BOZEMAN, Montana, May 17 (TNSper) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University has appointed Alison Harmon, its dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Development, as its interim vice president of research and economic development. Harmon was appointed after Jason Carter, who currently holds the position, announced he would be leaving for Baylor University in August. Harmon is expected to serve two years in the interim role with a national more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 17 (TNSper) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University has named Tricia Seifert, professor and head of its Department of Education, to serve as interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Development. Seifert will begin in her duties Aug. 9. She replaces Alison Harmon, whom the university has named to the position of interim vice president of research and economic development. Bob Mokwa, executive vice president more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, May 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: When Assistant Professor Caitlin Martin-Wagar joined the University of Montana faculty in 2021, she knew she'd be a program of one. Martin-Wagar's specialty is the research and treatment of eating disorders. When it comes to her field, fellow practitioners are rare - particularly in rural states like Montana. "There is huge gap in access to eating disorders care in rural communities," she said.  more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 17 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release and letter: Former Secretary of State Linda McCulloch, who served from 2009-2017, sent a letter to current Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, calling on Jacobsen's office to swiftly correct serious flaws in their system. Currently, neither voters nor campaigns can look up which congressional district a voter belongs to, and with the primary just three weeks away, Secretary McCulloch's letter serves as an more PR

HELENA, Montana, May 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: As the crisis at the U.S. southern border contributes to increased drug interdictions, drug use, and violent crime in Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte today convened a roundtable with law enforcement officers, local officials, and treatment providers to discuss efforts to improve public safety in Great Falls. "In the first few months of this year, the Montana Highway Patrol had already more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 19 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University ecologist has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, which will take her to the United Kingdom to help understand how invasive crayfish alter fine sediment dynamics and insects in rivers. "It's quite an honor to be selected," said Lindsey Albertson, associate professor in the Department of Ecology in MSU's College of Letters and Science. "I'm appreciative of the Fu more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 19 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University Extension recently published six new MontGuides on a variety of topics to provide unbiased information for Montana citizens. As part of their outreach efforts, MSU Extension specialists and agents write MontGuides with information gathered during their research and outreach work throughout the year. The fact sheets are designed for all Montanans, including agricultural prod more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, May 19 (TNSres) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Montana State University Billings English student Brie Barron has published an article on Entropic Interactionist Theory in the journal Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism. Entropic Interactionist Theory focuses on social constructionism, or how interactions among people create a shared, subjective reality, and the use of entropy to explain social breakdown. The core of the argument is tha more PR