Posted on March 31st, 2009 by admin
Linda Anooshian, Department of Psychology, is teaching in Puebla, Mexico, this semester in cooperation with the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC). Anooshian recently gave a presentation for Mexican students and faculty titled “Children and Poverty: International Perspectives.” She presented results of her own research and compared issues about children and poverty in both the United [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by admin
Boise State University’s COMM 356 class is seeking donations of books to the Treasure Valley YMCAs. The program’s goal is to establish book exchanges in two Boise YMCA childcare facilities: Washington Street Y’s Kids and 9th Street Y’s Kids. Organizer’s have chosen the YMCA because it is a well-established organization with stable facilities that [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by admin
The Fool Squad will take center stage Thursday night at the Fettuccine Forum, presented by Boise State. This month’s event is titled “Fooling With the Arts: The Fool Squad.” The Fettuccine Forum is a free public lecture series held in the Rose Room at 718 W. Idaho Street. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 by admin
The Boise State Speech and Debate Team finished in second place in overall sweepstakes at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament March 19-21, just behind overall sweepstakes champion Ohio University. Boise State competitors Ben Bishop, Kate Henry and Regan Charlton took home three of the ten PKD All-American honors that were awarded at the tournament.
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Posted on March 27th, 2009 by admin
Today the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs announced a new “place based” course series entitled, “Investigate Boise.” The two course series held in downtown Boise offer students 6 units in 10 days. Both courses have an urban focus and will be crosslisted in communication, criminal justice, history, political science, sociology, and social work [...]
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Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by admin
Last week, Professor of Political Science John Freemuth told Channel 2 that the state of Idaho needed to do something to make the spending of federal stimulus dollars transparent for Idaho’s citizens:
“I don’t think any of us, so-called experts included, can get a handle on all of this,” Freemuth said. “It’s so complicated. It’s based [...]
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Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by admin
Engineers at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls this week began installing the first of the research equipment at the facility that has been under construction for the last two years. CAES is a research partnership between the Idaho National Laboratory and the state’s public universities. See the complete story, including [...]
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Posted on March 5th, 2009 by admin
Monthly Lecture Series Looks at Women and Stereotyping on March 5
The March Fettuccine Forum, a lecture series on the future and past of Boise and the Treasure Valley, will be First Thursday, March 5, in the Rose Room in the historic Union Block, 718 W. Idaho Street. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the lecture [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by admin
Mary Stohr, Department of Criminal Justice, is the recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Founders Award for 2009. This award is given to those who have made a distinguished contribution to justice education and scholarship, as determined by their scholarly achievement and service to the academy.
Susan Mason, assistant professor of political science and [...]
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