Grant received from Xcel Energy to fund student scholarships

The Minnesota State University Moorhead Alumni Foundation received a $5,000 grant from Xcel Energy. The grant totaling $5,000 will fund student scholarships. Xcel Energy invests in its local communities with grants, charitable contributions and volunteer time. Through its focus area grants, they support nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations like the MSUM Alumni Foundation that improve science, technology, engineering, economics and math education; […]

Bioscience students publish their research in international peer-reviewed journal

Bioscience graduates Cory Sailer and Sonny Radenic, both 2011, and Bioscience student Randy Sutrisno received final acceptance for publication for their research paper entitled “Maternal effects and exploratory-boldness behavioural syndrome in zebrafish.” The research was supervised by Brian Wisenden. Thus far, 62 undergraduates have co-authored peer-reviewed research papers with Wisenden.

CSIS Department Programming Team Places 2nd

Two teams of students from the Computer Science and Information Systems Department competed in Digi-Key’s Collegiate Computing Competition Oct. 14 at Digi-Key in Thief River Falls. Twenty-one teams from 12 universities spanning Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin attended. The MSUM team of Sam Sussman, Andrew Dahl, Matt Ehrichs, and Phillip McCorison finished in 2nd place, earning individual gift […]