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.
EPSCoR Girls' STEM initiative selected for national program on gender equity in toys
The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach initiative of Montana NSF EPSCoR, has been selected for a national program called No Limits, which uses Matchbox cars to help tackle the stereotype of what is typically a “boy toy” versus a “girl toy.”
Sensing for Science poster presented at national conference
It was a pleasure to present our Sensing for Science poster at the NSF EPSCoR national conference in Columbia, South Carolina!
Dixon Afterschool chosen for Small Town STEM program
Dixon School’s afterschool club was recently chosen for Small Town STEM, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR that supports science, technology, engineering and mathematics enrichment in towns of 2,500 and under.
Sensing for Science talk Aug. 6
Land cover scientist Peder Nelson of Oregon State University visits Bozeman to deliver a free public talk called Sensing for Science: GO on a Trail to monitor changes on planet Earth.
Outreach intern report: Learning about freshwater ecosystems with youth, by Olivia Miller
My name is Olivia Miller and I’m a student at Bozeman High School. In early June of 2019 I got the opportunity to work with the wonderful Rose Vallor studying streams in Bozeman, Montana with the Peaks and Potentials camp at Montana State University.
Small Town STEM supports out-of-school educators
In partnership with the MSU Science Math Resource Center and the Montana Afterschool Alliance, we are pleased to offer support to attend the 2019 Montana Afterschool Alliance annual conference (Aug. 8-9 in Bozeman) to two out-of-school educators from Montana towns of 2,500 and under.
Water Professional Development: How can we help you?
Water professionals: How can we help you? One goal of the Montana NSF EPSCoR CREWS Project is to support Montana professionals who are working in water-related industries, including state agencies, local municipalities, private consultancies, non-profits and other areas. Please help us better understand your professional development needs so that we can assist you!
Careers in STEM: Liddi Meredith, hydrogeologist
Dr. Elizabeth "Liddi" Meredith is a hydrogeologist with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology at Montana Technological University in Butte. She is a member of the Montana NSF EPSCoR research team and shared information about her career with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR. Her interview is reprinted her in its entirety.