Science Update
Of the original 100 million acres of sagebrush steppe land in the Western U.S.,
only about 57 million acres remain in sagebrush. Considered one of the continent’s
most threatened land types, sagebrush steppes are under siege by cheatgrass and
by junipers and pinon pines, all of which distort historical fire patterns.
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Battling Idaho poverty
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) brings
an array of anti-poverty programs to the doorsteps of the needy across the state.
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 Improving life in smalltown Idaho
Funded through a $1.3 million grant from the Northwest Area Foundation, the UI
Extension’s Horizons program aims to help reduce poverty in 23 northern
Idaho towns.
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Practical help for Idaho food stamp recipients
Delivered via UI Extension, two similar programs bring nutrition and parenting
help to some 200,000 Idaho residents annually with programs aimed at helping
to stretch their food stamp dollars.
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Tackling several kinds of poverty
Poverty isn’t always about money. It can be emotional for those who are
isolated or physical for the disabled. UI Extension Horizons leaders are networking
on and off the Coeur d’Alene Reservation to build trust among diverse residents.
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Demographics of poverty
Family, status, race, age often intersect with poverty of place—the way
communities are affected by available economic, human, and social capital of
their geographic location. UI programs help residents bridge the rural-urban
divide.
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Helping Idaho dairies, Hispanic workers, children
Some 80 to 90 percent of Idaho’s dairy workers are Hispanic. UI Extension’s
Spanish-language programs increase their skills and economic opportunities. .
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Two theories of poverty
UI Extension anti-poverty programs address both structural and cultural theories
of poverty.
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UI Students get involved in Horizons programs
UI students from several disciplines pitch in to help communities involved in
the current Horizons programs. They get real-world experience.
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More about poverty, hunger in Idaho
Poverty figures by county / online resources.
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Undergraduates help expand Idaho’s biomedical research clout
INBRE is building an environment so any Idaho student or faculty member with
the desire and talent to do biomedical research can do so without leaving our
state.
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New Faces in CALS
Mario from Argentina / Myung-Hee from South Korea / Yuliya from Russia
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Idaho hort goes wild!
Taming Idaho’s wild natives for potential use in Idaho gardens. Meet some
plants / Where to buy native plants.
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Happy campers
Idaho’s military families reconnect during a weekend that’s just
for them.
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Idaho Veterans History Project
By October, 85 Idaho and Washington veterans had already signed on for interviews
about their war experiences for U.S. Library of Congress.
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AgDays 2007
200 High School students sample college life. Also, food and fun for students,
faculty, staff, and alums.
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Inca’s gold
Alum from Peru helps Andean farmers improve their lives through better ways of
marketing ancient potato varieties
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Preparing children for disasters
UI alum aids national effort to prepare children for potential disasters.
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