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MSU Doctoral Student Wins Major Prize at National Conference for Indigenous People in STEM
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University doctoral student received national recognition for her oral research presentation at the 2022 American Indian Science and Engineering Society, or AISES, conference in Palm Springs, California, earlier this month.
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MSU Extension Publishes Results of Statewide Needs Assessment
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension is using the results of a statewide needs assessment to help prioritize programming, inform strategic investments, consider new collaborations and partner with communities and stakeholders to address needs and issues facing the state.
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Montana State Awarded $6.5M NASA Grant for Eclipse Research in 2023 and 2024
BOZEMAN – Several hundred undergraduate students from around the country will experience the zenith of 15 months of preparation on April 8, 2024, when the moon slips between Earth and the sun, completely blocking views of the sun for just over four minutes in parts of the continental United States.
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UM Grant Aims to Improve Montana’s Maternal Care
MISSOULA – The University of Montana recently was awarded a $1.4 million federal grant to improve the maternal mortality rate across Big Sky Country and especially among rural Native American populations.
The five-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant went to UM’s Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, which has promoted equal opportunities for people with disabilities and othe
MSU Receives $10M Gift to Support Ag and Youth Programs
BOZEMAN -- Programs promoting precision agriculture, youth development, agriculture scholarships and the state's farm and ranch heritage will all benefit from a newly announced $10 million gift to Montana State University.
The anonymous donation will establish a series of endowments focused on programs based in the MSU College of Agriculture and MSU Extension.
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Montana State Researchers to Study the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries
BOZEMAN — Artificial intelligence can help libraries provide better services, including making materials more accessible, but using AI can also raise ethical questions, according to Sara Mannheimer, associate professor with the Montana State University Library.
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UM Research Chronicles Forest Recovery after Montana’s 2017 Fire Season
MISSOULA –For a researcher who studies wildfire, University of Montana graduate student Kyra Clark-Wolf couldn’t have had better timing.
Clark-Wolf arrived in Missoula to start her graduate studies on the impacts of wildfires on forests at the W.A. Franke College of ...
Sweet! MSU Research to Improve Maple Syrup
BOZEMAN — Maple candies, glazes and the syrup drizzled on a hot stack of pancakes could all get a little sweeter and fresher-tasting thanks to research at Montana State University.
Backed by a new three-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. De
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UM Speakers to Discuss Emboldened China via ZOOM
MISSOULA – The next University of Montana Mansfield Dialogue, “China Emboldened: Xi Jinping and the 20th Party Congress,” will be held online at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. The session will be available to the public via ZOOM. Register to rece...
MSU Offers Virtual Workshop for K-12 Science Teachers
BOZEMAN — The latest installment in a workshop series that connects Montana K-12 teachers to Montana State University researchers will be hosted online at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2. The free workshop is one of the MSU Science Math Resource Center’s online professional development opportunities for educators.
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Montana State Grad School Will Host a Virtual Recruitment Fair Oct. 26-28
BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s Graduate School will hold its annual Graduate Fair online via Webex from 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, through 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28.
The fair will feature separate Webex meeting rooms for most of the university’s graduate programs. Sessions are 50 minutes lo
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New UM Research Office to Boost Montana Rural Health
MISSOULA – The University of Montana recently secured $5.1 million in federal grants from the Health Resource and Service Administration, leading to the formation of a new UM Office of Health Research & Partnership.
The office will use the HRSA funding for programs to bolster the health care workforce and increase access to quality health care in rural and underserved parts of Montana.
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