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ISU departments receive Idaho Humanities Council Awards

November 19, 2018

POCATELLO — The Idaho Humanities Council Awards recently announced its fall 2018 grant recipients, including three projects from Idaho State University.
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ISU Theatre and Dance presents annual ISU Dance Concert on Dec. 6, 7 and 8

November 16, 2018

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present the annual ISU Dance Concert on Dec. 6, 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre at the Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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Split decisions: Idaho State University debaters claim online honors

November 12, 2018

POCATELLO – Idaho State University’s Rupp Debate Society debaters narrowly missed the top berth Sunday at the Climb the Mountain Online Debate Tournament.  Bengal Debaters delivered second place in the final round of International Parliamentary Debate, and secured fifth place in the quarter finals as well. 
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Idaho State University Professor Maria Wong's paper selected for National Institutes of Health Research Spotlights

November 9, 2018

POCATELLO – A recent paper by Idaho State University Professor Maria Wong has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for inclusion in its Research Spotlights series.
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Idaho State University art students design mural as part of Pocatello Terry First Project

November 7, 2018

POCATELLO ­– Pocatello’s First Avenue is now home to larger-than-life hummingbirds and honeybees thanks to the work of Idaho State University Department of Art painting students.

Idaho State University debaters win second place at Portland tournament

October 26, 2018

PORTLAND, OREGON – Idaho State University’s Rupp Debate Society continued its season’s success of capturing top honors recently at the Hunt Classic Invitational Debate Tournament in Portland. 
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ISU Theatre to present “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse”

October 26, 2018

POCATELLO -- Idaho State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” a family-friendly children’s theatre production on Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 10 in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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Visiting Writer David Wancyzk to visit Pocatello on Nov. 7

October 26, 2018

POCATELLO — On Wednesday, Nov. 7, Idaho State University’s Department of English and Philosophy will host visiting writer David Wanczyk, author of “Beep: Inside the Unseen World of Baseball for the Blind.”
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Idaho State University to host Metropolitan Opera Auditions on Nov. 3

October 26, 2018

POCATELLO – Idaho State University is delighted to announce the 2018 Idaho/Montana District, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions will be held Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center’s Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall.

Idaho State University Associate Professor Karen Hartman publishes research in International Journal of Sport Communication

October 24, 2018

POCATELLO – If you’re in a crisis, it is best to tell the media your problem before journalists find out. That’s what Prof. Karen Hartman and her co-author, Travis Bell (University of South Florida), found in their research published in the latest volume of the International Journal of Sport Communication.