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Most Recent CNAS Mind’s Eye features –

Pattern recognition enhances biomedical research | Mind’s Eye – Missouri State University

A big one: Forecasting future volcanic eruptions | Mind’s Eye – Missouri State University

 

Upcoming CNAS Seminars –

Check out the CNAS Master Calendar for this week’s seminars – College of Natural and Applied Sciences – Missouri State University

• CHM – 3:35-4:25PM, Wednesday, March 1, in Meyer Library 101. By Dr. Tiglet Besara, Missouri State University. “Flux Synthesis: Breeding Ground for Discovery of Novel Intermetallics”
• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, March 2, in Kemper 204. By Dr. Julia Medvedeva, Missouri University of Science and Technology
• GGP – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, March 3, in Blunt (Temple) 345. By Jessica Cundiff, Harvard University – Museum of Comparative Zoology. “Working with Museum Collections: Another Career Path in Geology”
• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, March 9 in Kemper 204. By Isaac Laseter, Graduate Student from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Early reminders –

Equity requests are due by March 6.  There is now a form for these requests and you must use it.

CNAS Faculty/Staff Award Nominations are due April 6

 

EVENTS

• Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting – Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO. April 21-22  Registration and abstract submission for the Senior Division is open – the deadline for submission is Friday, March 17 at 5PM.
• Student Volunteers for OSEF (March 28-30).  See the attachment.
• CNAS Undergraduate Research Day – Friday, April 28 – Flyer and Presenter Information are attached.
• Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum – New and Current Students – Graduate College – Missouri State – Abstracts are due April 3.  Event is April 29.

 

Reminders and Information

Learning Management System Review – the University is reviewing different LMS to see if Blackboard is still the best for our faculty and students or if there is a better option available. More information is available on the website

 

The timeline and all updates of the realignment process are posted on the following website – Academic Realignment – Missouri State.

 

Paws to the Polls will host a local candidate forum next Monday, February 27^th, for the mayoral and city council races.  It will be held at 4:00 pm in the PSU Theater.  (See attached flyer)

 

Academic Advisor Forum – Session schedule is attached.  The next session is Thursday, March 2.

 

Earth Day Festival – April 22, 2023 (This event does require the purchase of tickets)

 

Recent news from the college:

• GGP co-sponsors Black History Month talk
• Math department hosts 2023 MAA Missouri Section Meeting
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!

 

Carries Café – Carries is open for the Spring semester! They are open most Tuesdays and Thursdays of the semester, but you can check their webpage for both openings as well as a menu.

 

Calendar

March 1-2                 MSU Giving Day

March 7                     MOCAP Summit at MSSU in Joplin

March 8                     Junior Academy of Science Regional Competition at MSU

Mar 11-19                 Spring Break

Mar 28-30                 OSEF (Judging March 28, Awards March 30)

April 1                        State Science Olympiad Competition at MSU

April 1                        Spring Showcase

Apr 7-9                       Spring Holiday – Offices closed/No Classes

Apr 28                        CNAS Undergraduate Research Day

Apr 29                        Einhellig IDF

May 8                         All Faculty Recognition Celebration

May 19                       Commencement

 

April 8, 2024  Next Solar Eclipse in Missouri – The path of totality through North America – the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 | eclipse2024.org

 

Media           

• Subscribe to follow CNAS NewsWatch (also available on CNAS homepage)
• Find Dean Jahnke’s past eblasts and subscribe to CNAS Blog.
• Tune in every Thursday morning at 9:45 a.m. for 5-minute STEM Spots on KSMU.