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BSU receives semiconductor industry grant fund
BOISE, ID – Idaho students will have new opportunities to learn about the semiconductor industry and gain skills, knowledge and abilities needed to pursue careers through a new program called “Semiconductor for All”. The program will receive initial funding from an Idaho Workforce Development Council grant. Semiconductor for All will enable education leaders at Boise State University to dev[...]
Educators to gather at Boise STEM conference
[caption id="attachment_291302" align="alignnone" width="600"] Boise will play host to a major STEM conference in August. (photo via Unsplash)[/caption] BOISE — Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educators will have the opportunity to make their voices heard at the 2023 Annual STEM Conference this August. The conference will take place on August 3-4 at Borah High School in [...]
Lewiston High School students discover new aquatic invader
A Lewiston High School teacher and two of her former students recently became published authors in a peer-reviewed scientific journal based on their discovery while participating in a University of Idaho Extension citizens’ science program. For the past seven years, UI Extension’s IDAH20 program has provided hands-on learning opportunities for Lewiston High School teacher Jamie Morton’s e[...]
Business leaders join in support of Elgin & Elaine Baylor Opportunity Fund through The College of Idaho
[caption id="attachment_289762" align="alignnone" width="600"] Business leaders, community members and others gather in Meridian for College of Idaho's announcement of the Elgin and Elaine Baylor Opportunity Fund. Photo courtesy of The College of Idaho[/caption] Read More IBR Headlines [feed url="https://idahobusinessreview.com/category/news/ibr-headlines/feed/" number="3"] In 1954, a ful[...]
U of I College of Law creates solution for lawyer scarcity in rural Idaho
Around 40% of all counties in the United States — 1,272 of 3,141 — have fewer than one lawyer per 1,000 residents, and as a result are sometimes referred to as legal deserts, according to a 2020 study conducted by the American Bar Association. To ease this problem in Idaho, The University of Idaho College of Law launched the Idaho Heritage Project to provide financial support to students servi[...]
Idaho Community Health Centers Association addresses industry needs with apprenticeship training
Paying for staff training can be a hurdle for health clinics aiming to find and retain talent. Idaho Community Health Centers Association (ICHCA) is helping bridge that gap by sponsoring apprenticeship training and helping with funding coordination, specifically for dental assistants and community health workers. Doing so will, ideally, help clinics demonstrate to potential employees that they are[...]
$8,500 workforce training grant bill squeaks through Idaho House on close vote
Following the longest floor debate of the year on Monday, a divided Idaho House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill that would provide $8,500 workforce training grants to Idaho high school graduates to put toward career training. Legislators spent more than two hours debating House Bill 24 straight through their lunch hour before voting 36-34 to pass the bill. Had just one of the 70 mem[...]
Educating the next Idaho lawyer
[caption id="attachment_288589" align="alignnone" width="600"] The interior of a Smith + Malek Attorneys office. Photo courtesy of Smith + Malek[/caption] Embarking on a legal career goes far beyond the classroom, often requiring law students to gain hands-on pre- and post-graduate experience. Many of these internship and mentorship programs are highly competitive, allowing lawyers and firms to[...]
Cybersecurity award winners move forward with gaming venture
A trio of University of Idaho seniors developed gaming applications to capture both the top prize in the Cybersecurity Entrepreneur Challenge and third place in the Hacking for Homebuilding competition at Boise State University last October. The team, led by Achiraya (Intty) Anantachote, included Deana Kienbaum and McKenna Jacobs. For the cybersecurity challenge, their solution is an applica[...]
Biz ‘Bite:’ Stakeholders launch Idaho Engineering Growth Initiative Survey
Read More IBR Headlines [feed url="https://idahobusinessreview.com/category/news/ibr-headlines/feed/" number="3"] In order to help grow Idaho’s economy and satisfy a growing demand for workers with engineering and computer science expertise, industry leaders have launched an initiative focused on increasing the number of students graduating from Idaho’s universities and colleges with key c[...]
Hacking for Homebuilding winners hone concepts, build on ventures
Eric Morrison, founder of Alley Homes in Boise, garnered the first-place, $10,000 award in the public track of the Hacking for Homebuilding competition last October through Boise State University for his proposal regarding accessory dwelling units. His student counterpart, Samuel Slusser, a senior at University of Idaho (U of I), captured the $10,000 student-track award with StrapWell Bags, design[...]
University of Idaho Extension begins work-from-home training program
More and more employees are looking for work-from-home options and employers are rising to meet that demand. To help ensure people get the training they need to make the work-from-home setup a success, the University of Idaho Extension recently launched a Digital Economy Program (DEP) that focuses on computer and remote work skill development and e-commerce training for small businesses. [c[...]
