Five Idaho State University faculty members honored with 2013 Outstanding Researcher Awards
Posted April 15, 2013
Five Idaho State University faculty members have received 2013 Outstanding Researcher awards and will be honored at a reception on April 24.
One will receive the 2013 ISU Distinguished Researcher Award to be announced at the reception.
Receiving ISU Outstanding Researcher awards are Bruce Finney, professor of biological sciences; Rex W. Force, associate dean for clinical research in the Division of Health Sciences; Thom Hasenpflug, associate professor of percussion and chair and director of performing arts; Timothy S. Magnuson, associate professor of biological sciences; and Michael A. Thomas, associate professor of biological sciences. (read more…)
‘…Science Fiction Films by Native American Filmmakers’ topic of ISU presentation April 19
Posted April 12, 2013
A lunchtime colloquium titled "Indigenous Futurism: Science Fiction Films by Native American Filmmakers" will be presented by Professor Grace Dillon of Portland State University from noon to 1 p.m. April 19 in Room 213 of the Idaho State University Rendezvous Complex. (read more…)
‘Incarcerated Women: Pathways to Jail’ is topic of ISU Humanities Cafe April 18
Posted April 12, 2013
"Incarcerated Women: Pathways and the Criminal Justice System Response" is the topic of an Idaho State University Humanities Café at 6 p.m. April 18 at the Portneuf Valley Brewery located on First Avenue in Pocatello.
The Humanities Cafe is presented by ISU Committee for the Study of Violence, Conflict, and War in Society. (read more…)
Idaho State University Library art show by Catherine Reinhardt runs through May 31
Posted April 12, 2013
The of Idaho State University Eli M. Oboler Library is exhibiting the artwork Catherine Reinhardt, graduate student in the ISU Department of Art, through May 31.
Reinhardt, who will graduate in May, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Auburn University in Alabama and a master's degree in teaching from the University of Virginia. A native of Alabama, Reinhardt lives in Pocatello with her husband and son. (read more…)
Idaho State University researcher Kelchner helps solve 5,000-year-old mystery: team deciphers the Bamboo family tree
Posted April 10, 2013
For more than 5,000 years, people have studied bamboo: its uses, growth forms, unusual flowering cycles, and its relationship to other plant groups.
Until now, the relationships among the major lineages of bamboos, called "tribes," were not known with any certainty. But a new paper in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution reveals the ancient story of bamboo using DNA analysis and provides the most convincing evidence to date of their long evolutionary history. (read more…)
Idaho State University to present renowned cellist Carlos Prieto in special concert May 9 at Stephens Performing Arts Center
Posted April 9, 2013
Idaho State University and the Consulate of Mexico in Boise will present a concert by one of the most respected cellists in the world, Carlos Prieto, at 7 p.m. May 9 in the Stephens Performing Arts Center's Jensen Grand Concert Hall.
Prieto, Mexican-born and MIT-educated, regularly premiers works composed especially for him by Latin American, North American and European composers. He has received public acclaim and won excellent reviews for his performances throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, China, India and Latin America. (read more…)
Five Idaho State University faculty honored as 2013 Outstanding Master Teachers
Posted April 8, 2013
Five Idaho State University faculty members have received 2013 Outstanding Master Teacher awards and will be honored at a reception on April 24.
One will receive the 2013 ISU Distinguished Teacher Award to be announced at the reception.
Receiving Master Teacher awards are; Jeff Brockett, associate professor and program director for the Doctor of Audiology program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Paul Link, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences; Diana Livingston-Friedley, professor of voice in the Department of Music; Donna Lybecker, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Rosemary J. Smith, professor, Department of Biological Sciences. (read more…)
Five Idaho State University faculty receive 2013 Outstanding Public Service Awards
Posted April 8, 2013
Five Idaho State University faculty have received 2013 Outstanding Public Service Awards and will be honored at a reception on April 24.
One will receive the 2013 ISU Distinguished Public Service Award to be announced at the reception.
Receiving 2013 Outstanding Public Service Awards are Scott Anderson, professor of music; Glenda Carr, clinical assistant professor with the College of Pharmacy; Kevin W. Cleveland, associate professor in the Pharmacy Practice Department at the College of Pharmacy; Cathy Kriloff, professor of mathematics; and Kevin Marsh, associate professor and chair of the history department. (read more…)
2013 Montana/Idaho Clarinet Festival runs April 13-14 at the Idaho State University
Posted April 8, 2013
The 2013 Montana/Idaho Clarinet Festival will run April 13-14 at the Idaho State University Stephens Performing Arts Center.
The event is free and all clarinetists are invited.
On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 13. (read more…)
Idaho State University papermaking open house scheduled April 13
Posted April 8, 2013
The Idaho State University Department of Art will present a papermaking open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, in ISU Fine Arts Building Room 407. (read more…)