News Tipoffs - Montana Editors
Good Vibrations: Montana State researcher wins NSF grant to study buzz pollination
BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 19 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Good Vibrations: Montana State researcher wins NSF grant to study buzz pollination
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BOZEMAN -Scientists have long understoog that bees sometimes shake flowers to collect pollen in a process called buzz pollination. But how the pollen mobilizes within the flower is not clearly understood. Now, a mechanical engineer at Montana State University is using nearly $585,000 in recent funding from the National Sci
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Mont. Environmental Quality Dept. Completes Stabilization of Libby Creek Bank Damaged in December Floods
HELENA, Montana, Aug. 20 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release:
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DEQ completes stabilization of Libby Creek bank damaged in December floods
Montana Department of Environmental Quality completed the project at less than half the estimated cost.
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Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Lincoln County Asbestos Resource Program and their contractors recently completed the stabilization of a Libby Creek bank damaged by severe floodi
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Montana State's Christopher Livingston earns international illustration award
BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 18 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Montana State's Christopher Livingston earns international illustration award
The first time Christopher Livingston's architectural sketch spilled from one notebook page onto the next, he felt like he had just broken a law.
It gave him a small thrill to stumble upon a new drawing method several years ago while trying to sketch a tower in its entirety in Verona, Italy, he said. After this lightbulb moment
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S.D. A.G. Jackley Commends Federal Court Denial Of Appeal to Deport Members of Violent Venezuelan Gang
PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Commends Federal Court Denial Of Appeal to Deport Members of Violent Venezuelan Gang
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for its decision to dismiss an appeal brought by suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, who were trying to avoid removal from the United States by the Trum
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Science, Math Students Shine in Research Symposium
STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Tarleton State University posted the following news:
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Science, Math Students Shine in Research Symposium
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas -Tarleton State University students from the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) presented emerging undergraduate and graduate research in Monday's Student Research Symposium. Hosted in the Lamar Johanson Science Building, the symposium spotlighted over 50 student research projects, including potentially groundbreaking work
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University of Utah Dedicates Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Ushering in a New Era of Medical Education
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 20 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026:
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University of Utah Dedicates Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Ushering in a New Era of Medical Education
The $215 million facility marks the most critical evolution in the medical school's history, expanding the University of Utah's capacity to train the next generation of physicians for Utah and the Mountain West
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The University of Utah today celebrated the dedica
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WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly
OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly
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A federal court today approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwi
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