Goldwater Scholarship nominees named

Congratulations to 2023-24 Goldwater Scholarship nominees from MSUM: Judah Nava (Computer Science) and Samantha Peterson (Anthropology). The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program is a nationally recognized and prestigious program designed to provide support to highly qualified students who are planning on pursuing careers in science, math and engineering. The MSUM student nominees were selected based on strong academic performance, involvement […]

Oceanarium Team present results from advancement of Ocean Literacy at College for Kids

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 […]

More than 400 MSUM students to graduate Dec. 14

Thursday, Dec. 14 | 1 p.m. | Nemzek Fieldhouse Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to more than 400 students during its fall commencement program on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m. in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. This includes 165 graduate students. Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson will be the commencement speaker. Carlson earned a bachelor’s degree in legal assistance […]

Mara DeRung, MSUM student, presents poster about astronomy education that the Annual Meeting of the AAVSO

Mara DeRung, a Sustainability major and Astronomy minor, presented a poster at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, held Nov 2-4 in Boston, MA. Her presentation “Exoplanet Coding Revisions and Exo-Planet Candidate data” described work done at MSUM over the last three years to make analysis of data taken in support of a NASA […]

MSUM student Emily Watson talked about measurement of the Blazhko effect at the Annual Meeting of the AAVSO

Emily Watson, a student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave a talk at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, held Nov 2-4 in Boston, MA. Her presentation “Analysis of the Blazhko Effect in the Star EY UMa,” discussed preliminary measurements of the period of long-term changes in the amplitude of pulsation of […]