Dr. Marry honored with 2026 Outstanding Service Award

Dr. Andrew Mazz Marry is a recipient of the MSUM Foundation’s 2026 Outstanding Service Award for his dedication to mentoring students, contributions to improving the university, and personal leadership philosophy over the last two decades. Mazz is an example of how patience, the right perspective, and honesty can help you overcome any obstacle –– and make a difference in others’ […]

Campus Hosts 600 Moorhead 5th Graders

In a five-day span, 600 Horizon 5th grade students spent the afternoon on campus engaged in a variety of learning experiences. Student visited the Planetarium, Oceanarium, and experienced a science demonstration from several of our science departments. Through a collaborative effort, the 5th graders were able to meet one of their science standards, while getting to explore some of the […]

Anthropology Students Visit Chahinkapa Zoo for Primate Behavior Study

In October, Dr. Butler’s students in Introduction to Physical Anthropology (ANTH 120) visited the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND for an immersive primate behavior observation experience – continuing a long-standing collaborative tradition between Minnesota State Moorhead and the zoo. Students had a unique opportunity to engage directly with the primates they study in class. Zoo staff begin the visit with […]

See the stars tonight (free/on-campus)

Join the Minnesota State Moorhead Astronomy Club and the FM Astronomy Club tonight in Parking lot R3 (next to the Paseka Center for Business) to see some stellar sights through telescopes! You will be able to see the planet Saturn, star clusters and nebulae in our Milky Way galaxy and even other galaixes millions of light years away. Free and […]

Geoscience students investigate soil at the former Ponderosa Golf Course

Geoscience students spent time in the field this October with Professors Karl Leonard and Michelle Abshire, investigating possible heavy metal contamination in the soils of the former Ponderosa Golf Course at the Minnesota State Moorhead Regional Science Center. Students Thalia, Chloe, and Izzy collected soil samples from multiple locations, including former tee boxes, the old fairway, and nearby forested areas. […]