BOZEMAN, Montana, April 30 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A film released in October that features the work of MSU researchers in Antarctica has been selected to be screened at regional, national and international events. The film, "The Lake at the Bottom of the World," (https://www.antarcticlakefilm.com/) follows an international team of scientists on a project called Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access, or SALSA. It was screened in February a more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 27 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 25, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana's economy grew an inflation-adjusted 6.7% in 2021, the seventh largest rate of growth in the country. It also marks the sharpest rate growth in Montana in more than 40 years. Montanans' personal income also grew by 8.5% in 2021, the fastest increase in 15 years. "Thanks to hardworking Montanans, our state had an economic boom last yea more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 29 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 13 other states are suing the Biden administration over yet another unlawful immigration rule that will make the crisis at the southern border worse than it already is. The new rule violates federal laws and bypasses Congress and erodes asylum integrity safeguards. The Asylum Rule largely removes federal immigration judges from the review process a more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Promoting the state's efforts to increase starting teacher pay, Governor Greg Gianforte today met with starting teachers and administrators in Havre and Harlem as his 56 County Tour continued in Chouteau, Hill, and Blaine counties. "Creating greater opportunities for all Montanans to prosper, including our teachers, is what our Montana Comeback Plan is all about," Gov. Gianforte sa more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 30 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on April 28, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today praised the Montana Board of Public Education (BPE) for its progress toward streamlining educator licensing in the state. "For too long, Montana has struggled to recruit and retain K-12 educators for our schools," Gov. Gianforte said. "By eliminating unnecessary barriers, we'll get more high-quality educators in our classrooms, develop a stronger educ more PR

SIDNEY, Montana, April 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Visiting Sheridan, Roosevelt, and Richland counties, Governor Greg Gianforte today met with apprentices, employees, and business owners helping drive Montana's economic growth and strengthen their communities. "From Polaris to Plentywood, and Ekalaka to Eureka, hardworking Montanans are driving our state's strong economy," Gov. Gianforte said. "Not only are the businesses I visited today supporting  more PR

HELENA, Montana, April 27 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: In what is starting to feel like a trend, the Montana GOP has once again tried to take credit for Democratic legislation. Last Friday, the Twitter account for the Montana Republican Party tweeted out an article about a new meat-processing plant that Senator Tester and his Democratic colleagues secured funding for. The tweet was met with immediate ridicule from Montanans, who have grown weary of the MT G more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 28 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: As a result of research at Montana State University, sensors used to monitor moisture in agricultural soils may one day be entirely biodegradable, and medical implants could be imprinted with enzymes that help absorption into the body. Cecily Ryan, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in MSU's Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, is leading a new proje more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 30 (TNSPar) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: As the academic semester at Montana State University draws to an end, the university is again partnering with the city of Bozeman to reduce curbside clutter for Don't Curb Your Crap 2022. For the month of May, the city's Solid Waste Division will pick up bulky items for MSU students and spring graduates for free. Pickups of bulky items such as couches, desks and mattresses normally cost $20 per  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 30 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: The British are fascinated with contemporary American politics and also curious about Montana as it's portrayed in the television show "Yellowstone," said Montana State University political science professor David Parker, who lectured in the United Kingdom recently as the recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Award. Parker, who chairs MSU's Department of Political Science in the College of Letters more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, April 27 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Montana State University Billings held the ninth annual Research and Creativity Symposium last week, which featured both creative works and research conducted by MSU Billings students. With students from multiple disciplines taking part, they presented their individual research and showcased art and music. The Student Juried Art Show kicked off the symposium on April 21. Artwork was selected b more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 29 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Notre Dame professor Mark Johnson will discuss his new book, "The Middle Kingdom under the Big Sky: A History of the Chinese Experience in Montana" at a lecture set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, in the Hager Auditorium at the Museum of the Rockies. Sponsored by the Ivan Doig Center and the Extreme History project, the event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase, and  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 28 (TNSJou) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: In 2009, Casey Delphia, a member of the Montana State University research community working on bee ecology and as an associate curator for the Montana Entomology Collection, went on her first-ever overseas specimen collecting trip to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Twelve years later, Delphia found out she actually collected a completely new species of sweat bee on that trip. This discovery ca more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 28 (TNSfund) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Family and the University of Kansas hold special places in physician and KU alumnus Jeff Lindenbaum's heart. His late father, Siegfried Lindenbaum, was a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy for more than 20 years. Jeff Lindenbaum met his wife, Joan Sorenson, when they were basketball-loving undergraduates at KU. Those strong ties led Lindenbaum and Sorenson, of Billings, Montana, to make a gift co more PR