“The original idea for our study arose when ISU students were out on a field trip collecting fish for a biology class and it became apparent that some of the suckers species were difficult to tell apart,” said Ernest Keeley, a professor in the biological sciences department. #idahostateucose #STEM

LAST CALL! RSVP today to the College of Science and Engineering Dean's Homecoming Breakfast! Join alumni, faculty, and staff from the College on Sat, October 25, at 9 a.m., on the corner of Stacy Dragila Way and Memorial Drive, to watch the parade and enjoy a breakfast catered by The Yellowstone.

Now in its 60th year, the Geology Field Camp experience at Idaho State University has evolved over time, but one thing has remained the same: Idaho’s varying landscape is a uniquely designed puzzle perfect for students learning about the earth’s structural features and geological history. #STEM

Idaho State University is getting a boost to help recruit and support some of the country’s elite graduate students. More about the I–SEER project and two of the students who are already working on their research www.isu.edu/news/2025-fa.... #idahostateucose #STEM #research #geology #biology

Today, it’s the Transfer Fair at the College of Eastern Idaho! Find us in Room 150 of the Health Care Education Building.

RSVP today to the College of Science and Engineering Dean's Homecoming Breakfast! Join alumni, faculty, and staff from the College on Saturday, October 25, at 9 a.m., on the corner of Stacy Dragila Way and Memorial Drive, to watch the parade and enjoy a breakfast catered by The Yellowstone.

We’re at today’s Transfer Fair at the College of Southern Idaho from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.! Stop by and see us in the Fine Arts Building lobby.

Volunteers needed! Idaho State University’s Department of Physics and the Kiwanis Club of Pocatello’s Haunted Science Laboratory will return to the Bannock County Event Center in late October. #idahostateucose #STEM

A researcher at Idaho State University has earned a sought-after postdoctoral fellowship in biology from the National Science Foundation. #idahostateucose #STEM #research #postdoc #biology #biologicalsciences

“Serious games are a type of game designed with a primary purpose beyond entertainment, such as education, training, health care, or social awareness,” said Farjana Eishita, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. #idahostateucose #STEM #computerscience #research

Over the weekend, two teams of ISU students competed in the 2025 Hack-A-House competition. The 24-hour virtual event challenges students to “address a specific challenge impacting housing affordability.” The teams were: #idahostateucose #STEM

ISU doctoral students Arifa Islam Champa and Md Fazle Rabbi were guest speakers at the BSides Idaho Falls cybersecurity conference, where they each presented their research during the lightning talk session. #idahostateucose #STEM #research #computerscience

Idaho State University honors student Elijah Escobedo spent his summer inquiring about the lives of New Yorkers. #idahostateucose #STEM #biology #biologicalsciences #publichealth

A pair of recently signed memorandums of understanding are helping to strengthen Idaho State University’s ties with industry. More about how these partnerships will create opportunities for students and researchers at www.isu.edu/news/2025-fa.... #idahostateucose #STEM

After decades of research in chemometrics, Professor Emeritus John Kalivas is capping off his career by bringing his vision of data analysis in VR to life. More about Kalivas’s career and impact on students at www.isu.edu/news/2025-sp.... #idahostateucose #STEM #chemometrics #chemistry #research

You’re invited to the College of Science and Engineering Dean's Homecoming Breakfast! #idahostateucose

Dean Jim Widmann was part of an ISU delegation that toured some of the facilities at Idaho National Laboratory. #idahostateucose #STEM

The votes have been tallied, and congrats to Avery Benson for winning the engineering office’s Back-to-School Photo Challenge with her shot of Norbert the bearded dragon showing off his Bengal pride! #idahostateucose

Geosciences gets to take some awesome field trips! #idahostateucose #STEM #geology #geosciences

Our on-campus reactor AGN-201 is literally in pieces. Under the guidance of Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, professor of nuclear engineering, students and staff are in the process of disassembling the reactor to take precise measurements of all its components. #idahostateucose #STEM #nuclearnengineering

Things just got a bit simpler for Golden Eagles looking to take their next steps towards a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering as Bengals. More about the 2+2 pathway at www.isu.edu/news/2025-fa.... #idahostateucose #STEM #mechanicalengineering #mechanicalengineer

We are mourning the loss of Professor Jeff Meldrum. Meldrum joined the faculty of Idaho State University in 1993 and was the longest-serving member of the Department of Biological Sciences.

“It is concerning how Chinook salmon are experiencing early death as a result of being unable to control their movement and feed for themselves due to a lack of this vitamin,” said Haskell Distajo. “I am grateful to be able to contribute to finding part of the cause of this dilemma." #STEM

“This is a relatively unique degree that can help launch students into their careers,” said Shannon Kobs Nawotniak, professor and chair of the geosciences department. #idahostateucose #STEM #geology#geosciences

Way to go, Christian Done, Sarah Faulk, Caleb Gee, Tek Jones, and Jonathan Garritson (not pictured) on receiving a scholarship from the Department of Energy's University Nuclear Leadership Program! #idahostateucose #STEM

How students learn about the classics by Shakespeare, Dickens, and Austen may soon not be from the page but from the inside of a virtual reality headset, thanks to the work of two ISU researchers and their students. More at www.isu.edu/news/2025-fa.... #idahostateucose #STEM #computerscience #VR

“I found this project exciting and fulfilling because I grew up near the Portneuf River in Idaho,” said Brandy Smith, who now serves as an environmental scientist in the Restoration Ecology Unit at the California Department of Water Resources. #idahostateucose #STEM #fishecology #ecology

“ISU and INL have a long history of successful partnerships and collaborations,” said ISU President Robert Wagner.

We are mourning the loss of long-time faculty member Prof. Curt Anderson. While at ISU, Anderson studied neurophysiology and evolutionary neurobiology and had more than 20 publications in biological sciences. His most recent book, Comparative Animal Physiology, is in the process of publication.

A brand new degree is debuting this fall at Idaho State University. The start of the 2025-26 academic year marks the beginning of ISU offering an associate degree in science. #idahostateucose #STEM

“We take pride in applied research that will benefit Idaho and result in economic development. Sweetcrete is a great example of our research efforts at Idaho State University in collaboration with our industry champions,” said Mustafa Mashal. #idahostateucose #STEM #research

Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Associate Dean, and past president of @americannuclear.bsky.social, Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar, was one of the five instructors who led the Nuclear 101 course at the ANS Annual Conference. 📷: American Nuclear Society #idahostateucose #STEM #nuclearengineering

To our new Bengals, we're happy you're here! And to our returning Bengals, welcome back!

Geosciences Professor Shannon Kobs Nawotniak and students Tess Oldroyd-Johnson, Daliedmarie Delgado Maisonet, Emily Ford, along with Bailee Zinzer and Erika Rader from the University of Idaho, just spent a week collecting data at Craters of the Moon and in the Mud Lake area. #STEM #geosciences

“Johnny Mnemonic gave me the idea, and I said, ‘I want to do that. I can do that. We can do that,’” explains John Kalivas, professor emeritus of chemistry. “Ever since then, it’s been a career ambition.” More: www.isu.edu/news/2025-sp... #idahostateucose #STEM #chemistry

After last month’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the Russian coast, Ryan Anderson, assistant professor of geosciences, spoke with Ryan Hill from KMVT about what Idaho’s been seeing in terms of quakes over the last couple of months. Give it a watch at www.kmvt.com/2025/08/01/e.... #STEM

Idaho State University’s delegation to one of the Gem State’s largest conferences focused on biomedical research earned itself a trifecta of honors at this year’s event. More about what they took home and this year’s Idaho INBRE conference at www.isu.edu/news/2025-fa.... #STEM #research

Congrats to Minhaz Zibran, professor of computer science, on being named one of this year's recipients of an Idaho NASA EPSCoR Summer Faculty Fellowship! During the fellowship, Zibran will explore how his research in software engineering and cybersecurity can align with NASA's mission.

Amir Ali, associate professor of nuclear engineering, and Scott Wahlquist, doctoral candidate, were among the instructors and presenters at the 2025 International RELAP5 User Group Meeting. 📷: Idaho National Laboratory #idahostateucose #STEM #nuclearengineering #research

Sarah Godsey, professor of geosciences, recently hosted a pair of visitors from Japan. #idahostateucose #STEM #geology #geosciences #research

Want to know more about how Idaho’s wildlife handles the summer heat? Ernest Keeley, professor in the biological sciences department, was one of the experts who recently spoke with KPVI’s Maclane Westbrook for a story about how these critters get by when temperatures are at their highest.

Did you know Idaho State University has more joint appointments with Idaho National Laboratory than any other university? More about how joint appointments benefit both institutions at www.isu.edu/news/2025-sp....

Chemistry's Summer Research Symposium was a success! More than 30 students presented what they've been working on over the summer, last week. #idahostateucose #STEM #chemistry #research #studentresearch

Congrats to Mosharaf Hossan on earning a Premium Paper Award in the Technology Track at the i-ETC conference this summer! His study examined how gamified virtual reality experiences could be used to help treat mysophobia, the fear of germs. #idahostateucose #STEM #computerscience

A pair of Idaho State University researchers are part of a group of more than 30 scientists who’ve found the culprit responsible for the death of newly hatched fish in an endangered salmon run. The perp: anchovy. More at www.isu.edu/news/2025-sp.... #idahostateucose #STEM #research

“I took this course and got my RO license because our reactor is so unique — not just in the U.S., but around the world,” said Angela Trejo. #idahostateucose #STEM #nuclearenergy #nuclearengineering

Meet Rowlf. Rowlf is the latest bacteriophage to be discovered by students in the Bacteriophage Discovery and Genomics Lab, and their work was just published in Microbiology Resource Announcements, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. #idahostateucose #STEM #biologicalsciences

To most anglers, a ‘sucker’ is the last fish they want to see on the end of their line. But to the scientists who study these bottom-dwelling fish for their research, knowing exactly which species of sucker they’ve netted offers a window into the health of the ecosystem these animals occupy.

Thank you, Becky Johnson, Brenna Gundersen, and Rachel Cutler, for stopping by and chatting with this year’s Bengal Bridge students! Becky is the Technical Assistance Manager for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s Southeast Region. #idahostateucose #STEM

The worlds of minerals, magma, and management are converging in a new degree offered by Idaho State University. More about the master’s in geology with a concentration in geology management at www.isu.edu/news/2025-sp.... #idahostateucose #STEM #geology #geosciences