrad and volunteer her help.
A soon-to-be senior at ISU, Porter has the double major of anthropology and criminal justice administration. She intends to pursue a career working with law enforcement in forensic anthropology. [Read more…]
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, accompanied by First Lady Lori Otter, greeted Idaho State University’s graduates during ISU’s 103rd spring commencement ceremonies on May 12 at Holt Arena. [Read more…]
Nine Idaho State University alumni representing seven colleges and schools will be honored with Professional Achievement Awards at ISU commencement exercises on May 12 in Holt Arena.
They are Roger Akers, Fair Oaks, Calif., College of Business; W. Jeffrey Allard, PhD, Harleysville, Penn., College of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences; Earl Boen, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Los Angeles, Calif., College of Arts and Sciences – Arts and Humanities; Janet C. Burdick, Twin Falls, College of Education; Ray Furstenau, Idaho Falls, College of Engineering; Thomas Harris, Eagle, College of Technology; Lisa K. Higbee, Pocatello, Kasiska College of Health Professions; Norman L. Jones, PhD, Logan, Utah, College of Arts and Sciences – Social Sciences; and Gary Tauscher, PhD, Hilton Head Island, S.C., College of Pharmacy. [Read more…]
A total of 1,932 graduates will receive 2,010 degrees and certificates during Idaho State University’s 103rd spring commencement ceremonies, which will begin at 2 p.m. May 12 in Holt Arena. Seventy-six students will receive multiple certificates and/or degrees.
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, accompanied by First Lady Lori Otter, is scheduled to speak at commencement. [Read more…]
Recently, Idaho State University associate professor of physics Steven Shropshire, PhD, was honored as the “2007 Distinguished Science Communicator” by the Idaho Academy of Science. [Read more…]
Eleven Idaho State University students are recipients of the 2007 Outstanding Student Achievement Awards, which are presented by the ISU Alumni Association and ISU Ambassadors. [Read more…]