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Montana State University to host Student Research Celebration on April 25
This celebration, organized by the MSU Undergraduate Scholars Program, will highlight the research of more than 130 undergraduate and graduate students from academic programs
Montana voters have chance to review their local governments in June elections – $400K for Missoula???
“It's kind of a Jeffersonian idea – it's an opportunity for us to refresh and to evaluate,” he said. “We're not the same state, our counties aren't the same as they we
Spring 2024 Montana State University “CATalyst” Quantum Gap Fund Opportunity Announcement
The MSU Technology Transfer Office announces the availability of quantum technology commercialization “gap funds,” to support the pre-commercialization activities around M
Missoula Chamber of Commerce – 2024 State of Missoula: Missoula Now – 4/23 – All Are Invited to Participate
The Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 2024 State of Missoula, an eagerly anticipated event that brings together the foremost influencers and visionaries shaping o
A Digital Ads Tax Would Devastate Small Businesses Like Mine
Affordable online advertisements are critical for thousands of brick-and-mortar businesses that need to reach out to national customers to survive.
Butte Nuclear Power Plant reports are unfounded, regulators say
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday told Lee Montana newspapers there have been no discussions with anyone about nuclear power plants in Montana.
Big Tech is on a generative AI hiring spree
The real measure of a company’s AI ambitions isn’t how many Nvidia H100s it has, but how many PhDs it employs.
Using dating apps in the rural West, a.k.a. ‘the void of a sagebrush sea’
The reality, though, is something different, as my Montana friend Nicole knows. Noting that you first need to cull the felons and those with substance abuse, weight or health
Repairing the Pipeline for Rural Career and Technical Educators in Wyoming
Rural Wyoming is running out of Career and Technical educators, negatively affecting rural communities and economies. The University of Wyoming is partnering with local commun
Researchers unveil a new microplastic-free plastic
A bioplastic has been shown to break down in the environment without leaving behind microplastics
Pioneering space agriculture: Montana company uses mushrooms in space farming
Garden City Fungi's ambitious endeavor aims to harness the power of mycelium, the fungal root system, to create carbon dioxide essential for plant growth in space.
TODAY! City Club Missoula – State of the Community 2024: Taking on Challenges, Finding Opportunities – 4/15 –
Please join us for City Club Missoula's State of the Community on April 15, 2024. Mayor Andrea Davis, County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier, and UM President Seth Bodnar will di
GFDA Top Ten for 4-14-24
19) The road to sustainable growth begins with strategic investments in economic development. We are grateful for our dedicated team of investors and public partners whose sup
CBS Sunday Morning – How Houston is successfully reducing homelessness
In 2012, the nation's fourth-largest city went all-in on a new system to address homelessness in which dozens of agencies join forces under a single umbrella organization to p
The Fraud of Plastic Recycling – You’re Being Lied To If You “Recycle” Plastics – CBS Sunday Morning Video
Critics call out plastics industry over recycling "fraud" About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the United States each year, but only 5 to 6 percent of it is
Voltpost Wants To Bring EV Charging To American Cities
There are a lot of drivers like that in American cities (and around the world), and they are unlikely to buy a plug-in hybrid or battery electric car until they have access to
$6 a day EV subscription service could disrupt the auto industry – The beginning of the end of private car ownership?
We love a BIG idea, and they don't come much bigger than this. Helixx Technologies has begun taking registrations in Southeast Asia for its electric car and van subscription s
‘Can you hear me?’ Hang up.
If you get a phone call and someone on the other end of the line is saying, "Can you hear me?" stay quiet and hang up the phone. It could be a scam trying to record your voice
New Material Could Double Output Of Solar Panels
According to a Lehigh press release announcing the publication of the research, the university says a prototype using the material as the active layer in a solar cell exhibits
Good News About Electric Cars — They’re Driving Down Electricity Rates
The results of our analysis indicate that, since 2011, EVs have contributed much more in utility revenues than costs. Because of this, electric cars have helped apply downward
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