Research and Extension

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Param Research and Extension Center feature
Abigail Crawford, a Crop Science major in the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, presenting her research on biocontrols for invasive weeds.

Entomology museum

The William F. Barr Entomological Museum houses over one million mounted insect specimens.

View the specimens
Eika Willis, an Ecology student at CNR graduating Fall '24, dedicated to preserving Idaho's plant biodiversity through collection, documentation, and display at the U of I's Stillinger Herbarium.

Stillinger Herbarium

The Stillinger Herbarium is the largest herbarium in Idaho and functions as the official state repository for more than 200,000 plant and fungal specimens.

Explore Idaho’s repository
CALS Days activities September 22nd, 2023

Soil monolith collection

The Maynard A. Fosberg Soil Monolith Collection contains approximately 235 soils from Idaho, the Pacific Northwest and the United States, one of the most unique teaching resources at U of I.

Dig into soil monoliths
Leila Old Historic Costume Collection

Historic costume collection

The Leila Old Historic Costume Collection reflects the clothing across lower-, middle- and upper-class society in Idaho from 1850 to the present.

Experience the collection