BOZEMAN, Montana, May 5 (TNSPer) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University researcher known as a creative and prolific physicist has received one of science's greatest honors in recognition of his work to understand solar flares and other magnetic behavior of the sun. Dana Longcope, professor in and head of the Department of Physics in MSU's College of Letters and Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, joining MSU's Joan B more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 6 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A historian examining the development and modernization of the beef industry will visit the Montana State University Library this summer to conduct research after receiving a travel and access award. Daniel T. Gresham, professor in the Department of Humanities at St. Mary's College in Kansas, received MSU's Distinctive Collections Travel and Access Award. The $2,500 award, which is being awarded for more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 6 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today appealed a Bozeman judge's ruling that stops voters from being able to choose how they elect state Supreme Court justices. He also called on current Supreme Court justices to disqualify themselves from the case because each "has a significant personal interest in how and where they must campaign to keep their jobs." Sponsored by Rep.  more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 7 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called on the Biden administration to disband its Orwellian "Disinformation Governance Board" before it further chills free speech, calling it "unconstitutional, illegal, and un-American." In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, Attorney General Knudsen and 19 other state attorneys general decried the administration's attack on  more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 5 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that his office secured a half-million dollars from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for using deceptive digital tactics to steer low-income consumers toward its commercial products and away from federally supported free tax services. Approximately 16,700 Montanans will benefit, receiving a payment directly from  more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 5 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 4, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today proclaimed May 2022 as Military Appreciation Month in Montana to honor the brave men and women in the United States Armed Forces. The governor's proclamation can be viewed here (https://governor.mt.gov/_docs/220500_Proc_Military_Appreciation_Month_SIGNED.pdf) and below. WHEREAS, for generations, members of the United States military have put their lives on  more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: Proclaiming May 5 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day in Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte today renewed his call to protect our Native communities and end the MMIP crisis. "As I visit reservations across Montana, the MMIP crisis looms large in the hearts and minds of our Native neighbors. Let's be clear and unequivocal - no Native girl, boy, woman, or man shou more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today welcomed Hyundai Motor Group to Montana after the company announced it will locate its New Horizons Studio (NHS) headquarters in Bozeman. Hyundai's NHS is a unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs). Representing an estimated $20 million investment by Hyundai, the facility will create more than 50 jobs in Gallatin County. "An inn more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 3 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Unless Governor Gianforte submits a funding request plan soon, 97,500 Montana children will miss out on an estimated $36.6 million in federal food assistance. Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) was established in 2020 to help prevent hunger among children who lost access to school meals during remote learning through the pandemic. The program was a critical lifeline for thousands of families and their children. Governo more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 6 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following the release of a draft Majority Opinion of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, Republican leaders in Montana released statements of condemnation. They were not, however, condemning the brutal reversal of half a century of established law, nor were they condemning the fact that three Justices who signed onto the brief had lied on the stand when asked, point blank, if they considered Roe v.  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 6 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: In an extraordinary wave of recognition, a Montana State University scientist has been named to two of the nation's most prestigious academies in a single week in celebration of her work to unravel the mysteries of a family of chemical reactions found throughout nature. Joan Broderick, professor in and head of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in MSU's College of Letters and Science, has been elec more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 4 (TNSRes) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Though bison are often closely associated with the Great Plains, a new study by a Montana State University doctoral student has found that bison actually occupied much of North America over the last 20,000 years. John Wendt, a doctoral student in the Department of Earth Sciences in MSU's College of Letters and Science, studies how the distribution and abundance of large herbivores, such as bison, ch more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 3 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University expects more than 2,600 students will receive degrees during MSU's 136th commencement ceremonies, which are set for 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 13. MSU will confer degrees on candidates for graduation for the 2021-2022 academic year. This spring semester, there are expected to be 1,813 undergraduate students, 337 master's students and 103 doctoral students receiving d more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, May 3 -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: By Maureen Brakke Director of University Communications & Marketing Montana State University Billings was chosen to participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Education which provides incarcerated individuals access to post-secondary education opportunities and federal need-based Pell Grants. These programs have been shown to reduc more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, May 4 (TNSPer) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Anna Prentiss has made a career out of sifting through layers of history to reveal the daily lives of ancient people. Her efforts have led to layers of accolades. The University of Montana archaeologist and anthropologist already holds the rank of Regents Professor - the top professor rank awarded by the Montana University System - and now she has become only the fourth Montanan ever elected to th more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, May 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: A University of Montana survey shows a majority of Big Sky voters are concerned by the current pace of growth, and this dynamic is reinforcing bipartisan demands to protect Montana's wildlife and open spaces. The 2022 Voter Survey on Public Lands was commissioned by the University's Crown of the Continent and Greater Yellowstone Initiative (COCGYI). The biannual survey has tracked opinions of like more PR