Spring Semester 2011 diversity events funds application available online

Who Should Apply? The Diversity Events Fund program is open to any MSUM student, organization, faculty/staff member and/or department interested in promoting diversity. Criteria for Diversity Funding The event must encourage sharing, or educating, the majority community about diverse issues of underrepresented groups. The grant requester must be involved in the planning, funding, implementation and evaluation of the proposed event. […]

Roland & Beth Dille Fund for Excellence Grants

The Dille Fund for Excellence Grant Awards annually seeks proposals from the campus community for projects that raise the quality of education at Minnesota State University Moorhead. All members of the MSU Moorhead community are eligible to apply. Proposed projects should demonstrate innovation, uniqueness, and a commitment to improved educational experiences for MSU Moorhead students. Awards are typically made in the […]

Simio Awards $79,200 Grant to School of Business

Simulation Software Licenses Awarded to Support Teaching and Research in Simulation Simio, a developer of 3D object-oriented simulation software, has awarded software licenses valued at $79,200 to the School of Business, which offers several courses where cutting edge simulation technology can be integrated. MSUM’s School of Business provides is a leading business program in the region and is one of […]

MSUM receives $7500 Dakota Medical Foundation grant

MSU Moorhead has received a $7,500 grant from the Dakota Medical Foundation to support scholarships for registered nurses to pursue their bachelor of science in nursing (BSN). The scholarships will help experienced nurses to obtain a BSN, which prepares nurses to respond to increasingly complex health care needs and to function more independently in multiple healthcare settings. Click headline for full story.

Chris Chastain receives $75,000 grant

Chris Chastain, Biosciences, has been awarded a one-year $75,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation. Chastain will use the funds to develop maize plants deficient in photosynthetic enzymes using advanced genetic engineering methods. The plants generated from this work will be used to elucidate molecular mechanisms that regulate C4 photosynthesis. The later stages of the project involves a collaboration with the CSIRO High Resolution Plant Phenomics Center in Canberra, Australia, where the plants will be studied to better understand the process of C4 photosynthesis in maize.