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New CREWS Partner Internship Opportunity
Deadline: April 11, 2022 CREWS is announcing an exciting update to the commercialization program. We encourage you to use the opportunity for your undergraduate and/or graduate students. This is also a unique way to include partners in the project by working with students. ** NEW** CREWS Partner Internship Opportunity: Workforce Development Summer 2022
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University of Montana earns R1 research status
In a major milestone for the University of Montana, UM is now a top-tier "R1" research institution
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Bob Hall Receives ASLO Fellowship for Excellence in Aquatic Sciences
CREWS researcher Robert Hall recognized as an ASLO fellow in 2021 for his sustained excellence in contributions to the program.
![CREWS undergraduate students Maddie Torrey, left, and Shannon Hamp, right, begin the process of packing up the drone after a flight on the Upper Clark Fork River in July 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_teaser/public/2022-01/Shaw_UCFR_Field_drone_JAS_3454.jpg?itok=xPoFCW9I)
Two CREWS undergraduate students nominated for national Goldwater Scholarship
Shannon Hamp and Maddie Torrey, CREWS undergraduate students in the Shaw Lab at Montana State University, were recently nominated for the national Goldwater Scholarship, which recognizes undergraduates who show exceptional promise of becoming our Nation’s next generation of research leaders.
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NSF announces new funding opportunity for mid-career personnel
The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for its Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) NSF-21-516 award
![The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative – an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR – recently disseminated eight $1,000 mini-grants to organizations across Montana in order to showcase STEM role models from the IF/THEN Collection, an online multimedia database. One of the funded projects was called “Coding Through Dance,” hosted by the University of Montana Department of Teaching and Learning. The one-day camp helped girls learn the intersection of robots and dance. The camp, hosted on Nov. 14, used the IF/TH](/sites/default/files/styles/news_teaser/public/2021-12/IF-THEN.jpeg?itok=uBoGTzoN)
Eight Montana projects funded through Montana Girls STEM Collaborative mini-grant
The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative funded eight projects across Montana through its IF/THEN mini-grant opportunity.
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FY 2022 Solicitation Released: NSF ESPCOR Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations
For FY 2022, RII Track-2 FEC proposals are invited on a single topic: “Advancing research towards industries of tomorrow to ensure economic growth for EPSCoR jurisdictions.”
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Two new press articles feature CREWS-supported efforts
Two new newspaper articles highlight the efforts of the Upper Clark Fork Working Group and the recent Warm Springs Ponds survey results.
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Call for Year 4 CREWS Commercialization and Innovation Interns
Do you have a research project that has possible commercial potential? Are you interested in having an intern explore that potential for you? CREWS has four funded intern opportunities with very flexible timing.
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New video higlights research and impact of CREWS
A new video highlights the work of CREWS researchers and students.
Upcoming Events
Montana State University
STEM Summer Institute and Workshop
Supported by the SMART FIRES project, MSU will host the 2024 STEM Summer Institute and Workshop in the Norm Asbjornson Hall on August 5-7, 2024.
Omaha, Nebraska
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference
Montana State University
STEM Summer Institute and Workshop
Supported by the SMART FIRES project, MSU will host the 2024 STEM Summer Institute and Workshop in the Norm Asbjornson Hall on August 5-7, 2024.
Omaha, Nebraska
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference