This year the University of Idaho started a new annual tradition: Winter Nights Under Vandal Lights, a tree lighting ceremony with carolers to celebrate our faculty and staff.
[Read More]
University of Idaho Veteran
Donald Leon Mills
Students and Faculty alike have been part of the University of Idaho’s military history since 1894. From teaching Military Science courses to being part of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) to veterans earning their degrees here at the University of Idaho, the stories of these members of our community...
[Read More]
BUY THE WHOLE WORLD
A Brief History of the University of Idaho Library Globe
Among the objects held by the University of Idaho Library is a 30-inch globe supported by a four-legged walnut base, currently located in the Library’s Data Hub (previously known as the Map Room). A little digging into Special Collections and Archives’ holdings has uncovered the origins of the globe, which...
[Read More]
Imagining Costumes
Halloween is fast approaching and our community enjoys creating costumes for the spooky festivities. Costumes can be purchased, made of repurposed clothing, made by hand, or a combination of all these methods. Investopedia reports that Americans are expected to spend as much as $104 per person on Halloween–about 11.6 billion...
[Read More]
Training Doctors
A Patient-Centered Approach
Post written by Brian Tibayan, 2024 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Fellow.
[Read More]
It’s a Killer-Diller!
The University of Idaho Argonaut Co-Ed Editions
“Killer-Diller!” - 1920s - ’30s slang. Very effective; excellent, sensational
[Read More]
From Old Collections to New Connection
My Journey as a 2024 Strong Fellow by Brian Tibayan
Post written by Brian Tibayan, 2024 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Fellow.
[Read More]
Happy Birthday Smokey Bear!
In the autumn of 1944, one of America’s most enduring symbols was born. Smokey Bear, the anthropomorphic black bear, celebrated his 80th birthday on August 9th.
[Read More]
Establishment of Agricultural Research at the University of Idaho
Post written by Kate Morrison, 2024 Strong Fellow.
[Read More]
Canine Aristocrat
Post written by Aarika Dobbins and Jessica Fleener
[Read More]
Browse by Tag
4-H (14) Black history (11) Caxton Press (40) Christmas cards (13) Columbia River Basin (13) Halloween (15) Idaho (15) Jazz Festival (30) Lionel Hampton (30) Main Street (14) Mary Kirkwood (13) Peter and Donna Thomas (11) University of Idaho (18) Wallace (15) Wallace (15) agriculture (25) alumni (12) animals (33) artist books (13) athletes (17) botany (18) buildings (18) campus (52) campus recreation (20) dams (15) diversity (41) dogs (15) electricity (14) exhibits (43) farms (11) fashion (21) flowers (22) food (12) football (18) holidays (40) homecoming (17) humor (21) hydraulics (14) irrigation (15) jazz (50) juvenile fiction (11) letters (12) librarians (11) libraries (32) logging (13) mining (37) mountains (17) music (14) papermaking (11) pets (15) poetry (25) postcards (19) potatoes (66) rare books (69) science fiction (24) sheep (18) snow (19) sports (40) student clubs (18) students (50) summer (14) university concerts (15) university history (13) veterans (11) water (14) wilderness (26) winter (24) women (81) women's recreation (21)