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Craig Beals teaches science lessons related to Yellowstone supervolcano on national TV

BOZEMAN — Craig Beals, a Montana State University graduate who teaches earth science and chemistry at Billings Senior High School recently taught science lessons related to Yellowstone’s supervolcano – one of Montana’s most talked about natural features – on a national platform. Craig Beals, who received degrees from MSU in 2005 in biology and secondary education – general science …

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MSU earth sciences professor receives excellence award

A Montana State University professor has been selected by a national science association as the recipient of its excellence award. Cathy Whitlock, a professor of earth sciences in the College of Letters and Science, was selected for the 2015 Association for Women Geoscientists Professional Excellence Award in the academic/research category. The award recognizes exceptional women who have made …

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Coach drives rise of MSU Nordic skiing from underdogs to national podium

Parents often hyperbolize to their children that they had to ski to school through heavy snow, uphill both ways. It may not have been uphill both ways, but Grethe-Lise Hagensen, head coach of the Montana State University Nordic ski team since 2003 and the 2010 United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association Coach of the Year, …

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Native American food source may see improvement

A Montana State University graduate student has won a $94,000 fellowship for research that may improve fishways, or fish ladders, that help fish such as salmon and shad navigate dams and other obstacles to reach their spawning grounds. Katey Plymesser, a doctoral candidate in civil engineering, was one of only 14 students nationally chosen as …

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Montana gold

MSU is helping develop oilseeds that may one day change the world by Melynda Harrison APRIL 25, 2011 He’s standing in a field of the prickly plants under a surprisingly blue sky. The dried plants are mostly a spineless variety (better for picking and forage), but they still rake at his pants as he walks through. …

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MSU students get NASA experience sending experiments to the edge of space

Two groups of students, staff and faculty from Montana State University and the Montana Space Grant Consortium gathered on a plateau overlooking the Yellowstone River east of Livingston on Thursday morning. Some checked the rigging on what looked to be cardboard and Styrofoam boxes–their modest exteriors belying the high tech equipment inside. Other team members …

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Beer here

MSU helps brew a better beer. From Mountains and Minds (Fall 2009) Click on “Beer Here.” Drinking beer is a simple act, but making beer is not. It starts out with genetics and tens of thousands of barley varieties and ends with a clear ambrosia that belies the time, effort and technology that went into …

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More than belt buckles and saddles

MSU’s new horse program helps students vault to careers in the equine industry. From Mountains and Minds (spring 2010). Click on “More than belt buckles and saddles.” The Bridger Mountains rise up to the north, crystal clear on this cold winter morning. The bright sunlight reflected from the snowy pastures surrounding our train of horses …

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Harvesting the wind

From researching new technology to helping landowners understand development, MSU’s efforts help with a wide range of wind education. From Mountains and Minds (fall 2010)

Foundations for sucess

New and renovated facilities help Montana State University build student success. from Mountains and Minds (fall 2010) When Montana State University’s new Animal Bioscience Building opens its doors this fall, it will do so because of an array of private donors whose gifts range in size. For example, more than 40 donations came from a …

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