The Vandal Theory

Question: Can you tell us about your first huckleberry hunt?

Steve Cook (go.uidaho.edu/3O6hc5u) is the head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology (go.uidaho.edu/3UKfCKj) at University of Idaho. He researches huckleberries and today he’s going to discuss why they’re so hard to domesticate and what he and his team are doing to solve that problem. If we’re lucky, he might give us some huckleberry hunting tips as well.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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Professor brings mindfulness home (go.uidaho.edu/3AEVaDE)

A career of thrills (go.uidaho.edu/4hNLQ0X)

Girls who invest (go.uidaho.edu/3Z2BGCj)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Happy Go Chillin’” (go.uidaho.edu/40JbnCj) by Matthew Trent Cropper via Amphibious Zoo.

Question: How far ahead do you plan into the future?

Meet Andrew Kliskey (go.uidaho.edu/3NZPbMT), U of I’s President’s Professor of Community and Landscape Resilience and director of the Center for Resilient Communities (go.uidaho.edu/4fiXxLq). He’s going to chat with us about how he and his research team are working with communities to meet their energy and water needs for the future.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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Design-build and landscape architecture students finish Healing Garden (go.uidaho.edu/4fnulmD)

Architecture alum redefines roller coaster designs (go.uidaho.edu/48HZ8bf)

CAA senior prepares to leave U of I enlightened (go.uidaho.edu/4fA41p6)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, , not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Daybreak Musing” by VIV1010 (go.uidaho.edu/3ChVpFb) via soundstripe.

Question: Is there someone in your life, past or present, who you associate with their clothes — like if they changed their outfit you would be confused about who they were?

Sonya Meyer (go.uidaho.edu/3YMfyfp) is a professor in the Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences (go.uidaho.edu/48uxHS4) and curator of U of I’s Leila Old Historic Costume Collection (go.uidaho.edu/4f8fUma), which reflects the clothing across lower-, middle- and upper-class society in Idaho from around 1850 to the present. Today she will talk about what’s in the collection, how to preserve clothing and give us some examples of what TV shows and movies get right and wrong with their costumes.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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Educating educators (go.uidaho.edu/3C7txUe)

Immersive medical training (go.uidaho.edu/3YOdrIb)

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Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Power in You” by Micah Dahl Anderson (go.uidaho.edu/3C81YdD) via Amphibious Zoo.

Question: As a mother, how stressful is it making sure your baby has a healthy diet? 

Meet Bethaney Fehrenkamp (go.uidaho.edu/48fYIZv), a reproductive immunologist and a clinical assistant professor of immunology with Idaho WWAMI (go.uidaho.edu/3BXhLvx), the state’s medical school. Fehrenkamp is passionate about understanding the complex interactions between maternal and infant health, which she will discuss today.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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A shortage of anatomists (go.uidaho.edu/3YyYnxD)

Studying medicine with a human perspective (go.uidaho.edu/3YlW2VJ)

Striking out injuries (go.uidaho.edu/4eRydMo)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Facts in Motion” by VIV1002 (go.uidaho.edu/48nBm4m) via Amphibious Zoo.

Question: You probably know some of the stereotypes about people who live in trailer parks. Do you think those stereotypes live up to the reality?

Leontina Hormel (go.uidaho.edu/4eMfylf) is a professor of sociology in the Department of Culture, Society and Justice (go.uidaho.edu/3A1ZhcJ) at University of Idaho. She researches environmental sociology, gender and class inequalities, and community action research. Today she will discuss the plight of a local mobile home park and the lessons learned there that could be used to make meaningful change in the future.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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IMPACTing Idaho (go.uidaho.edu/3YasWZd)

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The show must go on (go.uidaho.edu/4dKQnhy)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“The Facts About Facts” by Micah Dahl Anderson (go.uidaho.edu/3NB8n37) via Amphibious Zoo.

Question: Have you ever counted the rings of a tree?

Meet Grant Harley (go.uidaho.edu/4dKshU0), an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences (go.uidaho.edu/4dLMUPV) at University of Idaho who has dedicated his lab to answering questions using tree rings. He is joining us to discuss climate change, crime fighting, volcanic eruptions and lost forests.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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First gen student earns top scholarship (go.uidaho.edu/4dOZNIJ)

Geology on Mars and in Minecraft (go.uidaho.edu/3BSMXMg)

Researchers model vulnerable energy and water nexus (go.uidaho.edu/3NlMPr9)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Bouncing Ideas” by VIV1010 (go.uidaho.edu/4h59GFo) via Amphibious Zoo.

Question: What do you think are some of the reasons why an author would prefer to use a pen name over their real one?

Zachary Turpin (go.uidaho.edu/4gQLFSk) is an associate professor in the Department of English (go.uidaho.edu/3XTA9wL) at University of Idaho who researches 19th-century periodical culture, archival research methods, digital humanities and textual recovery. He has worked to uncover unaccounted-for periodical works by American authors, including Walt Whitman, Emma Lazarus, Mark Twain, Anne Sexton, Cormac McCarthy and more. On today’s episode, he discusses uncovering lost works of literature.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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Finding direction (go.uidaho.edu/3XOIIZI)

Engineering wildfire prevention (go.uidaho.edu/47Pf5vI)

Home court advantage (go.uidaho.edu/4ete27d)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Detective Obvious” by Daniel Davis (go.uidaho.edu/3ZNAPWQ) via Amphibious Zoo.

Question: Have you ever tried baking or brewing with yeast?

Meet Paul Rowley (go.uidaho.edu/3zxrdVG), an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences (go.uidaho.edu/47KBAlq) at University of Idaho. Yeast are the basis of our breads and brews, but Rowley looks deeper into the secret lives of yeasts and how they interact with viruses and other fungi.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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Vandal track athlete digs into medical studies (go.uidaho.edu/4gDiSjX)

Internship studying giraffes directs biology undergrad’s future (go.uidaho.edu/3N3I2KQ)

First gen student earns top scholarship (go.uidaho.edu/3zIieAT)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Slipstream” by DM154 (go.uidaho.edu/3ZGN9bn) via soundstripe.

Season 8 of “The Vandal Theory” will feature stories about the surprising and fascinating properties of yeast, uncovering lost works of literature, huckleberries and why it’s so hard to domesticate them, and using tree rings to solve crimes and find fake works of art. All that and more is coming your way starting Monday, Sept. 30. See you then!

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

Question: What is the construction industry doing, or what might it do in the future, to make buildings more climate friendly?

Mike Maughan (go.uidaho.edu/3JxTiNT) is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (go.uidaho.edu/3UvMKpc) at University of Idaho. His research focuses on materials development, advanced manufacturing, design and the intersection among them. Today he will discuss a project called PrinTimber (go.uidaho.edu/3wfcRHF), which he hopes will change the future of construction.

Visit our website uidaho.edu/vandaltheory. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu.

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Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Lasso the Moon” by Matthew Robert Mateus (go.uidaho.edu/3Qe3wqz) via Amphibious Zoo.