Research & Discovery News
RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY NEWS
February 4, 2022
MSU RESEARCHER HONORED BY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
Raina Plowright, whose work focuses on preventing the kind of interspecies virus transmission that caused the corona virus pandemic, has been named a fellow of the AAAS.
MSU RESEARCH SHOWS CREATIVE SIDE OF MASSIVE BLACK HOLES
A study published this month by researchers at MSU shows black holes in a new light. With data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, grad student Zachary Schutte and physics professor Amy Reines authored the study.
MSU INVITES THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT MESSAGES TO SEND TO THE MOON
When an innovative computer developed at MSU heads to the moon next year for testing as part of a NASA mission, it will carry an unusual cargo: short messages submitted by Montana students and anyone else who wants to help memorialize the trip.
BIGELOW STUDIES THE DECLINE OF DEVELOPMENT ON FOREST AND AG LAND
MSU researcher Daniel Bigelow is part of a new study that finds rising gas prices led to a steep decline in the development of forest and agricultural land across the country from 2000 to 2015 compared to the previous two decades.
MSU RESEARCH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN CHEMICAL SCIENCE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL
Research into the building blocks of chemical reactions was recently highlighted in Chemical Science, the Royal Society of Chemistry’s peer-reviewed flagship journal. The paper was credited to two former MSU students and their mentor Sharon Neufeldt.
TECHLINK OFFERS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MONTANA STARTUPS
As part of a multistate collaboration funded with a new grant, MSU’s TechLink Center will expand its work to help small businesses apply for federal research and development funding to bring their innovative ideas to the marketplace.
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