HELENA, Montana, May 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Joined by treatment court advocates, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced permanent funding for eight treatment courts across Montana which are losing federal funding. "Together, we share a common goal: to get more Montanans clean, sober, healthy, and on the path to reaching their full potential," Gov. Gianforte said. "That's why I'm proud to announce we're funding another eight dru  more

HELENA, Montana, May 9 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: Delivering on his pro-student, pro-parent, pro-teacher education agenda, Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed a bill into law to empower Montana parents to pursue the education that best meets the needs of their child. "Parents are our kids' first and lifetime teachers," Gov. Gianforte said. "As they educate their kids at home, they deserve to have their voices heard and to be a part of their kids'   more

HELENA, Montana, May 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: After fourth-grade students at Vaughn Elementary School pitched him on the need for bill, Governor Greg Gianforte today signed House Bill 880 into law to designate the huckleberry as the official fruit of Montana. "Whether you like them in jam, pancakes, or picked fresh off the bush, huckleberries are a Montana staple," Gov. Gianforte said. "Thanks to the hard work of bright young Mont  more

HELENA, Montana, May 12 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's end of Title 42 protections: "Today marks another disastrous milestone for the Biden administration with the end of Title 42 protections, throwing gasoline on the fire that is the crisis at our southern border. Since Joe Biden took office, more than 5.8 million migrants have illeg  more

HELENA, Montana, May 13 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: New reporting from Daily Beast today has put potential GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's presidential donation history under the microscope. Reporting reveals that Sheehy gave the maximum allowable donation of $5,000 to Trump's primary opponent Nikki Haley in March 2021 - shortly after insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th - and he did not vote in the 2016 presidential  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 12 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: As part of a new project funded with $1 million from the National Science Foundation, Montana State University will explore ways to leverage its expertise in photonics to grow a regional economy for precision agriculture and other technologies involving autonomous systems. MSU is receiving roughly $180,000 of the two-year funding through NSF's Regional Innovation Engines program. The project will   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 12 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Kayla Hay was always interested in learning German. Her great-grandparents emigrated from Austria to Alaska in the 1920s, she said, and she was intrigued by different cultures and wanted to be able to communicate with her relatives who remained in Austria. Hay didn't have the opportunity to take German as a middle school and high school student in her hometown of Wrangell, Alaska - an island in the  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 9 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: During her four years as a Montana State University student, Olivia Gervacio Jakabosky says her eyes were opened to "a whole other world." In terms of broadening her horizons, however, she has only just begun. The standout senior is about to embark upon a yearlong "triple-abroad" experience as a Fulbright student scholar based at the University of Exeter in Cornwall, England, where she will engage i  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 10 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: From the plant-eating Triceratops horridus to the mighty carnivore Tyrannosaurus rex, Montana boasts more than its fair share of A-list celebrity dinosaurs. Their well-known fossilized remains are abundant in the Hell Creek Formation of northeast Montana, where hordes of the reptilian characters fed, frolicked, fought and died during what could be considered the Golden Age of the late Cretaceous be  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 9 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: A Montana State University doctoral student has been recognized for her work focused on Native education research. Danielle Morrison recently received the Dr. David Beaulieu Legacy Scholarship from the National Indian Education Association. Morrison, an enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota tribe from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in education from the MSU Dep  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 9 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: When Rea Joshi started her final project for a class at Montana State University, she didn't know she would be using equipment that would be at home in a high-tech semiconductor factory or cutting-edge biomedical research lab. As part of an interdisciplinary course available to both undergraduate and graduate students, Joshi got to experience MSU's Montana Microfabrication Facility, a lab space used  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 12 (TNSfund) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: With a new $1 million grant, Montana State University will partner with stakeholders to explore how the region could position itself as a leader in the quantum technology that's set to play a critical role in 21st century communications, computing and other fields. The two-year funding through the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines program will support a variety of outreach   more

BILLINGS, Montana, May 9 (TNSper) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: Montana State University Billings is pleased to announce that four retiring faculty members have been granted emeritus/emerita status. The university values the contributions of these faculty members, who have dedicated their careers to advancing their respective fields and enriching the lives of countless students. The emeritus/emerita status is awarded to retiring faculty members who have demons  more

AMES, Iowa, May 10 (TNSfund) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Researchers across Iowa will work together to build the knowledge, infrastructure and capacity for the state to be a leader in advanced biomanufacturing. The National Science Foundation (NSF) will support the work with a five-year, $20 million grant from its Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (known as EPSCoR). The program is designed to build research capabilities and expertise across t  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 11 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Two Montana State University students who plan to use their education to provide mental health counseling services to underserved populations have been awarded a coveted fellowship to help them meet their goals. Jenaya Burns and Ileana "Illy" Dinette, both graduate students in the counseling program in MSU's Department of Health and Human Development in the College of Education, Health and Human De  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hotels, Best Cruise Lines and Best Travel Rewards Programs, today released its annual rankings of the Best Vacations. The 2023-2024 rankings highlight 16 categories of destinations to help travelers find the best place for their vacation. For the first time, Glacier National Park in Montana, takes the No. 1 s  more