Biosciences and Tri-Beta hold plant sale

The Biosciences Department with Tri-Beta is holding a plant sale next week. There are a variety of plants available (false jade, pregnant plants, and more) ranging from $2 – $10. Stop by and take one home for yourself or as a gift for someone else. Cash or check will be accepted, no debit or credit cards. The sale will be […]

Students collected canned goods for the Dorothy Day house

Students in the Biosciences Department in conjunction with Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society and Pre-Health Professionals Club collected 200 pounds of canned goods for the Dorothy Day house in Moorhead. Students met at the CMU and branched out into the community to go Trick-o-Canning. This is an event where students knock on doors and ask if that household would like to […]

Alison Wallace is the new Faculty Development Coordinator

Alison Wallace has accepted the position of Faculty Development Coordinator for MSUM, to begin in January 2013. The university’s Faculty Development Committee served as the search committee for this position, and recommended Wallace be offered the position, after the application, screening, interview process and open forums. As Faculty Development Coordinator, Wallace will work with the Faculty Development Committee to plan, […]

Brian Wisenden had article accepted for publication

Brian Wisenden, Biosciences, recently had an article accepted for publication in the international peer-reviewed journal “Behaviour”: Kalueff A, Stewart AM, Cachat J, Maximino C, Jesuthasan S, Wisenden B, Bally-Cuif L, Lange M, Vernier P, Norton W, Tierney K, Tropepe V, Neuhauss S, International Zebrafish Neuroscience Research Consortium (ZNRC). 2012. Time to recognize zebrafish ‘affective’ behavior? Behaviour (special issue on contributions […]

MSUM hosted Microbial Genome Annotation

MSUM in conjunction with the Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute hosted a workshop in Microbial Genome Annotation. The workshop was held on campus Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20. Attendees learned how to utilize IMG-ACT, an online tool that can be incorporated into classrooms and research projects.