Moorhead Alumna and emeritus faculty co-discover new exoplanet

Moorhead Department of Physics and Astronomy alumna Madelyn Madsen, class of 2023, and Professor Emeritus Matt Craig are part of a team that discovered 30 planets around other stars. Data taken by Madelyn at the Paul P. Feder Observatory at the MSUM Regional Science Center in summer 2020 was one of many data sets used to confirm that the object […]

Nancy Stock Selected to Attend Grant-Funded ELNEC Conference

Nancy Stock, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership, was selected to attend the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Faculty Workshop, a grant-sponsored conference in Portland, Oregon, on July 24-25. The competitive application process was open to undergraduate and graduate faculty who teach palliative/hospice courses at their home institutions.  With an aging population living longer with multiple, […]

Costa Rica Study Abroad- Spring Break 2026

Dr. Nancy Stock from the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership will be leading a study abroad trip to Costa Rica over spring break 2026. The academic focus will be on nursing and healthcare in Costa Rica allowing students to compare and contrast Costa Rican with U.S. healthcare delivery, reimbursement, health outcomes, and educational preparation. The itinerary includes stops in […]

‘Zoinks!’: MSUM professor brings science to life with spot-on impressions

By Michael McGurran, InforumJuly 08, 2025 MOORHEAD — He’s part professor, part performer. Whether it slithers, swims or squawks, Jon Bell-Clement is all in. By day, he teaches zoology and biology classes at Minnesota State University Moorhead. But online, he’s “Jon BC” — blending his lifelong love of animals with spot-on impressions to make science anything but boring. From “SpongeBob” to” […]