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Athletics sponsors trick-or-treat
UI’s Athletic Department is inviting the community to participate in the 2007 Trick-or-Treat With Vandal Athletics event from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the south concourse at the Kibbie Dome. The event is an opportunity for community members to meet some of UI’s student athletes and to do trick-or-treating in a safe environment. Members of each UI athletic team will be in attendance to hand out candy and celebrate Halloween with the community. Anyone can participate and admission
is free.
Engineering event celebrates women
UI’s Women in Engineering Day is designed to break down social barriers and empower future women engineers. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 9 in Summit Room in the Idaho Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
Women in Engineering Day will feature a panel discussion with engineers and engineering lab tours. The panel consists of two faculty members, two professional engineers and four university engineering students.
For more information about Women in Engineering Day, call Becky Gibson at 885-0132.
Foundation seeks grant proposals
The Latah County Community Foundation is seeking proposals from non-profit groups for community projects and programs.
Since 2000, the foundation has awarded more than $220,000 in grants to assist Latah County groups. The grants can go towards seven areas including education, social services, environment, health, youth, civic improvement and the arts. The foundation’s board will announce the next round of grants in December. The foundation will consider applications up to $3,000. Grant applications should be postmarked no later than Nov. 16 and sent to Latah Foundation, PO Box 9049, Moscow.
Grant guidelines and application forms are available from the foundation’s Web site at www.latahfoundation.org.
UI offers carbon emissions tips
The University of Idaho is offering tips to reduce carbon emissions while traveling.
Students can walk or bike to school or work. For every gallon of gas that is saved, 20 pounds of carbon dioxide are not released into the atmosphere. Students can carpool or take the bus. If every commuter had one more passenger approximately 600,000 gallons of gasoline could be saved annually. Proper vehicle maintenance can help every vehicle be “green.” Loose or missing gas caps, under-inflated tires, faulty thermostats, worn spark plugs and poor wheel alignment are conditions that lead to wasted fuel. “Jack-rabbit” starts and other aggressive acceleration reduces fuel economy and increases carbon emissions. Purchasing carbon credits can offset pollution generated by car and air travel. The money goes to clean-energy projects, such as wind farms that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information about the university’s sustainability efforts, contact the UI’s Sustainability Center at
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or visit www.uisc.uidaho.edu.
Research center hires new specialist
Amber Moore, a research affiliate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service in Prosser, was hired Oct. 15. She will develop an extension water quality and waste management program that addresses the needs of growers, dairy producers and urban dwellers. She will conduct research on regionally and nationally important issues related to livestock waste management, soil nutrient management, environmental contaminants, and soil and water quality.
Moore earned her doctorate in soil science, with a minor in biological and agricultural engineering. She holds a Master’s degree in soil science and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. As a postdoctoral research associate in North Carolina, she validated forage yield estimates, designed weed management trials for switchgrass and led winter canola variety trials.
She also evaluated two biofuel byproducts, canola meal and distillers’ grains, as potential sources of nitrogen for potato production.
For more information on the University of Idaho’s Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences Department and its leading agricultural programs, go to www.cals.uidaho.edu/pses.
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