Planetarium, Physics & Astronomy awarded Eclipse Outreach Grant

Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, and Juan Cabanela, Physics/Astronomy Faculty, have been awarded an American Astronomical Society (AAS) grant to support 2017 Great North American Eclipse outreach. The grant will include partnerships with YES School, FM Boys & Girls Club, YMCA, CHARISM, and the public libraries of Fargo and West Fargo. It will support the purchase of solar scopes and eclipse model kits […]

Dalan and students present “Darwin’s Cabinet of Curiosities”

Rinita Dalan, Anthropology and Earth Science, and majors Rebecca Wallace, Geoarchaeology, and Chelsey Quiring, Archaeology, presented an exhibit on human evolution at an outreach event at the Fargo Public Library. The event, called “Darwin’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” held in the community room at the main library on February 15, was sponsored by the North Dakota Association of Women Geoscientists.