Finding fish scales
UI alumnus chosen for a Fulbright award to Brazil

After a long day asking local Brazilians and museum staff for donations, a researcher sighed with relief. Someone had given them exactly what they had been looking for: a sawfish […]

Daley-Laursen retires
Former UI interim president retires from faculty position, will join Peace Corps

In the midst of University of Idaho President Chuck Staben’s possible return to a faculty position, Steven Daley-Laursen — a former interim president — prepares to retire from his current […]

Curiosity forged in fire
Retiring UI professor recalls a career spent in the eye of the inferno

It’s only natural to shy away from fire.  The sight of a vast miles-long swath of grassland engulfed in flames would spark terror in the heart of anyone — but […]

Losing star Tallent
JAMM professor Becky Tallent reflects on time as UI professor

As the end of spring semester approaches, University of Idaho professor Becky Tallent will prepare for her retirement in May.  “It’s going to be very hard to find someone that […]

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Learning the facts
OMA, CAMP to host interactive workshop on Cinco de Mayo

Many Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo without understanding the real meaning of this day. In an interactive workshop taught by faculty from the University of Idaho Office of Multicultural Affairs […]

Two is the Magic Number
Loft Salon owner Miranda Fenley created a business model to fit her.

Miranda Fenley first bought The Loft Salon in 2014, bringing nearly two decades of experience and comfortability to work alone. Fenley’s business model has centered around one thing — happiness. […]

UI’s own plant zoo
The Arboretum has created the University of Idaho’s very own zoo, a plant zoo.

In the 1970s, a group of University of Idaho professors decided campus was missing something special — plant diversity. But that changed when the empty valley used for private farmlands […]