Montana Awarded $20M 5-Year RII Track-1
The Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS) is a five-year, $20M NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 partnership between the University of Montana, Montana State University, Montana Technological University, Salish Kootenai College, Little Bighorn College, and business and government partners to study Montana’s environmental water systems and specific water quality issues. The PI is Dr.
RII Track-2 announcement
NSF EPSCoR RII Track-2 FEC PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 18-589 https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18589/nsf18589.htm
Who Lives in Education Deserts?
Interesting article on education deserts, highlighting the importance of higher education for rural America. The Chronicle of Higher Education: Who Lives in Education Deserts?
New York Times on Restoration of Silver Bow Creek
Let the Stream Run Through It (Jim Robbins, New York Times) It’s taken two decades to clean up most of Silver Bow Creek, polluted from a century of mining. Now some Butte residents want the last two miles restored, to babble on through the city.
MSU's Cathy Whitlock selected to National Academy of Sciences
Cathy L. Whitlock, professor of earth sciences, Montana State University, and fellow of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems is the first Montana University System faculty member to be selected to the prestigious National Academies of Sciences.
Upcoming Events
Bozeman Public Library
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.
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.