MSUM student Emily Watson talked about measurement of the Blazhko effect at the Annual Meeting of the AAVSO

Emily Watson, a student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave a talk at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, held Nov 2-4 in Boston, MA. Her presentation “Analysis of the Blazhko Effect in the Star EY UMa,” discussed preliminary measurements of the period of long-term changes in the amplitude of pulsation of […]

Ashley’s Fight

Family, friends and teammates rally around MSUM freshman Ashley Robben, who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in October. MOORHEAD, Minn. — To her family, friends and teammates, Ashley Robben is kind-hearted. She is caring, but remains a fierce competitor in distance races for MSU Moorhead cross country and track & field.  Her competitive spirit has no doubt proven fruitful for the Staples, […]

Abby Moen, MSUM student, presents new measurements of period change in a variable star at the Annual Meeting of the AAVSO

Abby Moen, a student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave a talk at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, held Nov 2-4 in Boston, MA. Her presentation “Period change updates for δ Scuti variable DY Her,” discussed changes in the pulsation period of the variable star DY Her. She combined measurements taken […]

Winter Celebration of the Arts is Today!

Join us today for this year’s Winter Celebration of the Arts! From 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Center for the Arts, seasonal entertainment by students in the performing arts, media arts, visual arts and digital humanities will be showcased. There’ll also be an opportunity to get some holiday shopping done at the student art sale, where you’ll find unique […]