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![Jennifer Paulus, 2017 CWI Graduate Jennifer Paulus, 2017 CWI Graduate](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_0149_1.jpg?itok=ycnw5aXp×tamp=1571175851)
Meet Jennifer. Jennifer will graduate from College of Western Idaho (CWI) with an Associate of Science degree in Biology with an emphasis in Healthcare on May 13, 2017. Jennifer, a wife of 19 years and mother of five, has struggled with low self-esteem and depression most of her life. Through...
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CWI’s Anthropology and Biology Clubs and Sustainability Committee host fourth annual Garbology Day April 27.
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College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs are excited to share new episodes of the video blog series, Science is a Verb. CWI faculty share some of their favorite experiments, as well as tips and tricks for bringing science to life. In this...
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College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Biology 2 (Biodiversity & Evolution) class is going native! Join other adventurous students for a three week immersion experience studying the biodiversity and evolution of living organisms at the University of Idaho Field Campus (UIFC) in the beautiful...
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Students enrolled in Flex Lab science classes have the ability to change their scheduled lab time online, to a later time or a different day entirely.
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A Monarch butterfly—raised at College of Western Idaho from a caterpillar—is making history in the Pacific Northwest scientific community.
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The CWI Foundation recently awarded more than $6,000 to the recipients of this year’s Wishing Well Fund.
![Monarch Research Project at CWI Monarch Research Project at CWI](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_2797.1.jpg?itok=lqLvcbAN×tamp=1571176004)
Under CWI student Vance McFarland’s watchful eye, more than 50 Monarch Butterflies are ready for a long migration journey.
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On Oct. 1, CWI students and faculty joined a group of citizen scientists gathered at the confluence of the Snake and Boise Rivers to monitor water quality.
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Seven Biology students had the opportunity to spend their summer vacations in the field researching birds, butterflies, and freshwater mollusks.
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Three students and a CWI biology instructor had the opportunity to get up-close and very personal with osprey—all in the name of science.
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The seasons have changed and it is time for the annual migration of monarch butterflies. After traveling hundreds of miles from their natal grounds, most of the monarchs living in the Western United States will spend the winter nestled in eucalyptus trees along the California coast. Those in the...
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Two CWI students spent their summer as part of a large-scale research effort to save Monarch butterflies from becoming endangered species.
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Who would have thought that science really had so much to do with aging? Not me, until I read this article from sciencenews.org. They explain that while there is still a hearty debate regarding what the true cause of aging is, scientist do have some good theories to follow up on. One...
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Biology Instructor, Teresa Rich, has been named CWI’s Faculty of Distinction for June.
![CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Libna Luevanos CWI Student and Scholarship Recipient Libna Luevanos](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/img_8371.1.jpg?itok=_tdBc7rR×tamp=1571176287)
When Libna Luevanos graduated from Boise High School in 2014 she wasn’t sure what would happen next. Her parents wanted her to work. She wanted to learn. Always fascinated with science and the human body, she was exposed to forensics in high school and thought criminal justice may be a...
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CWI student Andrew Barrios admits he was once heading down the wrong path. Now he is a self-driven individual and has turned his life around.
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Are you looking for something fun and different to do this summer? If so, working on a citizen science project may be your ticket for summer fun. Here’s one excellent opportunity:
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge and the College of Western Idaho are seeking volunteer citizen...