Gardeners of all varieties are invited to prepare for the growing season with the sixth annual plant sale sponsored by the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners and Missouri Western State University’s Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society April 29 and 30. This year, the Missouri Western Clay Guild will also participate, selling pots and planters. The sale features [...]
The Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society at Missouri Western State University will sponsor a Science and Society symposium on genetically modified organisms (GMO) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 in the East Hills Library Theater Room, 502 N. Woodbine Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. “Manipulated: The Science and Politics of Genetically [...]
The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will have three public shows in April. The planetarium is located in Agenstein Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, students and senior citizens. They may be purchased at the door or in advance at www.missouriwestern.edu/planetarium. The show schedule is: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13: [...]
The fourth annual conference on Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation will be held April 20 and 21 at Missouri Western State University. For a complete schedule and registration information, visit www.missouriwestern.edu/conferences/child-abuse-education-prevention-and-investigation/. The conference will include one presentation that is free and open to the public at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 in the Kemper [...]
Missouri Western State University will be the site of two science fairs Friday, March 11. The 38th annual Missouri Junior Academy of Science Regional Fair will be held in the morning, and the Mid-America Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held in the afternoon. Both events in Agenstein and Remington Halls are open to [...]
Dr. Mark Laney Missouri Western State University will confer its highest honor, an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, on Dr. Mark Laney, CEO of Mosaic Life Care, during the Spring Commencement ceremony May 7. Missouri Western’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the honor during their regular meeting Feb. 25. “Since his arrival in [...]
Seattle-based artist Ellen Ziegler will present a lecture titled “Chemistry is the Emotion of Matter” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Popplewell Hall room 204 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Ziegler’s talk is free and open to the public. “I source the immaterial through the material,” Ziegler says. “My practice includes [...]
Missouri Western State University has established a new School of Nursing and Health Professions. The change was approved by Missouri Western’s Board of Governors in a telephone poll Feb. 9. “Our health-related programs are extremely well respected and warrant a ‘school’ designation,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “The change recognizes the important role [...]
Missouri Western State University will host students from 14 elementary schools participating in Jump Rope for Heart from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 in the M.O. Looney arena. Students will jump rope to raise funds for the American Heart Association, which funds cardiovascular disease research and public and professional education programs. They will [...]
The Beta Beta Beta Biology Honors Society and the Politics Club at Missouri Western State University are co-sponsoring a public forum on climate change in their Science and Society series. The forum will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine. It is free and open to [...]
