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There are many idealized versions of what scientific research looks like. It usually involves clean cut methods that work on the first try, and provide unquestionable data. This romanticized version of laboratory work is rarely realized. I am a fourth year Ph.D. student at Idaho State...
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The main objective of cryptography, a field of study for both mathematicians and computer scientists, is to provide a way for two people (often characterized as Alice and Bob) to be able to send a message over an insecure channel in such a way that an opponent (often called Oscar) cannot...
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The CWI Library is pleased to welcome Jean-Louise Zancanella as the library’s first public services librarian.
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A recording of the College of Western Idaho’s 2014 Fall State of the College Address is available to view online.
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The CWI Locations Brochure has been updated and a walking map has been created to help navigate changes at Ada County Campus.
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Students with the College of Western Idaho Art Club spent the day in creative bliss at the Nampa Festival of Art event August 9 and 10. First thing in the morning, Amanda Richards, Brittany Bishop and, Teresa Gonzalez all gathered in the rose garden at Lakeview Park in Nampa to judge entries for...
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The CWI is celebrating John Nordstrom, who was selected Faculty of Distinction for June.
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College of Western Idaho will host its 2014 Fall State of the College Address on Wednesday (Aug. 20) at The Riverside Hotel in Boise.
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Please join in congratulating CWI Math Faculty, Ken Collett, who was named Faculty of Distinction for August.
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CWI Building Facilitator/Security, Peter Stott, has been named Staff of the Month for August.
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CWI Assessment and Testing has implemented a new registration system that allows students to schedule exams and make-up tests online.
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CWI is asking for feedback on its Nampa Campus Master Plan, which is available to view online.
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College of Western Idaho student clubs “Pigged Out on Family Fun” at the Canyon County Fair this past Saturday, July 26. The Art Club started the afternoon by admiring the art on display and judging the craft submissions. Before the heat of the day set in, the 4-H members and their...
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Svetlana Nagachevskaya-Maddox spent her summer vacation on an international concert tour with performances in New York, Moldova, and Hungary.
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CWI Street Teams are MOO-ving onto the Canyon County Fair scene Saturday, July 26! We’ve been talking to people across Ada County about attending the College of Western Idaho this fall, and now Canyon County it is your turn! CWI is once again proud to be sponsoring the Fair Community Stage...
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Amandalynn Lovewell is one of six people selected to participate in the first-ever Artist in Residency Program sponsored by the Nampa Art Collective.
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Students with the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Culinary Arts Club enjoyed a memorable night at the ball park on Thursday (July 10). From start to finish the CWI Street Team was taking in all aspects of the game. CWI student Skyler Vande Vooren threw out the first pitch and the fun was only...
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The public is invited to view updates to the CWI Nampa Campus Master Plan at an open house event scheduled for July 24.