Dr. Bradley Snow spent 10 years researching the history of mining in the Silver Valley. He's a teaching professor in Montana State University's Department of History & Philosophy. He'll be talking about that history at the City of Boise's Fettuccine Forum on Thursday and he joins Idaho Matters to talk about the economic and environmental effects 100 years of mining and smelting has had on towns like Wallace and Kellogg.

An experiment by students at J. Russell Elementary School in Moscow has become a research project at the University of Idaho that was sent into space. It could one day help astronauts on the International Space Station. Joining Gemma to talk about the experiment is Dr. Matt Bernards, an associate professor in Chemical & Biological Engineering at the University of Idaho and Director of the Nasa Idaho Space Grant Consortium.

Reuters is reporting that 100,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes after Russia's invasion started on Wednesday night.

While some are leaving the country, most of them are staying and trying to find any safe space away from the fighting.

That’s exactly what happened to Eugene. He’s 30-years-old, works for an app company, and had to flee his home in Kyiv Wednesday night.

Idaho Matters senior producer Samantha Wright got the chance to talk to Eugene Thursday night about what he’s seeing in Ukraine.

Right now in Idaho tens of thousands of people are caring for a loved one who cannot care for themselves. The Idaho Caregiver Alliance estimates one in four Idahoans are taking care of a parent, grandparent, child, spouse, or other member of their family.

It can be a heavy burden and caregivers often struggle to find the resources they need.

Feb 26, the Idaho Family Caregiver Conference will offer tools to caregivers and will, for the first time, offer a Spanish track, because hispanics can be disproportionately affected by the role of caregiving.

Joining Idaho Matters are Dr. Sarah Toevs, the director of the Center for the Study of Aging at Boise State, Destinie Triplett, the director of community partnerships with the Idaho Caregiver Alliance and Adrian Rodriguez, a public health major at Boise State and a past caregiver.

Overnight, Russian military forces and Russian-backed separatists invaded Ukraine using planes, missiles, helicopters and troops.

Russian president Vladimir Putin authorized the military action which is coming from Ukraine's eastern, northern, and southern borders.

Joining Idaho Matters are Florian Justwan, an associate professor of political science at the University of Idaho and Erin Kimball Damman, a clinical assistant professor for the International Studies Program at the U of I.

On Feb. 24 they will join other U of I faculty members at 5p.m. for a virtual panel discussion about the causes and consequences of the war in Ukraine.

Friday, February 25 will mark two years to the day that health officials with the CDC said the coronavirus was heading towards pandemic status, as it had already met two of the three criteria needed to be considered a pandemic. The required factors were illness resulting in death, sustained person-to-person spread, and worldwide spread.

This week, listeners want to know about where to find face masks, 2nd booster shots, and possible heart complications in patients who had COVID-19.

Joining Idaho Matters to talk more about where we are almost two years into this pandemic are:

Gemma talks with New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink about his latest book,"The Power Of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week. Our journalist panel today:

As we head into the weekend our very own George Prentice is here to talk about what to watch on tv and in the theater.

For the sixth year in a row, "Filmed By Bike", is back for a stop in Boise. This film festival showcases all things bicycle related. Nina Schaeffer, development and communication specialist for the Idaho Walk Bike Alliance and Ayleen Crotty, Filmed By Bike Festival Director, talk with host Gemma Gaudette.