TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 15 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Forest Service (FFS) announced the deployment of a 20-person Type 2 initial attack hand crew to Montana to support wildfire operations due to the elevated activity. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, more than 16,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are currently combating at least  more PR

HELENA, Montana, July 15 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the following appointments: Board of Regents * Amy Sexton, Billings: Serving as Student Regent for the Montana University System since July 2020, Sexton attends MSU-Billings where she is studying accounting and mathematics. Sexton's term will run through June 30, 2022. Montana Tax Appeal Board * Daniel Zolnikov, Billings: A small business ow more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 14 (TNSPer) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: William Kleindl, an assistant research professor in Montana State University's Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture, was recently named president-elect of the Society of Wetland Scientists. Kleindl assumed the post June 10, the last day of the society's annual meeting. His yearlong term as president will begin in summer 2022. After his term, he will more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 13 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: By Marshall Swearingen, MSU News Service NASA's ambitious goal of establishing a sustained human presence on Mars in the 2030s will involve landing a spacecraft on the distant planet without burning up the crew, producing food and breathable air amid an inhospitable environment, even making rocket fuel from the Martian atmosphere to power the journey home. But one the greatest challenges may invo more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 15 (TNSPro) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Academic Technology and Outreach and the Department of Earth Sciences at Montana State University will offer a series of non-credit courses for both traditional K-12 teachers and alternative educators focusing on teaching about soils, slopes and streams and how different Earth processes impact human lives. Registration is now open for the fully online courses, which run August through September. P more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 13 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: An annual professional development conference for science teachers will be hosted virtually Aug. 9-11 by the Science Math Resource Center in Montana State University's College of Education, Health and Human Development and School Services of Montana. The Science Summer Institute is designed for science, technology, engineering and math teachers of all grade levels, with opportunities to attend roun more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 17 (TNSAwa) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: By Rachel Hergett, MSU News Service Mallory Molina, who studies black holes in dwarf galaxies at Montana State University, was awarded a 2021 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in June. In addition to recognizing the academic achievements of the awardees, the competitive Ford Foundation Fellowship Program -- administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine -- is g more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, July 17 (TNSOps) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: Amidst a record-setting drought across the Pacific Northwest and fires raging in the West, students enrolled in the University of Montana's Climate Change Studies program have a front-row seat to address the effects of a changing climate. The UM Climate Change Studies program was established in 2009, becoming the first interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in the nation more PR