Through a partnership between Social Work and the Offices of Sustainability and Diversity and Inclusion, 22 students will travel to Argentina from March 12-24, 2014 (over spring break). Students will enroll in UNIV 490. Financial aid can be used to cover the $2,500 program fee, which includes housing, airfare, in-country travel, travel insurance, and some meals. There are a few […]
Faculty from the Department of Physics and Astronomy assisted, as lead mentors for the MHS FIRST Robotics team, in applying for a sponsorship grant for the team from NASA. The team was notified yesterday that it was awarded a grant for this academic year. The grant, which is very competitive, provides sponsorship for one year of competition while the team […]
The MSUM Chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) [known on campus as the “Physics Club”] has been named a “Distinguished SPS Chapter” by the SPS National Council. This award, “based on the depth and breadth of the SPS activities conducted by the chapter” in areas of of “physics research, public science outreach, physics tutoring, hosting and representation at […]
Heather Cegla, MSUM 2010 graduate in physics with an astronomy emphasis, received her doctorate in astrophysics from Queen’s University Belfast where she was on a full scholarship. While at MSUM, Cegla was a Goldwater Scholar and completed three summer research experiences for undergraduates funded by the National Science Foundation. https://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/wiki/users/hcegla/start
Faculty, administrators and students attended a Clean Energy Forum in Bemidji, Minn. Those attending included Jeff Goebel, Joe Herbst, Dennis Jacobs and six students, Ben Lemay, Sydney Stracke, Elizabeth Overbo, Tayler Kesler-Halverson, Katherine Sullivan, and Brian Peck. Goebel, Herbst and Peck gave presentations on sustainability practices at MSUM.