Congratulations: Dean’s List Fall 2022
We love celebrating student accomplishments! Congratulations to the students named to the Spring 2022 Dean’s List in their respective colleges. View Dean’s List We are full of #DragonPride!
Five MSUM students nominated for Goldwater Scholarship
MSUM is nominating five students for this year’s Goldwater Scholarship Program: Congratulations to Alex Niemi (Physics/Engineering), Judah Nava (Computer Science), Gabrielle Ruiz (Sustainability), Bridgett Grosz (Anthropology & Earth Science) and Dennis Maina (Biochemistry/Biotechnology). 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 […]
MSUM expects more than 400 students to graduate Dec. 15
Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to more than 400 students during its fall commencement program Thursday, Dec. 15, in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse. The 1 p.m. ceremony includes 310 undergraduates and 123 graduate students. Amy Iler, host, producer and brand manager with KFGO Radio, will be the commencement speaker. She earned her degree in communication studies and spent several […]
Physics and Astronomy faculty member recognized for work with variable star organization
Dr. Matt Craig, Department of Physics and Astronomy, was recognized for his work with the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAAVSO) at its 111th Annual Meeting in early November. The citation recognized Dr. Craig for “his valuable volunteer contributions to the AAVSO and the variable star community through his work on re-writing and modernizing the AAVSO Variable Star Plotter […]
Student submits data to NASA project
Physics and Astronomy student Emily Watson submitted measurements of an exoplanet, a planet around a star far from Earth, to NASA’s TESS mission as part of its ground-based follow-up observers program. Emily took the data using MSUM’s Paul P. Feder Observatory at the MSUM Regional Science Center, operating the observatory remotely over Thanksgiving break. She observed the star dimming briefly […]