Planetarium Sells out Romance Shows

The MSUM Planetarium’s annual Romance Under the Stars were performed to sold-out crowds on Valentine’s Day.  The Planetarium hosted four back-to-back shows on Friday night.  A student developed and presented show, Romance has been an annual tradition for going on 10 years.  This year saw the addition of a collaboration with the Oceanarium for Romance Under the Sea.  This special […]

Social work student honored with community service award

Eman Yassin, alum, current student, and advocate social worker was honored with the Virginia McKnight Binger Heart of Community Award. This award recognizes individuals who make extraordinary contributions to their communities. Eman was chosen from a pool of 265 nominees across Minnesota. Eman earned a bachelor’s in social work and is currently pursuing her master’s in social work. She was […]

Art Education Majors Graduating with AI Certification

Senior Art Education Major, Annabelle Matthews is believed to be the first MSUM student who will graduate having achieved an AI Certification this spring. Annabelle completed all 4 Teacher certification levels and an image generation certification for the Magic School AI platform this fall. Magic School is the world’s largest and most robust AI platform for schools in the world. […]

Volcanoes in Our Solar System – a new student created planetarium show!

Experience the Solar System from an explosive viewpoint! Geology student Bridgett Grosz brings together countless new concepts and research findings from the world of planetary volcanology in Volcanoes in our Solar System. From volcanoes on Earth to the ice volcanoes of Triton, as well as planetary development, evolution, and present-day structures, get ready to learn about the unique study of […]

MSUM Students, Watson & Ishaug, present at national planetarium conference

Emily Watson and Cassie Ishaug presented at the Great Lakes Planetarium Assn annual conference in conjunction with Western Alliance Conferences at the Riverfront Museum in Peoria, IL. Emily, 4th year physics/astrophysics major, presented on the work she has been doing in the planetarium with the open source software, OpenSpace.  She has been working with OpenSpace developers and American Museum of […]