Innovation Blooms on Idaho Campuses
BY TIM ATWELL
Idaho’s higher education system has undergone a series of unprecedented challenges in just a few short years. From the COVID-19 pandemic to technological advancements in AI that may fundamentally reshape classrooms, schools have been forced to retool their practices and re-examine their priorities. Across the state, educational leaders are banding together to ask, “What’s working? What’s not?” And most importantly, “What’s next?” The result has been an unwavering commitment to move forward and find innovative ways to adapt. From new high-tech laboratories to hands-on experience in the workforce, students across the state are making breakthroughs in various disciplines and redefining what it means to learn and grow in the 21st century.
Above: Mechanical engineering graduate students Daniel Revard and Nagendra Tanikella. PHOTO COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Below: Dr. Marlene Tromp, Boise State University President. PHOTO BY KAREN DAY
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