BOZEMAN, Montana, March 7 (TNSpp) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Internationally known painter and Montana State University alumnus Sean Chandler will give a lecture on his artistic journey and the work featured in his exhibition, "The One Defined To Be No One" at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, in the American Indian Hall's Great Hall on the MSU campus. The talk, which is free and open to the public, coincides with Chandler's exhibit on display at the School of Art' more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 7 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: As soil acidification becomes a more pressing issue for Montana farmers, researchers in the Montana State University College of Agriculture are conducting on-farm experiments around the state to help explore precision treatments that fit the conditions measured in individual fields. Assistant research professor Manbir Rakkar and professor Clain Jones of the Department of Land Resources and Environ more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Gianforte today welcomed TDS Telecom (TDS) to Montana, celebrating the company's $160 million investment to deliver its all-fiber network to communities across the state. "Through the expansion of its fiber network in Montana, TDS Telecom will provide reliable service to over 100,000 homes and businesses and support 70 Montana jobs," Gov. Gianforte said. "Montana is open for business,  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale posed for a photo with several high-profile Neo-Nazis last week outside the U.S. Capitol. This is not the first time he's teamed up with white supremacists: in a frequently shared photo from 2014, Rosendale posed with far-right militia Oath Keepers and just this past fall, Rosendale posted an endorsement of a secessionist and antisemitic weapons manufacturer. Rosendale has ear more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 9 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University astrophysicist Amy Reines has won a major award that will further research on black holes to answer important questions in astrophysics. Reines, an assistant professor MSU's Department of Physics in the College of Letters and Science, said she was "honored and thrilled" to learn that she had been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER grant, which will pr more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 9 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Michelle Flenniken, a virologist and associate professor at Montana State University, will highlight results from her laboratory, including the discovery of new viruses and new honeybee antiviral defenses, in the next installment of the 2022-23 Provost's Distinguished Lecturer Series on March 21. Flenniken is the co-director of MSU's Pollinator Health Center and a faculty member in the College of  more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, March 7 (TNSres) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Montana State University Billings alumnus Jon Laurent, Ph.D., was recently inducted into the Montana Bioscience Alliance Hall of Fame for his critical role in COVID-19 testing research during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Laurent was working as a postdoctoral research fellow at New York University Langone Health, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He and his colleagues were already aware that the  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 11 (TNSconf) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University Extension and the Montana Pork Producers Council will host a conference for small pork producers on Saturday, April 29, at Montana ExpoPark's Family Living Center in Great Falls. The conference, which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is an opportunity for pork producers, 4-H members, FFA members and others to learn about swine genetics, pork production, herd hea more PR

FLATHEAD LAKE, Montana, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Rivers are critical for Earth's ability to sustain life. They serve as the connective transport system, much like the circulatory system in the human body, delivering water, energy and matter from the mountains to the oceans. But our understanding of the role of rivers in the global carbon cycle remains limited, making it difficult for scientists to predict how global change may alter the f more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 9 (TNSfund) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: South Dakota State University's College of Nursing is partnering with Montana State University through a four-year, nearly $4 million grant to increase the number of skilled, qualified clinical nursing faculty and preceptors in the region. The funding is from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the United State Department of Health and Human Services. The project, titled "The more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: Warmer and drier climate conditions in western U.S. forests make it less likely trees can regenerate after wildfires, according to new research from the University of Montana published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Importantly, the research also finds that ecologically based forest management can partially offset climate-driven declines in tree regeneration by limiting  more PR