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CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Zoe Durkin

Meet Zoe Durkin, an intern with the 2021 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!

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Montana NSF EPSCoR sponsors, shares research at Montana statewide teacher conference

Researchers and outreach staff from Montana NSF EPSCoR shared new developments and opportunities with teachers from around the state of Montana at the annual Science Summer Institute professional development conference for educators on Aug. 11-13, 2021.

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These courses are intended primarily for operators of small water and wastewater systems. However, information on basic water quality, surface water and groundwater systems, and wastewater systems can benefit a wide variety of professionals, such as local and state level policymakers and planners, educators, construction managers, landowners, natural resource managers, real estate professionals and others. Photo by Kelly Gorham.

Free online courses on water quality for water and wastewater system operators now available

Academic Technology and Outreach at Montana State University and the Montana University System Water Center will offer a series of four noncredit courses that provide water quality training and continuing education opportunities for water and wastewater system operators. Registration is now open for these fully online, free courses, which are self-paced and can be accessed at any time.

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CREWS researchers and partners from MSU and LBHC awarded funding through USDA NIFA New Beginnings for Tribal Students Program

CREWS researchers from MSU and LBHC and partners receive a $500,000 award from the USDA NIFA New Beginnings for Tribal Students Program

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Montana State University to collaborate with partner NSF EPSCoR institutions on cyberinfrastructure research and education

A workshop will be held to assess cyberinfrastructure across the nation

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CREWS researchers and students tour Rosebud Mine outside of Colstrip

Researchers and students from the CREWS Powder River Basin team had the opportunity to tour the Rosebud Mine outside of Colstrip, MT

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CREWS Careers: Jessica Andriolo

Meet Jessica Andriolo, a research associate in the mechanical engineering department at Montana Technological University and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team. In this interview, Jessica shared information about her work, studies and career pathway with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR.

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Upper Clark Fork Working Group releases first newsletter

The Upper Clark Fork Working Group (UCFWG) has released its first official newsletter

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CREWS Workforce Development awardee creates virtual reality water plant simulation

CREWS Workforce Development Program awardee Andrew Sullivan creates virtual reality water plant simulation

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Youth organizations can apply for free Land Use Explorers STEM kits (deadline 6/21/21)

Kits created to inspire place-based science exploration are available for free to regional youth-serving organizations this summer thanks to a research and outreach collaboration between Montana State University, University of South Dakota and the University of Wyoming.

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Upcoming Events

Plants and Pollinators Palooza

The MSU Science Math Resource Center and Montana NSF EPSCoR will be hosting a Plants and Pollinators Palooza at the Bozeman Public Library on Saturday May 10th from 10 am till 1 pm. The Palooza will contain short presentations from the Bumble Bee Atlas project as well as the Montana Native Plant Society’s citizen botany project. There will be an educational overview of both projects as well as an outdoor component putting into practice what participants have learned about plants and pollinators.

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SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting

SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025. 

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SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting

SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025. 

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