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MSU scientist receives $2.8M grant to advance Lyme disease research MSU scientist receives $2.8M grant to advance Lyme disease research

BOZEMAN – Funding from the National Institutes of Health will allow a Montana State University research team to deepen explorations into a disease that is posing an increasing threat in the U.S. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks, and nearly 90,000 cases in the U.S. were reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2023. The most prevalent tick-borne disease in the Northern hemisphere, it can be passed from ticks to other animals, such as mice or deer, or to humans via tick bites, and can cause long-lasting syndromes for those who become infected. While Lyme disease has historically been found mostly in the northeastern United States, cli...


Montana State to celebrate World Quantum Day on April 14

From the MSU News Service  BOZEMAN — Montana State University will celebrate its second World Quantum Day in the weeks surrounding April 14 by supplying Montana middle and high school teachers with free kits and downloadable resources to help students learn about quantum science. World Qua...


Cherry Valley celebrates holiday of love Cherry Valley celebrates holiday of love

POLSON - While Valentine’s Day is not the most celebrated holiday around the globe, it is continually growing in popularity. Here at Cherry Valley there is a definite buzz in the air! Our hallways are filling up with fun Valentine’s Day artwork and teachers are leading fun learning activities sur...


MSU Extension releases free magazine on Alzheimer’s, related dementias MSU Extension releases free magazine on Alzheimer’s, related dementias

BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has released volume two of a magazine on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The free magazine is designed for Montana agricultural producers facing the early to middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their families and family ca...


Hands-on learning at Tech Day inspires future Orediggers

News from MT Technological University BUTTE — It’s more than an eight-hour drive from Oroville, Washington, to Butte, Montana, but Montana Tech mining engineering sophomore Kylie Acord says it was worth traveling to campus for Tech Day to get a taste of the hands-on learning experiences and ...


FVCC announces Fall 2024 Dean’s List

News from Flathead Valley Community College KALISPELL — Flathead Valley Community College officials have announced the names of students who made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. The following students are listed in alphabetical order by their home communities and completed at lea...


UM lands $500,000 grant for democracy studies program UM lands $500,000 grant for democracy studies program

By Skylar Rispens, UM News Service MISSOULA — The University of Montana received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support a new Democracy Studies Program. Led by history professors Claire Arcenas, Kyle Volk, and Jeff Wiltse, the grant seeks to foster democratic values and revitalize ...


FVCC Theatre announces upcoming production

KALISPELL - Flathead Valley Community College’s Theatre Department presents “The Art of Dining” by Tina Howe, opening Feb. 6.  Cal and Ellen are the owners and sole staff of a small, elegant gourmet restaurant. Cal’s main preoccupation is paying back the loan they took to start i...


Dana Rashid receives $1M Keck Award Dana Rashid receives $1M Keck Award

By Reagan Cotton, MSU News Service BOZEMAN — The project began as an effort to re-engineer ancestral dinosaur traits in modern birds.   Dana Rashid, an assistant research professor in Montana State University’s Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, had collaborated with the Mu...


NY Times bestselling author to visit FVCC

News from FVCC KALISPELL — The Wachholz College Center is thrilled to host speaker Dr. Abraham Verghese on May 5, 2025. Verghese was Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University for 15 years as well as a NY Times Bestselling author. He is a prominent voice in medicine ...


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