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MSU was selected as one of 14 schools in the nation to receive funding to support a Beckman Scholars Program. The funding will continue through 2010 and provides five MSU students $19,300 each to conduct research for two summers and the intervening academic year. The purpose of the program is to provide scholarships to advance the education, research, training and personal development of undergraduates majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, and the biological and medical sciences. Related Information |
| The Montana State University College of Nursing is enhancing clinical education with the use of comprehensive simulation laboratories. In the past two years, adult and infant patient simulators were implemented to allow students to practice relevant emergency skills and scenarios. |
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Three groups of MSU researchers sent experiments on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which launched in March 2008. A team of MSU microbiologists, led by Barry Pyle, is studying how space affects common bacteria that accompany astronauts into space; other MSU scientists, led by Dave Klumpar and Tim Minton, launched experiments to see how conditions in space affect materials that could be used in or on spacecrafts Related Information |
| Through partnerships with NASA and Lockheed-Martin, MSU faculty, postdocs and students in the physics department control the TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) satellite approximately one-third of the time. The TRACE satellite is the highest resolution satellite instrument studying the Sun. It is equipped with a UV telescope, which was built by an MSU graduate student in 1998, to collect images of the sun. |
| A new partnership between MSU's Department of History and the Yellowstone National Park Heritage and Research Center provides hands-on opportunities in historical research, digital archiving, cultural resource management and museum studies. The Center, which contains the second largest archival collection in the National Park Service, gives students experiences with collecting, cataloguing and digitizing artifacts, and working with exhibits. |
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Each year, College of Business accounting students receive real-life tax advising experience when they participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), program. Students are available to prepare federal and state tax returns and answer tax questions. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the VITA program on the MSU campus. Related Information |
| The College of Nursing has implemented "Sim Man," a life-sized patient simulation model used to help students practice diagnosing and treating a variety of medical symptoms. The technology will be available at all four MSU campuses.
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| The country's oldest and most established online learning program for science teachers is housed at MSU. The National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN), established in 1993, has offered more than 12,000 course enrollments to science teachers from all 50 states and many foreign countries. About 30% of enrollments are Montana teachers. NTEN has earned prestige among online science programs for its combination of MSU's rigorous content with active learning techniques and interactive network of science educators. NTEN is a program of Extended University's Burns Technology Center. http://www.scienceteacher.org
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| Core 2.0 is an innovative inquiry and research-based curriculum created to provide all students the best possible learning experience. Core 2.0 calls for a university seminar, a diversity course and an undergraduate research experience from four areas: arts, humanities, natural science and social science. Related Information |
| The Alderson Program in Entrepreneurship was named one of the best minor in entrepreneurship programs in the country two years in a row by Entrepreneur magazine. Students working in the Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West have contributed more than 8,000 hours of supervised research for start-up companies in Montana. These students gain immeasurable practical experience while earning a minor in entrepreneurship Related Information |
| MSU's Science and Natural History Filmmaking program, the only one in the world, teaches students filmmaking skills that mesh with scientific knowledge. MSU student Praveen Singh won a 2004-05 student Emmy in the documentary category with his film, "Indian Leopards/The Killing Fields." This film was recently named Best of Festival at the Asian Film Festival, a professional venue in Asia. Related Information |
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