Timeline, Renfrew Colloquium Archive

Collection Timeline

2002 to 2026

2002	Doing Science in the University: Practical Considerations James A. Foster; Jean'ne Shreeve; Holly Wichman Computer Science; Chemistry; Biology From Archive to Printed Page Ellen Kittell History Can We Pull the Genie out of Genius? distinguishing between myths, madness and methods in artists' studios Colleen Taugher Art Human Interaction with Wildlands: Separating the Reality from the Myth Ed Krumpe Resource, Recreation, & Tourism The Future of Social Sciences: Some New Issues Ghazi Ghazanfar Economics Erasmus Writes for the Classroom Louis Perraud Classical Studies How Ought We Live? Evaluating the Question and Pursuing the Answers John Milhelich Sociology, Anthropology, and Justice Studies Pacifists, Revolutionaries and Terrorists: The Rocky Road of Comparative History Dale Graden History; Latin American Studies Would the Real Forest Stewards Please Stand up? JD Wulfhorst; Julia Parker Rural Sociology; Natural Resources; Counseling & School Psychology Multicultural Ethical Dilemmas in Counseling Jerry Fischer
2003	Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Idaho Charles R Hatch Research & Graduate Studies Crisis in the Public Realm Nels Reese Architecture Villa Bitricci Viva Las Vegas David Giese Art Directing Nikolai Gogol's Class Russian Satire in Moscow -- (Idaho!) Nike Imoru Theatre Arts Preserving Our Jazz Heritage: The International Jazz Collections Lewis Ricci International Jazz Collections Conceptualizing Time in Spatial Terms (or Not) Kurt Queller English My Three Decades of Scholarly Activities at UI - From Environmental Studies to Nanomaterials Research Chien Wai Chemistry Why General Education and What Can (or Can't) We Do About It. Bill Voxman Mathematics Autonomous Vehicles Dean Edwards; Joe Feeley; Richard Wall Mechanical Engineering; Electrical Engineering How to Kill Bacteria in 100 Simple Steps Ken Bayles MMBB New Challenges/Developments in Investment Analysis Mario Reyes Business
2004	Bats, cats, and rats: what they can tell us about making humans live longer, healthier lives Steve Austad Biological Sciences Lost in Space-Organization of Spatial Memory and its Potential Role in Architectural Design Steffen Werner Psychology and Communication Studies Using Mathematics to Approach Big Questions Mark Nielsen Mathematics An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Research Methods Molly Stock Forest Resources; Computer Science An Ear for Jazz Dan Bukvich; Alan Gemberling; Robert McCurdy Lionel Hampton School of Music Scientist or Entrepreneur--In Search of My True Identity Matthew Morra Soil & Land Resources Division An Interdisciplinary Program in Product Realization Steve Beyerlein; Don Elger; Linda Morris Mechanical Engineering; Business The Academic Study of the Bible: Intersection of Disciplines Jance Capel Anderson Philosophy Between Disciplines: Subject(s) to Exchange Stephan Flores English Tools for Music: Bringing Modern Technology to the Art of Reedmaking Susan Hess; Tom Hess Music; Biological and Agricultural Engineering Developing the New Living Learning Center Dan Schoenberg Auxiliary Services Discovering the International Law Nexus with Idaho: The College of Law's Annual International Law Symposium Russell Miller Law Probing the Earth’s Interior with Galápagos Volcanoes Dennis Geist Geology Promoting Biomedical Research in Idaho Mike Laskowski Biology; WWAMI Visual Culture and Culture Studies Ivan Castaneda Art & Design Financial Engineering: The Process of Measuring and Controlling Risk Terrance Grieb Business & Economics Equine Cloning: Past, Present and Future Dirk Vanderwall Animal and Veterinary Science Thelma and Louise meet the Hilton sisters at the court of Louis XIV: Editing the Memoirs of Hortense and Marie Mancini Sarah Nelson Foreign Languages and Literatures A Periodic Table of the Moles: Building Bridges to Native American Students Nick Natale Chemistry The Benefits and Challenges of Launching a New Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program Lisette Waits Wildlife Resources Turning Your World Upside Down: A Sabbatical Adventure Margrit von Braun College of Graduate Studies What’s a Poem Worth? Robert Wrigley English
2005	Ambassadors Lewis & Clark: Was the Corps of Discovery the Agent of Discovery? Dennis Colson Law Caught in the Mousetrap: Media Deregulation, Disney and You Rebecca Self Journalism and Mass Media How Much Do I Have to Know to Design a Bridge?: Engineering Around Ignorance Richard Nielsen Civil Engineering An Ear for Jazz Dan Bukvich Lionel Hampton School of Music Fire and Myth Lauren Fins Forest Resources We Are What We Teach: Politics, Political Science, and the Environment Pat Wilson Political Science Creating Community Conversations Through the Use of Participatory Videography Lorie Higgins Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Cautionary Tales of Adoption: Addressing the Litigation Crisis at the Moment of Adoption Liz Brandt Law A Sense of Direction Robert Caisley Theatre Arts Sex and the Citizen: Doctors, Reproductive Manuals, and Fashionable Sean Quinlan History Muscle Men, Fat Mice and the Supersize Culture Rod Hill Animal and Veterinary Science Describing Your Way to Decryption Al Carlson Computer Science Teaching, Mentoring and Research - Compatible Priorities Thomas Bitterwolf Chemistry The Ethics of Wolf Control Michael Nelson Philosophy Lessons Learned from a Frozen Continent: Performing Research in Antarctica Von Walden Geography A City at War: Political Culture in Guilin during China’s Anti-Japanese War, 1938-1944 Pingchao Zhu History Mining and Mine Rescue Michael Weaver Idaho Geological Survey The Never-Ending Dream of Mankind: The Theory of Everything Ruprecht Machleidt Physics Mural Messages from Venezuela: El Presidente Hugo Chávez Frías y La Revolución Bolivariana Dale Graden History A Point of View on Being an Expert and Just Being Sanford Eigenbrode PSES Good Work, Smart Workers, Engaged Learners, and Active Citizens Jim Gregson Adult, Career, and Technology Education Evolutionary Lag: What Is It and What Does It Tell Us about the Design of Human Behavior? John Byers Biology The Performer as Collaborator: The Process of Commissioning Music James Reid Lionel Hampton School of Music Perception as Reality: When, How and Should Researchers Aggregate Perception Scott Metlen Business
2006	26 Days through Lower and Upper Dolpo--Nepal's Forbidden Tibetan Region Phil Druker English Insight Through Illusion: Gaining an Understanding of the Brain by Studying Its Mistakes Brian P. Dyre Psychology; Communication Studies; Neuroscience How Einstein Rocked the World of Physics in 1905: A 100 Year Celebration Phil Deutchman Physics The Courts and the Media: A Troubled Symbiosis Don Burnett Law An Ear for Jazz Dan Bukvich Lionel Hampton School of Music Annabel and Bart: Diaries, Letters, Watercolors, Photographs, and Fields Joy Passanante English The Perils of Patronage Kurt Olsson English The Effects of Competition on Moral Reasoning: Why the Atlanta Braves are Concerned Sharon Stoll HPERD Lessons Learned from Conducting Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research in Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems Wayde Morse; Max Nielsen-Pincus CSS; Forest Resources War and Peace: What We Can Learn from the Microbial World Patricia Hartzell MMBB Study Abroad Experiences for University of Idaho Students Irina Kappler-Crookston Foreign Languages and Literatures From Interdisciplinarity to Intercivilization: Europe and the Early Islamic World S. (Ghazi) Ghazanfar Economics Mathematical Structures and Some Ties to Music and Art Clancy Potratz Mathematics The Power of Play Candida Gillis English Learning by Trials and Errors: UI Clinical Legal Education Pat Costello; Maureen Laflin; Monica Schurman Law In History's Shadow: The Life and Lost Legacy of Captain John Codman (1814-1900) Brandon Schrand English Bringing an Interdisciplinary Perspective to Transportation - or Why Engineers Shouldn’t Do It Alone Michael Kyte NIATT Water of the West: Towards a Sustainable, Interdisciplinary Water Resources Program Jan Boll Biological and Agricultural Engineering Revision in a Time of Revision: A Discussion of How the Creative Process is Stimulated and Stymied by Personal and Political Crisis Kim Barnes English The Building Sustainable Communities Initiative: A New University and Community Partnership Steve Hollenhorst; Steve Drown Conservation Social Sciences; Landscape Architecture
2007	The Ecology of War Gary Machlis Natural Resources Teaching on Tribal Lands Georgia Johnson Curriculum and Instruction Why Biodiesel? — Biodiesel and Its International Impact Brian He Biological and Agricultural Engineering Risk of Fear vs. Fear of Risk: A Physical Scientist Trying to do Social Science Mickey Gunter Geological Sciences Internationalizing the University of Idaho—Opportunities and Challenges Mike Whiteman International Programs What would you prefer: taking a statistics course, or a root canal? Brian Dennis Fish and Wildlife; Statistics The Use of Human Cadavers in Undergraduate Coursework Candi Heimgartner Biological Sciences The Solar System as a Laboratory—Exploration of the Giant Planets David Atkinson Electrical and Computer Engineering WID, GAD, WHAT? A Bangladesh Gender Audit Case Study Jeannie Harvey UI Women's Center The Role of the Scientist in the Debate on Bovine Somatotropin and Organic Milk Mark McGuire Animal and Veterinary Science The New Surveillance Law Richard Seamon College of Law Sustaining Ecosystems and People: A Multidisciplinary 'Policy Sciences' Framework Jay O'Laughlin Policy Analysis Group Interactions of Asbestiform Minerals in the Lungs: How a Geochemist and a Mineralogist Got Funding from the National Institutes of Health Scott Wood Geological Sciences Making a Habit of Success: Rhetorics of Self-Help in the New Economy Jodie Nicotra English Impact of Climate Change on Snake River Plain Water Supply Russell Qualls Biological and Agricultural Engineering Pluto and the Platypus: Tales of an Odd Ball and an Odd Duck Matthew Slater Philosophy Microelectronics Aicha Elshabini Engineering A Pilgrimage Around Mt. Kailash - Tibetan Buddhism's Most Holy Mountain Phil Druker English Reflection on Symmetry Monte Boisen Mathematics
2008	A Truly Extreme Climate The Pangean Megamonsoon Judy Parrish Geological Sciences On the Track of the Beast: Uncovering Aleister Crowley's Intelligence Connections Rick Spence History How Many Biologists Does It Take to Change a Mathematician? Steve Krone Mathematics; Initiative for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies The Fate of Lead and Zinc in Soils Down-river from Mining Occurring in the Coeur d’Alene River Valley Daniel G. Strawn Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences The History and Technology of the Hammond and other Electronic Organs Bob Rinker Computer Science Ideas, Innovations, and Entrepreneurship Linda Morris Business & Economics; VIEW Entrepreneurship Program Do Dead People Speak Different Languages: An Interdisciplinary Séance Melanie-Angela Neuilly Sociology, Anthropology, and Justice Studies The Natural History and Culture of Chocolate Lauren Fins Forest Resources 2001: A Film Music Odyssey James Murphy Lionel Hampton School of Music Studying Bovine Mastitis: How Can That Help Us Understand Human Toxic-Shock Syndrome and Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Gregory Bohach Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry In the Mood: Creating Architectural Atmospheres Randall Teal Art & Architecture Overconfidence and Some Behavioral Consequences Jeff Bailey Business & Economics The Art of Stage Kissing Kelly Quinnett Theatre and Film
2009	The Analogical Modeling of Language Steve Chandler English; Neuroscience Buying Local: The Economics of Import Substitution Stephen Cooke Agricultural Economics; AERS Harnessing Evolution: The Application of Artificial Evolution to Practical Problems Terry Soule Computer Science Hold Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand and Eternity in an Hour Robert Ely Mathematics Culture Clash: The Political Economy of Local Land Use Conflicts Steven Peterson Business & Economics Daniel Defoe, Colonialism and Space Ian Chambers History In Your Face (and Voice) – Can Digital Facial and Voiced Expression Tools Enhance the Social Sciences? Akira Tokuhiro Mechanical Engineering; CAES Constructing Tribal Architectures in Native American Communities Anne Marshall Architecture & Interior Design ‘Clownish’ Figures in Aristophanes: Some Considerations on the Language of Aristophanes’ Criticism Rosanna Lauriola Classics; History Feedbacks between Insect Outbreaks and Climate Change Jeffrey A. Hicke Geography Understanding Knee Injuries Kathy Browder HPERD
2010	Launchbaugh Karen Launchbaugh Rangeland Ecology & Management Department Deutchman Phil Deutchman Physics Scott Mike Scott Fish and Wildlife Lawrence John Lawrence Business & Economics Rudd Matthew Rudd Mathematics Adams Doug Adams English Bergmann Verna Bergmann Student Health Services Nicotra Jodie Nicotra; Rochelle Smith English; Library Hormel Leontina Hormel Sociology and Anthropology Sharon Fritz Sharon Fritz Psychology David Sigler David Sigler English M. Duane Nellis M. Duane Nellis President, University of Idaho Documentary Production and the Potential for Interdisciplinary Collaboration Denise Bennett Journalism and Mass Media Chris Williams Chris Williams Statistics Stephen Mulkey Stephen Mulkey Environmental Science Renfrew Dedication Jean'ne Shreeve Chemistry Edward O.Garton Edward O. (Oz) Garton Wildlife Ecology; Statistics; Fish and Wildlife Flow Oscillations in Wavy Walled Tubes for Gas Separations and other Native Activities Aaron Thomas Chemical Engineering Willingness To Pay For Animal Welfare In Dairy Production: Evidence From Experimental Auctions Levan Elbakidze Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Douglas Lind Douglas Lind Philosophy
2011	Cattle: the Silent Reservoir of E. coli O157:H7 Carolyn Bohach Food Science; INBRE Program The Tangled (and sometimes Violent) Web of Dalai Lama Politics Nick Gier Philosophy The Ubiquity of Magic in the West Garth Reese Library Governing in an Era of Crisis: The Rule of Law and Emergency Powers David Adler Political Science; McClure Center for Public Policy Research
2012	Hollywood, Press and Politics Glenn Mosley Journalism and Mass Media Wildland Fire in a Changing World Penelope Morgan Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences The Roberts Court in the Obama Era Don Crowley Political Science The Post-Fukushima World: Lessons Learned, Energy Resources and Security Akira Tokuhiro Mechanical Engineering Legacy of the Past and Promise of the Future: America's Land Grant Universities M. Duane Nellis President, University of Idaho From Ethics to Economics: A Jurisprudential Search for Enduring Principles Don Burnett College of Law John Wayne, Transnational Masculinity and Hollywood’s Globalization in the 1950s Russell Meeuf Journalism and Mass Media Laughter and Learning: Why Happy Students are Better Students Matthew Wappett Center on Disabilities and Human Development A Geographer's Perspective on the American West and the World Gundars Rudzitis Geography
2013	A Perfect Storm in Nigeria Ian von Lindern; Margrit von Braun TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering, Inc Idaho's $11,000/worker Wage Gap: Why? Which sectors are responsible? What can we do about it? Steve Cooke Agricultural Economics Measuring Risks and Opportunities in Foreign Policy: How Do We Decide What Matters Going Forward? Richard LeBaron Visiting Distinguished Practitioner of International Affairs; Martin Institute of International Studies Community Art Abroad: Experiences from Sowing Seeds Artist Residency, Jetpur Village, Rajasthan, India Stacy Isenbarger Art & Design Creative Collaborations Between Performers and Composers Miranda Wilson; Daniel Bukvich Lionel Hampton School of Music On Stage with a Jazz Combo Vern Sielert; Vanessa Sielert; Dan Bukvich; Dave Bjur; Jon Anderson; Alan Gemberling Lionel Hampton School of Music Sport, War, and Peace:Preview of the 2013 Borah Symposium Bill Smith Martin Institute of International Studies Centrality of Engagement at the University of Idaho Priscilla Salant Office of Community Partnerships Inventing Idaho Keith Petersen Idaho State Historical Society Making the Idaho Landscape of 1863 Adam M. Sowards History Lawless Idaho: The People v. John Williams (1866) Dennis Colson Law Useful Fictions: Mathematics, Literature and Pedagogy Walter Hesford; Robert Ely English; Mathematics A Brief History of Particle Physics: Electron to Higgs Boson Phil Deutchman Physics The People of the Godmobiles D. Nels Reese; Mary Ann Reese Architecture; Agricultural and Life Sciences Dilemmas of Classification: What Counts as Art? Rochelle Smith; Kristin Henrich Library On the Shifting Language of Disability Kurt Queller; Sophie Raineri English; Modern Languages & Cultures; Paris Ouest - Nanterre La Défense The Southern Nez Perce Trail Dennis Baird Library Radiation Therapies for Cancer Ruprecht Machleidt Physics Chemical Analysis of Artifacts Recovered from Regional Excavations Ray von Wandruszka Chemistry Visualizing Vibrato Leonard Garrison Music What Hollywood has taught us to think (be it intentional or not): A Theory of Archetypes in Film Music James Murphy Music John Reed: American Communist or American Spy? Richard Spence History Is Law a Profession or a Discipline? Barbara Cosens Law Open Access: The new frontier of scholarly research and education Annie Gaines; Karen Launchbaugh Library; Natural Resources Egypt: Art Between Revolutions Dean Panttaja Theatre Arts Time for a change: Why rule-based ethics are problematic for the NCAA Sharon K. Stoll; Justin Barnes Movement Science; Journalism and Mass Media Agriculture & Climate Change: REACCHing out to K-12 Classrooms Jodi Johnson-Maynard; Kat Wolf Agricultural and Life Sciences Accountable Care Between the Local and the National Landscapes Rula Awwad-Rafferty; B.J. Swanson Art & Architecture; Gritman Medical Center Entwining Art, Science & Aesthetics Gerri Sayler Art Elites, Social Mobility and Income Distribution in the U.S.: Challenges to the American Dream Ivar Nelson University of Idaho Press
2014	Growth Challenges Facing the University of Idaho: Past, Present and Future with Implications for Local & Regional Economies Steven Peterson Economics; Office of Research and Economic Development; University Honors Program Gender Equity and Science: Institutional and Cultural Issues Francesca Sammarruca Physics A Sense of Home in Topaz: Placemaking in a Japanese-American Internment Camp Shauna Corry Architecture & Interior Design Fire as a Teacher: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Wildfire Crystal Kolden Geography Teaming up for Conservation in Costa Rica: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding trade-offs between conservation and development Kate Cleary; Lisette Waits CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center); Fish and Wildlife Palouse Jazz Project The Palouse Jazz Project Lionel Hampton School of Music Spinning Manure into Plastic Erik Coats; Armando McDonald Civil Engineering; Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences Impact Network Analysis: A Framework for Optimizing Climate Change Adaptation Karen Garrett Plant Pathology; Kansas State University Exploring the Role of Co-Ethnic Business Networks in International Trade Eric Stuen Economics Understanding the Emotional Timeline Following Terrorist Acts Traci Craig Psychology and Communication Studies Commemorating Catastrophe: Remembering the First World War 100 Years On Jay Winter History; Yale University Big Interdisciplinarity: Regional Approaches to Climate Change for Pacific Northwest Agriculture Sanford Eigenbrode REACCH Lest we forget: Influenza, the Great Pandemic of the Great War Scott Minnich Microbiology A Child's Place Is... At Home or in Day Care? Germany's Political Struggle With Family Policies and Programs Sandra Reineke Political Science Dance Your Ph.D. Belle Baggs; Lee Fortunato Movement Science; Biological Sciences Understanding Federalism: Punctuated Equilibrium and the Evolution of Political Equity Brian Ellison Political Science; Martin School Illuminating the Arts:The Synergistic Relationship Between Arts and Science Spencer Martin; Bob Rinker Lionel Hampton School of Music; Computer Science Advanced Magnetic Separation Nanotechnology for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling You Qiang Physics Trends and Expanding Opportunities in Asia James Moriarty; Lauren Kahea Moriarty Remembering A. Philip Randolph: Lessons from a Lifetime of Social Activism Andrew Kersten College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences Burmese Buddhist Attacks on Muslims Nick Gier Philosophy Discovering Geckos' Sticky Secrets Travis Hagey Biological Sciences What is News Literacy and Why does It Matter? Steve Smith Journalism and Mass Media Promoting Writing and Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Classrooms John Bean English; Seattle University How to listen to Bach: preview of Idaho Bach Festival, Oct. 24-25 Michael Murphy Music Sustainable Town Development in the Intermountain West Wendy McClure Architecture Fighting the odds: Idaho Senator Frank Church Rod Gramer Journalism and Mass Media; History Modeling Opinion Dynamics about climate Change Bert Baumgaertner Philosophy What is an Educated Person (2)? Ryanne Pilgeram Sociology Making Sense of the Election: Interpreting the 2014 Results, Looking Ahead to 2016 Don Crowley; Brian Ellison; Christina Cliff; Travis Ridout Political Science; Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs; Washington State University The Guitar from Forest to Concert Hall James Reid Lionel Hampton School of Music Boys in the Woods: The CCC and idaho Forests Digital Archive and Research Portal Patricia Hart; Devin Becker; Ivar Nelson Journalism and Mass Media; Library
2015	Dancing Hands, Drumming Feet and Soaring Spirit Barry Bilderback; Samantha Ramsay Lionel Hampton School of Music; Family and Consumer Sciences High School Journalism in America Rebecca Tallent Journalism and Mass Media Legacy Crossing: A Town/Gown Community Vision D. Nels Reese Architecture BRAINS Storming: New Ideas for STEM Education Patricia Hartzell Biological Sciences Love and Happiness Tom Drake English On Stage with a Jazz Combo Alan Gemberling; Dan Bukvich; Brian Ward; Dave Bjur; Vanessa Sielert; Vern Sielert Lionel Hampton School of Music Cross-Disciplinary Research in the REACCH Project: A Longitudinal Survey of Wheat Growers Kathleen Painter Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology At War with Ernest Hemingway Ron McFarland English ARCHIPEDIA Anne Marshall; Phil Mead; Nels Reese; Wendy McClure Art & Architecture The Early Years of Academic Computing William Y. Arms Cornell University; Phi Beta Kappa Global Pandemics and Cross-Border Medical Emergencies Patricia Carrick Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Building Bridges Between Engineers and Planners Through Service Learning Michael Lowry Civil Engineering; Bioregional Planning Brush Up Your Shakespeare! Cymbeline Then and Now Stephan Flores; Matt Foss English; Theatre Arts One Health, One World: Let's Talk Nancy Chaney; Suzanne Kurtz College of Veterinary Medicine; Washington State University; One Health Advisory Board Studying Idaho's Archaeological Heritage Stacy Camp Sociology and Anthropology; Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology Schitsu’umsh ł sqigwts: A 3D Approach to Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change Rodney Frey; Brian Cleveley; Steven B. Daley-Laursen Ethnography; Virtual Technology and Design; Natural Resources Regional Economic Powerhouses Steven Peterson Economics Everyday Lives of Extraordinary Divas Carol Padgham Albrecht Lionel Hampton School of Music Indicators of Climate Change in Idaho John Abatzoglou; Timothy Link; Penny Morgan Geography; Natural Resources Reading Law in the Landscape Jerrold (Jerry) Long Law Ernest Hemingway and the Spanish Civil War Dale Graden History The Evolution of Active Learning Cassidy Hall College of Education; Doceo Center Religious Struggle in the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach Miranda Wilson Lionel Hampton School of Music A Pedagogical Model for Team-based Interdisciplinary Doctoral Education Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez Plant, Soil, and Entomological Sciences Cocaine, Cattle & Conservation: Drivers of Deforestation in Honduras Spencer Plumb Natural Resources and Society Paleobotany & Stratigraphy of Lake Clarkia Bill Rember Geological Sciences Self-Confidence, Stardom and Post-Racial Culture: Gabourey Sidibe in Entertainment Journalism Russell Meeuf Journalism and Mass Media In Search of John Mullan, the Northwest's Road Builder Keith Petersen Idaho State Historical Society Revolutionizing Monitoring Systems to Detect Environmental Change From Data to Actions Lilian Alessa Landscape Architecture; Center for Resilient Rural Communities Evolution and Development of Color Vision in Vertebrates Deborah Stenkamp Biological Sciences
2016	The Spy Who Wasn’t There: Uncovering the True Past of ‘Atomic Spy’ Arthur Adams Richard Spence History Water Law Reform in a Changing Climate: Australia and the Western United States Barbara Cosens College of Law Evolutionary Video Games As a Vehicle For Interdisciplinary Education Barrie Robison; Terry Soule Biological Sciences; Computer Science Using the Potato to Develop an Interdisciplinary & Interactive Online Youth Education Program Martha Raidl; Cassidy Hall Family and Consumer Sciences; Doceo Center Public (Mis)Understanding of America’s Courts: Whatever Happened to the Rule of Law? Don Burnett College of Law On Stage with a Jazz Combo Alan Gemberling; Dan Bukvich; Vanessa Sielert; Vern Sielert Music Constructing a Father’s Memory: Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Joy Passanante English Artistic Chemist or Creative Chef? \| The Evolution of Personal & Professional Identity in an Interdisciplinary World Lee Vierling Natural Resources and Society Airport and Realignment Project Steven Peterson Economics
2020	COVID-19 in Idaho: Modeling for Understanding and Forecasting Jennifer Johnson-Leung Mathematics and Statistical Sciences Evolution of the Plague Bacterium: Yersinia pestis Scott Minnich Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences; IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Predicting COVID-19 Through Wastewater Surveillance Thibault Stalder Biological Sciences Risk of Disease and Willingness to Vaccinate Bert Baumgaertner; Florian Justwan; Craig Miller; Ben Ridenhour; Juliet Carlisle Politics and Philosophy; Biological Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; University of Utah Pandemic Pedagogy in the Performing Arts, Part 1: Theatre & Music Rob Caisley; Vanessa Sielert Theatre Arts; Lionel Hampton School of Music The Science Behind Vaccine Development Tanya Miura Biological Sciences She Said: Publishing a 17th-Century Woman’s Correspondence Online Sarah Nelson; Alessandro Martina; Olivia Wikle; Liam Marchant Modern Languages & Cultures; University of Wisconsin; Library Construction of Gender: A Global Perspective Lysa Salsbury; Ken Faunce UI Women's Center; Washington State University; History Reconciliation of Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima Noriko Kawamura; Courtney Berge History; Washington State University; Library Bach and Telemann: Friends and Rivals Leonard Garrison; Christopher Pfund; Miranda Wilson Lionel Hampton School of Music Exploration, Science, & Celebrity: Edmund Hillary and the Trans-Antarctic Expedition Daniella McCahey History; Texas Tech University How the Story Ends: What a Machine Learned From Reading 13,032 Novels Matthew Jockers Washington State University The Looking Glass: Through the Eyes of Young Scholars Sandra Reineke Political Science; University Honors Program Making Sense of the 2020 Election Markie McBrayer; Aman McLeod; Michael Overton; Rebecca Scofield Politics and Philosophy; History Election Law and Litigation: Strict Construction or Serious Confusion Rebecca Green; Benjamin Cover; Jason Dominguez Law CAFE: A Progress Report Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment Michael Parrella CALS Heralds of Settlement: Newspapers on the Western Frontier Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen History
2021	Racial Resentment and the U.S. Horror Film from Obama to Trump Russell Meeuf Journalism and Mass Media Studying SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Via Breastfeeding Shelley McGuire; Mark McGuire Family and Consumer Sciences; Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences Attitudinal Uncertainty in Climate Change Skepticism Kristin Haltinner; Dilshani Sarathchandra Anthropology & Sociology Inside the Performer’s Process: Vanessa Sielert Vanessa Sielert Lionel Hampton School of Music Apology for Free Will Joe Campbell Philosophy; Washington State University Behind the curtain of the virtual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Vanessa Sielert; Vern Sielert; Josh Skinner Lionel Hampton School of Music Islamic Contributions to Western Civilization Charles Weller History; Washington State University Social Aspects in Sustainable Landfill Development Ashkan Nochian Extension Economics of Scholarly Communication: Why We're Losing Access to Our Own Research, And What We Can Do About It Ben Hunter Library Refugees and Racial Capitalism: What "Integration" in the Labor Market Really Means Elizabeth Cullen Dunn Geography; Indiana University; Phi Beta Kappa Indigenous Research and Leadership in STEM Education Philip Stevens; Vanessa Anthony-Stevens; Karla Eitel; Sarah Penney Anthropology & Sociology; Education, Health and Human Sciences; Natural Resources; Idaho EPSCOR Tuesday Night Massacre: Four U.S. Senate Elections Marc C. Johnson Popular Culture, Affect, and Animals Ashley Kerr; Tara MacDonald; Rebecca Scofield Modern Languages & Cultures; English; History Image operations: Surplus Visibility in Oceanic Nuclear Testing Johanna Gosse; Kevin Hamilton Art History & Visual Culture; University of Illinois The Arecibo Observatory and U.S. Techno-Colonialism in Puerto Rico Samuel Ginsburg Washington State University Lucky: The Wit and Wisdom of Governor Phil Batt Rod Gramer How the Colloquium Began Michael O'Rourke; Rick Fehrenbacher; Dan Bukvich Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires Richard Spence History Humanities Fellows in the New Millennium, part 1 Katherine Aiken; David Lee-Painter; Gary Williams History; Theatre Arts; English Humanities Fellows in the New Millennium, part 2 Katherine Aiken; David Lee-Painter; Gary Williams History; Theatre Arts; English Climate Change and Pacific Northwest Agriculture John Abatzoglou; Jodi Johnson-Maynard; Sanford Eigenbrode REACCH; University of California, Merced; Argicultural and Life Sciences Making ‘Green’ Energy ‘Clean’ Energy Casey Bartrem TerraGraphics International Foundation Social Change and the 14th Century Plague Pandemic Scott Minnich Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences The Idaho Bach Festival: Celebrating 10 Years Miranda Wilson; Chris Pfund Lionel Hampton School of Music Supportive Communication in a Mediated World Lucas Youngvorst Communication The U of I’s Quest for Carnegie R1 Status: A Progress Report Christopher Nomura Office of Research and Economic Development Architectural Lessons from the World's 'Happiest" Countries Phillip Mead Architecture All in the Family: Vandal Style Kathy Barnard Alumni Relations; Advancement
2022	Defending the Homeland: A New Partnership for Peace and Security Lil 'Doc' Alessa Art & Architecture; Center for Resilient Communities Populism, Progressive Elites and the Notion of 'Caviar Left' in Peru Joseph Feldman Martin Institute of International Studies The Art of Being Fashionably Late Ken Udas Office of the Provost Animal Disease Regulations in Montana Kerri Keller Clement History Anachronism in Public Law and Political Theory Cody Trojan Politics and Philosophy IPCC's Latest Report: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability Jeffrey A. Hicke Geography & Geological Sciences Connecting Climate and Idaho’s Economy: The Idaho Climate-Economy Impacts Assessment Katherine Himes; Helen Brown; Christopher Caudill; Patrick Hatzenbuehler; Eric Winford; Kelsea Donahue McClure Center for Public Policy Research; Education, Health and Human Sciences; Fish and Wildlife; Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology; Idaho Rangeland Center; Law Community History in the Time of COVID: Stories of Moscow's Last Video Store Robert Perrett; Evan Wiliamson; Hanwen Dong; Milo Muise Library; English An Overview of Idaho Courts Judge Molly Huskey Protestant Educational Mission in West China: Vanguard of What? Jeff Kyong-McClain History Stories of Fire: The Confluence Lab and Narrative Science Communication Kayla Bordelon; Erin James; Jack Kredell; Jennifer Ladino; Teresa Cavazos Cohn Confluence Lab; English; Environmental Science; University of New Hampshire
2024	Animal Aristocrats: Social Class and the Buenos Aires Zoo Ashley Kerr Global Studies Reconceiving Silence: Contemporary Composing for Silent Film Dylan Champagne Music Spin: How the World (and Almost Everything in It) Turns Bill Gruber English; Emory University Sustaining American Alliances in the 21st Century (Borah Symposium) Christopher Darnton U.S. Naval Postgraduate College Relational Research and Indigenous Futures: Adventures in Changing the Conditions of Higher Education Philip Stevens; Vanessa Anthony-Stevens American Indian Studies; Education, Health and Human Sciences Climate-Smart Agriculture and Marketing Sanford Eigenbrode; Erin Brooks Agricultural and Life Sciences Exploring Idaho Lookouts: Legacy and Future Perspectives Andrea Dutto; Michael Decker Architecture; College of Graduate Studies The Hows, Whys, and Why Nots of Developing Educational Video Games on Campus Terry Soule; Barrie Robison Computer Science; Biological Sciences AI Literacy for Everyone Who Learns and Inquires: AI Ethics and Inquiry Bert Baumgaertner; Casey Johnson Politics and Philosophy Maintaining a Sustainable Wardrobe Chelsey Byrd Lewallen Family and Consumer Sciences Making Sense of the 2024 Election Results: What Happened and Why? Rebecca Scofield; Pavielle Haines; Markie McBrayer; Michael Overton History; Politics and Philosophy JournalMap: Using AI to Map the Where of Science Jason Karl; Jeremy Kenyon Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences; Library Idaho Water Resources Research Institute at 50: A Half-Century of Issues, Research, and Results Adam M. Sowards; Brynn Lacabanne History; Environmental Science
2025	The Spear is Definitely a Phallus: The Sexual Power and Humor of Martial Images in Ancient Rome Alyson Roy History Resistance and Rebirth: How French Students Recovered from World War II Annalise Walkama Idaho Society of Fellows Playful Math Robert Ely Mathematics Why Black Studies Matter Janis Johnson English America 250: Opportunities and Considerations for Our Campus Community Dulce Kersting-Lark; Nathan Moody Library; History Mystery Man: The Very Strange Life of Fred Lee Crisman Rick Spence History What Japanese Pop Culture Monsters Say About Who We Are Yasheng She Habib Institute for Asian Studies On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports Christine Brennan USA Today Challenges of Explaining Armed Conflict and Political Violence to Undergraduates Jhon Bonilla Aranzales Idaho Society of Fellows Un/Trammeling Taylor: A Panel Discussion Between Archivers and Archival Subjects of the Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive Jack Kredell; Devin Becker Environmental Studies; Library Managing Multiple Crises with Information and Communication Technology: Theory versus Reality Tahmineh Borhani Idaho Society of Fellows Ghana's Cocoa and the Middle-Value Added Trap: More Politics than Economics Constance Sorkpor Idaho Society of Fellows EASY for humans, HARD for AI: Metaphor Abstraction and Reasoning Bert Baumgaertner Politics and Philosophy The Kibbie Dome Becomes History Nels Reese Architecture Burn It All Down: The Feminist Imagination in 20th Century Dragon Riding Fiction Rebecca Scofield History Voices and Votes: Democracy in America Markie McBrayer Politics and Philosophy “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”: Air Quality and Behavioral Decision-Making Chris Zajchowski Natural Resources and Society Behind the Scenes at Idaho Reports Alex Ruble History “Perpetual Prisoners: The Postwar Lives of Hitler’s Political Enemies” Melissa Davlin Idaho Public Television Project Evergreen: An Autonomous Weed Eradication Robot John Shovic; Brent Knopp Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics The Blues and the Rule of Law: Musical Expressions of the Failure of Justice as a Catalyst for Change David Pimentel Law How to Keep Wildlife Vaccines from Affecting Human Populations Scott Nuismer Biological Sciences Impact of Tariffs on International Trade, U.S. Consumers and Financial Markets Terrance Grieb; Steven Peterson Business; Economics Labels, Stereotypes and Bandwagons: How Social Media Shape Stereotypes and Emotions Towards Immigrants Moritz Cleve Journalism and Mass Media How Ethics and Politics Affect Methods for Biological Anthropology and Archeology Katharine Kolpan Culture, Society and Justice
2026	2026: The Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: Landscapes, Livelihoods, and Legacy Karen Launchbaugh Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences The Mountain is Part of Us: Tourism, Community, and American Indian Sacred Land in Northern Arizona William Holly History; Idaho Society of Fellows Using Machine Learning to Predict Patterns of Biodiversity Jack Sullivan Biological Sciences Open Strings, Open Access: Making Cello Research Free for Everyone Miranda Wilson Music The European Union and De-Sovietization: The Case of Abkhazia Kate Butterworth Idaho Society of Fellows Geopolitics of Submarine Warfare Ray Dezzani Earth and Spatial Sciences Games, Storytelling and Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education Tyler Bland WWAMI Im Westen nichts Neues (Netflix 2022): (Re)making All Quiet on the Western Front for the 21st Century Rachel Halverson School of Global Studies Sleepy Citizenship: The Biopolitics of Rest in American Democracy Fatih Erol Politics and Philosophy; Idaho Society of Fellows Non-Binary Identities, Agency, and Social Status in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East Alyson Roy History Presentation by The Honorable Colleen Zahn, Idaho Supreme Court The Hon. Colleen Zahn Idaho Supreme Court Political Aspects of Hosting International Sporting Events Bill Smith Global Studies Early Relations Between the U.S. Government and Indigenous Peoples Zach Conn Idaho Society of Fellows How to Listen to Jazz; Preview of 2026 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Palouse Jazz Project Lionel Hampton School of Music Harnessing Hope in Uncertain Times: Teacher Resilience in Contexts of Crisis Janine Darragh Curriculum and Instruction Beyond the Mind's Ear: Anauralia, Aphantasia and Cognitive Diversity in Music Teaching Eneida Larti Lionel Hampton School of Music Meat Science and Innovation Center tour James Nasados Vandal Brand Meats Transparent Practices: Transcribing the Archives Rebecca Hastings; Andrew Weymouth Library Celebrating 25 years of the Malcolm Renfrew Interdisciplinary Colloquium Dan Bukvich; Michael O'Rourke; Rick Fehrenbacher Music; Medieval and Renaissance Literature; Seattle University; AgBioResearch; Environmental Science; Michigan State University The Replication Crisis and Replicability Berna Devezer; Erkan Buzbas Illegal gold mining in Madidi National Park, Bolivia (in the Amazon Basin) Barry Green

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