January 18, 2005

Public Invited To View Top-Notch Research Displays At Boise State Day At The Legislature Jan. 19

Boise State Day at the Legislature, scheduled from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, will highlight cutting-edge and, in some cases, nationally recognized research by the university’s undergraduate and graduate students and professors. The event will be held on the fourth floor rotunda of the State Capitol. President Bob Kustra and the university vice presidents and deans are scheduled to attend the event beginning at 10 a.m. Refreshments will be served. Members of the public are invited to visit the displays and talk with students and professors from all eight colleges at Boise State. The purpose of the event is to demonstrate to Idaho’s lawmakers the impact Boise State has on the state’s economic development and quality of life. Many of the research projects, across a wide range of disciplines, explore issues pertinent to Idaho’s people, environment and economy. The projects on display will include: • An evaluation of local health department disease emergency response plans through the performance of a disease outbreak simulation • Ten ethnic landmarks that define Boise • The characterization and interpretation of the Miocene hot springs limestone and its surrounding strata • The role of self-esteem in mediation • The effects of different warm-up strategies in Olympic weightlifting • Boise State’s Students Against Drunk Driving chapter Also at Boise State Day at the Legislature, students from the College of Health Sciences will offer health checks to the legislators. -30- Contact: Renee White, Alumni Association, 426-1831. Media contact: Bob Evancho, University Relations, 426-1643