Research and Scholarship in the News
, Huffington Post
Jamie Derrick (Psychology and Communication Studies) provides advice on mindfulness techniques like noticing details and savoring small moments.
, Yahoo News
Graduate student Paul Rhoades (Entomology) discusses his research that has found healthy populations of a declining bumblebee in Washington and Idaho.
, KREM
This story highlights progress on the Integrated Research and Integration Center (IRIC).
High Country News
Ron Hardy (Aquaculture Research Center) discusses his project selectively breeding trout to thrive on a plant-based diet.
, Associated Press
Christopher Pfund (Music) discusses his love for opera and teaching.
, KREM
UI alumna Sophie Milam discusses her experience with a NASA Mars simulation experiment.
, Coeur d’Alene Press
Alistair Smith (Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences) discusses the multidisciplinary paper published in BioScience that calls for an integrated, innovative approach to wildfire.
, Idaho Falls Local News 8
A new report from the McClure Center for Public Policy Research shows Idaho’s Hispanic population is booming and will continue to be a greater percentage in coming years.
, Capital Press
Amber Moore (Extension) presents grower recommendations based on her eight-year study of the crop and soil effects of long-term manure applications.
, Boise State Public Radio
Shaakirrah Sanders (Law) discusses legal precedents related to a theater in Meridian that could lose it liquor license for selling alcohol during a showing of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
, Capital Press
UI plant pathologist Louise-Marie Dandurand (Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences) has confirmed that advanced sensors can detect potato crop ailments like nematode feeding and potato virus Y.
, Idaho Press-Tribune
Olga Walsh (Extension) suggests ways for Idaho farmers to integrate more efficient water technologies into their practices.
, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Janet Rachlow (Fish and Wildlife Sciences) discusses her team’s research on sagebrush and the pygmy rabbit.
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