Patrice Delaney, an ecology and evolutionary biology graduate who also earned a certificate in scientific illustration, was featured in a recent story about monarch butterflies migrating through our region. She is a project manager and biologist at United Prairie Foundation and was the inspiration and creator of the hummingbird sculpture garden on campus. By Kjersti Maday, Inforum FARGO — Right now, […]
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected 36 higher education professionals for the second cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI), a program designed to address the unique needs of department chairs at state colleges and universities. Among the members are Minnesota State University Moorhead chairs Mazz Marry, chair of the Biosciences Department, and Jitendra Singh, co-chair […]
Saturday, Feb 3 the MSUM Planetarium will host its 8th Annual Stars of PBS. This event is a collaboration with Prairie Public and has historically hosted upwards of 500 people on campus throughout the day. This year, we are especially excited to be celebrating Elmo’s birthday, which is the same day! This event is FREE and open to the public. […]
MSUM Biosciences undergraduates Kathryn Hanson and Amber Sullivan, and Oceanarium Facility Coordinator Phil Larson hosted three sessions of Junior Aquarists Camp for Kids (JACK) to youth aged 9-14 at the College for Kids program this summer, organized by Sean Brandenburg. In JACK, they taught the principles of Ocean Literacy and then assessed the learning outcomes from program participants. These results […]
Bioscience Department faculty members, Alison Wallace and Ellen Brisch, collaborated with colleagues from Colorado State University to publish a paper entitled “Boosting student performance with inclusive writing-to-learn assignments through graphic organizers in large enrollment undergraduate biology courses” in the Tips and Tools section of the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education.