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Tool Tracks Evapotranspiration
The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) is partnering with the University of Idaho to test the accuracy of a new automated tool that interprets satellite imagery to help farmers and water … Read more
Helping Hobby Gardeners
University of Idaho Extension Educator Ron Patterson, Bonneville County, recognizes the average Idaho gardener isn't overly concerned about soil chemistry or the Latin names of monoecious species. Read more
Community Pizza Oven
A World War II-era relic converted into a wood-fired pizza oven is bringing members of a rural, eastern Idaho community together to eat, socialize and take on a difficult discussion topic — mental … Read more
AI-Augmented System for Sustainable Crop Production Receives $120K Grant
The U of I Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics is improving organic and sustainable crop production using artificial intelligence, bolstered by a $120,000 grant. Read more
U of I Among Five Land Grant Universities Chosen to Pilot New 4-H Program
U of I is among five universities nationwide recruited to pilot a two-year 4-H program culminating with each participating youth implementing a community service project. Read more
Benefiting Brains and Balance
Through her community fitness classes at the Idaho Falls Family YMCA, Leslee Blanch equips local senior citizens with the tools to help themselves avoid falling, improve cognitive function and stave … Read more
30 Years of Remote Learning
The internet was in its infancy, VHS tapes were considered modern technology and working remotely wasn't a thing when University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) first … Read more
New Herbarium Collections Manager
As a child, Kai Battenberg couldn't open a bag of nuts without then arranging them all by size, eating the smallest ones first and gradually working his way toward the prized specimens at the end of … Read more