Monday, July 7, 2025

Idaho State Today

Capping off a Career: Chemistry Professor Bringing Dream of Data Analysis in VR to Life

If you called John Kalivas a clairvoyant in 2000, you wouldn’t have been wrong. The Idaho State University professor emeritus’ visions of days yet to come weren’t of the world-changing event variety in the vein of Nostradamus; they were hyper-focused on chemometrics.

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Free Hot Dogs for National Hot Dog Day

Celebrate National Hot Dog day with Staff Council on Wednesday, July 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free hot dogs will be available under the Quad Hypostyle to the first 100 employees. Stop by and enjoy some lunch outside.

Summer Concert- Dawson Moon

From sharing the stage with Zach Bryan to chasing his own country music dreams, Dawson Moon is proving that Pocatello, Idaho is more than just a quiet town—it’s home to one heck of a songwriter. With a sound that’s part folk, part alt-country, and just the right amount of indie soul, Dawson’s music hits deep and poetic.

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