Library 3rd and 4th floor renovation starts Feb. 4

In order for renovation to occur on the 3rd and 4th floor of the Library, beginning Feb. 4, patrons will not be able to access these collections directly. Beginning Feb. 4, staff will be retrieving these items for patrons, and this will continue through the spring semester. These books will still be accessible after Feb. 4, but only through a […]

University Physics Competition was top performing team from the U.S.

MSUM’s University Physics Competition team earned MSUM a bronze medal, and was the top preforming team from the U.S. for the problem they selected, notably defeating NDSU, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Upperclassmen Meredith McLinn, Pragalav Karki and Shouvik Bhattacharya modeled the effect an Earth-like planet’s mass has on its volcanic activity. To learn […]

Physics major attended the 221st Meeting of American Astronomical Society

Physics major, Shouvik Bhattacharya attended the 221st Meeting of American Astronomical Society in Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 6-10. American Astronomical Society is the major organization for professional astronomers in North America. Although the meeting’s target audience are PhD’s, postdocs and scientists, a large number of undergraduates participated in this meeting. Bhattacharya attended a reception for undergraduates physics and astronomy majors […]