MSUM Physics/Astronomy Seminar Series

Please join this week for the first eries of talks by seminar students. The students have been working throughout the semester to find interesting articles from the literature to present to a wide audience. Friday, Nov. 8 3-3:50 p.m. 325 Hagen Hall •Kyle Salk: Why Do Stars Twinkle, and Why Do They Twinkle on Mars? Twinkling is a phenomenon that […]

Biosciences and Physics faculty co-publish study with students

Sara Schultz, Physics and Astronomy, and Brian Wisenden, Biosciences, and two MSUM students, Randy Sutrisno and Phil Schotte, had a paper accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Ecology of Freshwater Fish. The title of their paper is “Fin-flicking behaviour as a means of cryptic olfactory sampling under threat of predation.” This is Sutrisno’s “Fish Whisperer” third peer-reviewed paper as […]

Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series is today

The MSUM Physics & Astronomy Seminar Series Presents: Observational Astronomy Projects at MSUM By Matt Craig, Ph.D. MSUM – Physics & Astronomy Friday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. in HA325 Dr. Craig will present an overview of several observational astronomy projects currently underway at MSUM.

Halloween Science Night

The annual Halloween Science Night has a Harry Potter theme this year! Dress up as your favorite character and join us for an evening of fun! “Harry Potter Science Night” will take place on Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Bridges Hall with 2-3 planetarium showings and free science demos in the hallway and adjacent room.