Question: What makes an outdoor experience satisfactory?

Everyone has opinions about how Idaho’s natural resources should be used. Wallen teams with Idaho Fish and Game to figure out what those opinions are.

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

More CNR Stories

U of I and IDFG Partner to Improve Idaho’s Wildlife Management (bit.ly/403PhYf)

U of I’s Bat Girls Use Echolocation to Gather Info on Idaho Bat Species (bit.ly/42rr3su)

Vandal Researchers See Parallel Between Winter Tick Numbers and Moose Mortality (bit.ly/3JXee20)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/3f271AU) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“Places in Dreams” by Alsever Lake (bit.ly/3Z81qKp) via soundstripe.

Question: How do you conserve energy in your home?

Meet Damon Woods ( http://bit.ly/3mZRs0j), interim director of the Integrated Design Lab ( http://bit.ly/3ZKGev7) and a research professor at University of Idaho. Woods has helped state officials drill down which energy regulations — among hundreds on the books — protect Idahoans from wasting energy and money in their homes, businesses and elsewhere. He’ll break down the tedious work he and other researchers did to discover how these rules help.

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

More U of I Stories

A Partnership Toward Sustainable Insulation ( http://bit.ly/3JKMe1b)

Building Resilient and Efficient Communities ( http://bit.ly/3To6yc7)

Thinking Small ( http://bit.ly/3Tphma4)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/3f271AU) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“2 Days At A Time” ( http://bit.ly/3lhKnrm) by Sam Barsh via soundstripe.

Question: What barriers stop people from getting help when it comes to mental health issues?

Meet Adolfo Carmona, a second-year medical student at Idaho WWAMI (bit.ly/41y7yOk). Between his first and second year of medical school, Adolfo worked in Jerome, which has a large Latino population. He discusses the barriers to help many Latinos face when experiencing mental health challenges and how he is attempting to help the community overcome those barriers.

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

More Idaho WWAMI Stories

Passing Knowledge Down the Line (bit.ly/3SB8sWc)

Talking About Teenage Suicide (bit.ly/3IBOrdH)

Idaho WWAMI Leader Receives Honorary Degree (bit.ly/3IVkwgX)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/3f271AU) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“Dark Cloud” by Ian Kelosky (bit.ly/41Hcm4i) via soundstripe.

What role does creativity play in our lives?

Meet Jason Dykstra (https://bit.ly/3Goymbl), a member of the band The Plagiarists and visiting faculty and director of University of Idaho’s Housing Clinic. The Boise law professor studies why creativity is important — in life, and in law. As shown by a creativity test designed for the Apollo space program, people begin life as creative geniuses, only to see their creative roots shrink over time. But, as Dykstra and other researchers find, people can relearn creativity and make space to flex those muscles throughout their day-to-day lives.

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More U of I Research

U of I Boise Law Clinic Prevents Homelessness in Tight Housing Market (https://bit.ly/3G3vu2e)

The Long Path to Law (https://bit.ly/3Gq6xj8)

U of I Alumnus Luis Cortes Romero Finds Success as a Lawyer, and It’s Personal (https://bit.ly/3GoGUz3)

Music

“Young Republicans” (bit.ly/3f271AU) by Steve Combs via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“La Femme Nakita” by The Plagiarists (https://bit.ly/3VsSk95).

Question: When you imagine a farmer, what picture do you have in your head?

Meet Colette DePhelps (bit.ly/3WzzXAA), an area extension educator specializing in community food systems for University of Idaho. As part of the Idaho Woman in Ag (bit.ly/3FJxbBN) project, DePhelps is interviewing and surveying Idaho’s female farmers — who earn $1 for every $2.50 earned by male counterparts — and identifying the support they need.

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

More U of I Agricultural and Life Sciences Stories

Undergrad Research Project Focuses on Nitrous Oxide Emissions (bit.ly/3I9lrvt)

Dairy Waste Research (bit.ly/3v4shu7)

Global Food Security (bit.ly/3v4UP6T)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/3f271AU) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“The Family Farm” by Heartland Nights (bit.ly/3jjxNGS) via soundstripe.

What changes people’s minds about politics?

Meet Florian Justwan (https://bit.ly/3YpXHsm), a professor of political science at University of Idaho, who studies political psychology. Drawing on years of research into how people process political information, Justwan shows we often rely on our identities and social networks to interpret new political data. People may not weigh new facts as heavily as expected and Justwan offers advice on how to check our information blind spots.

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More U of I Research

Political Partisanship, Party Loyalty Shape Beliefs of 2016 Election Interference, U of I Study Shows (https://bit.ly/3BFWKm1)

U of I Junior Wants to Show Idaho’s Latinx Population Anything Is Possible (https://bit.ly/3Wj2Pgb)

Vandal Theory 4.2: Bert Baumgaertner — Vaccine Hesitancy (https://bit.ly/3YsiOdx)

Music

“Young Republicans” (https://bit.ly/3f271AU) by Steve Combs via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (https://bit.ly/3D7wBMV). “Glasgow” (https://bit.ly/3W39QBZ) by Falls

Question: Just how much is Idaho growing?

Meet Jaap Vos (https://bit.ly/3WdJYTU), a professor of planning and natural resources at University of Idaho, where he also serves as interim head of the Natural Resources and Society department. Vos used novel data on driver’s license registrations and turnovers to create a fuller picture of Idaho’s unprecedented rates of population change. More than one in every four Idahoans are new to the state, Vos’s analysis found. “We’re not in the middle of nowhere anymore,” he said.

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

More U of I Sociology Research

Idaho’s Demographics Changing at Unprecedented Rates, U of I Analysis Finds (https://bit.ly/3FogCva)

CNR Students Use McCall Field Campus to Forge Futures and Friendships (https://bit.ly/3uLT26K)

Associate Degrees in Natural Resources Offered for First Time This Fall (https://bit.ly/3FpDYjM)

Music

“Young Republicans” (https://bit.ly/3f271AU) by Steve Combs via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (https://bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“The Optimist” (https://bit.ly/3Y9gMPs) by EILOH

Question: What kind of tools come to mind when you think about wildlife conservation?

Meet Lisette Waits (bit.ly/3GvWMQM), a distinguished professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences (bit.ly/3GucDPQ) at University of Idaho. Whether she is tracking an endangered population of pygmy rabbits, watching wolves spread across the West, or trying to identify a tent-smashing bear, Waits uses genetics to conserve wildlife.

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

More U of I Fish and Wildlife Sciences

Conservation Scholars Build Network and Field Research Skills (bit.ly/3UTxVuE)

Wildlife Biology Student Finds Career While Wrangling Rabbits (bit.ly/3EQPQMO)

Professor Says Tuskless Elephants Arose from Poaching, Civil War (bit.ly/3EPhFVH)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/3f271AU) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“Still Young” by Desert Dive (bit.ly/3XlSa5F) via soundstripe.

Question: What makes up a glacier?  

Meet Tim Bartholomaus (bit.ly/3fKY1Rc), an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences (bit.ly/3NJ7NzI) at University of Idaho. Glaciers are more than just an ice cube slowly sliding through the landscape. Bartholomaus is exploring why a glacier’s speed varies, how well glaciologists can predict glacier and icesheet melt, and the balls of moss — adorably called glacier mice — that live on glaciers.

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

More U of I Geology Research

Geology Student Travels to Iceland to Study Martian Climate (bit.ly/3hn31M2)

Geology Students Learn Hands-On from Hecla Mining Company Professionals (bit.ly/3E8VMk0)

Vandal Explorer Series: Glacier Surge in Alaska (bit.ly/3fR91wa)

Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/3f271AU) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/3D7wBMV).

“If I Die” by Moments (bit.ly/3UvkKPG) via soundstripe.

Question: What makes someone believe in climate change?

Meet Dilshani Sarathchandra (https://bit.ly/3zJNJr0) and Kristin Haltinner (https://bit.ly/3NCZd5n), sociology professors in the Department of Culture, Society and Justice (https://bit.ly/3T7VcHx) at University of Idaho. They delve deep into people’s beliefs about climate change, recounting lessons learned over hundreds of interviews for their upcoming book “Inside the World of Climate Change Skeptics,” set to publish in spring 2023. The research team uncovers the nuanced identities of climate skeptics — many of whom worry about environmental degradation — to shape social understanding around one of the most pressing issues of our time.

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

More U of I Sociology Research

Using Data to Shape the Criminal Justice System (https://bit.ly/3t0akfi)

U of I Professors to Release Findings on Climate Change Skepticism (https://bit.ly/3sVzNXr)

Recidivism of Terrorists — Vandal Theory 3.5 (https://bit.ly/3FLXI35)

Music

“Young Republicans” (https://bit.ly/3DXRfkd) by Steve Combs via freemusicarchive.org, not modified. (https://bit.ly/3FNcPcI)

“Great Beyond” (https://bit.ly/3U52UDn) by Reveille via soundstripe.