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Spore Attic – ‘Growing mushrooms is science’: MSU grad launches gourmet mushroom business

After about two years of splitting his time between his Ph.D. program and business planning, Deuling’s Spore Attic has been operational since the end of November. His gourmet mushrooms have been sold directly to local restaurants and at the winter farmers market.

Regents recommend approval of Bitterroot Valley College District, say they can’t afford it

“recognize the significant educational merits of the proposal while also recognizing that important information about the sources of funding necessary to launch and sustain an additional community college in Montana is currently unavailable to the Regents and can only be provided by future commitments made by the voters of Ravalli County, other potential funders, and the Legislature itself.”

Bullock: The humbling privilege serving as Montana’s governor

The future holders of this office will inherit a better state for our kids and grandkids. To keep leaving it better, let us never lose sight of the opportunity and feeling of promise every kid growing up here deserves.

MSU featured as case study in report highlighting innovative energy efficiency strategies

“We’re in good company with these case studies,” which include Stanford University and Cornell Tech, said Megan Sterl, MSU’s engineering and utilities manager. “It shows that we’re proving a model of energy conservation and innovation that can be adopted by others.”

Western Montana’s Biotech Sector is Tackling the Opioid Crisis and it May Just Change Medicine

“NIH calls us and asks us to help them; wants us to give them a project so they can send some money to the University of Montana. We’re going to apply for that every time,”

Montana State University researchers receive $6 million to advance quantum internet

“We’re looking a decade or more ahead, and this is where the internet is going,” said project leader John Roudas, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in MSU’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering. “This is a very good opportunity for MSU to play a leading role in this arena.”

Term Sheet Recommendations for Launching University Life Science Startups

Here is a set of best practices, meant to benefit universities and VCs more broadly.

Student entrepreneurs win $6,000 in MSU’s virtual Big Idea Challenge

“I was so impressed with the talent of these finalists and their ideas,” said Trevor Huffmaster, director of the MSU Blackstone LaunchPad. “Even during the current challenging environment, we are able to showcase the immense entrepreneurship potential we have here at Montana State.”

Montana State University chemist Michael Mock developing catalysts for efficient energy storage

“Energy storage and conversion is central to sustainable energy applications and is one of the overarching research themes of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at MSU,”

A Boeing Exec’s $20 Million Bet on Teaching College Students to Think – Calhoun Discovery Program

Calhoun Discovery Program – A New Way of Thinking About College Education

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Big Sky EDA- Building Businesses and Creating Jobs in the Greater Billings, Montana area

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is the longest-standing and leading advocate for the Flathead Valley community and business climate.

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding