MSUM Physics/Astronomy Seminar Series

MSUM Physics/Astronomy Seminar Series Presents: You’re Hired! – Infusing STEM and 21st Century Skills to Improve Students’ Attitudes Towards Engineering By Kristin Brevik, Logistics and Outreach NDSCS-Fargo / Skills & Technology Training Center

Students present work at poster session in St. Paul

Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars, a consortium of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions that supports research, scholarly works and creative activity of undergraduates, is pleased to host the first Posters at St. Paul. The poster session will allow undergraduate students to share the results of their work with leaders in our state government and highlight the exciting work being done on […]

A Stellar Night

Physics and astronomy department captures day-old supernova Jan. 22 was a stellar night for MSUM’s physics and astronomy department. Professor Juan Cabanela, physics and astronomy, and physics majors Nathan Heidt, Laura Herzog, Michael Meraz, and Beau Scheving, made a trek to the Paul P. Feder Observatory in an attempt to capture images of a day-old supernova. The supernova, located in […]

MSUM Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series

MSUM Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series Presents: Using Softchalk to Increase Immediacy by Embedding Pop-Ups in Student Handouts By: Richard Lahti, Ed.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry Physics & Astronomy Friday, Feb. 28 3-3:50 p.m. 325 Hagen Hall Softchalk is a program that allows faculty to create interactive lessons and upload them to a learning management system (such as D2L).

Annual SPS Physics Show

MSUM’s Society of Physics Students would like to invite you to the annual Physics Show on March 9, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The show will be held in Langseth 105 and the show is for all ages with no entrance fees. The events will include but are not limited to, Liquid nitrogen Reuben’s tube Tesla coils Exploding balloons If […]