MSUM hosted 14th annual URMS; students presented

MSUM hosted the 14th annual Undergraduate Research in the Molecular Sciences (URMS) on October 25- 26, 2019. Students from 9 regional universities and representing research partnerships from as far away as Prague, Czech Republic were represented. Abigail Bormann presented her research with Craig Jasperse entitled “Improving the Drug Antipyrine: Synthesis of C-4 Nitrogen Variants and Aldol Products with Aldehydes and […]

Sara Schultz presents papers at Great Lakes Planetarium Association meeting

Planetarium Director, Schultz, presents 4 papers at Great Lakes Planetarium Association annual meeting in Toledo, OH.Schultz presented two workshops and two papers pertaining to her research in education in the planetarium, a show she developed called Solar System Explorers, and ways to adapt full dome movies to varied audiences. The workshops and papers were very well attended and will be […]

Ananda Shastri gave presentation to faculty around the nation

Ananda Shastri, Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave a presentation on interactive teaching methods in upper-division physics courses to new physics faculty from around the nation. The presentation was given via the Zoom videoconferencing platform and followed by a question and answer session. The faculty online learning community (FOLC) meets regularly to discuss best practices in teaching physics. The presentation […]