MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 22 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: In September, ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Idaho will launch a free, online K-12 education training series, providing learning opportunities for school-based professionals across Idaho. Participants can also claim free professional development and continuing education credits through a partnership with University of Idaho College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. The new ECHO for   more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 26 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a final point of compliance (POC) determination for Stibnite Gold Project (SGP)/Perpetua Resources Idaho, Inc. A POC is a location at which Idaho's groundwater quality standards must be met. Mine operators are required to protect current and projected beneficial uses of groundwater and meet water quality standards. Perpetua Resources   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Dr. Jonathan Fardy, associate professor of art history and chair of the Department of Art, will participate in an online roundtable on September 8, 10:30 a.m. on the work of the theorist Francois Laruelle. The roundtable will examine the implications of Laruelle's work for contemporary approaches to materialist theory. Fardy will be joined by three lead scholars on Laruelle's work: Katerina Kolozova, John  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 25 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: ISU faculty have heard a lot about chatbots in the last year. Should you allow your students to use them to complete their course assignments? How would you even know if students are drawing upon generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing? One of the most important predictors for ensuring student integrity is for faculty to have clear academic standards and policies for a course, and the newly formed Academ  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Dr. Neelam Sharma, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media and Persuasion, has been awarded a Senior Research Fellowship (2023-2025) by the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) to carry out research for her book titled, "Online hatred, abuse, and women journalists in the era of digitalization in India: Opportunities and Challenges." The book will include women journalists' in-de  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 25 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: Idaho State University's College of Technology is excited to announce that the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program has been granted a 10-year accreditation, the longest term available. The program has successfully met all standards set by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). "Getting a 10-year accreditation is the highest possible so it ensures students that there is a sound  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 25 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: The Idaho State University Theatre and Dance Department has received a grant to bring in guest artist, Octavia Biggs, to create the Stage Direction for the main stage production of Roald Dahl's "The Twits," and to teach workshops at elementary schools to promote theatre in the classroom. The $10,000 grant was awarded by the F.M., Anne G., and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation in the Idaho Community Foundation. "Ms. B  more

BUENA VISTA, Virginia, Aug. 24 -- Southern Virginia University issued the following news release: With a new academic year beginning, Southern Virginia University is pleased to welcome three new full-time visiting professors--Eric Nielsen, Marie Withers, and Hyrum Arnesen--to join in its mission to Gather, Lift, and Launch students. Marie Withers | Visiting Assistant Professor of Art & Design From Rexburg, Idaho, Withers has been involved in art and design for over 20 years, and was an art me  more

NAMPA, Idaho, Aug. 23 -- Northwest Nazarene University issued the following agency statement on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * Please join us in welcoming NNU's new faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year: College of Arts & Humanities Julie Ganske, Assistant Professor of Music Ganske received a BA in Piano Performance and completed requirements for a degree in Music Theory from Northwest Nazarene College and her Master of Music at Boise State University while teaching piano at NNU. She received a Doc  more