Society of Physics Students (SPS) Awards

The MSUM Society of Physics Students has earned the “Outstanding Chapter” designation from the national office.  This is the highest level of distinction and is only given to the top SPS chapters.  This marks over a decade of receiving national recognition every year for the activities the MSUM Society of Physics Students conducts.  From the Halloween Open House to the Annual SPS Demo show and numerous […]

MSUM team places second in Mayo Clinic’s annual IMPACT competition

A team of four MSUM undergraduates — Bioscience majors Kayla Mehrer, Asma Mohammed, Andrea Schaefer, and Nick VanRaden mentored by Biosciences professor Adam Stocker — was awarded second place in the Mayo Clinic’s annual IMPACT competition. The team submitted a proposal earlier this semester detailing their hypothesis explaining what may be the mechanistic link between binge alcohol drinking, addiction, and […]

MSUM team wins second place at Innovation Challenge

Our MSUM team (Rahil Pereira, Mike Mach, and Shawn Kontrec) has won the second place of the Innovation Challenge at NDSU on Dec 3, 2019. The team has been mentored by Prof. Siwei Zhu to build their product, Course Vision. Course Vision is an online platform that uses a machine-learning algorithm to develop the most efficient course schedule for university […]

Dr. Boyd Bradbury, Jeremy Kovash named honorees of MN Rural Education Association Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Boyd Bradbury and Jeremy Kovash were named the 2019 honorees of the Minnesota Rural Education Association Distinguished Service Award for their leadership, creativity and collaboration in creating a new statewide continuing education program for teachers. When the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) enforced credentialing standards for high school teachers to teach concurrent enrollment, Kovash and Bradbury collaborated to find a […]