BUTTE, Montana, March 24 (TNSPer) -- Montana Tech issued the following news release: Michele Hardy Ph.D. has been named the dean of the College of Letters, Sciences & Professional Studies (CLSPS) at Montana Technological University. Hardy will begin her new role on July 1, 2021. She will replace Karen VanDaveer, who has served in the role on an interim basis since 2020. "The CLSPS dean search committee did a great job. We want to thank the members of the committee for all their hard work. We a more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 24 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news on March 23, 2021: Yellowstone National Park tourists may stroll the boardwalks of Lower Geyser Basin for an hour or two, snapping photos of richly hued mudpots or jets of boiling water. But what would it be like to watch this dynamic environment change over the past 10,000 years? According to a recent study by Montana State University researchers, answers lie at the bottom of nearby Goose Lake. Buried wi more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 25 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, and 11 other state attorneys general filed today to block the Biden administration's ongoing violation of the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). This reckless abuse of Presidential power threatens the livelihoods of rural Montana families and will cost the state millions in t more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 27 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the funding of 14 forest management projects across Montana that will reduce wildfire risks, improve forest health and wildlife habitat, and support local economies with good-paying jobs in the forest industry. "Our Montana Comeback Plan calls for using all tools available to reduce wildfire risk across the state," Governor Gianforte said. "T more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte and Department of Administration Director Misty Ann Giles today announced the appointment of Kevin Gilbertson to serve as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Montana. "Improving customer service and modernizing technology in state government is critical to better serving the people of Montana," Governor Greg Gianforte said. "Kevin is highly-qualified to lead the  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 27 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Montana's unemployment rate dropped in February to 3.9%, after falling to 4.0% in January. The unemployment rate for the U.S. was 6.2% in February. "Montana's unemployment rate continues its downward trend, but too many of our businesses are struggling to find workers," Governor Greg Gianforte said. "Getting Montanans back to work in good-paying jobs and improving access to trades education and appr more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 23 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news: Montana State University Extension is offering an Alzheimer's disease awareness program for children that provides a storybook and a reading guide for parents or guardians, teens, aunts, uncles or grandparents who want to help young children understand the disease. According to Jennifer Munter, grant manager for the MSU Extension Rural Prescription Opioid Misuse Education and Awareness program, the guide more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 24 -- Montana State University issued the following news: Catherine Potts, a doctoral student in the Montana State University Department of Mathematical Sciences and recipient of a 2020 Kopriva Graduate Student Fellowship, will present "Archetypal Analysis Applied to Neuronal Cellular Signaling" as part of the College of Letters and Science's Kopriva Science Seminar Series. The virtual lecture will be presented via Webex on Thursday, April 15, from 3:10 to 4 p.m. Potts, more PR