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Kirk Branch’s advice: get sidetracked

Kirk Branch’s advice: get sidetracked

Although MSU professors are busy teaching classes, they often have other jobs outside of the classroom that students might be unaware of. Kirk Branch of the English Department is a great example of one such professor. After earning his doctorate in language and rhetoric from the University of Washington, he

Debra Magpie Earling challenges historical narratives in Stegner lecture

Debra Magpie Earling challenges historical narratives in Stegner lecture

On Thursday, Feb. 22, MSU welcomed Missoula based author and Emeritus professor, Debra Magpie Earling, for the annual Stegner lecture in Norm Asbjornson Hall. The lecture was organized by staff and faculty of the Department of History and Philosophy and Dr. Mark Fiege, the Wallace Stegner Chair in Western American

Loving who you are with St. Clair Detrick-Jules

Loving who you are with St. Clair Detrick-Jules

”As Black women, we have to stop waiting for the world to love us and love ourselves unconditionally,” St. Clair Detrick-Jules said at her presentation in the SUB this past Wednesday. The filmmaker, photographer, activist and author spoke to members of the MSU community to spread her message of

MSU Library and DISC advocate for health equity

MSU Library and DISC advocate for health equity

The MSU Library held a health equity Wiki edit-a-thon in the Renne Library. The event was held in conjunction with the Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons (DISC), the MSU Research Alliance and the USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL) to spread awareness of health equity issues in Montana communities.

American Indigenous Business Leaders prep for national conference

American Indigenous Business Leaders prep for national conference

MSU’s chapter of the American Indigenous Business Leaders (AIBL) organization had its weekly meeting this past Tuesday night in the Elders’ Collaboration Room in the American Indian Hall to discuss their business proposal for the organization’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. AIBL advisor Virginia Bratton said that

Yellowstone as the wellspring for global thermophilic microbe research

Yellowstone as the wellspring for global thermophilic microbe research

For reasons still unknown to science, thermophilic microbes thrive both in the hydrothermal environments of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) and deep-sea interfaces in the Gulf of California. Despite massive differences in water-depth and climate, bacteria and archaea thrive in both places — and MSU researchers are hard at work

Book Recommendations to Spice Up Your Fall Experience

The transition between fall and winter is the coziest time of year. In our case, this year's move out of fall has lasted longer and felt even more idyllic than usual. Sure, it’s already snowed, but there are still leaves to crunch and sweater-weather days to