Trout fry create a rainbow of light in a lab near the Aquatic Sciences Lab in Pony. The lab is one tool helping Montana State University scientists understand the mysteries of whirling disease, which once threatened fish in Montana’s wild streams and rivers. The project is just one of the reasons MSU has often been called Trout U. Cover photo by Kelly Gorham.
Dancing to the song of shears by Carol Flaherty, photo essay by Kelly Gorham
MSU’s sheep-shearing schools sustain the age-old art of gathering wool
Place of the heart by Carol Schmidt
Montana remains the bedrock of Ivan Doig’s prose and thought
The trout's best friend by Keith McCafferty
Bud Lilly’s name is synonymous with Western fly-fishing
Has whirling disease come full circle? by Evelyn Boswell
MSU scientists ask why rainbow trout populations are on the rise in rivers once nearly decimated by the disease
MSU is Trout U by Melynda Harrison
There are many reasons why Montana State is a school of fish
Underground science by Michael Becker
MSU scientists work to sequester carbon dioxide in the Earth beneath our feet
Standing strong by Anne Pettinger
Elouise Cobell’s epic battle against the government for Indian rights