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Winners announced in national spectrograph contest held at MSU Teams from Indiana, South Carolina and Montana won top prizes at the third National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition held May 15 to 17 at Montana State University. Read more... (05/18/2013) |
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MSU students to leave May 26 for dinosaur egg research in China Five Montana State University students will be in China to wrap up fieldwork for an international collaboration focused on dinosaur eggs. Read more... (05/16/2013) |
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Former Microsoft CFO to speak July 17 in Bozeman Miles City native John Connors, who served in several executive capacities at Microsoft, will speak on "Competition in a Global World." Read more... (05/16/2013) |
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MSU to host third national competition related to NASA solar mission Seventeen teams will gather May 15 to 17 at MSU for a national competition that relates to a NASA mission scheduled to launch June 26. Read more... (05/10/2013) |
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MSU microbiologist earns doctorate studying microbes of Yellowstone and Hanford, Wash. Kara De Leon, who graduates from Montana State University on Saturday with a doctorate in microbiology, conducted research that put her on the front lines of a push to understand and harness the microorganisms known to researchers as biofilm. Read more... (05/03/2013) |
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MSU finishes strong year of scholarship wins with Rhodes, Udall, Goldwaters, Marshall and more After a year during which a stunning number of MSU students won major national scholarships and fellowships, the university learned this week it is once again the school of choice for many of the state's best and brightest students. Read more... (05/02/2013) |
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Strong ties between fly fishers lead to MSU, Belize collaboration Strong connections between fly fishers in southwest Montana and Central America have led to new research at Montana State University. The project is focused on conch that live in the Caribbean Sea. Read more... (04/29/2013) |
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MSU student wins scholarship, studies Arabic in Tunisia MSU student Shannon Collaer was one of nearly 600 U.S. students to receive a Critical Language Scholarship from the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. The bureau sponsors the scholarship in order to increase the number of U.S. students studying critical foreign languages. Read more... (04/26/2013) |
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Rocket science leads to major fellowship for MSU grad student An MSU graduate student who studies the chemical reactions that occur when rockets return to Earth has won a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. Read more... (04/24/2013) |
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MSU debate team wins awards at national competition Competing against 23 other universities, MSU's 15-member Model Arab League debate team scored multiple awards in its best showing ever at the group's annual national competition held April 11-14 at Georgetown University. Read more... (04/22/2013) |
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MSU historian wins Guggenheim Fellowship to conduct global study on asbestos poisoning Brett Walker, a Regents' Professor of History at MSU, has won a $48,000 Guggenheim Fellowship. Read more... (04/12/2013) |
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Four MSU students receive Goldwater Scholarships MSU students from Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Wisconsin received 2013 Goldwater Scholarships, the nation's premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences and engineering. Read more... (03/29/2013) |
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Girls STEM group to host workshop in Billings on April 12 A half-day workshop in Billings will focus on STEM education for girls. Read more... (03/27/2013) |
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MSU's Clark honored as Newman Civic Fellow Danielle "Dani" Clark of Livingston, a sociology and political science major who serves as MSU's student lobbyist, was one of eight Montana students selected for the honor recognizing student leaders. Read more... (03/26/2013) |
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Author Rick Bass to deliver MSU's Stegner Lecture on April 12 The award-winning author will speak about the landscape of imagination and the American West in the Wallace Stegner Lecture, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Hager Auditorium of the Museum of the Rockies. While the event is free, it is suggested that tickets be obtained in advance. Read more... (03/25/2013) |
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New book focuses on Yellowstone's changing ecology, management "Yellowstone's Wildlife in Transition," a new book that focuses on the changing ecology and management approaches in Yellowstone National Park," involved several MSU faculty members and alumni. Read more... (03/19/2013) |
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Biologists on skis seek wolverines in remote Mongolia A team of wildlife biologists will soon ski 400 miles through northern Mongolia, searching for signs of wolverines in the rugged, frigid mountains of the Darhad region. Related lesson plans are available for teachers, and everyone can follow the expedition online. Read more... (03/12/2013) |
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Winona LaDuke to speak April 11 at MSU The prominent American Indian activist, environmentalist, writer and former vice presidential candidate on the Green Party ticket will speak about climate change, carbon and sustainable futures and "re-indigenizing" economics at the free lecture. Read more... (03/08/2013) |
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MSU to award honorary doctorate to Harvard professor Diana Eck Bozeman native Diana Eck, an international expert of religious diversity based at Harvard University, will receive an honorary doctorate degree from MSU during spring commencement on May 4. Read more... (03/08/2013) |
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Longevity expert to speak March 25 at Museum of Rockies A free public lecture about the science of aging and longevity will be given March 25 at MSU's Museum of the Rockies. Read more... (03/05/2013) |
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Peyton named Thermal Biology Institute director Montana State University's Thermal Biology Institute has a new director, Brent Peyton. Read more... (03/04/2013) |
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More MSU satellites selected for launch under NASA program Three more CubeSat satellites built by MSU students may be flying into space on NASA missions as auxiliary payloads. Read more... (03/01/2013) |
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March 21 lecture to focus on statistics, diverse sources of information Andrew Gelman from Columbia University will present "Ronald Reagan is a Statistician and Other Examples of Learning From Diverse Sources of Information" on March 21 at MSU. Read more... (02/28/2013) |
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Old records, new bees result in major paper for MSU ecologist MSU ecologist Laura Burkle has published her findings about bees and flowering plants in the journal, Science. Read more... (02/28/2013) |
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Oceanography professor to lecture March 7 on deep-sea science A free public lecture about the use of submarine cabled networks to understand the complexity of the global ocean will be given at March 7 at MSU. Read more... (02/25/2013) |
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Physicist, best-selling author to lecture March 1 as part of MSU's Einstein celebration A Harvard physicist, best-selling author and one of Time magazine's "100 most Influential People in the World" will speak March 1 in Bozeman. Read more... (02/22/2013) |
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MSU to celebrate Einstein with a big bang, April 2 to 6 Montana State University will celebrate Einstein with a free public celebration and international conference from April 2 to 6. Read more... (02/20/2013) |
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MSU President's Fine Arts Series sets a month of events saluting 'Art of Science, Science of Art' The intersection of the arts and the sciences will be celebrated with a month of innovative presentations and events hosted by the MSU College of Arts and Architecture. Read more... (02/15/2013) |
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31st annual Awards for Excellence to honor 40 MSU seniors and their mentors Forty of Montana State University's top seniors and their faculty or staff mentors will be recognized Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the 31st annual Awards for Excellence banquet held on the MSU campus. Read more... (02/15/2013) |
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Yellowstone atlas wins major award An atlas involving several MSU faculty members has won one of the five top awards given by the Association of American Publishers. Read more... (02/12/2013) |
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Montana 4-H'ers present bioscience research projects at MSU 4-H members from Cascade County, Lake County, Flathead County, Lewis and Clark County, Ravalli County, Sanders County and Toole County gave bioscience presentations on the Montana State University campus as part of a year-long National Institutes of Health-sponsored outreach project. Read more... (02/08/2013) |
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Distinguished Professor to lecture Feb. 21 on mathematical modeling in biology Tom Gedeon, recently named Letters and Science Distinguished Professor at MSU, will give his inaugural lecture on Feb. 21. Read more... (02/06/2013) |
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MSU's Fleming, Murphy to receive Governor's Humanities Awards Walter Fleming, chair of the Department of Native American Studies, and Mary Murphy, history, who are both authors and speakers as well as MSU professors, will receive the prestigious awards next month. Read more... (01/28/2013) |
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New film features Native American students' views on 'culture of science' Produced by the MSU Department of Psychology and made by Taylor Johnson, a student in MSU's Science and Natural History Filmmaking program, the film features Montana Apprentice Program students. Read more... (01/24/2013) |
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MSU's Cooley Lab receives national recognition as LEED 'green building' Newly renovated Cooley Laboratory, a hub for biomedical research, this week became the first facility at Montana State University to earn a prestigious LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for energy-efficient design and construction. Read more... (01/18/2013) |
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Canfield wins major solar physics award Richard Canfield, a solar physicist at Montana State University, has won the 2013 Hale Prize from the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society. Read more... (01/17/2013) |
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MSU honors top faculty and staff Thirty-three members of MSU's faculty and staff will receive their awards at the 2013 Spring Convocation, to be held Jan. 10. Read more... (01/03/2013) |
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Three MSU faculty members named Fellows for outstanding contributions in their fields Three Montana State University faculty members who have made outstanding contributions in earth sciences, ecology and math were recently named Fellows of their professional organizations. Read more... (12/19/2012) |
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry moves up in national rankings MSU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has now surpassed Yale, Princeton and other top U.S. schools in terms of federal support for chemical research and development. Read more... (12/13/2012) |
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MSU student to use Fulbright for study of disease in Zambian wildlife, livestock MSU doctoral candidate Angela Brennan will travel to Zambia in 2013 on a Fulbright Fellowship to study the effects of disease in wildlife and livestock populations in and around Liuwa Plain National Park. Read more... (12/04/2012) |
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First class of MSU undergraduates heads to Antarctic Peninsula Eight undergraduate students - some from Big Timber, Bozeman and Lame Deer -- will soon head to Antarctica to learn more about the ecology, climate and geopolitics of the Antarctic Peninsula. Read more... (12/03/2012) |
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White House appoints Cruzado to post President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Montana State University President Waded Cruzado to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development. Read more... (11/28/2012) |
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MSU team publishes brain research, receives $300,000 to continue work MSU scientists who study short-term memory recently published their findings in a leading scientific journal and received an elite award to continue that work. Read more... (11/27/2012) |
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Inaugural MSU International Mountain Day on Dec. 11 features Conrad Anker, David Lageson MSU is partnering with community organizations to host International Mountain Day featuring talks, films and exhibits related to mountain research and culture. Read more... (11/20/2012) |
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Miles City's Vadheim becomes MSU's first Marshall Scholar Bryan Vadheim will earn master's degrees in economics from the London School of Economics and water science and governance from Kings College as a recipient of the prestigious scholarship. Read more... (11/19/2012) |
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MSU's Collaer wins national travel fellowship to Saudi Arabia Shannon Collaer, a sophomore from Idaho Falls, Idaho, will be a part of a national Model Arab League delegation touring Saudi Arabia following the fall semester. Read more... (11/16/2012) |
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MSU's Douglas, Sexson named Regents Professors Trevor Douglas, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and a pioneer in nanoscience, and Michael Sexson, a longtime English professor, are the sixth and seventh MSU professors to ever receive the honor. Read more... (11/16/2012) |
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Schedule announced for Dec. 7-8 MSU event celebrating Robert Pirsig The two-day Chautauqua includes speakers and teachers, philosophers and artists, filmmakers and motorcycle enthusiasts who will discuss the work of the former MSU professor known for his book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." Read more... (11/09/2012) |
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NSF fellowships awarded to nine grad students, postdocs affiliated with MSU Seven graduate students and two postdoctoral researchers who are affiliated with MSU and have the potential to become high-achieving scientists and engineers received NSF fellowships in 2012. Read more... (11/07/2012) |
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'Montana Professor' moves over the Continental Divide Philip Gaines, chair of the MSU Department of English, is the new editor of the journal for Montana professors, resulting in a move to MSU, the publication's first since it was founded at UM in 1991. Read more... (11/05/2012) |
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Gedeon named Letters and Science Distinguished Professor Tomas Gedeon,an MSU professor in mathematical sciences and a member of the Center for Computational Biology, has been appointed the newest Letters and Science Distinguished Professor. Read more... (11/01/2012) |
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MSU celebrates first birthday of student-built satellite MSU's student-built satellite has now orbited the Earth for more than one year. Read more... (10/29/2012) |
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Grand opening of remodeled MSU Writing Center set Oct. 31 The greatly expanded center that provides free writing assistance to MSU students will host an open house at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, in room 1-114 of Wilson Hall. Read more... (10/29/2012) |
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MSU grad student exercises newly earned citizenship with D.C. trip Montana State University graduate student Oliwia Zurek, who recently earned her U.S. citizenship, traveled to Washington, D.C., to inform lawmakers about the economic and public health benefits that stem from the federal funding that supports the National Institutes of Health. Zurek is pursuing a doctorate in immunology and infectious diseases at MSU and receives NIH grant funding for her research on MRSA. Read more... (10/24/2012) |
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Oct. 27 memorial service set for retired physics professor, former dean Jack Drumheller A memorial service for John (Jack) Drumheller will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Chapel, 113 S. Willson Ave, in Bozeman. Read more... (10/15/2012) |
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WWAMI medical students head to Browning to learn, share Twenty Montanans in their first year of the WWAMI medical program at Montana State University will be in Browning Oct. 12 to learn, teach, share a meal and deliver clothing and children's books. Read more... (10/09/2012) |
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MSU ecologists: Seals better than penguins at handling Antarctic adversity from icebergs MSU ecologists who are about to return to Antarctica have found that Weddell seals were better than Emperor penguins at handling adverse conditions from icebergs. Read more... (10/02/2012) |
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Nicol Rae named new dean of MSU College of Letters and Science Nicol Rae, senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida International University, has been selected as the new dean of Montana State University's College of Letters and Science, university officials announced Monday. Read more... (10/01/2012) |
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MSU celebrates American Indian Heritage Day Sept. 28 Free events ranging from a tipi raising, entertainers and game stations will be offered from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on MSU's Centennial Mall. Read more... (09/19/2012) |
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President Cruzado holds Town Hall meeting, Sept. 25 MSU President Waded Cruzado will hold a Town Hall meeting for students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in the Procrastinator Theater of MSU's Student Union Building. Read more... (09/18/2012) |
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Waller named director of MSU CLS seminar Sara Waller, MSU philosophy professor, will direct the seminar program that expands intellectual interests for freshmen in the College of Letters and Science as well as enriches thinking and communication skills. Read more... (08/30/2012) |
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MSU breaks record for research dollars Montana State University had a record $112.3 million in research expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30. Read more... (08/24/2012) |
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Two biochemistry students receive Kopriva fellowships Two doctoral students who work on research projects that may lead to the earlier detection and treatment of human diseases have been awarded 2012 Kopriva Graduate Student Fellowships. Read more... (08/22/2012) |
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Kenning Arlitsch named new dean of the MSU Library Kenning Arlitsch, associate dean for Information Technology Services at the University of Utah, has been selected as the new dean of the Montana State University Library. He starts Oct. 15. Read more... (08/13/2012) |
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Community Food Truck to deliver produce to Three Forks and Belgrade each Tuesday through Oct. 23 Fresh vegetables for seniors are available in Three Forks and Belgrade each Tuesday this summer, thanks to a partnership between Montana State University's Towne's Harvest Garden, the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and the Human Resource Development Council. Read more... (07/30/2012) |
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Fields named Football Championship Subdivision West Region Athletic Director of the Year Montana State Director of Athletics Peter Fields has been named Football Championship Subdivision West Region Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors. Read more... (07/27/2012) |
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MSU President Cruzado testifies before U.S. Senate Finance Committee Montana State University President Waded Cruzado testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on higher-education tax incentives and the need for tax reform on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Read more... (07/25/2012) |
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MSNBC profile: In Montana, small changes spur nation's biggest jump in college graduates Montana State University and the Montana University System are at the heart of a profile on MSNBC entitled "In Montana, small changes spur nation's biggest jump in college graduates," published Wednesday, June 27. Read more... (06/27/2012) |
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MSU's Western Transportation Institute implements statewide ridesharing in Montana RideShareMT.com, a state-wide, Web-based ridesharing tool managed by the Western Transportation Institute at MSU, is now available for use by the public. Read more... (06/26/2012) |
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Montana State University eliminates $10 fee for students paying tuition online Students attending all four of Montana State University's campuses will be able to pay their upcoming fall tuition online without being charged a $10 fee for the transaction as of July 1 Read more... (06/22/2012) |
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MSU students win spot on spring 2012 honor roll MSU officials announce the honor roll for the 2012 spring semester. A total of 2327 students, who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester while completing 12 credit hours, have made the Dean's List. There are 683 students on the President's List, earning spots with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester while completing 12 credit hours. Read more... (06/05/2012) |
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MSU students earn medals, kudos for robot's showing at Kennedy Space Center Eight Montana State University students who built a robot for a national competition at the Kennedy Space Center returned to Montana with two medals, as well as praise for a bold move. Read more... (05/30/2012) |
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Passions for music and Arabic culture results in Boren Scholarship for Bozeman student Gabe Lavin's passion for the oud, a Middle Eastern instrument, has helped him bridge cultural gaps and set him on a path to become a diplomat. The Bozeman native is the recipient of a prestigious Boren Scholarship that will fund a year of study in Egypt. Read more... (05/29/2012) |
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Rare view of Venus inspires June 5 party at MSU football stadium Montana State University will throw a once-in-a-lifetime party on June 5 to watch Venus cross in front of the sun for the final time in more than 100 years. Read more... (05/22/2012) |
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Pilot program to help students stay in college shows great promise Montana State University will continue a program aimed at helping students stay in college and earn degrees after a promising first-year pilot. Read more... (05/22/2012) |
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Winners announced in National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition at Montana State Teams from California, Maryland and Montana won top prizes at the National Student Solar Spectrograph Competition held May 16 to 18 at Montana State University. Read more... (05/21/2012) |
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MSU student places in NASA science communications contest An MSU student from Great Falls placed in the top 5 of a NASA science communications contest held in Washington D.C. Read more... (05/11/2012) |
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Bozeman student wins award for excellence in Azerbaijan studies Steven Babbitt, a recent MSU political science graduate, received the Heydar Aliyev Award for excellence in Azerbaijan-related academic endeavors from Ramil Gurbanov, vice consul of the Azerbaijan Consul General based in Los Angeles. Read more... (05/08/2012) |
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MSU to host national competition related to NASA satellite mission College students from Maryland to California will gather May 16 to 18 at Montana State University for a national competition related to an upcoming NASA satellite mission. Read more... (05/07/2012) |
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MSU student heads to China this summer for international hot spring study A Montana State University standout who grew up near Hardin and later moved to Billings is now part of an international team studying hot springs. Read more... (04/30/2012) |
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Service project in remote Morocco is transformative for MSU students MSU French professor Ada Giusti and four MSU students traveled to a remote Berber village in the Atlas Mountains during spring break to teach computer skills that will help the villagers connect with the outer world. Read more... (04/27/2012) |
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MSU students win honors at national Model Arab League debate MSU's Sandor Hopkins, who was among the 16 MSU students who attended, was elected chairperson of the national MAL environmental committee. Read more... (04/25/2012) |
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Montana students learn challenges, thrills of climbing Mount Everest More than 1,000 students across Montana are following the 2012 Mount Everest Expedition that involves a geology professor and others associated with Montana State University. Read more... (04/23/2012) |
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MSU students to present research, creative projects at April 19 celebration More than 250 MSU students who conducted research and creative projects this school year will present their work at MSU's Student Research Celebration on April 19. Read more... (04/12/2012) |
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Terry Leist named vice president, MSU Administration and Finance Interim MSU Vice President of Administration and Finance Terry Leist has been named Montana State University Vice President of Administration and Finance after a national search. Read more... (04/12/2012) |
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MSU's Townshend honored for leadership by national service organization Student Michael Townshend of Colbert, Wash., who majors in both mechanical engineering and political science and has a number of extracurricular activities, was named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. Read more... (04/10/2012) |
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For Zach Dupree, MSU has been all about connections Zach Dupree, a member of the Lakota Sioux-Assiniboine tribe of Fort Peck, said he has found plenty of mentors at MSU who have empowered him to excel as a double major in math and physics, and who also have helped him raise money for the university. Read more... (04/06/2012) |
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MSU junior wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship A Bozeman native who caught the chemistry bug from his father is the latest Montana State University student to win a Goldwater Scholarship. MSU students from Eastern Montana and Colorado won honorable mentions. Read more... (04/03/2012) |
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Condoleezza Rice to speak at MSU 2012 Freshman Convocation set Sept. 5 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's memoir, "Extraordinary, Ordinary People," has been selected as MSU's 2012 summer freshman reading book. Rice will speak at MSU's freshman convocation on Sept. 5. Read more... (03/30/2012) |
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MSU study compares growth around Yellowstone, Glacier and other national parks The land around Yellowstone and Glacier national parks might look like it's filling up with people and houses, but it's nothing compared to the rate of development around some other U.S. national parks, according to a new MSU study. Read more... (03/28/2012) |
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MSU scientist to appear April 4 on PBS An MSU expert on microorganisms in Yellowstone National Park will be part of an April 4 show on PBS. Read more... (03/28/2012) |
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With help from MSU office, students post strong acceptance rates to health professions schools Students helped by MSU's Health Professions Advising Office have a significantly higher success rate in their applications to health professions schools than the national average. Read more... (03/26/2012) |
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Ancient Artifacts on Display in MSU Library Exhibit An exhibit featuring prehistoric artifacts excavated by renowned archeologists Mary and Louis Leakey is on display in Renne Library, accompanied by a letter from Louis Leakey and information on the East African digs that made him famous. The artifacts came to MSU from a graduate, Irving Friedman, who developed a key geochemical dating technique for obsidian artifacts. Read more... (03/26/2012) |
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MSU geology professor heads for Mount Everest An MSU geology professor plans to climb Mount Everest this spring, conduct research on the way and share the experience as it happens with classrooms across Montana. Read more... (03/16/2012) |
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MSU pow wow set for April 6-7 Montana State University's annual American Indian Council Pow Wow is April 6 and 7 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Read more... (03/01/2012) |
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MSU satellite surpasses goal; NASA taps MSU to queue up for another launch The MSU satellite that rode into space on a NASA rocket has now gathered information longer than the historic U.S. satellite it was built to honor. Read more... (02/27/2012) |
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30th Annual Awards for Excellence to honor 40 MSU seniors and their mentors Forty of Montana State University's top seniors and their faculty or staff mentors will be recognized Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the 30th annual Awards for Excellence banquet held on the MSU campus. Read more... (02/20/2012) |
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MSU paleontologists excavate dinosaur clutches in China MSU paleontologists recently excavated four clutches of dinosaur eggs in China and found at least four more clutches they may excavate in the future. Read more... (02/08/2012) |
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Montana State University makes strong showing in 2012 Peace Corps college rankings The number of Montana State University graduates volunteering for the Peace Corps has placed the university 16th in the organization's 2012 rankings for volunteer participation. Read more... (01/25/2012) |
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Fourth solar physicist affiliated with MSU wins national prize A fourth solar physicist affiliated with Montana State University has won a national prize for making significant contributions to the study of the sun. Read more... (01/19/2012) |
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MSU-led team finds natural reasons behind nitrogen-rich forests Many tropical forests are extremely rich in nitrogen even when there are no farms or industries nearby, according to an MSU-led study. Read more... (01/15/2012) |
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Montana State's new microscopes advance understanding of microbes One of the nation's most advanced confocal scanning laser microscope arrays has finished its first semester of work at Montana State University, advancing our understanding of the role of bacteria in everything from infection to industrial corrosion to basic science. Read more... (01/13/2012) |
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Kollin to deliver Jan. 26 lecture as new MSU College of L and S Distinguished Professor MSU College of Letters and Science Distinguished Professor Susan Kollin will deliver a lecture on the post-9/11 novel on Jan. 26. Read more... (01/12/2012) |
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MSU students named to fall semester 2011 honor rolls Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls -- the President's Honor Roll and the Dean's Honor Roll -- for fall semester 2011 Read more... (01/06/2012) |
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Tale of new beetle involves MSU, Robert Redford and Liver-Eating Johnson A tough little beetle that had MSU entomologists crawling on steep rocks above an Idaho hot spring is a new species named after actor and director Robert Redford. Read more... (12/23/2011) |
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Keeler adds novel to list of accomplishments MSU's Greg Keeler has published five new books, ranging from his first novel to a collection of his song lyrics. Read more... (12/22/2011) |
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Dinosaurs with killer claws yield new theory about flight New research from the Museum of the Rockies has revealed how dinosaurs used their famous killer claws, leading to a new hypothesis on the evolution of flight in birds. Read more... (12/14/2011) |
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New study reveals North America's biggest dinosaur New research from Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies and the State Museum of Pennsylvania has unveiled enormous bones from North America's biggest dinosaur. Read more... (12/06/2011) |
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MSU lab manager shares microscopic images of dinosaur bones with growing audience The thin slices of dinosaur bone that Ellen-Thrse Lamm produces and the colorful photographs taken of these fossils under an MSU microscope continue to gain new audiences. Read more... (12/02/2011) |
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Local climbers to give Nov. 30 lecture explaining how mountaineering changed science A free public lecture on "How Mountaineering Changed Science" will be presented Nov. 30 at the Museum of the Rockies. Read more... (11/18/2011) |
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MSU-based Project Archaeology receives national conservation award Based in MSU's Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the program that promotes archaeology education received a Partners in Conservation award from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Read more... (11/17/2011) |
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MSU offers more scholarships for Montana high school seniors High school seniors who plan to attend Montana State University in the fall of 2012 are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for scholarships through the MSU Premier Scholarship Program. The program has been greatly expanded to offer more money to a greater number of new students from Montana for the fall of 2012. Read more... (11/09/2011) |
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MSU team faces new challenges as it studies Weddell seals in Antarctica MSU faculty and students are back in Antarctica monitoring Weddell seals in the most pristine ocean left in the world, but dramatic changes in the sea ice are causing new challenges. Read more... (11/07/2011) |
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MSU's satellite renamed to honor former director of Montana Space Grant Consortium. The MSU satellite that has been orbiting the Earth since Oct. 28 has been renamed to honor the late William Hiscock, who was director of the Montana Space Grant Consortium until his death in 2009. Read more... (11/04/2011) |
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Defa chosen as MSU chief human resource officer Dennis Defa, a human resource professional with almost 30 years in higher education, has been selected as the new chief human resources officer for Montana State University, officials announced Wednesday. Read more... (11/02/2011) |
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Roll call of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan to be read at MSU on Nov. 11 As part of Remembrance Day National Roll Call, the names of more than 6,200 service men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past 10 years will be read aloud in the Leigh Lounge of Montana State University's Strand Union Building from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11. A Remembrance Ceremony will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Read more... (11/01/2011) |
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Former MSU football player hopes his research will benefit Eastern Montana Former MSU football player Elliott Barnhart is now working on his doctorate in microbiology and hopes that his coal bed methane research will benefit Eastern Montana. Read more... (11/01/2011) |
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MSU grad's vaccines save millions In a record of achievement that is unrivaled in medical science, Montana State University graduate Maurice Hilleman developed eight of the 14 vaccinations routinely given to ward of an array of once-common deadly childhood diseases. He is often credited with saving more lives than any other scientist in the 20th century. Read more... (10/31/2011) |
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Acclaimed Chinese novelist Yu Hua speaks Nov. 14 at MSU Yu Hua, one of China's best-known novelists and said to be the Chinese Hemingway, will speak at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the Procrastinator Theater at Montana State University. Read more... (10/28/2011) |
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MSU satellite orbits the Earth after early morning launch MSU's student-built satellite launched early Oct. 28 on a NASA rocket. Read more... (10/28/2011) |
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MSU historian to give Nov. 2 lecture on "Buffalo Bill in Butte and Beyond" A free public lecture on "Buffalo Bill in Butte and Beyond" will be presented Nov. 2 at Montana State University. Read more... (10/20/2011) |
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MSU's twin satellite to launch Oct. 28 on NASA rocket The twin of an MSU student-built satellite that was launched in the spring but failed to reach orbit because an anomaly with the rocket is scheduled to be launched Oct. 28 on another NASA rocket. Read more... (10/20/2011) |
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Lecture on 'The Arab Awakening' set Nov. 2 at MSU International expert in the sociology of Islam lectures about "The Arab Awakening" Nov. 2 at MSU. Read more... (10/18/2011) |
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Montana State alumnus to give $25 million to MSU College of Business Jake Jabs, president and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse based in Denver, announced today that he will give $25 million to MSU's College of Business. It is the largest private gift made in the history of Montana higher education. Read more... (10/14/2011) |
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Kollin named MSU Letters & Science Distinguished Professor MSU English professor Susan Kollin has been named the newest Letters and Science Distinguished Professor. Read more... (10/13/2011) |
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Lecture set Oct. 25 on 'The Symbols and Scriptures of Jesus and Buddha' Scholars and writers Timothy Beal and William Deal will speak Oct. 25 in the Hager Auditorium of the Museum of the Rockies on "The Symbols and Scriptures of Jesus and Buddha." Read more... (10/06/2011) |
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MSU graduate in solar physics wins presidential award A former MSU graduate student in solar physics has just received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest award the U.S. government gives to science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Read more... (09/28/2011) |
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MSU Career Fair Oct. 6 Montana State University will host its 24th annual Career Fair from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, on the MSU campus, SUB Ballrooms. Read more... (09/23/2011) |
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MSU's Gaines Hall renovation awarded prestigious LEED Silver Certification Gov. Brian Schweitzer and MSU President Waded Cruzado will commemorate the LEED silver certification received by MSU's Gaines Hall at a ceremony at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26. Gaines Hall is the first university- and state-owned building to be awarded the prestigious LEED Silver Certification for its sustainable building design, construction and operation. The public is invited to attend the event. Read more... (09/22/2011) |
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"Father of Biodiversity," Edward O. Wilson to present world's leading inventors and scientists with awards at MSU on Oct. 6 Famed scientist and author, Edward O. Wilson, will present awards to some of the world's most noted inventors and scientists at a public ceremony at MSU on Oct. 6. Read more... (09/21/2011) |
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MSU paleontologists, colleagues discover new raptor species in dinosaur "graveyard" MSU paleontologist David Varricchio and doctoral student Mike Knell are part of a research team that discovered a new species of raptor dinosaurs in southern Utah. Read more... (09/19/2011) |
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MSU wins $1.2 million to help 4-H students learn about bioscience research The funds will be used over four years to bring 144 Montana high school 4-H students to the MSU campus for a week-long research experience. For the remainder of the year-long program, students will conduct research in their own communities before returning to MSU to present their findings. Read more... (09/12/2011) |
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MSU celebrates American Indian Heritage Day on Sept. 23 MSU will celebrate American Indian Heritage Day with events on the Centennial Mall on Sept. 23. Read more... (09/06/2011) |
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Glen Chamberlain's award-winning fiction published in book of short stories Glen Chamberlain, an award-winning writer who teaches writing at MSU, has published her first collection of short stories, "Conjugation of the Verb To Be." She will read from the book Sept. 20 at Country Bookshelf. Read more... (09/06/2011) |
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Author and advocate of 'economic democracy' to speak Sept. 15 at MSU A leading theorist on economic democracy will speak on the state of the current economy during MSU's annual Hausser Lecture, set for Sept. 15 at the Museum of the Rockies. Read more... (09/02/2011) |
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