CREWS Workforce Development awardee creates virtual reality water plant simulation
CREWS Workforce Development Program awardee Andrew Sullivan creates virtual reality water plant simulation
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.
CREWS Empower Program student Olivia Jakabosky receives Udall Scholarship
MSU student Olivia Jakabosky, a CREWS Empower Program participant, has been awarded a Udall Scholarship for her commitment to the environment
CREWS Commercialization Intern Highlight - Sheridan Johnson
Meet Sheridan Johnson, a participant in the 2021 CREWS Innovation and Commercialization Internship Program
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
New supplement opportunity for NSF EPSCoR Track-2 Projects
New Supplement opportunity for Track-2 Projects
Postdoctoral researcher Rafael Feijo de Lima presents at Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting
In early March, Rafael Feijo de Lima, a CREWS postdoctoral researcher at the University of Montana working with the Upper Clark Fork River (UCFR) team, presented at the Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society annual meeting.
Saying goodbye and best wishes to spectrUM's Hedi Casquilho-Gray
CREWS is saying a bittersweet farewell to our colleague Hedi Casquilho-Gray, who will be leaving her position at the University of Montana in June to begin a new career as a high school science teacher in Hawaii.
Libby Metcalf named inaugural Joel Meier Distinguished Professor of Wildland Recreation at University of Montana
Libby Metcalf, a CREWS project lead at the University of Montana working with the Natural Resource Social Science team, was named as the inaugural Joel Meier Distinguished Professor of Wildland Recreation in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. This honor recognizes Metcalf’s exceptional leadership and accomplishments in research, teaching, and service in and beyond the Parks, Tourism, and Recreation Management arena.
Montana NSF EPSCoR Celebrates Citizen Science Month
Citizen science connects scientists and everyday people to help accelerate research and discovery. It can involve one person or millions of people collaborating towards a common goal and is a valuable way to engage the university community and have the public learn about, participate in, and contribute to science through both informal recreational activities and formal research efforts.
Upcoming Events
spectrUM Discovery Area
All Under One Roof (AUOR) Air Wildfire and Smoke Event
spectrUM and partners will have wildfire and climate-related activities and content from 3-5pm on April 25 for the public to learn and enjoy.
Virtual
Wildfires and Air Quality - Providing a Relevant Portal to Get Audiences Invested in the Conversation
During this online workshop hear from partners engaging audiences of all ages in Earth and climate science through activities that take a closer look at the scientific and societal impacts of wildfires.
Online
Free Citizen Science Webinar April 30 features Montana NSF EPSCoR
Citizen science is science for everyone! Specifically, citizen science is when the public voluntarily helps conduct scientific research. From sharing photos of nature to help scientists document biodiversity to browsing images on your computer to help speed up research about Alzheimer's disease, each of these acts of science is important.
spectrUM Discovery Area
All Under One Roof (AUOR) Air Wildfire and Smoke Event
spectrUM and partners will have wildfire and climate-related activities and content from 3-5pm on April 25 for the public to learn and enjoy.
Virtual
Wildfires and Air Quality - Providing a Relevant Portal to Get Audiences Invested in the Conversation
During this online workshop hear from partners engaging audiences of all ages in Earth and climate science through activities that take a closer look at the scientific and societal impacts of wildfires.
spectrUM Discovery Area
Brushstrokes of Change First Friday Art Show
spectrUM will host a public “gallery opening” style show on May 3 from 5-7 pm which will feature the climate art installation created by Big Sky High School 10th graders.