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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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Students at UM Western Seek Input on Warm Springs Ponds Survey

Students at the University of Montana Western (UM Western) are conducting a public survey on the Warm Springs Ponds and want to hear from you.

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New coloring activity for kids illustrates CREWS research in the Judith River Watershed

A new activity developed by Montana NSF EPSCoR teaches kids about the Judith River Watershed and how CREWS researchers are studying the water and land in the region.

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CREWS Careers: Taylor Gold Quiros

Meet Taylor Gold Quiros, a PhD student in Systems Ecology at the University of Montana and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team.

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Montana Girls STEM Collaborative welcomes new intern

Montana NSF EPSCoR welcomes Montana State University student Sierra Fisher-Dkyman, who is now serving as an intern for the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative. Sierra is a senior at MSU studying Elementary Education, Special Education, and Spanish. Here are Sierra's words:

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Fungus Among Us (Video)

Video produced by Gerard Sapes (UM)

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CREWS Careers: Arica Crootof

Meet Dr. Arica Crootof, Assistant Professor of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Montana Western and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team. In this interview, Dr.

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Museum exhibit on remote sensing features EPSCoR research

A new exhibit at Bozeman’s American Computer & Robotics Museum highlights the dynamic field of remote sensing and features remote sensing applications and instruments developed and used by Montana NSF EPSCoR researchers and industry partners.

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CREWS Year 3 Workforce Development Seed Awards

Montana NSF EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) announces new Workforce Development Seed Awards, enhancing the water quality research and education program of the Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS) RII Track-1 project (OIA- 1757351).

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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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Upcoming Events

Riley Logan Ph.D. Defense

Riley Logan, a CREWS Ph.D. student, will defend their dissertation on Thursday, March 21st at 9 a.m. MT.

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Indiginizing Engineering Education

The ASEE Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting will be held March 27-29, 2024 at Montana State University

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M-Hopes Happiness Workshop

Graduate students are invited to join Dr. John Sommers-Flanagan for a fun, interactive, and informative ~2.5-hour workshop on how to apply evidence-based happiness interventions to their lives, and help combat grad school fatigue by prioritizing happiness and well-being.

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Indiginizing Engineering Education

The ASEE Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting will be held March 27-29, 2024 at Montana State University

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Wildfire Science Week

The spectrUM Discovery Bench will facilitate wildfire science hands-on activities daily from April 9 - April 13.

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Brushstrokes of Change Art Installation

spectrUM Discovery Area will house an art and poetry installation on climate change and climate resilience from April 15 - May 13.

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Riley Logan Ph.D. Defense

Riley Logan, a CREWS Ph.D. student, will defend their dissertation on Thursday, March 21st at 9 a.m. MT.

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