Mischief Managed: Community Engagement and Planetarium Host Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt

Nicole Larry and Sara Schultz and their student staff (Community Outreach and Planetarium) collaborated with Clued-In Events to host their ninth annual community scavenger hunt. This year’s theme was Harry Potter which partnered well the Planetarium programming “Skies Over Hogwarts”. Participants raced throughout campus to be the first to solve all 13 puzzles. Areas of campus that were highlighted included: […]

Star Party at the Regional Science Center Fri, 8:30 p.m.

Come out to see the stars and do some hands-on activities. The Minnesota State Moorhead Astronomy Club and the FM Astronomy Club will, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Moorhead Planetarium and Buffalo River State Park, have several telescopes set up and some hands-on activities in the Minnesota State Moorhead Regional Science Center. Free and open to all! NOTE: This […]

From the FM metro to the oceans: Junior Aquarist Program

By Emily Welker, KVRR MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)  — “It’s so cool!!! It feels so cool,” sounds the voices of a group of a dozen or so elementary-schoolers crowded around a single net borne aloft by a camp instructor who’s just snagged a flappy, floppy, but still-reasonably-cooperative Atlantic stingray in the basement of the biosciences department. They’re petting the small animal […]

Scrubs Camp gives Moorhead teens hands-on medical experience

By Drew Berg, The Forum, WDAY TVJune 25, 2025 MOORHEAD — Every summer, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Essentia Health team up to offer high school students a hands-on introduction to health care careers through Scrubs Camp. The four-day camp is designed to give teens in-depth exposure to various areas of the medical field, including pediatrics, postpartum care and surgery. “Give […]