BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 7 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Idaho students in grades 3 - 12 are invited to share their perspectives on what America means to them for a chance to join peers for field trip experiences at some of the nation's most iconic historical and cultural landmarks with the America's Field Trip essay and artwork contest. The contest is part of the national America250 initiative, which aims to commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary o  more

FOLSOM, California, Oct. 8 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release: * * * ISO Board of Governors takes actions allowing SWIP-North to go forward * * * The California Independent System Operator (ISO) Board of Governors has approved a pair of provisions advancing a major transmission intertie that will deliver Idaho wind energy to California and the Southwest, while opening additional energy resources for Idaho. The Board voted Friday to accept a revis  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 20-state coalition in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. The suit is led by the attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina. Currently, nursing homes are required by Congress   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2024: Dr. Robin Lindbeck, Professor of Human Resource Development at Idaho State University, recently published a new resource titled Workplace Leadership. In today's society, where leadership skills are essential, this new textbook serves as a practical guide to providing critical leadership skills. Workplace Leadership is currently being used in Lindbeck's fall classes with the goal of equipping  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * After an illustrious career at Idaho National Laboratory spanning three decades, Curtis Smith is now sharing his expertise in risk analysis and management with future generations of engineers at MIT. * * * By Poornima Apte, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it returned to Earth, killing all seven astr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 10 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: In a practice run at this summer's North American Enduro Cup, professional enduro racer Fiona Dougherty races down a mountain on her bike in this photo taken by UW 2024 Larsh Bristol Photojournalism Fellowship recipient Forrest Cole, of Wheatland. Dougherty competed in the professional enduro race held at Silver Mountain Bike Park outside of Kellogg, Idaho. This marks the second year the Marauders, led by  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 11 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dr. Jean Ragusa's joint appointment with Idaho National Laboratory enhances collaborative opportunities for researching nuclear engineering with computer simulations. * * * By Julianne Hodges When Idaho National Laboratory (INL) tried to streamline computer simulations of nuclear physics nearly two decades ago, Dr. Jean Ragusa was involved. He's now poised to enhance his close c  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 10 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research in partnership with Idaho Business for the Outdoors will host Ernest Scheyder, author of "The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives." The event, Idaho's Minerals and the Energy Future, will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. Scheyder will disc  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: The University of Idaho College of Law, the Idaho Supreme Court and the Idaho State Bar Association will host Judge Sara Hill of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the 2024 Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 24, on the U of I campus in Moscow. Hill will present her lecture, "Tribal Nations and the Law of the Homeland," at 3:30 p.m. at the Bruce M. Pit  more

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: Westinghouse Government Services LLC has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to provide deconversion services for the production of enriched High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) from new domestic capacity. The scope of work for a 10-year period is in support of the mission of the Office of Nuclear En  more