MSU professor emeritus Ted Williams inducted in the engineers hall of fame

Posted On Monday, November 11, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
BOZEMAN – Ted Williams, a Montana State University professor emeritus who in the 1960s teamed up to design a system for calculating and recording the water flows coming off of Bridger Bowl Ski Area, was inducted into the Montana Professional Engineers Hall of Fame this week. Williams, 86, taught hydraulics, fluid ...

MSU-based program receives grant for nutrition education and training work across Montana

Posted On Saturday, November 2, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
A Montana State University-based program that provides nutrition education and training in schools has won nearly $300,000 to continue to build resources and provide support for nutrition education, school wellness policy programs and Farm to School programs in K-12 classrooms across the state. The $294,403 competitive grant from the U.S. Department ...

Accomplished teacher and researcher selected to lead MSU’s graduate programs

Posted On Saturday, October 26, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
An accomplished teacher and researcher has been selected to lead Montana State University’s graduate programs. Karlene Hoo, a chemical engineering professor at Texas Tech University, has been named the new dean of MSU’s Graduate School, university officials announced Thursday. Hoo will assume her duties at MSU on Jan. 1. “A strong ...

Lecture on Nov. 5 will highlight historic construction of Golden Gate Bridge

Posted On Saturday, October 19, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , ,   
BOZEMAN – Montana State University will welcome Raymond “Paul” Giroux, district quality manager for Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., for a free public lecture about building the Golden Gate Bridge on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Hager Auditorium at MSU’s Museum of the Rockies. The presentation, “Building Golden Gate Bridge,” will begin ...

MSU to Begin Search for New Chief Information Officer

Posted On Saturday, October 12, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , , ,   
Montana State University is set to begin its search for a new chief information officer. A 10-member committee has been formed to conduct the national search. Associate Provost Ron Larsen is the search committee’s chair. “Our new chief information officer will provide important oversight, management and strategic planning for the university's information ...

MSU Accounting Professor Wins Award for Excellence in Tax Education

Posted On Friday, October 4, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , ,   
An accounting professor in Montana State University’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship has won a prestigious national award for excellence in tax education. Anne Christensen was recently named the winner of the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award during a ceremony held in Anaheim, Calif. The American Taxation ...

MSU announces finalists, public forums for executive director of Extension position

Posted On Thursday, September 26, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
public forums for executive director of Extension position Professionals from Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho and Montana are finalists for the position of Montana State University executive director of Extension. The finalists are, in order of their visit to campus: Jeff Goodwin, state 4-H director at Colorado State University; Jeff Bader, Northern District department head at New Mexico State University ...

Montana Shakespeare in the Schools performs ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ during 2013 fall tour

Posted On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
Bozeman – Montana Shakespeare in the Schools will perform “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”in schools in the region during its 2013 fall tour. Several public performances will also be offered. Celebrating its 21st season with this production, Montana Shakespeare in the Schools will perform Shakespeare’s boisterous comedy to nearly 12,000 students ...

$10,000 charitable grant funds student scholarships for MSU Leadership Summit

Posted On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , , ,   
Montana Rail Link President Tom Walsh presented Montana State University President Waded Cruzado a $10,000 check from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation at the MSU Alumni Foundation’s football game tailgate on Thursday, Aug. 29, to fund student participation in the university’s 2013 Leadership Summit. “This gift comes just as we ...

MSU Billings Extends Registration Deadline for Firefighting Students

Posted On Monday, August 26, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , ,   
MSU BILLINGS NEWS SERVICES — Montana State University Billings will offer course registration extensions for students directly involved in firefighting as well as those providing support services for fire crews. “MSU Billings is committed to supporting the firefighting efforts in the state of Montana as well as honoring the efforts and ...

MSU Archaeology Field Course Digs into History in Virginia City

Posted On Monday, August 19, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , , ,   
BOZEMAN – The active archaeological site on Jackson Street in Virginia City in recent weeks has at times drawn the attention of the historic mining town’s legions of tourists, causing the Montana State University students working there to temporarily switch from digging archaeology to explaining it. “That is just fine, because ...

Online MSU Course Helps Participants Build a Digital Website Portfolio

Posted On Sunday, August 11, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , ,   
BOZEMAN--An online course from Montana State University helps MSU students and off-campus professionals build and organize a Web-based portfolio of their work. By the end of the fall semester, each participant will have a customized website live on the Internet plus skills in software programs like WordPress and Photoshop. The course, ...

MSU Extension Experts will Answer Questions at Farmers’ Market in Bozeman

Posted On Saturday, July 27, 2013 By . Under FEATURED, MONTANA  Tags: , , ,   
MSU Extension Experts will Answer Questions at Farmers' Market in Bozeman BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension horticulturist and Montana Master Gardener program coordinator Toby Day will be the guest specialist at the Extension booth at the Gallatin Valley Farmers’ Market at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 27. Day will highlight the best trees and shrubs for the home landscape, ...

MT Board of Regents Adds Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity to Non-Discrimination Policy

Posted On Saturday, July 20, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
Earlier this week, the Montana Board of Regents unanimously approved the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to the Montana University System’s non-discrimination policy. This policy change will affect all campuses within the MUS and provide protection to staff, faculty and students, according to Seamus Manley of Montana Associated ...

Myles Watts to Ring Closing Bell of NYSE on July 9

Posted On Saturday, July 6, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
Myles Watts to Ring Closing Bell of NYSE on July 9 BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University economist will ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 9. Myles Watts, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, said he and Tim Buzby, president and CEO of Farmer Mac, will ring the bell at 2 ...

Portions of West Kagy, South 11th to be closed temporarily near MSU campus

Posted On Saturday, June 29, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , , ,   
BOZEMAN – Portions of two streets near Montana State University will be closed in the next few days for construction. West Kagy Boulevard between South 7th Avenue and South 11th Avenue  will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 28, to pave the crosscut created during ...

Memorial services set Friday, June 21, for Bob Oakberg, longtime MSU professor

Posted On Friday, June 21, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
Longtime Montana State University professor Robert Glen Oakberg died Saturday, June 15,  at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital  from complications arising from viral meningoencephalitis. Bob was born on May 29, 1940, in Elko, Nev., to Francis and Helen Oakberg (née Olmsted). He graduated from Coeur D'Alene High School in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, in 1958 ...

New Cool-Season Pulse Production Guide Available for Montana Growers of Peas and Lentils

Posted On Friday, June 14, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , ,   
BOZEMAN – Montana State University (MSU) Extension has published a new guide for growers of peas and lentils. The “Montana Cool-season Pulse Production Guide” provides current best management practices for production of dry pea, lentil, and chickpea for Montana producers. In the traditional wheat-fallow system of crop production common in Montana, ...
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