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• Read: How a student’s prize money sparked a passion for investing
• Read: Engineering Students Improve Surgery Procedures
• Read: Architecture Alum Redefines Roller Coaster Designs
• Read: Program Gives Students a Taste of Small-Town Medicine
• Read: CLASS Grad Student Developing Industry “Game-Changer”
• Read: Medical Student Earns Competitive Pathology Fellowship
• Read: Grad Creates Overseas Basketball Camps
• Read: Future Lawyers Discover Rural Opportunities
• Read: ECHO Idaho’s Role in Rural Healthcare Transformation
• Read: Student Analyzes Fecal Pellets to Uncover Pronghorn Population Secrets in the Sonoran Desert
• Read: U of I Recognizes State’s First Cybersecurity Graduates
• Read: Former Vandal Tennis Captain Wants to Teach Athletes to Manage Stress
• Read: First Generation College Student Dayna Buitron of Caldwell Earns Top Scholarship
• Read: Some Idaho Moose Infested with Winter Ticks
• Read: Healthcare Exploration Workshop
• Read: CALS Student Designs Biometric Sports Bra
• Read: Unearthing History
• Read: Building Affordable Houses with Wood Waste
• Read: Steer-a-Year Experience Leads to Career Opportunity
• Watch: High Paying Jobs Operating Big Machines
• Read: Medical Student to Present Research Nationally
• Read: CNR Student Ambassadors Welcome Prospective Students
• Listen: A Different Way to Keep Score
• Read: UI Leads Systemic Sustainability Research Efforts
• Read: U of I Student Maddie Timm Directs Film About Teen Suicide
• Read: Lindley Award Winner Forgoes NCAA Athletics for Military Career
• Read: Law Student Discovers Career by Leaning Into Opportunities 
• Read: CAA Senior Leaves U of I Enlightened 
• Read: Two Grads Plus Dad
• Read: CALS student combines math, science, and agriculture
• Read: Criminal Justice Student Earns Top ROTC Nomination
• Read: Space-X co-founder shares career journey with Coeur d’Alene students
• Read: Senior Sees Bright Future Fighting for Climate
• Read: Intertribal Food Summit Brings Tribes Back to Roots
• Read: Finding Sports Careers Off the Field
• Read: Students Work With Stakeholders at McCroskey Park
• Read: The Program of Environmental Science Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
• Read: CAA Senior Builds His Future 
• Read: Idaho High Schoolers Gain Firsthand Lessons in Government
• Read: CLASS Initiative Helps Non-Graduating Vandals Complete Their Degree
• Read: Tackling Challenges in Forest Regeneration
• Read: Pre-Vet Student Breaks Out of Her Shell
• Read: Education’s Role in Idaho’s Criminal Justice
• Watch: Nontraditional Student Digs Into International Archaeology 
• Read: Bridging the Digital Divide
• Read: The Integral Role of Internships in Fish and Wildlife
• Read: Professor Redesigns Learning Material to Engage Medical Students
• Read: Taylor Ranch Is Investing in Future Environmental Stewards
• Read: Shaping Conservation Leaders
• Read: Regional High School Students Take On Snow Science With Local Experts
• Read: Moscow Brewer Scores With Vandal Victory Lager
• Read: Honoring a Cougar Researcher with an Endowed Chair 
• Watch: Ensuring Mature Pacific Lampreys Reach Spawning Grounds 
• Watch: Researcher Uses Dart Gun, Helicopter to Collect DNA
• Read: Mathematics that Tackle Infections 
• Read: Virtual Behavior Health Training Benefits Idaho's Students
• Read: EPPN Researchers Search for Undiscovered Tarantulas
• Read: Scholarship Honors Former Vandal
• Watch: Researchers Learn Cattle Grazing Increases Sage Grouse Food
• Read: NIC, U of I Partner Computer Science Education
• Read: St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health Holds Victim Casualty Simulator
• Read: Designing the Vandal Healing Garden
• Read: Blend of Nature and Business Education
• Read: Advancing Natural Resource Archives and Accessibility
• Read: Student Gives $500 on a College Budget
• Read: Inspiring Passion for Healthcare Careers in Young Students
• Read: U of I Professor Brings Modern View to a Prehistoric Fishery
• Read: Father of Four Researches Infant Immunology
• Watch: Ten Year Study on Grazing Cattle Near Nesting Sage Grouse
• Read: Pre-vet student gains skills in Costa Rica
• Read: Passion for agriculture leads to crop management degree
• Read: U of I Grads Making a Splash
• Read: WWAMI Research Symposium
• Read: New Graduate Masters Balancing Work and School
• Read: Mary Everett's Journey from Marketing Grad to AI Pioneer
• Read: Idaho WWAMI Names Research Office in Honor of Blue Cross
• Read: Design-Build Team Digs Deep to Spotlight Sustainability
• Watch: Engineering Students Help NASA Track the Weather
• Watch: Researcher Studies How Fire Management Effects Threatened Ground Squirrels
• Read: Idaho WWAMI Holds First Annual Scholarship Reception
• Read: CALS student prepares for career at Helena Agri-Enterprises
• Read: Engineering a Naval Career
• Watch: Researcher Study Grouse Nesting Success
• Read: Bringing Athletic Training to Armed Services
• Read: Gunnery Sergeant Earns Bachelor’s and Commission
• Read: Opening Doors for Student Teaching Overseas
• Watch: Students Help Bolivian Families
• Read: Senior Seeks to Understand Reasons for Issue Polarization
• Read: CAA Student Fuses Beauty and Function
• Read: CALS Student Expands Design Skills
• Read: Graduate Student Studies Huckleberry Insect Community
• Read: CEHHS Grads Improve People’s Quality of Life
• Read: From Networking Night to Internship
• Read: AELC Student Gains Experience with ISDA Internship
• Read: Exploring Water and Energy Use in Idaho
• Read: ASUI President Has Passion for Discourse
• Watch: Vandals Develop New Building Technology to Reduce Errors
• Watch: Online Education Mirrors the Workforce Students Will Enter
• Watch: Middle School Students Discover Higher Learning
• Read: D.C. Internship is Integral in Smith's Education
• Read: High Mountain Research
• Read: Fair Season Allows Youth to Show Off Skills
• Read: FCS Student Investigates Leather Alternative
• Read: CALS Student Shadows Veterinarians in Italy
• Read: CALS helps Idaho Meet Challenges
• Read: Pursuing an Online Degree on Her Time
• Read: Forensic Evidence is More Than Cop Stuff
• Read: Transfer Portal Offers Student-Athletes More Control Over Their Futures
• Read: Vandal Football Player Nominated for Community Service
• Read: Alyssa Hansten Finds Social Collaboration and Career Guidance Through Undergraduate Research
• Watch: Rodeo Club Finds Competition and Community
• Watch: VTD Goes Global With Moments in Nature
• Read: Adept at Adapting
• Read: High Desert Research Leads Students to France
• Read: Supercomputer Unravels Mysteries for Idaho Universities
• Read: The Middle of Nowhere No More
• Read: Elementary Students Make Forest-Saving Proto-types
• Read: Team Seeks Indigenous Input in Public Schools
• Read: Boise Student Finds Purpose and Earns Lindley Award
• Read: NASA Scholarship Winner Encourages Neurodivergent Students
• Read: Professor Teaches Physiology With Fun
• Read: Spotlight on Crimes Against Indigenous Population
• Read: Zimbabwean student finds friends, faculty, career launch and family at U of I
• Read: Student Researchers Looking for Ways to Obstruct Malaria Parasite and Curtail Disease
• Read: Students Research Rare Earth Element Extraction Methods
• Read: Master Gardeners help patrons raise commercial cut flowers
• Read: CALS student prepares for career as a grain merchandiser
• Read: FCS student prepares for career as child life specialist
• Read: CALS student finds future with 2+2 program
• Read: Research assesses herbicide for restoring plant communities at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch
• Read: ATD students partner with Native American Student Center
• Read: Using Candy, Childhood Scenes to Talk About Aging
• Read: Naval Engineer Lands His Dream
• Read: Virtual world teaches property owners how to protect against wildfire
• Read: Getting a Jump on Her Medical Career
• Read: EHHS Student Seeks to Prevent Running Injuries
• Read: Spotlight on Crimes Against Indigenous Population
• Read: Music Composition Student Sees Future in Movies
• Read: Personal Trainer To Become a Public Trainer
• Read: VTD Student Learns Collaboration Leads to Better Results
• Read: Undergraduate’s Love of Physics Illuminates Metabolism of Malaria Parasite
• Read: #vandalstrong Helps Students
• Read: Designing New Tech for Animal Management
• Read: Esports Team Provides Community and Job Skills
• Watch: U of I Provides Transformative Education
• Read: An Unorthodox Path Toward Gender Equality
• Read: Graduating Journalist is Already a Reporter
• Read: IDFG Director and Vandal Alum Credits U of I for Career Path
• Read: Dad Joins His Kids for College
• Read: Bat Girls Learn Nocturnal Habits of Flying Mammals
• Read: Student Uses Scholarship Funds to Join Symphony at Carnegie Hall
• Read: Concert Collaboration a Glowing Success
• Read: Developing Artificial Intelligence for Grape Growers
• Read: A Decade Working in a Smelter is Topic of Alumnus Zach Eddy's Poems
• Watch: CAA, Alumnus and MAHT Address Affordable Housing
• Read: Army Family Earning U of I Degrees Without Leaving Post
• Read: Better Food for Farm-Reared Fish
• Read: Alumna Realizes Her Restaurant Dream
• Watch: Next-Gen Rangeland Managers
• Read: Summer Job Search Ends on Dublin Stage
• Read: Doors Open to Capitol
• Watch: Next-Gen Rangeland Managers
• Read: Becoming a Leader for Idaho’s Latinx Population
• Watch: Student Catches Owls in Arizona Desert
• Read: Doctoral Student Helps Preserves Neotropical Otter
• Read: Graduate Ignites Students’ Passion for Knowledge
• Watch: Seeing Spots — Student Travels to Africa to Assist with Giraffe Research
• Read: Something Just Clicked — Childhood Experiences Led to Law Enforcement Career Path
• Read: Representation Matters — U of I Showcases Voices of Black and Minority Students
• Watch: Undergrad Project Focuses on Nitrous Oxide Emissions
• Watch: Using Phage Cocktails to Help Honeybees Fight Infection
• Read: Terrorist Recidivism Study Illustrates Future Solutions
• Watch: International Student Researches Natural Fertilizer Production
• Read: Student Researches Costs of Housing in North Idaho
• Read: Team Develops New Sustainable Construction Material
• Watch: Wildlife Biology Senior Finds Career While Wrangling Rabbits
• Read: Student Investigates Diabetes and Screen Time
• Read: A Different Way to Play — Sport Clubs Let Students Play and Grow
• Read: Economic Impacts of Climate Change — McClure Center Launches Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Idaho’s Economy
• Watch: Growing the Sport — Student Helps Rising Sport of Disc Golf Grow Across the Region
• Read: Technology Investments a ‘Game-Changer’ — Broadband Expanding Learning Opportunities Around the World
• Read:  Campus Life During a Pandemic — Students Adapt and Excel During COVID-19
• Read: Student Tests New Tree-Ring Analysis Technique
• Read: Student Studies Human Behavior Through Archaeology
• Read: Student Studies Walkability to Tackle Climate Change
• Read: Student Analyzes Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
• Watch: Student Wants to Make Textiles From Hops Waste
• Watch: Students Tell the Story of Farming Through Movement
• Read: Student Helps Build App for Idaho Manufacturers
• Read: Student Uses Nanoparticles to Fight Cancer Cells
• Read: Improving Technology in the Agriculture Sector
• Read: Race and Conflict in Classrooms
• Read: Pioneering Plant-Based Jet Fuels
• Watch: Student Returns to Childhood Refugee Camp for Research
• Read: Examining the Health of Lake Coeur d’Alene
• Read: Uncovering Chinese Mining History in Idaho
• Read: Undergraduates Study Perceptions of Equity Among Teachers
• Read: International Studies Student Takes on Apostasy
• Read: Real-World Experience Prepares Student for Teaching
• Read: Exercise Science Student Studies Cardiovascular Health
• Read: Using Mapping and Imaging to Reveal the Neurological Unknown
• Read: Chemistry Major Finds Love of Research, Interdisciplinary Opportunities
• Read: Undergraduate Explores Body Image and Energy Intake in Young Athletes