Noyce internships available

Interested in sharing your enthusiasm for Science and Math? Noyce internships are available for Math and Science majors. Interns are being recruited to help with summer K-12 science and math enrichment activities. Preference is given to first and second year undergraduates. Internships pay $1,000 for approximately 100 hours of work. Noyce Internship applications are open until April 30. See the […]

MSUM students win Mayo Clinic IMPACT competition

A team of four MSUM undergraduates (Bioscience majors Trysten Jensen and Whitney Shegrud and BCBT majors Kervens Accilien and Nik Newville) was awarded first place in the Mayo Clinic’s annual IMPACT competition. The team submitted a proposal earlier this semester detailing their hypothesis explaining what may be the underlying cause of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Their proposal was selected […]

Judith Strong Summer Research Scholars Symposium

Wednesday, Dec. 12 | 10-11 a.m. | Hagen 104 The 2018 Judith Strong Summer Research Scholars will be recognized at a symposium on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. in Hagen 104. Student researchers and faculty mentors will be honored, and posters showcasing their summer 2018 research projects will be displayed. The session is open to anyone who […]

Lahti, Lindaas attend, present at MnSTA Conference on Science Education

Richard Lahti, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended and ran sessions at the MnSTA Conference on Science Education Fall conference. Richard Lahti co-presented the session “Creating Environmental Chemistry Models of Minnesota Phenomena” with Autumn Welcome, an 18-online participant from Martin County West High School. Steve Lindaas co-presented the session “I Can See Clearly Now” with Isaac […]

Barkhymer publishes research in Journal of Fish Biology

Alison Barkhymer (Cellular and Molecular Biology major) has published her research on zebrafish in the international peer-reviewed publication Journal of Fish Biology. The research was co-mentored by Shawn Garrett (Chemistry and Biochemistry Department) and Brian Wisenden (Biosciences Department). Alison measured changes in whole-body cortisol in response to the type of injury-released chemical compounds that result from an attack by a […]