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Last weekend, Civil and Environmental Engineering Professors Arya Ebrahimpour and Chikashi Sato spent a day serving as judges of the Best Commercial/Industrial Layout category at the Idaho Regional Future City Competition in Boise.
At the event, they select the city that best integrates industrial and commercial aspects into its infrastructure. This year’s winner was Belladonna, designed by Idaho Science and Technology Charter School students in Blackfoot.
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Professor Caryn Evilia was egg-ing her students on last week!
Each year, the undergrads in her experimental biochemistry class purify lysozyme, an enzyme found in egg whites. For the 2025 edition, they extracted the lysozyme from chicken, duck, and quail eggs.
Lysozyme is found in plants and animals and helps protect organisms from bacterial infections.
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Volunteers Needed for Bengal STEM Day
We’re looking for volunteers to help with the College’s 2025 installment of Bengal STEM Day on Thursday, February 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We need volunteers to help with setup prior to the event, take lunch tickets, man the information booth, and serve as roving helpers. Volunteers will receive a Bengal STEM Day shirt and lunch.
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete this Google Form. If you have any questions, please reach out to Logan McDougall at loganmcdougall@isu.edu or (208) 282-4361.
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Cadre of CoSE Students to Represent ISU at State 3MT Competition
You're invited to cheer on Md Fazle Rabbi, Arifa Islam Champa, Dallin Stokes, and Callan Norby as they compete in the statewide Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition against students from Boise State University and the University of Idaho.
The event challenges graduate students to summarize their research in three minutes for a general audience and will be held on Tuesday, February 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bennion Student Union Building in Idaho Falls.
If you're unable to attend in person, you can view the completion via Zoom (passcode: 149588).
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Idaho National Laboratory Director, Dr. John Wagner and Senior INL Leaders on Campus February 3
Idaho National Laboratory Director Dr. John Wagner and other senior INL leaders will be on the ISU Pocatello campus on Monday, February 3.
Faculty and graduate students are invited to a 75-minute discussion with Dr. Wagner in the Rendevous Suites from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. about INL's research areas (Nuclear Energy, Integrated Energy, Cybersecurity), research capacity, internships, and university collaboration opportunities.
Meanwhile, undergraduate students are invited to attend a discussion focusing on INL's research areas, internships, and careers from 4 to 4:45 p.m., also in the Rendevous Suites.
If you have questions, contact Paddy Sant at paddysant@isu.edu or(208) 282-5907.
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Student Abstracts Sought for 2025 Research and Creative Works Symposium
This event is an opportunity for undergrad and graduate students alike of all disciplines and degree levels to present their in-progress or completed scholarly or creative works for a chance to win big bucks!
Abstracts can be submitted starting January 21 with a deadline of February 26.
For more information and a list of the scheduled 45 Minute Insider Sessions to help students prepare their abstracts, visit isu.edu/researchsymposium.
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The College of Science and Engineering Dean's Excellence Fund is intended to support students in their journey through ISU. The Dean's Office is particularly interested in providing financial assistance to students who might not be able to enroll in or complete the semester because of short-term financial hardships. Students seeking such support should be in good academic standing.
If you know of a student who is in need of short-term support, please have them complete this form.
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Who is Generation Z? Speaker and Date Announced for the 2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium
Faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to attend the 2025 Teaching and Learning Symposium, happening Friday, March 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the SUB Ballroom. This year’s keynote speaker is Generation Z researcher, author and speaker Dr. Corey Seemiller, who will present on the ways to best mentor, support, teach, and supervise Generation Z students to leverage their potential for success.
Registration is required, with free breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. for the first 75 who register.
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2025 Staff Council Engagement Survey
The 2025 Staff Council Engagement Survey will help Staff Council representatives get a sense of your understanding of Staff Council's role at ISU and how we can improve communication with staff. Your feedback is valuable to us and the survey will only take five minutes to complete. If you complete the survey, your name will be included in a drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card. The survey is open through February 14.
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Provost Candidate Open Forums Available For Viewing
The three finalists for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs have visited Idaho State University and hosted Open Forums. The forums were recorded, and are available for viewing, and all members of the campus community are welcome to submit feedback on the candidates. To view the forums and submit feedback, visit the Provost Search webpage.
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Employee Headshots Scheduled for February 11
Headshot photos for employees of Idaho State University will be available in the ISU Photo Studio, Administration Building Room 138 on Tuesday, February 11, from 2 - 3:30 p.m. You do not need to make a reservation, just come to the studio and you will receive your photo within a week. For questions, contact Lee Ann Waldron at (208) 282-1679 or leeannwaldron@isu.edu.
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Delta Business Sky Miles to Support Graduate Student Travel
ISU has joined the free Delta SkyMiles loyalty program and points generated in this program will help fund the overall graduate student travel budget at ISU. If you are booking business travel for yourself on delta.com or through the Fly Delta App, when entering your passenger information, check the box by "my company is a corporate rewards Program Member" and verify the business ID is correct.
If you are a SkyMiles Member, add the business ID (US2016576) to your profile to have this automatically checked.
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ISU School of Performing Arts to present Sarah Ruhl’s “The Clean House”
Idaho State University’s School of Performing Arts is proud to present its third show of the season “The Clean House.” Showtimes are February 7 and 8, and 13 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre at the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Written by Sarah Ruhl, "The Clean House" is a whimsical comedy that centers around Matilde, a Brazilian cleaning woman who dreams of becoming a comedian.
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| February 17 | Presidents' Day holiday (no classes) | | February 24 | Early 8-week course grading opens | | March 3 | Mid-term week | | March 10 | Late 8-week courses begin | | March 11 | Early 8-week course grading closes at
5:00 p.m. | | March 18 | Bengal Giving Day | | March 24 | Spring Break (no classes) | | |
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Department/Program
Physics
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Colloquium: Born to Run
Richard Ingebretsen
University of Utah
Details
Mon, Feb 3
4 pm
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Department/Program
Geosciences
Event
Colloquium: Sabbatical Stories
Ben Crosby
Idaho State University
Details
Wed, Feb 5
4 pm
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Social
Details
Thu, Feb 6
3:30 pm
GLS Lobby
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Social
Details
Thu, Feb 13
3:30 pm
GLS Lobby
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Sara Freeman
Utah State University
Details
Thu, Feb 13
4 pm
LC 10
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Department/Program
ALL
Event
Bengal STEM Day
Details
Thu, Feb 20
Pond Student Union Building
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Social
Details
Thu, Feb 20
3:30 pm
GLS Lobby
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Jesse Jones
Idaho State University
Details
Thu, Feb 20
4 pm
LC 10
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Social
Details
Thu, Feb 27
3:30 pm
GLS Lobby
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Department/Program
Biological Sciences
Event
Seminar: Title TBD
Kevin Meyer
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Details
Thu, Feb 27
4 pm
LC 10
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Help Us Share Your Accomplishments!
Our College’s outstanding faculty, staff, and students achieve many notable research and professional accomplishments. In addition, our departments regularly have newsworthy advancements. We want to make sure those stories are shared publicly. Here are a few ways you can provide a news tip to help get the word out:
Use this Story Submission Form to send your news tip to the Office of Marketing and Communications.
Send an email to Logan McDougall (loganmcdougall@isu.edu) with a brief description of the news to be shared.
You are always welcome to create a draft story, submit it via the Story Submission Form, or send it to Logan. The Office of Marketing and Communications and Logan will coordinate to get the story finalized and distributed to the media outlets/platforms that best tell the story.
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