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 find the right fit. ...
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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 ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Stakeholders launch Idaho Engineering Growth Initiative Survey 
Read More IBR Headlines 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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »studio\Blu’s New Product Development Center offers collaboration for entrepreneurs and students 
Read More IBR Headlines studio\Blu, a student-centric program within Boise State University, is providing an innovation and talent pipeline for small- to medium-sized product manufacturing firms. According to Catherine Cantley, center director, in the last two years, the center ...
Read More »3 Idaho universities form Innovation Research Alliance 
Read More IBR Headlines Boise State University, Idaho State University (ISU) and University of Idaho (U of I) have partnered to form a regional technology and innovation alliance to foster innovation-led economic growth in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota ...
Read More »Biz ‘Bite:’ Falcon supercomputer now available to U of I researchers 
Falcon, a supercomputer offering more than 10 times the processing power of any academic cluster in the region, is now available for use by University of Idaho (U of I) faculty, staff and student researchers. U of I is one ...
Read More »Fresca Mexican Foods starts youth apprenticeship program 
Fresca Mexican Foods recently announced the hiring of two juniors at Middleton High School as part of its new nationally registered apprenticeship program. The students will work as machine operators at the company’s production plant in Caldwell. Discussions about the ...
Read More »Micron Technology announces expansion and partnership with College of Western Idaho 
Micron Technology Inc. has announced a new partnership with College of Western Idaho (CWI). The partnership will aid Micron’s Boise expansion within the next decade with the addition of its new $15 billion manufacturing facility — the facility will be ...
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