A recent University of Idaho study of grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park found that the bears use water holes to cool down | Courtesy of the National Park Service
Bears take baths too
Lactating grizzly bears avoid heat stress by soaking in water holes, researchers find

Unwinding in a bath after a long day isn’t just limited to humans – in fact, large bodied mammals in the wild have been observed doing the exact same thing.

Adult dependents snubbed from stimulus
Despite financial insecurity, many college students were excluded from both stimulus payments

A second round of stimulus payments recently made their way to Americans, but some of the most financially vulnerable people were entirely left out.   Similar to the CARES Act, the […]

News Update
Doing away with deadnaming
The University of Idaho is implementing preferred first name use in platforms like BlackboardLearn and VandalWeb

The University of Idaho is working to provide students and employees with the ability to use their preferred first name for use across platforms like BlackboardLearn and VandalWeb.   The changes are intended to prevent instances of deadnaming, experiences with which members of the […]

News update
University of Idaho has no ties to local publication featuring Republicans
Independent publication used UI logos and phrasing in print edition and on websites.

The Latah republican, an independent publication which listed affiliations with University of Idaho in its Oct. 23 print edition, is not affiliated to UI.  The makeshift newspaper listed three different websites on its frontpage: www.latah.life, www.latah.republican and www.uidaho.life. […]

Keep calm and Vandal on with logging sports
Logging sports keep afloat despite numerous challenges stemming from COVID-19

Set in the foreground near Moscow Mountain sits the Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery, part of the College of Natural Resources Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research. There, on […]

How to plan a DIY outdoor adventure
Zoom webinar on a DIY guide on planning outdoor adventures

Planning outdoor adventures can be difficult, the cost of the trip plays a factor for many students and staff as we get into the second half of the semester. The […]