Ever wonder why we have a leap year and why does it only occur once every four years? The trend of a leap year dates back to 45 B.C., when Julius Caesar recognized mistakes on the Roman calendar. At the time they were using the help of the stars to complete dates and years. "The [...]
Feb. 28, 2020—Missouri Western State University will host a networking and employment event for STEM professionals and students from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 in the Fulkerson Center. MO-RISE, the Missouri Regional Industrial Science and Engineering event, is free. Participants can register at griff.vn/MORISE2020. The event will start with a social time at [...]
Feb. 12, 2019—The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University has public shows planned at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 and at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2. The planetarium presents “Black Holes” on Feb. 18. Narrated by film actor John de Lancie (“Q” in the Star Trek TV series), this immersive digital theater program incorporates [...]
St. Paul Lutheran and St. Joseph Cathedral Middle School tied for first place in the MATHCOUNTS competition. Six Northwest Missouri schools competed in the MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday as a way to learn more about mathematics and build their confidence. Over 40 students from St. Paul Lutheran, St. Joseph Cathedral Middle School, St. Francis Xavier, [...]
Jan. 27, 2019—The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University has public shows scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5. The planetarium presents “Journey to the Stars” on Jan. 30. Witness the life and death of stars in our sky, including our own sun. Extraordinary images captured by [...]
Families flocked to Missouri Western State University on Saturday for Super Science Saturday. The event offers exposure to many different aspects of science. Many got the chance to learn everything from architecture to animals. University staff says they focus on hands-on, engaging and fun experiences for people of all ages, they say it helps to [...]
Super Science Saturday has been a popular event in St. Joseph. The event took place at Missouri Western State University on Saturday. Super Science Saturday featured events in all areas of science and math. The event was put on by Missouri Western and St. Joseph Museums. Kids were able to see shows about chemistry, learn [...]
Dec. 4, 2019— Missouri Western State University and the St. Joseph Missouri Job Center will celebrate the public unveiling of the new Griffon Lab/Mobile Job Center at noon Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the Missouri Job Center, 2202 Frederick Ave. A collaboration between the St. Joseph Missouri Job Center and Missouri Western, the mobile lab/job center [...]
Oct. 25, 2019—The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University presents “Hubble Vision 2” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided incredible images in unprecedented detail to astronomers and made an astonishing array of discoveries. “Hubble Vision 2” takes the best and most exciting Hubble [...]
Oct. 11, 2019— The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will have a public showing of “Nine Planets and Counting” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine, right? Or is it eight? Maybe it’s ten, or twelve, or more. Take a tour to explore the [...]
