As the state's land grant institution, MSU and the College of Letters & Science strive to improve lives of Montanans through education, outreach and discovery.
| MSU-based Project Archaeology receives national conservation award A program based at MSU that promotes archaeology to students around the country has received a U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Partners in Conservation award recognizing exemplary conservation partnerships. Project Archaeology, which develops archaeological-based curriculum for elementary students, was one of 17 organizations or projects to receive a Partner in Conservation award. Read more... |
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| MSU fisheries scientists evaluate ecological impact of Yellowstone River oil spill MSU fisheries scientists assisted state and federal environmental officials in assessing the impact of July's oil spill in the environmentally sensitive Yellowstone River. More than 750 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Yellowstone River when a pipeline beneath the river broke creating a plume of oil that has already traveled more than 270 miles downriver into North Dakota, according Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer. Read more... |
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| Free math camp for 7th and 8th grade girls held at MSU MSU hosted a free, five-day summer math camp for 7th and 8th grade girls called "Math to Excite: Creating Interest, Confidence and Awareness about Mathematics among Young Women." The camp consisedt of daily lessons taught by K-12 teachers and faculty from MSU. Undergraduate math majors and faculty members served as mentors. Participants worked on individual projects throughout the camp, culminating in a poster presentation on the final day. Read more... |
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| MSU researchers bring Antarctic research to third graders Montana State University researchers who study Weddell seals in Antarctica closed up shop for another season on Wednesday. While heavy equipment operators hauled their huts and supplies across the ice toward the McMurdo Station for storage, MSU ecologist Jay Rotella was already back in Bozeman, telling third graders at Morning Star School about this year's record-breaking season. Read more... |
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| MSU doctoral student named NASA student ambassador A MSU graduate student in physics was named a NASA Student Ambassador during the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. As an ambassador, she gave presentations around Montana on NASA programs Her presentations were intended to get youth excited about science, and particularly about NASA discoveries in astrophysics, planetary science and solar physics. Read more... |
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| Viruses, magnets and bio-materials, oh my! Science Saturdays, a free program to teach kids aged 10 to 15 about cool new research and technology at MSU, was launched in 2008. Kids participate in hands-on experiments, learn about exciting new projects, and meet the scientists and MSU students who are shaping the future in Montana. Topics included: viruses, magnetism, bio-materials, computer simulations and energy. Read more... |
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| Politics from an Economic Perspective The Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics sponsored a series of seminars examining the presidential candidates' positions on major policy issues from an economic perspective during the fall 2008 semester. Topics discussed included: immigration policy, taxation, health policy, financial market regulation, climate change policy, entitlement programs and energy policy. Read more... |
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| MSU Offers Unique Seminar on Powwow Planning The Department of Native American Studies offered NAS 470, a seminar titled “Powwow Leadership,” to teach students that effective leadership is the foundation for organizations and groups, and is the key in helping them set and meet their fundraising goals. Students learned how best to prepare for the 34th Annual MSU Powwow while optimizing their own leadership capabilities. Read more... |
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| Kids Catch Enthusiasm for Viruses Dr. Brian Bothner, chemistry and biochemistry, regularly leaves the confines of the laboratory to visit schools across the Gallatin Valley. Dr. Bothner has developed a learning module that includes a short movie, pictures of viruses, discussion and model-building of viruses for hands-on learning. Each student uses a foldable paper template to make a 3-D model of a virus particle. Read more... |
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| Learning from the Legacy of Hiroshima & Nagasaki The Department of Sociology & Anthropology brought the “Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Commemorative Experience” to Bozeman and MSU. Tomomi Yamaguchi, an assistant professor of anthropology, organized the events which included a talk by Shigeko Sasamori, 76, an atomic bomb survivor and Steven Leeper, of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation in Japan. Read more... |
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| Borderlands Series Targets Immigration Issues The college collaborated with faculty members in five L&S departments to develop a four-speaker series titled "Borderlands: Migration, Ethnic Identity, and the Changing Face of Community" in 2007. Sponsored by L&S and the Bozeman Public Library, the series was designed to promote awareness of the growing issue of Mexican and Latino migration to Montana. Read more... |
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| New Partnership Presents Old Books An exhibit on the first floor of Willson Hall arrived compliments of George Keremedjiev, director of the American Computer Museum. The exhibit space, developed by the College, used to house vending machines. Future displays will feature MSU research, as well as rotating displays from the American Computer Museum on the history of technology and science. Read more... |
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| Aspen Pointe speakers series The Aspen Pointe Speakers Series is a series of talks designed for the residents of Aspen Pointe, an active retirement community in Bozeman. In the program, which was launched in the spring of 2005, faculty members from throughout the university regale the enthusiastic audience with accounts of their current research interests in a monthly lecture series. Read more... |
