Feature Stories
- Nuclear Reactor Testing Device Opens Doors to Safer Energy
- U of I works with Communities to Bring Innovation and Research Expertise in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
- Ready For What's Next - University of Idaho has been leading cybersecurity in the Northwest for three decades
- Students Record Gravity Waves Using Weather Balloons
- SpaceX co-founder and U of I alumnus Tom Mueller owes career in rocket science to strong foundation in STEM fields.
- Cybersecurity and the Internet of Everything
- U of I tendon tissue engineering lab connects students to collaborative research and funding opportunities
- Graduate Alex Schlotterbeck overcomes addiction battle to obtain checmical engineering degree.
- Schellenger Scholarship in Engineering helps make balancing degree and full-time job easier for mechanical engineering senior Titus Hansen.
- Summer With NASA-Engineering students work with NASA and Idaho Space Grant Consortium industry partners
- From Logger to SpaceX Founder-Vandal Tom Mueller learned skills to launch rockets studying engineering at the University of Idaho
- Spinning Manure Into Money - U of I Civil & Environmental Engineering professor turns cow manure into biodegradable plastic
- A Delicate Dance - From the stage to the lab, engineering student Kelly Verner finds balance between competing passions.
- Class of Spring 2020 - Congratulations to all our Spring 2020 graduates!
- Design, Build, Celebrate - U of I cross-college and campus collaboration brings 150 LED triangles to Vandal Marching Band’s 100th anniversary halftime performance.
- Friendship and Finding Solutions - Masters student Jacob Miller pulls together team of engineering graduates to build prosthetic arm for a childhood friend
- Hands-On and Human - Humanitarian Engineering Corps completes Bolivian water supply system and looks to next international project.
- Nuclear Fanfare - Engineering grad student lauded for leadership in class & student club.
- On Course for a Nuclear Research Career - U of I Graduate Student Overcomes Medical Condition to Pursue Dream
- Pioneering Plant-Based Jet Fuels - Student Sara Murphy Optimizes Jet Fuel Additives While Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Research That Matters - Science and Engineering students dive into research thanks to Beckman Scholars Award
- Saving Lives Takes Engineering and Entrepreneurship - Students and alumni develop and patent a new catheter design
- Summer 2020 Experiences - College of Engineering students are experiencing remote and on-campus internships and research this summer.
- Taking a Risk for Success - Adrian Beehner is the first student to complete the four-year computer science program in Coeur d’Alene.
- Turning Trash to Treasure - Kenny Sheffler, Electrical Engineering student inspired by Fiji’s commitment to renewable energy brings home business idea.
- Damon Woods - Engineering doctoral student uses design to improve the way things work.
- 242 Days that Changed My Life - U of I alumna and “astro-not” Sophie Milam gave eight months of her life to NASA to help future astronauts adjust to life on Mars.
- High-Tech Sunglasses Entertain Vandal Fans - Computer science collaboration develops state-of-the-art sunglasses for Vandal Marching Band performances.
- Chasing Her Dreams - U of I Boise engineering program helps alumna achieve lifelong goal.
- Farm Laborer to Intel Engineer - Mechanical Engineering grad Selso Gallegos credits Hispanic community for empathetic perspective and work ethic.
- An Apple a Day - Computer Science grad Robert Stewart lands job at Apple after developing popular apps, working several high-level internships.
- From Hardship to Triumph - Chemical Engineering grad Zach Beaman overcomes adversity, secures Micron job.
- The Magic of Engineering - Professional magician and INL retiree Mike McKellar joins the engineering team at U of I Idaho Falls.
- Formula Hybrid Racing Team Wins - A year after almost not finishing the U of I Formula Hybrid Racing Team wins national competition.
- 8 Month Mars Simulation - U of I Engineering student selected to participate in Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, HI-SEAS Mission 3.
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Chair in Power Engineering - Electrical and computer engineering professor Brian Johnson named first SEL Chair in Power Engineering.
- Expanding Research for Nuclear Energy - U of I Engineering is increasing opportunities for nuclear education and technology development.
- Securing Her Spot at the Top - U of I alumna, now a computer science professor, earns spot on U of I’s internationally competitive cybersecurity team.
- At Home in Idaho - Mohammed Allehyani international doctoral student in electrical engineering working on power grid research in his home away from home.
- Evolving Learning - UI internal grant program funds innovative interdisciplinary projects like evolutionary video game design studio.
- Engineering in Everything - U of I Idaho Falls doctoral student is passionate about education and the chemical engineering in everyday life.
- Tapping into Neurology - Engineering student uses mapping and imaging to reveal unknown
- Building Her Future - Research helps biological engineering student prepare to help children with disabilities