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Graduate researchers Sarah Davis (left) and Hunter Hawkins (center) work with research faculty John Shovic to find AI solutions for a safety and productivity issue at Amalgamated Sugar. (PHOTO: U OF I)
Jun 30, 2026

University of Idaho launches new AI degree programs amid surging workforce demand

University of Idaho is launching bachelor’s and master’s artificial intelligence degrees at Moscow and Coeur d’Alene campuses to meet growing workforce demand.

The CALS Deep Soil Ecotron team extracts soil cores at the U of I Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center on Monday, July 2, 2025. The extracted soil will allow investigators and scientists to simultaneously manipulate both abiotic and biotic factors such as climate, plant communities, soil types and more to better understand subsurface soils.⁠ (PHOTO: U OF I)
Mar 20, 2026

University of Idaho to showcase Deep Soil Ecotron at symposium

University of Idaho unveils the Deep Soil Ecotron, a $19 million facility for advanced soil ecosystem research, with a symposium in Moscow.

Northwest Nazarene University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help bolster its inter-institutional wildfire research efforts. (PHOTO: NNU)
Feb 25, 2026

Northwest Nazarene University secures $150k NSF grant for wildfire research

Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa received a $150,000 NSF grant to enhance wildfire research, boosting its funding past $500,000 for prescribed fire studies.


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