Physics student presents research at conferences; receives internship at IBM Research-Almaden

Iwnetim Abate, junior physics student, recently accepted an internship with IBM Reserach-Almaden located in Silicon Valley in San Jose, Calif. Abate will be working on increasing the energy densities of Li ion batteries for electric vehicles. Abate recently presented research at the American Physical Society’s March meeting, which was held in Denver from March 3-7. There were around 10,000 physicists […]

Rethinking Our Learning Environments

During the month of April, the Faculty Development Center is offering a program called “Rethinking Our Learning Environments” (ROLE), a series of small group conversations designed to help us prepare to move forward in providing the best education for our students. All ROLE groups will examine the idea of increasing academic student engagement through learner-centered courses, yet each group will […]

GCOM summer session class

Need to take GCOM 255 Beginning Computer Graphics (or just interested in taking a Graphic Communications class)? Register for the summer course! • Offered during the three-week summer session that starts the week after finals. • Begins Wednesday, May 21 and ends on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. • Meets Monday–Friday from 10:45 am–2:00 pm in the Hagen 205 computer lab. […]

Economics student accepted to Applied Economics program at Illinois State University Urbana-Champaign, receives scholarship

Cody Brandt, Economics major, was accepted to the Master’s in Applied Economics program at Illinois State University Urbana-Champaign. Cody was offered a full scholarship and an assistantship worth well over $45,000. This is the fourth consecutive year Economics majors from MSU Moorhead have been accepted to this very prestigious master’s program.

Dalan and Geoarchaeology major conducted research at Poverty Point State Historic Site

Rinita Dalan, Anthropology and Earth Science, and Geoarchaeology major Rebecca Wallace traveled to the Poverty Point State Historic Site in Louisiana over Spring Break to conduct investigations into a new mound discovered at the site. The Poverty Point site, composed of a semicircular arrangement of six earthen ridges and mounds over 3,000 years in age, is the 2014 U.S. nomination […]