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Idaho Matters is a wonderful way to stay up to date, meet people and understand there’s much more to this great state. Hosted by Gemma Gaudette on Boise State Public Radio News, it features arts and politics, growth and education, and the interesting stories that make Idaho unique. Send us your questions, comments or story ideas by emailing idahomatters@boisestate.edu or sending us a voicemail using the “Talk To Us” feature on the free Boise State Public Radio app.

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**Racing to the finish line: Skiers compete in Alpine Championships** Mar 28, 2023
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This has been a historic season for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, holding more world cup events on domestic soil in its history. And the season comes to a big finish with the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships in Sun Valley starting April 2.
Eric Webster is the Director of Events for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. Just prior to Sun Valley hosting the best of the best men and women skiers in the nation, Webster visited with Morning Edition host George Prentice to preview the event.

**Supporting Idaho women in agriculture** Mar 27, 2023
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Colette DePhelps is helping to change the way we see farmers and ranchers in Idaho. ( Colette DePhelps)
In the United States, 36% of farmers are female and in Idaho, that number goes up to 39%.
Despite these numbers though when many of us close our eyes to imagine what a farmer or a rancher looks like, we picture a man.
This is an image that Colette DePhelps is trying to change. She is an Area Extension Educator with the University of Idaho who specializes in community food systems and she is working on a project that focuses on understanding and supporting women in agriculture, specifically farm operators and ranchers here in Idaho.
She joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the project.

**Local Idaho woman fundraises for women's futures** Mar 27, 2023
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Alley Orr started the "Women in STEM, Medicine, and Law Scholarship" in 2021.( Ally Orr)
In 2021, Boise State professor Scott Yenor made national news after giving a speech at the 2021 "National Conservatism Conference," calling independent women, “more medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome than women need to be."
He then went on to say that “every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering, but rather recruit and demand more of men who become engineers. Ditto for med school, and the law and every trade.”
That made headlines, but so did how one Boise State student responded. Ally Orr decided to take action, starting a GoFundMe page that raised over $200,000 that went towards creating a scholarship for women interested in pursuing STEM, medicine or law.
Fast forward to today and Ally is back at it again, fundraising to help support women in their field of choice. She joined Idaho Matters to talk more about her latest GoFundMe.

Stethoscope — **A look at the bioethics of science and medicine** Mar 27, 2023
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As the world continues to leap forward with advances in technology, medicine and science the moral and ethical considerations of these advances often lag behind.
Bioethics is the study of the issues that come up with science, not just ethical issues but legal, social and religious issues that our rapid evolution of fields, like biomedical research, can outpace.
Dr. Bryan Williams, a bioethicist and the president of McCall College, teaches and helps people understand these issues, especially in the healthcare community. He’ll be teaching a multi-part class on bioethics at the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State starting next week and we asked him to join Idaho Matters to talk more about bioethics.

**Mountain West still courting crypto companies despite tough year** Mar 27, 2023
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It’s been a tough year for cryptocurrency – especially with the collapse of the massive exchange FTX. Yet, some Mountain West states are still courting crypto companies.
The Mountain West News Bureau’s Will Walkey reports.

A look at how researchers are catching owls in the desert Mar 23, 2023

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Here’s a question that isn’t easy to answer, how do owls pick a spot to nest? You can’t just ask them, and as night creatures, it can be tricky to track them down to study them.

University of Idaho student Annie Vaage spent her summer in southeastern Arizona studying six kinds of owls to find out how they use their habitat and how a changing environment might affect how they live.

She joined Idaho Matters to talk more about her research.

The World Center for Birds of Prey brings a live raptor on Idaho Matters Mar 23, 2023

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Since the World Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors in 1994 in south Boise, over 500,000 students have come to the facility to learn about birds, the environment and hands-on science.

The center and the Peregrine Fund are dedicated to saving bird species, helping them thrive and teaching the next generation how to prevent extinction and protect the habitat of these creatures.

To help with that mission, the center is about to hold a grand opening of the new addition to its facility. It will dramatically increase the number of students and visitors who can come to learn about raptors and expand the center’s research facilities.

Tate Mason, the Director of the World Center for Birds of Prey and Stephanie Ashley, the Curator of Birds, along with Star, a peregrine falcon, joined Idaho Matters to talk more about the new campus.

**What to Watch: Uncover the truth about the Boston Strangler and King Richard the III** Mar 23, 2023
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The Oscars are behind us so now we can get ready for the rest of 2023, at least when it comes to movies and tv shows.
George Prentice, our resident movie critic, joins Idaho Matters to help us figure out what to watch.

A stethoscope sits next to medical charts. — **Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable: March 22, 2023** Mar 22, 2023
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(Emilie Ritter Saunders / StateImpact Idaho)
This week, the price of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is going up and what we know about long COVID may not be as accurate as we first thought.
Dr. David Pate, former CEO of St. Luke's Health System and current member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force, joined Idaho Matters to help break this all down.

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