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Updates and Events

Bob Mayanovic and colleagues – including a recent graduate of the Materials Science masters program, Devon Romine – recently had an article published in Nature’s Scientific Reports.

Earth Week is here! There are activities planned on campus Monday to Thursday – a flyer is attached with more details.

April Thank You Card Project.  Please take the time to write someone a thank you card. Cards may be addressed to faculty, staff or students within CNAS or MSU. Thank you cards are available in all CNAS departmental offices and the dean’s office.  Cards should not go into the regular mail but instead place them in the collection boxes in departmental offices or dean’s office.  All cards will be delivered to recipients by May 1.

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, April 19 in Meyer Library 101. By Dr. Barry Cheung, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “Surveying two opposite types of plasma chemistry: Catalytic synthesis and breakdown of molecules”
• BIO – 4:00-5:00PM, Friday, April 21 in Blunt (Temple) 143. By Hunter Howell, PhD student – University of Miami. “Enigmatic Declines, 10 Billion Dollars and a Unique Ecosystem: Conservation of the Everglades’ Herpetofauna”
• PAMS – 4:00-5:00PM, Thursday, April 27 in Kemper 204. By Dr. Yijia Gu, Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Friday, April 28 – CNAS Undergraduate Research Day 1:45-3:15 PM, Awards at 3:30 PM
• GGP – 2:30-3:30PM, Friday, April 28 in Blunt (Temple) 345. By Micah Mayle, PhD candidate – Colorado State University. “Potential lithosphere and asthenosphere melt sources of early syn-rift magmatism: Insights from 1D geodynamic models”
• BIO – 4:00-5:00PM, Friday, April 28 in Blunt (Temple 143). By Ashley Krug and Saki Urushidani, City of Springfield – Environmental Services. “Urban Water Access for All: Using Non-Traditional Community Outreach to Understand Springfieldians’ Relationship to Water”
• Saturday, April 29 – Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum

Carries Café

Carries is open through April 27 most Tuesdays and Thursdays of the semester, but you can check their webpage for both openings as well as a menu.

Recent news from the college:

• How to celebrate Easter on a budget
• Biology department head named president of international scientific society
• If you would like to see past stories please visit CNAS NewsWatch!

 Calendar

Apr 21-22                  MAS annual meeting in Joplin

Apr 27-28                  MSU Collaborative Diversity Conference

Apr 28                        CNAS Undergraduate Research Day

Apr 29                        Einhellig IDF

May 2                         CNAS Faculty/Staff Awards Celebration 3:30 PM – Library 101

May 8                         All Faculty Recognition Celebration

May 19                       Commencement (CNAS at 1 PM)

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 Astro Brief on KSMU.