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Trash into Treasure: ISU Researchers Developing Polymers to Extract Rare Earth Elements From Waste

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September 28, 2026

The old saying of "one man's trash is another man's treasure" may prove true when it comes to finding more of the rare earth elements in much of the technology we use each day thanks to Â鶹´«Ã½AV scientists.

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Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday. Photo credit: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

ISU Surveying Professor Offers Expert Take on Deadly Nepal Glacier Collapse Floods

October 1, 2026
Artemis science officer, Angela Garcia, stands at the new SCIENCE console in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA Science Officer and ISU Alum to Give Talk During Homecoming Week

October 1, 2026
Angela Garcia

NASA Science Officer and ISU Alum to Give Talk During Homecoming Week

October 1, 2026
Children play with a skeleton

Volunteers Needed for 2026 Haunted Science Laboratory

September 24, 2026
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ISU to Host 2026 Mountain West Marching Invitational at ICCU Dome

September 21, 2026

More than two dozen high school marching bands from across Idaho, Utah and Nevada will gather at Â鶹´«Ã½AV on Sat., Oct. 17, for the 2026 Mountain West Marching Invitational, a full day of competition and musical performance at the ICCU Dome.

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Rupp Debate Society Opens 2026-27 Season at College of Southern Idaho

Request for Proposals: 2026-2027 Cultural Events Committee Grants

Explore Art Inspired by Science in “The Health of the Nation” Exhibit and Reception

Opportunity for Students to Participate in Research

Suggested Syllabus Verbiage for Courses Using Honorlock Proctoring Services

Faculty & Staff Updates

L.S. Skaggs College of Pharmacy and Health Professions Dean Announced

Emeritus Professor presents Mathematical Poetry

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Farewell to College of Technology Dean Jerry Anhorn

Â鶹´«Ã½AV Welcomes Summer Baldwin as Native American Student Services Coordinator