Accomplished faculty researchers interact with students in the College of Letters & Science to combine a strong background in scientific principles, theory, ethics, and techniques with the opportunity to explore new concepts and ideas, some with the potential to adddress significant global issues.
| Two MSU professors elected fellows in world's largest general scientific society Timothy Minton and Robert Walker, professors in MSU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society, and publishes the journal, Science, as well as Science Translational Medicine and Science Signaling. AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes 262 affiliated societies and academies of science.Read more... |
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| Kollin named MSU Letters & Science Distinguished Professor Susan Kollin, professor in the MSU Department of English, has been appointed as the newest Letters and Science Distinguished Professor. The appointment was made in recognition of Kollin's contributions to the college, to MSU and to the scholarly community at large. Kollin has established herself as a leading national and international theorist and critic in the areas of western American literature and film, environmental criticism and feminist theory. Read more... |
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| Glen Chamberlain's award-winning fiction published in book of short stories Glen Chamberlain, an adjunct instructor in the Department of English, has earned a reputation as an award-winning writer of fiction, particularly short stories, while teaching composition classes at MSU for the last 21 years. Chamberlain's first book of short stories, Conjugation of the Verb To Be, was published by Delphinium Books in 2011. Read more... |
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| MSU's Rushing wins Contemporary Political Theory annual prize Sara Rushing, a political science professor at Montana State University, won the Contemporary Political Theory journal's annual prize. Rushing won the honor for her article, "Preparing for Politics: Judith Butler's Ethical Dispositions." The article was published in the August edition of the journal, which is based in the United Kingdom. Rushing received £500 for the article, which the judges describe as "elegantly systematic, insightful and eloquently argued." Read more... |
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| David Eitle recognized as prolific scholar in elite criminology journals The journal of Criminal Justice Education recognized MSU sociology professor David Eitle as one of the most prolific scholars in the country writing about criminology and criminal justice in elite scholarly journals. Eitle was tied for the number six most prolific scholar in the country for sole publications in elite criminology journals over the past decade. Eitle is the author of nearly 40 journal articles during his career. Read more... |
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| David Parker receives award from American Political Science Association David Parker, professor of political science, was the 2010 co-recipient of the American Political Science Association's Alan Rosenthal Prize for the best journal article or book written by young scholars about democratic practices. Parker received the award for "Making a Good Impression: Resource Allocation, Home Styles and Washington Work." Read more... |
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| MSU's Branch receives Fulbright to teach in Indonesia Kirk Branch, who has taught literacy studies to graduate students at three universities as well as to students on an Indian reservation and in an urban jail, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach English for a year at Satya Wakana Christian University in Salatiga, in Java. Java is an Indonesian island. Branch is a professor English. Read more... |
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| MSU professor becomes American Chemical Society Fellow Tim Minton, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was named an American Chemical Society Fellow. The award honors distinguished scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry. Minton is the first and only ACS Fellow from Montana. The group represents academe, industry and government. Read more... |
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| Christopher Pinet receives award from French Deputy Consul General Christopher Pinet, a professor of French, received a rare French designation, "Officier" in the French Order of Academic Palms, for a career researching French culture and his editing of "The French Review." Pinet received the distinction, including a medal, from Patrice Servantie, the Deputy Consul General of France for the French Consulate in San Francisco. Read more... |
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| MSU graduate wins prestigious National Institutes of Health fellowship Recent MSU graduate Bridgett McNulty's won a prestigious $30,000 post-baccalaureate fellowship with the NIH that will fund a year of research, with an option to continue for a second year, at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. She will work in an NIH researcher's laboratory, studying the molecular and cellular factors in the development of the inner ear. Read more... |
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| MSU solar physicist receives White House award Charles Kankelborg, a solar physicist at in the Department of Physics, received the highest award the United States government gives to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their careers. Kankelborg was honored for developing novel solar instruments, and for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Read more... |
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| Historian becomes MSU's fifth Regents' Professor Brett Walker, a world-renowned expert in Japanese environmental history and head of the Department of History and Philosophy, is Montana State University's newest Regents' Professor. The Montana Board of Regents awarded Walker the lifetime honorary title in recognition for his outstanding service to MSU and his unique contribution to the field of history. Read more... |
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