In October, Dr. Butler’s students in Introduction to Physical Anthropology (ANTH 120) visited the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND for an immersive primate behavior observation experience – continuing a long-standing collaborative tradition between Minnesota State Moorhead and the zoo. Students had a unique opportunity to engage directly with the primates they study in class. Zoo staff begin the visit with […]
The MSUM Oceanarium offers a summer program as part of College for Kids called Junior Aquarist Camp for Kids (JACK). Biology (EEB) majors Katie Hanson and Amber Sullivan developed and assessed the effectiveness of curricula based on the seven principles of Ocean Literacy (https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/). The resulting manuscript based on that work has been accepted for publication in Current, the peer-reviewed journal […]
Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, has been invited to do an encore presentation of her March 2025 Nerd Nite talk: Fire in the Mountains: A Dragon’s Journey Through Chile at the Annual Best Of Nerd Nite. The presentation focuses on Schultz’s 2024 trip through Chile as an Astronomy in Chile Education Ambassador Program participant. Schultz was awarded a full-ride fellowship through the […]
The School of Performing Arts will be hosting the 2025 Dragon High School Honor Band this Thursday, October 30. Over 70 high school students from 24 area schools will be on campus to rehearse and perform in an ensemble conducted by Dr. Benjamin Druffel. The performance, which will also include our Wind Ensemble, will be at 1:30pm in the Hansen […]
Nicole Larry and Sara Schultz and their student staff (Community Outreach and Planetarium) collaborated with Clued-In Events to host their ninth annual community scavenger hunt. This year’s theme was Harry Potter which partnered well the Planetarium programming “Skies Over Hogwarts”. Participants raced throughout campus to be the first to solve all 13 puzzles. Areas of campus that were highlighted included: […]