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CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Amanda Spencer

Meet Amanda Spencer, an intern with the 2021 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!

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CREWS student Riley Logan receives 2021 John Kiel Scholarship from SPIE

Riley Logan, a Ph.D. student at Montana State University working on the CREWS project, was awarded the 2021 John Kiel Scholarship from SPIE, an international society for optics and photonics

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CREWS Role Models Matter Training Available from spectrUM

As part of CREWS' focus on providing professional development opportunities for students and faculty on the project, Jessie Herbert-Meny from spectrUM Discovery Area presented a virtual Role Models Matter training in early March. The training focused on three main areas to effectively engage public audiences: 1) How people learn in informal settings, 2) Components of a successful role model event, and 3) Facilitation pointers.

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An interdisciplinary MSU research team will use recent National Science Foundation funding to develop soil-sensing technology to track nitrate dynamics for improved soil health and water quality.

CREWS researchers awarded NSF grant to study water quality

CREWS project researchers Stephanie Ewing, Rob Payn, Ann Marie Reinhold, and Stephan Warnat were awarded $944,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers and their impact on soil health and water quality in the Judith River Watershed. The goal of the project is to create a more complete picture of exactly how nitrogen moves through soil and groundwater systems using sensors embedded in the ground at various research sites.

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The CREWS-PRB team poses in front of a groundwater well

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 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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CREWS Research Seed Programs 2019: Research, Tribal Colleges, 2-4 Year Campuses

2019 CREWS competitive seed funding programs: research, tribal colleges, and 2-4 year campuses

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CREWS Research Seed Award Program - 2019

The CREWS Research Seed Award Program is designed to fund innovative research related to water quality and build research capacity across Montana’s higher education institutions. Proposals are due November 15, 2019

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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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