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ISU Professor Mashal named as Transportation Research Board Committee Research Coordinator

December 7, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mustafa Mashal has been appointed as the Transportation Research Board Committee Research Coordinator (CRC) for the Standing Committee on Seismic Design and Performance of Bridges (AKB50).

Appleby announced as interim provost of Idaho State

December 4, 2020

POCATELLO, Idaho – In a campus email Friday morning, President Kevin Satterlee announced that Karen Appleby will serve as interim provost of Idaho State University. Appleby will begin serving in the role in January and hold the position until a successful candidate is hired.

Dunzik-Gougar pens op-ed piece in New York Daily News

December 4, 2020

In her role as president of the American Nuclear Society, Idaho State associate dean and professor Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar co-wrote an opinion piece "For the environment, keep Indian Point open" for the New York Daily News.

Idaho State’s College of Education announces annual Celebrating Excellence Award recipients

December 2, 2020

POCATELLO - Each year the Idaho State University College of Education hosts a Celebrating Excellence event to honor deserving faculty, staff, alumni, and advancement partners of the College for their significant accomplishments and commitment to excellence in education. 

ISU groups, president give a hand in Rake-a-Difference fundraising effort

December 2, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University student groups and President Kevin Satterlee lent a hand and helped with the Pocatello Free Clinic Rake-a-Difference fundraising campaign that took place this fall.

Idaho State names Ronneburg interim dean of College of Technology

December 2, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University has named Debra Ronneburg interim dean of the College of Technology. Ronneburg will assume the interim position in January after Scott Rasmussen retires from the University. 

Idaho State Board of Education Student Mental Health Summit set Dec. 8

December 1, 2020

BOISE – Idaho State University Counseling and Testing Director Rick Pongratz will be among the experts featured during the virtual Idaho Mental Health Summit at 4 p.m. Dec. 8 that is sponsored by the Idaho State Board of Education.

ISU international post-doc fellow perseveres in studying snow-rain transition zones despite pandemic

December 1, 2020

POCATELLO – It can be kind of hard doing field work in the mountains of the American west from California to Wyoming when you are stuck in Zurich, Switzerland, working remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic. Epic wildfires of historic proportions don’t help, either.  And then there are just a whole lot of other things 2020 can throw at you.

First Idaho State endowed sales scholarship established in the College of Business

December 1, 2020

POCATELLO – Idaho State University College of Business alumnus Don Zebe and his wife Cyndee have established the first endowed sales scholarship in University history.

ISU Singers Take First Place in Online Singing Competition

November 30, 2020