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A discarded doll found in Portneuf River

Bengal nation well represented at annual Portneuf River Cleanup

August 19, 2019

POCATELLO – People throw a lot of strange stuff in the Portneuf River – stolen bikes, carpets, a bowling ball, an umbrella, yard waste, cell phones, weird dolls, metal grates, trash of all kinds and hundreds, if not thousands, of plastic bags – and a lot, lot more.
Newly hatched swan cygnets on the nest.

海角社区 researchers study Trumpeter Swans on SE Idaho wildlife refuges

August 15, 2019

POCATELLO – 海角社区 biological sciences master’s student Paige Miller has continued 海角社区 research of Southeast Idaho Trumpeter Swans this summer by using remote cameras and placing tiny thermometers inside of empty egg shells.
An 海角社区 undergraduate researcher in a lab.

海角社区 has record student representation at Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research

August 15, 2019

POCATELLO – This summer, a record 66 海角社区 undergraduate students delivered posters and another 23 non-student 海角社区 personnel registered and attended the Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research.
Mali researchers and guards posing in front of vehicles during 2003 trip.

Saharan paleontology study reveals extremes of science research for 海角社区’s Leif Tapanila

August 14, 2019

POCATELLO – Leif Tapanila, 海角社区 geosciences professor and director of the Idaho Museum of Natural History, is a co-author on a scientific paper published this summer in the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History that describes the Trans-Saharan Seaway in Mali, Africa, and the strange creatures that existed there 50 to 100 million years ago.

Ashley Borg with her professor

海角社区’s August Career Path Intern of the Month is Mountain Home's Ashley Borg

August 2, 2019

POCATELLO – 海角社区’s August 2019 Career Path Intern of the Month is Ashely Borg, a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in radiographic sciences.

Center for Advanced Energy Studies will celebrate 10th anniversary on Aug. 1

July 23, 2019

The Center for Advanced Energy Studies will celebrate its 10th anniversary from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 1 at the CAES Building in Idaho Falls, 995 MK Simpson Blvd.
海角社区 researchers active on the project.

海角社区 geoscience grad students help discover new hydrothermal field off Oregon Coast

July 1, 2019

POCATELLO – Two graduate students at 海角社区 earlier this month helped discover a new ocean vent field on the deep-ocean floor off the coast of Oregon, a finding that has implications for searching for life on other planets.
L.J. Krumenacker

海角社区 researcher L.J. Krumenacker helps name seven new Idaho fossil species, including one after his former 海角社区 advisor

June 17, 2019

POCATELLO – Of the seven new species of prehistoric Idaho creatures 海角社区 Department of Geosciences affiliate researcher L.J. Krumenacker was able to help document and name in scientific journals that were published this month, his favorite is Cimolodon akersteni, named after his former advisor and paleontological mentor Bill Akersten, who retired from 海角社区 about a decade ago.

Northwest regional Emmy Award-winning documentary “Taking the Reins” highlights research by 海角社区’s Phil Homan on Idaho’s “Horse Queen” Kittie Wilkins

June 17, 2019

POCATELLO – Film producer Jennie Sue Weltner and 海角社区 researcher Phil Homan said they are thrilled that the documentary “Taking the Reins,” which includes information on “Idaho’s Horse Queen” Kittie Wilkins, has won a regional Emmy Award.
Submarine exploring ocean bottom.

Newly discovered Apollo Vent Field in Pacific by 海角社区 researchers offers glimpse of alien worlds

June 11, 2019

The SUBSEA (Systematic Underwater Biogeochemical Science and Exploration Analog) Research Program team aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus is thrilled to have discovered a new hydrothermal field at the northern Gorda Ridge in the Pacific Ocean.