BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 27 (TNSEve) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University, in partnership with the Belgrade Community Library, will host the presentation "Cybersecurity: Then, Now and Tomorrow" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the library. The event is free and open to the public. Ronda Black, information technology program director at Gallatin College MSU, will cover the history of cybersecurity, current t more PR

GOSHEN, Indiana, Oct. 28 (TNSBook) -- Goshen College issued the following news: Regina Shands Stoltzfus, professor of peace, justice and conflict studies, has co-authored the new book "Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality" (Herald Press, Nov. 2021). Written with Tobin Miller Shearer, professor of history and African American studies at the University of Montana, "Been in the Struggle" nurtures, challenges and fosters the work and witness of dismantling racism for the long  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 28 (TNSAwa) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: * * * Montana State University Graduate Student Wins Prestigious NASA Award to Advance Search for Extraterrestrial Life If scientists one day find life hiding on an icy moon in the outer solar system or beyond, they may owe the discovery in part to a technology being advanced by a Montana State University graduate student. With her work now backed by a prestigious NASA grant, Madeline Garner, a  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 29 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2021: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Travis Spinder to head the Montana Department of Justice's Forensic Science Division (FSD). Spinder had been serving as interim administrator since April 2021. Commonly referred to as the State Crime Lab, FSD houses the state's forensic science laboratories and medical examiner system. "Violent crime  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 27 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued legal guidance today on the status of the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Today's guidance follows Attorney General Knudsen's initial guidance issued earlier this month to help Montana workers understand their rights. Biden's claims in his September 9 speech that federal contractors will be more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 28 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen launched a new tool today to help law enforcement agencies and the public find missing persons and bring them home. The enhanced Montana Missing Persons Database is easier to use, increases accessibility for cell phones and tablets, and includes other features to provide accurate and timely information. Making up-to-date information ava more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 30 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and nine other state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for imposing an illegal vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees. The lawsuit takes issue with the Biden Administration's use of federal procurement statutes to force injections on federal contractors and their employees through Execut more PR

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 29 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Commerce have launched the Workforce Training Grant Program to provide $10 million to Montana non-profit and for-profit businesses for skill-based training of new and existing employees. "These grants will build a stronger Montana workforce and empower Montana workers with the skills they need to succeed and thrive," Gov. Gianforte more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 27 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The Montana Science Olympiad state tournament is scheduled for Friday, April 15, at Montana State University. Registration is now open for middle and high school teams. MSU's Science Math Resource Center, which is part of the College of Education, Health and Human Development and runs the annual statewide competition, will host an online presentation from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, called "Star more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 29 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: When she taught engineering to middle school students in Oklahoma, Rebekah Hammack - now a faculty member in Montana State University's College of Education, Health and Human Development - observed that many of her students at first didn't see a connection between their lives at home and their schoolwork. But that changed with hands-on work in the classroom. "When the students got their hands on g more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 27 (TNSJou) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A team from Montana State University, Tufts University and the Specialty Coffee Association has published a study finding that coffee quality is sensitive to shifts in environmental factors linked to climate change as well as to shifts in climate adaptation strategies. The paper, "Climate Change and Coffee Quality: Systematic Review on the Effects of Environmental and Management Variation on Secon more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2021: Gov. Doug Burgum today stressed his support for a legal challenge filed today on behalf of North Dakota and nine other states to the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on federal contractors. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined nine other states - Missouri, Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Wyoming - in a lawsuit more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the State of New Hampshire has joined with the states of Missouri, Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to file a lawsuit against the federal government for imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees. In connection with the filing, Attorney G more PR

STERLING, Kansas, Oct. 27 (TNSOps) -- Sterling College issued the following news release: Sterling College recognized its three Arts Hall of Fame inductees for 2020 who were awarded at Homecoming on Oct. 14-16. The 2020 induction was postponed until Homecoming 2021 due to the pandemic. Two members of Sterling College's Class of 2001 are being inducted: Rachel (Prochaska) Downs '01, theatrical scenic artist from Wichita, and Jodi Lightner '01, art professor at Montana State University in Billing more PR