Office of Sustainability presents STARS report
The Office of Sustainability’s STARS presentation is today at 3 p.m. in Langseth Hall 118. The presentation will be 45 minutes, with 15 minutes for Q&A. All are welcome to attend.
MSUM recognized for efforts to go green
by KVRR Newsroom January 21, 2014 www.kvrr.com MSUM is being recognized for its efforts to go green. The university is being awarded a silver ranking in the “Sustainability Tracking and Rating System” … or STARS. The system looks at all sorts of areas including the school’s carbon footprint, recycling, and sustainability based classes.
MSUM awarded silver status by STARS
Today (Tuesday, Jan. 21) from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Office of Sustainability, Hagen 111, will be an open house to celebrate the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (STARS) placing MSUM in the “Silver” category for sustainability. STARS looks at various areas of sustainability, such as carbon footprint, student engagement, recycling and much more. In the past four years, […]
Star Party on the Prairie
Star Party on the Prairie Friday, Sept. 13 8-10 p.m. We’re having a star party on the prairie and you are invited. Come to the Regional Science Center and have the beautiful prairie sky interpreted for you. Learn how to find the constellations. See the Milky Way, nebulae and star clusters through our telescopes. Bring your own binoculars or telescope, […]
Juan Cabanela has article accepted for publication
An article co-authored by Juan Cabanela, Physics and Astronomy, has been accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal. As part of a four-year project, Cabanela and his collaborators obtained detailed spectra for over 4,000 stars, allowing them to measure their motions and chemical compositions. Analysis of the motions and positions of these stars has revealed that as the bar-shaped core […]