CREWS news

This blog contains information about the CREWS project and team, including news, updates, highlights, outcomes and products, or any other useful content about the CREWS project.

 

A recent publication from the Natural Resource Social Science team highlights the challenges facing rural communities in the arena of public water systems—namely, the locally-managed infrastructure that delivers domestic water to homes in settled areas like small towns and cities.
The online learning game, Crash Course, is a virtual college simulation that introduces players to various STEM concepts and pathways.
On April 20 and 21st of 2023, the first Clark Fork Science Forum was held at the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula. 

Meet Caitlin Mayernik, a PhD student at Montana State University and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 CREWS research team. In this interview, Caitlin shared information about her work, studies and career pathway with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR. Her interview is reprinted here in order to share career pathways with young people in Montana.

Three students from MSU created pieces of art based on CREWS graduate student Megan Moore's research on Anaconda and community resilience
The Sensing for Science Professional Development Program is a free online course that teaches educators how to use an Arduino microcontroller to create an electrical device that collects data on water quality.
Coloring sheets for each of the three CREWS research sites - Judith River Watershed, Upper Clark Fork River, and Powder River Basin - are now available to download.
Meet Morgan Schultz, an undergraduate student who participated in the 2022 CREWS Workforce Development internship program!
Meet Raina Woolworth, an undergraduate student who participated in the 2022 CREWS Workforce Development internship program! 
Meet Sam Turner, an undergraduate student who participated in the 2022 CREWS Workforce Development internship program!