MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 9 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Last summer, with construction in full swing for the new Montana Museum of Art and Culture building, a group of volunteers gathered on the University of Montana campus to start selecting pieces for the very first exhibition. It was a Herculean task by any measure. Not only did their final selection need to represent the breadth and depth of the MMAC's Permanent Collection, it also needed t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that sixteen members of the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew (CIFC) mobilized early this morning from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's (DEEP) Eastern District Headquarters in Marlborough to fight wildfires in Montana. The crew represents the latest team of personnel and resources sent from Connecticut to assis  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: With a goal of accelerating the impact and success of interdisciplinary research in environmental science, the Montana State University Institute on Ecosystems has awarded funding for three new faculty research initiatives and eight doctoral student research projects. The faculty awards encourage research on new directions in interdisciplinary environmental sciences or the Greater Yellowstone Ecosy  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 12 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University's Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship has earned another five years of accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the world's oldest and most renowned business school accreditation organization. "I am thrilled with our continued accreditation outcome," said Dan Miller, dean of the MSU business college. "It is a testament to the dedi  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 11 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Ellie Jackson, a 2022 Montana State University graduate in cell biology and neuroscience, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the nation's oldest collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi. Jackson, who is originally from Bozeman and is planning a career as a family physician in a rural community, said she will use the $8,500 fellowship to pursue a master's degree in public health at the University  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 8 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Alicia Crane wasn't sure how she was going to be able to afford her doctor of nursing practice degree. As an undergraduate at Montana State University, she had always hoped to earn an advanced degree so she could better serve her rural community, but she knew that raising three children while working as a registered nurse would make paying for another three or four years of school difficult. Then she appli  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University postdoctoral researcher and microbiologist has been awarded a highly competitive five-year award from the National Institutes of Health that will pave the way for her to open her own lab and continue her studies of the human vaginal microbiome. Joanna-Lynn Borgogna received the NIH's Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers, or MOSAIC, Path  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 10 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University postdoctoral researcher and microbiologist has been awarded a highly competitive five-year award from the National Institutes of Health that will pave the way for her to open her own lab and continue her studies of the human vaginal microbiome. Joanna-Lynn Borgogna received the NIH's Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers, or MOSAIC, Pathway to I  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 8 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC Forest Rangers and expert wildland firefighters are being deployed to assist with efforts to contain the Ridge Creek Fire in the Idaho panhandle and the Niarada Fire in northwestern Montana. The latest Forest Ranger deployments come as a team of D  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 9 -- NetChoice issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Yesterday evening, NetChoice filed an amicus curiae brief with the Chamber of Progress in support of TikTok and their content creators' requests to stop Montana from banning TikTok in Alario & TikTok v. Knudson. Earlier this year, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte enacted a complete ban of the popular social media app over supposed national security concerns. The ban is set to take effect on January 1, 2024. In re  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 5 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: A University of Montana center recently secured a $7.1 million grant to help prevent unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among young American Indian populations. The five-year grant was earned by UM's Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development. It was funded by the U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Office of Population Affairs. The UM center will provid  more

YELLOW BAY, Montana, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: With a few seductive chords plucked on her web, the female Sierra Dome spider (Neriene litigiosa) hijacks the neuro response of potential suitors and makes them go into a trance. As she strums her love song, potential partners start battling to be her next groupie. This exotic arachnid courtship never fails to intrigue University of Montana student Sebastian Driver, who has spent the past two   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is part of a coalition of esteemed Northern Plains research institutions that has been awarded a grant of nearly $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring together research support professionals across the region. The group -- spearheaded by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and including other research institutions from South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana an  more