Pollinator garden by campus hummingbird to bring new life to MSUM

Ecology and evolutionary biology student Patrice Delaney is helping to bring new life to MSUM by planting a pollinator garden surrounding the university’s hummingbird sculpture. The hummingbird, created and installed a few years ago by Art Professor Chris Walla and his students, sits on a gray concrete block on the lawn near the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. MSUM […]

Mindfulness Meditation course

During these unsettling, challenging, and stressful times the Health and Physical Education Department (HPE) is offering a Mindfulness Meditation course Fall Semester, HLTH 190 – Mindfulness. Mindfulness focuses on the present moment to help reduce stress, promote relaxation, and increase awareness.

Geosciences professors, student publish manuscript

Prior MSUM Geography student, Jacob Larson and Geosciences professors Dr. David Kramar and Dr. Karl Leonard published “A Geostatistical Analysis of Seismicity in Oklahoma Using Regression Trees and Neural Networks” in the Journal Physical Geography. This research utilizes machine learning to establish relationships between wastewater injection sites associated with the shale-gas industry, and the prevalence of earthquake activity in Oklahoma. […]

Patrice Delaney presents on prairie restoration at the online Student Academic Conference

Ecology and evolutionary biology student Patrice Delaney found her passion for the prairie last summer. Her passion turned into research, and although the Student Academic Conference is not happening in person, her project on “Monitoring a Local Prairie Restoration’s Success Before and After a Controlled Burn” will be available on the SAC website. Q: What is your project about? A: […]