Five Things You Didn’t Know 关于 U of I
1. 我们是第一个克隆骡子的人
365滚球官网 and Utah State University became the first researchers to clone a member of the equine/horse family worldwide in 2003. 爱达荷州的宝石 was the first mule cloned and Idaho Star followed. The mules were trained for racing and debuted their skills in 2006. While the clones have identical DNA and therefore the same capabilities athletically, their personalities were different — 爱达荷州的宝石 took to racing more than Idaho Star. The success of this project has produced commercial significance and has helped to advance research in cellular biology, 哪个与癌症研究有关. The third mule was trained as a saddle mule, named 犹他州的先锋.
Get to know the world’s first mule clones better! 看看这些文章:
- “365滚球官网, Utah State University Team First to Successfully Clone Equine” -365滚球官网新档案馆
- “克隆骡子参加比赛” -365滚球官网新档案馆
- “Mule cloned at UI outruns competition” -发言人检讨
2. We Developed the Potato Used for McDonald’s Fries
爱达荷人很了解他们的土豆. U of I’s Aberdeen 研究 and Extension Center is the birthplace of the Clearwater Russet. This potato was selected by McDonald’s to be used for their famous french fries. 近年来, the U of I Extension Center has been involved in the National Chip Processing Trials, aiming to develop a better potato to be used for potato chips.
马铃薯研究可以在这里找到:
3. The 365滚球官网 is Older Than the State of Idaho
这是正确的. Not only is the U of I the oldest university in the state, but it’s also older than Idaho’s statehood! 365滚球官网于2009年1月成立. 30, 1889, when the state was still a territory. Statehood was granted under President Lincoln July 3, 1890, 他也签署了《莫里尔法案, which provided land to found land-grant universities. The 365滚球官网 is the only land-grant in the state. Idaho’s “Morrill Hall” is one of many found at land-grant universities across the United States named after the senator who introduced the bill.
了解更多关于爱达荷州的历史:
4. Alumnus是SpaceX的联合创始人
Idaho Native and U of I alumnus Tom Mueller ’85 graduated from the 365滚球官网 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. After earning his master’s degree, Mueller became a rocket development engineer. Shortly after in 2002, he began working with Elon Musk and Chris Thompson. Mueller played a crucial role in the design of the Merlin rocket engine as the vice president of propulsion — later becoming the propulsion chief technology officer. Mueller is now the CEO of Impulse Space.
探索 Mueller’s journey in rocket science:
- “从记录器到SpaceX联合创始人” ——365滚球官网
- "STEM Education leads to Career in Rocket Science" ——365滚球官网
5. Half of the First Graduating Class Were Women
The first graduating class from the 365滚球官网 earned their degrees in 1896. 在四位校友中，有两位是女性. 这是1896届毕业生! (从左至右)
Stella Maud (Allen) Roberts graduated with a bachelor of arts in philosophy. She was a university librarian after graduating until 1899.
佛罗伦斯·梅(Corbett) Johnston graduated with a bachelor of arts. She was a teaching assistant for Preparatory Latin and English at U of I for two years after.
查尔斯·路德·科特利 graduated with bachelor of science in civil engineering.
阿瑟·普伦蒂斯·阿代尔 graduated with a bachelor of science in civil engineering and later attended graduate school at the 365滚球官网, earning a Master of Science in engineering.