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Recently, Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver ran a special segment on the nature of scientific research and how it is reported in the media. Oliver discusses the importance of not just reading the headlines of a science story, or even the article/press release, but actually looking at the...
![Susan Knights, Director of the Math Solutions Center at the Ada County Campus, is one of the many CWI employees who support the Wishing Well Fund through automatic payroll deduction. Susan Knights, Director of the Math Solutions Center](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/wishing_well_article_image.jpg?itok=rhm7w5Qm×tamp=1571176311)
This past year, the CWI Foundation was able to award six Wishing Well Fund applications.
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Do Travertine Springs limit the distribution of an invasive mollusk in Eastern Idaho?
The answer appears to be “NO,” at least that’s how we see it today. Three CWI students will discuss this question, and their findings, when they present the results of their year-long...
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College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs are excited to the latest installment of its 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...
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Dr. Michael Edgehouse, an associate professor at Lewis-Clark State College, will visit CWI’s Nampa Campus Academic Building on April 8.
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This spring, 17 students from CWI are learning first-hand what it takes to be a teacher.
![James Rosenburg teaching a group of students.](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/idoteach_online.jpg?itok=Qfj7Wmx1×tamp=1571176358)
In addition to teaching classes, like he has done for five years at CWI, James Rosenberg is also taking a journey from the other side of the desk.
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On Feb. 27, CWI helped promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education at the event in McCall.
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College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs are excited to introduce a new 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 episode,...
![Jessie Marquardt and Marianne Nelson](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/news_ct/image/faculty_online_0.jpg?itok=qlAczv69×tamp=1571176366)
CWI is pleased to recognize Jessie Marquardt and Marianne Nelson as Faculty of Distinction for January and February.
![Doug Rapley](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_1x/public/blog_ct/image/doc1.jpg?itok=Vyqb8pRx×tamp=1571176370)
CWI's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs are excited to introduce a new video blog series, Science is a Verb.
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Over the past two years, Independent Meat Company in Twin Falls has been donating pork hearts to CWI's Life Sciences Department.
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Interested in saving the world? Want to help raise awareness on our campus and in our local community about sustainable living? Interested in learning more about sustainability yourself? Then this club is for you! Sustainability Club is a relatively new club at College of Western Idaho (CWI)....
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The opportunities are sponsored by Idaho INBRE, which promotes undergraduate biomedical research.
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In the Fall, a group of CWI Biology students evaluated their impact on the environment. One student saw the project as more than an assignment.
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Three College of Western Idaho (CWI) Biology majors are already starting work in their chosen field. Jennifer Hines (Sophomore), Kassandra Townsend (Sophomore), and Tabor Hoxsey (Freshman) are working on a collaborative research project overseen by Assistant Professor of Biology, Steve Lysne....
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Molly Wolk, a Biology adjunct faculty, has been named CWI’s Faculty of the Month for November.
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The CWI Foundation received a $2,000 grant from the John William Jackson Fund.