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Research and Creative Scholarship Continue at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

June 12, 2025

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ actively advocates for the development and expansion of its research and training programs, and for full federal funding of student financial aid programs like the Federal Pell Grant and Federal Work Study. While there have been several recent challenges such as the loss of federal program funding earlier than anticipated and having to quickly respond to detailed information requests, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s research and creative scholarship enterprise remains strong. 

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office for Research encourages Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty to continue pursuing and executing your innovative research and creative scholarship! At this time, you are not advised to stop or pause your efforts unless specifically requested by an external funding sponsor. 

In May 2025, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ surpassed $40 million in external awards for the first time. This marked increase demonstrates the grit and resilience of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty, staff and students who continue to design, propose and carry out innovative research, training and creative activities. 

To support Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s efforts, President Robert Wagner, Associate Vice President for Community and Government Relations, Ryan Sargent, and Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Marty Blair, steadily advocate for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ with state and federal government officials, and with private industry partners. The relationships and partnerships developed through their efforts are paying dividends in support of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s education and research mission. 

Over the past 10 months,  Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ campuses have been visited by local and state policy makers, including U.S. Senator Mike Crapo and U.S. Representative Mike Simpson spending time with university leadership and researchers on the Pocatello campus. In addition, members of the state’s Joint Finance Appropriations Committee (JFAC) visited campus as well. These visits have been supplemented by numerous campus visits from the staff of Idaho’s two senators and two representatives. Visiting with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty and students, they witnessed firsthand the impact that Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is having on the communities, state and region served by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. 

Since January 2025, President Wagner and Vice President Blair have traveled to Washington, DC multiple times to directly inform the Idaho federal delegation and key Idaho business leaders about Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s research and training leadership in health sciences, nuclear energy, environment-related science, rural-focused education, veterans support services, first generation student support, and much more. These personal visits place Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ as a key partner with Idaho’s representatives in DC.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ actively communicates its impact now and into the future–and the future is bright. As Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ continues to build on its commitment to being a public research institution, expect to hear more about growing (and new) research partnerships that will support Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty and students to deliver new knowledge and solutions to address the complex challenges that lie ahead.

For questions related to research initiatives and funding, please contact the Office for Research at (208) 282-5907.


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