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A new four-year, $1.9 million grant will enable a team of collaborators at Montana State University and the University of Montana to continue a program that trains students to better serve individuals with mental health care needs.

Montana State University, University of Montana receive $1.9 million to address mental health care needs in western Montana The four-year grant will continue funding a program that focuses on meeting mental health care needs in western Montana, particularly those of children, adolescents and youth.

Montana State University announces philanthropic gift of $101M, the largest donation ever to a college of nursing in the U.S. With this gift to MSU, Mark and Robyn Jones, founders of Goosehead Insurance, strive to address the critical need to improve access to health care throughout Montana.

Montana State University has once again been recognized among some of the top universities in the world for its scientific impact and collaboration.

MSU recognized for scientific contributions and impact to international community MSU is one of only 200 universities in the U.S. to be included on the CWTS Leiden Ranking for 2021, which highlighted more than 1,200 universities worldwide.

Siblings continue family lineage of College of Nursing graduates

David Sands, a professor in MSU College of Agriculture, has studied striga for more than a decade. The purple-flowered w**d causes $7–10 billion in agricultural losses for smallholder farmers across northern Africa each year. Sands’ research focuses on a unique fungus, native to Africa, that can be used as a biocontrol to combat striga damage to agricultural crops like sorghum, millet and okra.

“We were lucky to find such a good biocontrol,” said Sands in the BBC interview. “Without using genetically modified organisms, we were able to find a really good killer fungus (against striga).”

MSU plant scientist featured on BBC David Sands has studied biocontrol of striga, a parasitic w**d found in nearly 20 African countries, for more than a decade.

In some areas of Montana, the nearest pediatric dentist may be many miles away, making it challenging for some families to access care. Now, an effort by the Montana State University College of Nursing and its partners to provide dental care and health screenings to children has expanded to the Blackfeet Nation in northwest Montana thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Trust.

MSU College of Nursing, partners providing pediatric dental care and health screenings to Blackfeet Nation As part of the One Community in Health program, screenings and care for Head Start and Early Head Start students at the Blackfeet Nation are being provided three times this year in classroom settings.

Cailin Casey, a doctoral student in MSU's Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, was awarded a sought-after Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research on the mechanics of insect flight.

MSU engineering graduate student wins prestigious NSF fellowship for insect flight research Cailin Casey, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson is known as a champion for climate justice, human rights, gender equality and corporate responsibility. She served as Ireland’s first female president from 1990 to 1997 and as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002. Prior to her election as president, she was a prominent member of the Irish Senate. In addition, Robinson led The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice, served as the United Nation’s secretary-general’s special envoy on climate justice, and authored a book, “Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience and the Fight for a Sustainable Future.”

Robinson will speak at MSU during a virtual event, “Leadership and Climate Justice,” set for 11 a.m. Thursday, April 8. Following Robinson’s remarks, an interactive audience Q&A will be led by MSU President Waded Cruzado.

Before her visit, Robinson spoke with MSU News about climate justice, how education has influenced her life and what gives her hope for the future. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

@MontanaState with former president of Ireland Mary Robinson Robinson will speak at MSU during a virtual event set for April 8. Before the event, Robinson spoke with MSU News about climate justice, how education has influenced her life and what gives her hope for the future.

Chere LeClair, an MSU architecture graduate and a professor in the Montana State University - College of Arts & Architecture, has been elected to the College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects.

LeClair was one of just 102 architects from throughout the country to receive one of the most prestigious honors in the architecture profession. LeClair is the first female architect in the state of Montana to receive the honor.

Chere LeClair receives top honor from American Institute of Architects The MSU architecture professor received one of the highest honors in architecture this spring when she was elevated into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.

For third year running, MSU sees four students receive prestigious Goldwater scholarships