Adam Stocker, Biosciences, had a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE titled: “Emx1 is Required for Neocortical Area Patterning.” The published findings identify a new gene that participates in specifying functional areas in the developing neocortex. The neocortex is the most recently evolved and the most iconic part of the human brain (i.e. it is the large wrinkled […]
Dr. Claudia Gates presented the contents of her presentation titled “College Students as Critical Readers: Developing New Strategies for Reading Digital Texts” at the OCTELA conference in Ohio. Teachers learned how to combine comprehension strategies with digital text to encourage critical reading in the classroom.
Six seniors from Minnesota State University Moorhead are working with Forum Communications Company professionals in a semester-long apprenticeship program. The students shadow professionals as well as produce digital content and blogs for the Forum. Students and majors include: Trent Zbichorski, North Prairie, Wis., mass communication with an emphasis in broadcast journalism, Josie Gereszek, Bismarck, N.D., multimedia journalism, Austin Cuka, New […]
Prairie Business magazine has announced its third annual Top 25 Women in Business list, which includes MSUM President Anne Blackhurst. Results are included in the March issue of the magazine, which is available at www.prairiebizmag.com. The contest was created to draw attention to the many creative, successful businesswomen in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota. In its third year, […]
Minnesota State University Moorhead alumnus Ryan Christiansen (BA English 1993, MFA Creative Writing 2012) will read from his newly published novel, Boy Wanted, at the North Dakota State University Press Party, which will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3, at the Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center at North Dakota State University at 1241 University Dr […]