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Exploring Hydroponics on Campus

Soil is a thing of the past — not really — but new agriculture technologies have made hydroponics a competitive option for vegetable and fruit production. Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants without soil. Plants may be grown in nothing or have rock, wool or perlite substrates. If you stroll through

MSU receives ten-million dollar grant in “The Mountains and Plains Thriving Communities Collaborative”

MSU receives ten-million dollar grant in “The Mountains and Plains Thriving Communities Collaborative”

On Jan. 19, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials announced that MSU will receive a ten-million dollar grant to combat environmental issues within EPA Region 8. According to the EPA, Region 8 consists of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah, as well as 28 Tribal

How grad students work with Bobcat athletes

How grad students work with Bobcat athletes

Thousands of fans file into Bobcat Stadium for home football games to cheer on the team, but few get to see the work that goes into keeping the players healthy enough to perform their best. MSU has three graduate assistant (GA) athletic trainers who work for the football program while

GIS research on snow aims to prevent future rooftop collapses

GIS research on snow aims to prevent future rooftop collapses

In the winter of 2019, the roof of the North and South gyms of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center collapsed after unprecedented heavy snowfall. Now, researchers and undergraduate students are using geographic information system (GIS) technology to prevent future collapses. Eric Sproles, assistant professor of the Department of Earth Sciences,

The Bozeman Band that rose to success through high school and college

Editor's note: This story was corrected to remove information from inaccurate sources. Before their graduation from high school, a group of best friends experimented with songwriting and composing, setting a goal to record and release their very own album. This quickly became the story of the newest folk

Bobcats sweep the podium at business startup challenge

The lights on Montana Hall were lit Tuesday, April 19, in honor of MSU teams securing $42,500 in prize money at the 33rd annual John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge. MSU students representing Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Letters and Science, College of Architecture, Norm Asbjornson

MSU research team partners with NASA to send computer to the Moon

MSU research team partners with NASA to send computer to the Moon

Over the last 12 years, MSU students and faculty have been designing, building and testing a computer aimed to better handle radiation-related disruptions in space. This spring, the computer will be shipped off to NASA, which will take it to the moon in 2023 aboard the XL-1 Lander