Friday, March 22, 2024

Montana State University Bobcat Bulletin

MSU NEWS

Montana State graduate student, biathlete, represents U.S. on world stage

When Anna French transferred to Montana State as an undergraduate in 2017, the suitability of Bozeman as a biathlon training venue never crossed her mind.

Bozeman ranked as nation’s best college town

The home of Montana State University has ranked as the No. 1 college town in America, according to the website RentCafe.com.

Registration now open for 2024 Peaks and Potentials summer camp at Montana State

Registration is now open for MSU's Peaks and Potentials, a weeklong camp for high-potential students entering grades 5-7 in the fall. The camp will be offered June 16-21 on the MSU campus in Bozeman.

Montana State hosting Student Resource Fair on March 27

The event aims to provide students with resources to help them with safety, wellness, paying for college and their academic success.

Montana State to award posthumous honorary doctorate to I-Ho Pomeroy at spring commencement

MSU will recognize I-Ho Pomeroy, a restaurateur who served on the Bozeman City Commission for a decade and was known for her generous support for the people in her community, with a posthumous honorary doctorate in humane letters at spring commencement.

Lawyer and historian Paul Wylie to receive honorary doctorate from Montana State

Since his graduation from MSU in 1959, Paul Wylie has published three books -- with more in progress -- though what he has accomplished across his four distinct careers could probably fill at least a couple more.

Institute on Ecosystems at Montana State hosting lecture by ecologist James Elser

The Institute on Ecosystems at MSU will host ecologist James Elser, director of the Flathead Lake Biological Station at Yellow Bay, as the first speaker in its spring 2024 Distinguished Lecture Series.

Bajwa named fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science

Dilpreet Bajwa, head of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in MSU's Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science.

Montana State veterinary student eyes goal of serving her home state

Morgan Radtke thought she wanted to be a doctor who treated humans, but the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the number of spaces for clinical shadowing in hospitals, leading her instead to intern in a veterinary clinic. The experience changed her life, reorienting her career ambitions, and now Radtke is a first-year student in the WIMU Regional Program in Veterinary Medicine at MSU.

Montana State scientists publish novel research on how individual cells respond to viral infection

Scientists from MSU's College of Agriculture and Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering collaborated on the interdisciplinary work, which also involved MSU's Center for Biofilm Engineering. The results of the project were published last week in Science Advances, one of the nation's leading scientific journals.