Chris Chastain, Biosciences, awarded 2-year $148,600 research grant

Chris Chastain, Biosciences, was awarded a 2-year $148,600 research grant from the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant, entitled “Role of pyruvate phosphate dikinase regulatory protein isoform-2 in Zea mays C4 photosynthesis”, will fund Dr. Chastain’s ongoing research into C4 photosynthesis. In addition, the award also provides funds to hire two undergraduate students for full-time summer research and […]

Brian Smith, Richard Lahti and Steve Lindaas attended conference

Brian Smith (School of Teaching) and Learning, Richard Lahti (Chemistry) and Steve Lindaas (Physics and Astronomy) attended the 2015 Midwest Regional Robert Noyce Connections conference October 29-30 and presented the poster “Development of Learning Assistant Program at MSUM”. The theme for the conference was “Integrating STEM: Grounding STEM Learning for All” and included informative plenary talks and useful breakout sessions. […]