Dr. Erik Gooding and Dr. Paul Sando were both selected to present at the Railroads in Native America Conference in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. The Conference was from Sept. 12-15, 2019, held in Omaha, NE. Conference sponsors included the Union Pacific Railroad, the National Park Service, the Union Pacific’s Council of Native […]
Alison Wallace and Ellen Brisch, faculty from the Biosciences Department who teach the first- and second-semester introductory biology courses, participated in a study to introduce socio-scientific issues through writing activities to large lecture classes as a way to learn biological concepts involving cancer. Their collaborators are Dr. Meena Balgopol (who taught at MSUM 2008-2009) and Dr. Paul Laybourn, both currently […]
Friday, Sept. 13 | 3-4 p.m. | Hagen 325 The MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents:Examining the Radiative Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols: From Laboratory Measurements to Global Radiative Transfer Modelsby: Dr. Brian Meland (MSUM alumnus) The focus of this research is the radiative properties of atmospheric mineral dust and its resulting impact on radiative forcing in the Earth’s atmosphere. […]
Tuesday, Oct. 8 | 7 p.m. | Hansen Theatre
Dr. Matthew Craig, Department of Physics and Astronomy, was one of the keynote speakers at the 7th annual Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival at Theodore Roosevelt National Park over Labor Day weekend. Over 500 people attended the festival.