National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Grant awarded to six MSUM faculty members

A two-year $262,000 grant was recently awarded from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to co-PIs Tim Harms (Mathematics) and Alison Wallace (Biosciences). Senior personnel include: Linda Houts-Smith (Languages and Cultures), Richard Lahti (Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy), Steve Lindaas (Physics and Astronomy), and Teresa Shume (School of Teaching and Learning).

Doug Hamilton takes over NDPR’s ‘Hear it Now’

By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM FARGO – Doug Hamilton is coming back to the airwaves. The longtime TV and radio anchor takes over as host for the daily North Dakota Public Radio show “Hear it Now.” The show airs weekdays at 3 p.m. on 91.9-FM in Fargo-Moorhead. Hamilton was recently the executive director of foundation/advancement at Minnesota State University Moorhead […]

MSUM education alum named 2013 North Dakota Teacher of the Year

Andrea Noonan, English Teacher Education, 2004, was named the 2013 North Dakota Teacher of the Year. By: Helmut Schmidt, INFORUM WEST FARGO – Andrea Noonan, an eighth-grade language arts teacher from Cheney Middle School, is North Dakota’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. Noonan was honored Wednesday at the middle school in a ceremony presided over by Gov. Jack Dalrymple. “This […]

Thom Tammaro’s poem to be read on “The Writer’s Almanac”

Listen to Garrison Keillor read Thom Tammaro’s (English, MFA Program) poem, “Closing the Cabin,” on Keillor’s popular radio program “The Writer’s Almanac” on Friday, September 14. Local listeners can tune in to “The Writer’s Almanac” at KCCM 91.1 at 6:14 a.m. and 6:14 p.m. and KDSU-FM 91.9 at 2:54 p.m. “The Writer’s Almanac” is a daily radio and on-line program […]