Idaho State Today: November 27

Monday, November 27, 2023

Sweet Concrete: Researchers Develop Greener Building Materials Using Sugar Processing Waste Products

A new study by researchers in Idaho State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering shows swapping some of the cement found in concrete with precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) - a waste product created when sugar beets are processed into refined sugar - it’s possible to maintain the concrete’s strength similar to conventional concrete.

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Input Needed: Campus Master Plan

Join us either in-person or via Zoom Tuesday, November 29, to share your ideas and kick off the Campus Master Plan creation process.

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Join Us: Holiday Open House

All are invited to join President Kevin Satterly November 29 in Pocatello and December 12 in Meridian for the President's Holiday Open House.

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News and Updates

Volunteers Needed for New Student Orientation

Humanities Café Attentive Acoustics: The Impact of Sound and Speech

Fulbright Scholar to Present Lecture on “Developing an Annotated Corpus of Pakistani English as a Research Tool”

ISU Vocalists Excel at NATS Competition

Wednesday Webinar: Moodle Course Reuse

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