MSUM commencement May 16

Can’t attend commencement? Watch the ceremony live. Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to 930 students during its spring commencement program Friday, May 16 in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. Graduates of the College of Arts, Media & Communication, College of Business & Innovation, and College of Humanities & Social Sciences will participate in the 9 a.m. ceremony. Graduates of […]

Biology student accepted into summer program at the Marine Resources Research Institute as a Fort Johnson Summer Research Fellow

Rachel Walsh, Biology major, has received a summer research internship. She was accepted into the program at the Marine Resources Research Institute as a Fort Johnson Summer Research Fellow.  She will be working with Dr. Tanya Darden, Dr. John Robinson and a team of population geneticists to address horseshoe crab populations on the South Carolina coast.

Biosciences undergraduates and faculty published paper in Journal of Fish Biology

Biosciences undergraduates Evangeline Holley and Kaitlyn Ludwig, along with Biosciences faculty Dan McEwen and Brian Wisenden, have published a paper in the international peer-reviewed Journal of Fish Biology, based on research conducted by Evangeline and Kaitlyn and mentored by Drs. McEwen and Wisenden. The research showed that fish personality is not strictly genetically determined but also malleable through environmental influences. […]

MSUM Cancer Researchers Present at National ASBMB Meeting

Dr. Mark Wallert and eight members of his cancer research team presented their data at the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology National Meeting April 26 – April 30, 2014.  The student presenting and their project titles include: Nick Berthelsen and Brittany Bisnett presented a poster entitled: “Mutational analysis of calcineurin B homologous protein isoform 2 (CHP2) binding to […]

Alex Novak Earns Honorable Mention at the ASBMB National Undergraduate Poster Competition

Alex Novak, a senior Biochemistry and Biotechnology major at MSUM received an Honorable Mention at the 2014 American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology National Undergraduate Poster Competition. Over 250 undergraduates from across the United States participated in the competition held in San Diego, California on April 26, 2014. Awards were given to the top 20 participants in the competition. […]