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Released: 18-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EST
FEMA Grant Allows for Hazard Mapping Across Idaho
Boise State University

Boise State University recently received a $954,000 award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to collect high-quality elevation (lidar) data to assess natural hazards across more than 2,500 square miles in Idaho.

Released: 24-Oct-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Boise State Research Is Upgrading an Element by Stretching It
Boise State University

Boise State University researcher Paul Simmonds is developing a new family of self-assembled nanomaterials capable of storing large amounts of tensile strain, without damage to the crystalline structure. Now they are trying it with germanium.

Released: 12-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
NSF Award Could Open New Wave Bands for Wireless Communications
Boise State University

The award, headed up by Boise State University electrical engineer Hani Mehrpouyan, aims to open up new swaths of underutilized wave bands for wireless communication.

Released: 20-Sep-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Boise State Research Explores Thermoelectric Screen Printing
Boise State University

Flexible thermoelectric devices are especially attractive for waste heat recovery along contoured surfaces and for energy harvesting applications to power sensors, biomedical devices and wearable electronics – an area experiencing exponential growth. However, obtaining low-cost, flexible and efficient thermoelectric materials is extremely difficult due to many materials and manufacturing challenges.

Released: 7-Sep-2016 6:05 PM EDT
Research Looks at Importance of Women’s Attitudes Toward Tigers
Boise State University

Research published in the journal Biological Conservation looks at how human perceptions of tigers affect how willing human communities are to coexist with these large predators, and particularly at how women’s attitudes toward tigers differ from men’s.

Released: 1-Sep-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Solid-State Nanopores Unravel Twisted DNA Mystery
Boise State University

A paper published in ACS Nano, one of the top nanotechnology journals in the world, explores this topic. “Modeling and Analysis of Intercalant Effects on Circular DNA Conformation” focuses on the effect of the intercalating agent ethidium bromide (a mimic for many chemotherapy drugs) on the tertiary structure of DNA.

Released: 20-Jul-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Boise State Computer Science Program Hatching New Ideas for Education through NSF Grant
Boise State University

The university is creating an educational environment called the Computer Science Professionals Hatchery, or CSP-hatchery, to model the best practices of software development companies.

Released: 7-Jul-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Graphene Flexes its Muscles in Boise State University Study
Boise State University

A new study shows that the unique properties of graphene and graphene foam could one day be used to regenerate 3-dimensional tissues and organs for implantation into the human body.

Released: 6-Jun-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Boise State University, Harvard Business School’s HBX Will Collaborate to Offer Online Program
Boise State University

A new collaboration will bring Harvard Business School's business fundamentals program to Boise State students at public university prices.

Released: 1-Jun-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Research Shows Owls’ Ability to Hunt Impaired by Noise
Boise State University

Owls exposed to noise equivalent to that of a natural gas compressor station experienced an 8 percent drop in hunting success per decibel increase in noise.

Released: 27-Apr-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Biology May Hold Key to Better Computer Memory
Boise State University

A group of Boise State University researchers is working toward a better way to store digital information using nucleic acid memory (NAM).

Released: 13-Apr-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Citizen Participation Helps Overcome Dengue in Brazil
Boise State University

More than 1.5 million cases of dengue fever were reported in Brazil in 2015. Young children often are the hardest hit. Now, Boise State University political scientists Brian Wampler and Mike Touchton hope to improve the odds by increasing citizen involvement and awareness.

Released: 9-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
Boise State NSF CAREER Award Could Lead to New Disease Treatments
Boise State University

The use of proteins to identify a single molecule in a solution could be extremely important for early diagnosis of cancer, much earlier than is possible with current technology.

Released: 12-Feb-2016 6:05 PM EST
Research Could Inform New Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Boise State University

New research suggests the possibility of the regrowth of dopaminergic neurons in adult mammals, which could have significant impact in treating Parkinson's Disease.

Released: 12-Feb-2016 8:00 AM EST
Winter Feast: Camera Trap Offers a Candid Look at Idaho’s Scavengers
Boise State University

A research wildlife biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the executive director of Boise State University’s Intermountain Bird Observatory have teamed up with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to create a series of motion-sensitive camera traps to monitor golden eagle migration and distribution in southwest Idaho.

Released: 22-Jan-2016 12:05 PM EST
Study Looks at Coexisting with Dangerous Carnivores
Boise State University

Research recently published in the journal Plos One is part of a study to measure the psychological predictors of tolerance for tigers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans, where the large carnivores have a rocky and sometimes violent relationship with local communities.

Released: 2-Dec-2015 4:05 PM EST
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to Receive Award
Boise State University

Boise State University's Frank Church institute will Honor Secretary Panetta with the frank and Bethine Church Award for public service on jan. 18.

21-Oct-2015 10:00 PM EDT
$25 Million Gift From the Micron Foundation to Create Materials Research Center at Boise State
Boise State University

The largest gift in the university’s history will fund the establishment of a new Center for Materials Research, operated by the College of Engineering.

Released: 18-Sep-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Article Highlights Boise State Research to Recover Heat From Car Engine
Boise State University

Researchers are attempting to develop thermoelectric generators (TEGs) as a way to convert the waste heat from car engines into electricity.

Released: 17-Sep-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Boise State Nurses, Gamers Win National Award for New Nursing Simulation Technology
Boise State University

A Boise State University team of nursing and gaming professionals has won a national education award for developing a wearable technology that allows nursing students to practice complex simulations with significant cost savings compared to more standard training.



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