CSIS Students Excel at Digi-Key Competition

Digi-Key Corporation hosted its annual Collegiate Computing Competition on Friday, Oct. 21. Twenty-three teams from 13 universities in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin participated. These computer science students spent the day developing solutions to problems. Our team of Charles Crandall, Mariah Kinneberg, Binaya Bhattari, and Joseph Noise took 2nd place winning $3,000 for the Computer Science and Information Systems […]

MSUM Faculty Members, Alumni Attend Geospatial Analysis Conference

A Faculty Development Associates team comprised of Andrew Chen, Computer Science and Information Systems; Rinita Dalan, Anthropology and Earth Sciences; Alexandria Fogarty, School of Media Arts and Design; and T. J. Hansen, Economics, Law & Politics; attended the Esri Education and User Conferences in San Diego, California June 25-29, 2016. The MSUM team members joined over 15,000 participants from academia, […]

Making an IMPACT

How four MSUM students got to present their groundbreaking research at Mayo Clinic By Nate Gilbraith It is not very often that undergraduate research students are allowed to present their work in front of Mayo scientists and physicians, but thanks to the Innovative Minds Partnering to Advance Curative Therapies (IMPACT) program, four MSUM students were allowed to do just that. […]

GIS Day – Final Schedule of Events

Please join us in celebrating GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 on the MSUM Campus!  Geographic Information System (GIS) technology allows us to visualize and solve problems facing people, plants, and animals living in dynamic systems. Have you ever used your smartphone to navigate through an unfamiliar city or to locate a restaurant within two miles? Come find out […]

Speaker’s Bureau connects industry and academia

An idea that was sparked at a technology summit last fall is bringing the STEM industry to the classroom. David Batcheller, president and COO of Appareo, initiated the Speaker’s Bureau to bring speakers who are active in the industry into university classrooms. The idea is that if a college professor wants to bring a speaker in for a certain topic, […]