March 2023
MSU Provost Distinguished Lecture with Montana State virologist Michelle Flenniken
Michelle Flenniken, a virologist and associate professor at Montana State University, will highlight results from her laboratory, including the discovery of new viruses and new honeybee antiviral defenses, in the next installment of the 2022-23 Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series on March 21. Flenniken is the co-director of MSU’s Pollinator Health Center and a faculty member in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. Her lecture, “A Serendipitous Scientific Path to Honeybee Virology,” is free and open…
Find out more »Science Inquiry Series: Upcycling in the Age of Plastic
Can “upcycling”—the repurposing of existing materials—be the life raft we need to keep us from drowning in a sea of plastic? Dr. Jennifer Dubois, MSU Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, will discuss the critical problems posed by billions of tons of unrecycled or burned plastic waste, and how biochemical upcycling is contributing solutions to these problems. Free and open to the public. Click for Info
Find out more »Extreme History Lecture – John Russell on the ‘Gallatin Valley Female Seminary’
Religious academies, designed to counter vices like saloons and brothels prevalent on the frontier, were established throughout the American west in the 1870s. One was the Gallatin Valley Female Seminary, administered by the Presbyterian church "to give Christian education to the young people of Bozeman." John Russell will discuss the history of the Seminary, and touch upon some other private education school efforts in the Bozeman area. John C. Russell received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Montana…
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Dinosaurs and MOR! Member Appreciation Evening
Dinosaurs and MOR! kicks off on Friday evening with a Members-Only Appreciation Night. Renowned paleoartist and dinosaur graphic novel author Ted Rechlin will screen a preview of The Tale of Horns and Teeth!, an animated film he is producing for MOR. Right after the premiere, hang around for a panel discussion with Ted, MOR's Paleontology Curator Dr. John Scannella, and Director of Exhibitions Scott Williams on how the film was made, what does the science say, and what is speculation?…
Find out more »Spring Science Inquiry Series- Building Computers for the Moon and Beyond
Apr 19 – Building Computers for the Moon and Beyond Why does NASA need custom computers for its missions when computers on earth are everywhere? Dr. Brock LaMeres, MSU Professor of Computer Engineering, will share his research on building space computers for NASA and his group’s upcoming mission to test an MSU computer on the moon. Courtesy of A. Sanchez-GonzalesExplore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to society through speaker presentations followed by conversations between speaker…
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Spring Science Inquiry Series – Cutthroat Conservation: A Yellowstone Lake Story
May 17 – Cutthroat Conservation: A Yellowstone Lake Story Is the lake trout suppression program in Yellowstone Lake working? Have the Yellowstone cutthroat trout recovered? Dr. Christopher Guy, MSU Professor and Assistant Leader of the MT Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, will discuss the seven decades of research on Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake and the struggles to maintain an intact ecosystem in America’s first national park. Courtesy of C. Guy Explore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments,…
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