[Vision2020] Cool U of I blog

[Carl Westberg]

Lifted from Vandal Venue.....
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho is a hub for exciting and innovative research, and its faculty is out to prove it.
 
The
University of Idaho College of Science is launching a blog named Vandal
Science aimed at educating the general public in many things
science-related, literally bringing science to life in engaging and
accessible ways. Faculty from each of the college’s departments will
share insights into what it is like to conduct research both in a lab
and in the field. Additionally, the team will provide links to some of
the most fun and fascinating science stories on the internet.
 
“University
of Idaho College of Science faculty and students are doing world-class
science – really cool stuff – and they’re excited about it,” said blog
administrator Tom Williams, assistant dean for graduate enrollment and
director of research facilities for the college. “Idaho science is a
great way of reaching beyond our campus to future students while
sharing our enthusiasm. I hope they all come and join the fun.”
 
The
blog is scheduled to launch on Friday, June 12 with posts about the
keynote address of the Evolution 2009 conference, which begins at 8
p.m. PST, and blog postings continuing from the conference through its
conclusion on Tuesday, June 16.
 
The Evolution 2009 conference
is the annual joint meeting of the three major societies in
evolutionary biology: the Society for the Study of Evolution, the
Society of Systematic Biologists and the American Society of
Naturalists. For four days, more than 1,100 of the world’s best and
brightest minds in evolutionary biology will present the most current
research from the numerous subdivision of the field.
 
“Evolution
2009 presents the perfect opportunity for the College of Science to
launch this blog,” said Williams. “You can’t find more interesting
research – nor the sheer amount of it – to write about anywhere in the
country.”
 
But the conference is just the beginning. After that,
University of Idaho science faculty will begin regular postings.
Contributors include:
 
Von Walden, professor of geography, who will be posting from his field research post in the Arctic Circle.
Jerry Fairley, professor of geology, who will be posting during his sabbatical research excursion to Japan.
Erica
Bree Rosenblum, professor of biology, who will be posting about her
search into the genetic codes of frogs and an ancient chytrid fungus
killing them the world over.
Tom Bitterwolf, professor of chemistry,
who will be posting about his research to help convert radioactive
waste into a glass stage for storage and nanoparticles prepared by
photochemical methods.
Gwen Barnes, professor of physics, who will
be posting about her studies on impact craters on the moon and Mars,
and the evolution of their surfaces.
Readers are encouraged to ask
university researchers questions about their research, what it’s like
to be a research scientist and any other scientific inquiries that come
to mind. To explore the College of Science blog, visit:

www.uidahoblogs.com/science/
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