BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 1 (TNSMon) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: Friends of the Montana State University College of Nursing gathered at MSU Monday under blue skies to celebrate a transformative gift of $101 million from Mark and Robyn Jones, founders of Goosehead Insurance Inc. The Joneses, who have a home in Whitefish, have said their intention is to help address one of the most defining challenges of our time -- access to health care, particu more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 4 (TNSPer) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University professor has been asked to advise the U.S. Department of Energy on a wide range of pressing energy and environmental topics. Matthew Fields, director of MSU's Center for Biofilm Engineering, has been named to the DOE's Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee, a 23-member panel that provides advice on the agency's biological and environmental research pr more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 3 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will present "The State of the Bozeman and Gallatin County" for its first Friday Forum of the fall semester. The event will take place virtually from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. It is free and open to the public. Bozeman Deputy Mayor Terry Cunningham, Gallatin County Commissioner Scott MacFarlane and community planning sp more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 2 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University mathematician Dominique Zosso will discuss how mathematics can contribute to biomedical image analysis in the next Kopriva Science Seminar Series lecture. Zosso will present "Mathematical Models and Algorithms for Biomedical Imaging" at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, in the Procrastinator Theater in the Strand Union Building. The lecture is free and open to the public. A rec more PR

KALISPELL, Montana, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- Flathead Valley Community College issued the following news release: A $26 million multipurpose building under construction at Flathead Valley Community College is on track for a soft opening in spring 2022, President Jane Karas said Wednesday. During a tour of the construction site on the first day of the fall semester, Karas said the roughly 58,000-square-foot Paul D. Wachholz College Center will include a gymnasium as big as a full-size basketball cou more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) issued an emergency rule to promote the role of parents as the ultimate decision makers on matters pertaining to the health of their children, including on the issue of wearing masks in schools. "Montana students deserve to be back in their classroom in as normal and safe an env more PR

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 3 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Fitch Ratings Inc., an American credit rating agency, recently affirmed the State of Montana a AA+ bond rating. "As we work to make Montana more competitive, our fiscal discipline, conservative budget, and increasingly diverse economy have earned Montana an AA+ bond rating. Montana is, and will remain, open for business," Gov. Gianforte said. I more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: For a third year running, Montana State University recorded an all-time high for research expenditures, tallying more than $193 million for the fiscal year ending in June. That figure marks a 16% increase over the previous year's total expenditures of $167 million reported to the National Science Foundation and adds to more than a decade of research expenditures topping $100 million, according to  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 31 (TNSMon) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: Montana State University (MSU) today announced a philanthropic gift of $101 million for its College of Nursing from Mark and Robyn Jones, founders of Goosehead Insurance Inc. ("Goosehead") (NASDAQ: GHSD), as they seek to help address one of the most defining challenges of our time -- access to health care, particularly for rural and frontier communities. This gift -- the largest e more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 3 (TNSGra) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: With a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Montana State University and the University of Arkansas will establish the MonArk Quantum Foundry to accelerate the development of quantum materials and devices. The foundry will assist those studying 2D materials for quantum technologies by creating tools to aid their research and infrastructure to facilitate the exchange of ideas acro more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 1 (TNSGra) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Montana Girls STEM Collaborative is offering mini grants of $500 to $1,000 for youth organizations that use multimedia assets from a database that features women scientists and engineers. The collaborative is a statewide network housed within the Science Math Resource Center in the Department of Education at Montana State University and has a co-leader at the University of Montana. The databas more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: According to Montana State University Extension educators, Montana's cremation rate is well above the national average. In 2020, 79% of people who died in the state were cremated. To address the rise in interest, MSU Extension has released a MontGuide on the topic. According to data from the National Funeral Directors Association, the U.S. cremation rate was nearly 56% in 2020, up from just over 4 more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A team of Montana State University engineering and architecture undergraduates has earned a top award at an international competition testing their ability to analyze energy-saving building systems. Nate Cummings, Spencer Fitz-Gerald and Brendan Latimer placed second in the applied engineering challenge category at the 2021 ASHRAE Design Competition for designing a modular greenhouse structure opt more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 31 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Twenty-three rural Montana communities are set to participate in a Montana State University Extension program that focuses on providing Montana's small towns with opportunities to shape their future. The Reimagining Rural virtual gathering is a series of three evening events where people come together in their communities to listen to virtual speakers discuss positive examples of successful rural  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 1 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The School Psychology Doctoral Program at the University of Montana has been reaccredited by the American Psychological Association until 2031. UM offers the only school psychology doctoral program in Montana and the surrounding region. It has been accredited since 2015. The closest accredited programs outside Montana are in Washington, Minnesota and Colorado to the south. School psychologists, more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 2 (TNSGra) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana's Women's Entrepreneurship and Leadership Lab launched this week with a grant from Wells Fargo to expand programs for women looking to start or grow their businesses. The $125,000 grant will allow W.E.L.L. to build awareness around inequities for women in business, highlight the ways men can support women and develop additional programming for budding entrepreneurs no m more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Sept. 4 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Noah Goldberg-Jaffe grew up with a father as a teacher and spent his life watching his dad benefit from being a union member. Then when he was 26, Goldberg-Jaffe worked to organize unions for the Oregon American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). This summer, he walked picket lines, held strike signs and developed a deep and meaningful understanding of what it means to adv more PR