Boise State University’s campus is a living lab! There are many schools and departments within the university working towards a more sustainable campus and world. Examples of student projects can be found below.
Research Resources
Grand Challenge
Grand Challenges are ambitious, societally-relevant, and transdisciplinary. They connect scholars across the university, and create partnerships across sectors to add value to our scholarly work, while addressing the complexity of today’s challenges.
In conjunction with faculty and staff, Boise State has established two Grand Challenges that will help advance research and creative activity across the institution:
- Resource Nexus for Sustainability
- Healthy Idaho
School of the Environment
In the summer of 2022, the Idaho State Board of Education approved the official “School of the Environment” within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State. The School of the Environment strives to solve important environmental issues facing communities in Idaho, our nation, and the world by building connections and relationships among existing strengths in environmental teaching, learning and scholarship.
School of Engineering
Faculty, staff and students of Boise State’s College of Engineering are working towards a sustainable future through research endeavors, courses, and much more. The Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering is researching many aspects of sustainability, including: batteries and solar panels, clean energy and water, and product lifestyles.
Read more about their research topics here and learn more about the School of Engineering here.
Idaho Policy Institute
Idaho Policy Institute’s staff, students, and faculty researchers provide objective research to inform decision making. We help public, private, and nonprofit leaders use evidence-based practices to overcome challenges and navigate change. Innovation and a commitment to public service guide our research. All research is done with the goal to meet current and critical needs in communities.