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University of Idaho College of Science Science is all about discovery. The U of I College of Science offers hands-on opportunities with world-class faculty. https://linktr.ee/UofICOS

In the laboratory, the field or the classroom, our students are engaged in active learning and research.

What if an AI model could learn from both existing biological knowledge and new patterns in data? 🧬That’s the idea behin...
10/08/2026

What if an AI model could learn from both existing biological knowledge and new patterns in data? 🧬

That’s the idea behind engGNN, a model developed by College of Science assistant professor Tiantian Yang and collaborators. It combines known biological relationships with relationships learned from data to help classify diseases and identify features that may be important.

Congratulations to the research team on their publication in Briefings in Bioinformatics!

Read the study: https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbag481

Vandals, the Career Fair is TODAY! 🔬Whether you’re in your first year, preparing to graduate or somewhere in between, st...
10/07/2026

Vandals, the Career Fair is TODAY! 🔬

Whether you’re in your first year, preparing to graduate or somewhere in between, stop by this afternoon to meet recruiters and explore opportunities for your future!

Ask about internships, learn what skills employers value and practice introducing yourself. Still figuring out your career goals? A conversation is a great place to start!

🗓️ Today, Wednesday, Oct. 7
🕜 1:30–5:30 p.m.
đź“Ť P1FCU Kibbie Dome

Bring your curiosity, ask questions and make connections. Students of all majors and class years are welcome!

Can AI help researchers understand the differences between cancer subtypes? 🔬College of Science assistant professor Tian...
10/05/2026

Can AI help researchers understand the differences between cancer subtypes? 🔬

College of Science assistant professor Tiantian Yang led the development of TF-DWGNet, a model that brings together several types of molecular data to classify cancer subtypes. The model also helps researchers see which information influenced its results.

Congratulations to Yang and co-author Zhiqian Chen on their publication in NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics!

Read the study: https://doi.org/10.1093/nargab/lqag054

A big year for Vandal science! 🔬During the university’s 2026 financial reporting year, College of Science faculty led re...
09/28/2026

A big year for Vandal science! 🔬

During the university’s 2026 financial reporting year, College of Science faculty led research projects with nearly $18 million in awards. They also helped lead projects with more than $15 million in additional funding.

The nearly $18 million in faculty-led awards is the college’s second-highest annual total ever—and its highest in seven years. Congratulations to everyone who contributed!

What started as an undergraduate research project is now a published paper! 🎉Congratulations to College of Science alumn...
09/22/2026

What started as an undergraduate research project is now a published paper! 🎉

Congratulations to College of Science alumna Katie Theissen (B.S. mathematics, applied biology option ’25), whose Hill Research Fellowship project was recently published in Biological Invasions.

Working with professors Jennifer Johnson-Leung and Jim Nagler, Katie used watercraft traffic data to model how invasive quagga and zebra mussels could spread among Idaho waterways. The research could help agencies identify where monitoring and prevention efforts may have the greatest impact.

Katie is now putting her data skills to work as a data quality assistant at Kynetec.

Read the paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-026-03915-2

Learn more about Katie’s undergraduate research: https://www.uidaho.edu/newsroom/statistics-data-quagga-zebra-mussel

Do you like or own any small critters? Maybe you enjoy or have some rolly pollies, a praying mantis or even a tarantula....
09/18/2026

Do you like or own any small critters?
Maybe you enjoy or have some rolly pollies, a praying mantis or even a tarantula. Want to be a part of a cool and relaxed club that talks about owing exotic small pets, such as isopods, arachnids and cool insects? Or maybe you’re into building terrariums and enclosures?

Reach out to [email protected] for more information on joining this club.

The weather is gorgeous and the College of Science Fall picnic is TODAY, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Ghormley Park Picnic Shelter....
09/16/2026

The weather is gorgeous and the College of Science Fall picnic is TODAY,
5:30-7:00 p.m. at Ghormley Park Picnic Shelter.

Please join us even if you didn’t RSVP. We ordered extra food! Come reconnect with friends and colleagues and meet new people who love science.

Big ideas in photonics are getting much smaller. 🔬💡Congratulations to University of Idaho physics faculty member Andreas...
09/14/2026

Big ideas in photonics are getting much smaller. 🔬💡

Congratulations to University of Idaho physics faculty member Andreas Vasdekis and his colleagues on their new paper published in Nature Photonics.

The research introduces a chip-scale laser platform that can shape light across both space and time—capabilities that previously required complex, bulky optical equipment. This advance could support future innovations in microscopy, medical imaging, communications and ultrafast laser technologies.

Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-026-02003-0

The fall 2026 COBRE/INBRE Research Seminar Series is bringing researchers from across the country to the University of I...
09/10/2026

The fall 2026 COBRE/INBRE Research Seminar Series is bringing researchers from across the country to the University of Idaho Food Research Center!

Join us for conversations exploring empathy and health care, women’s bone health, prenatal nutrition, and maternal and infant nutrition. The series begins Wednesday, Sept. 16, with Tracy Adkins of Lewis-Clark State College.

đź“Ť UI Food Research Center
🕧 Seminars: 12:30–1:30 p.m.
🥗 Lunch available at 12:15 p.m.
đź’» Zoom option available

The schedule also includes a special celebration for the grand opening of the Nutrition Analytics Core Laboratory on Friday, Sept. 18, from 3–5 p.m.

Planning to join us for lunch? RSVP at least one week before each seminar by emailing [email protected].

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