Dec. 18, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Mystery of the Christmas Star" and "Stars of the Pharaohs" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 19. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. “Mystery of the Christmas Star” Journey back over 2000 years to Bethlehem as we [...]
Oct. 10, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings of “Totality” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 12 and Friday, October 13. There will also be a showing at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 14. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Totality" is all about eclipses – [...]
Dr. Jeff Woodford speaks about the NSF grant at a news conference on Oct. 4. Other members of the research team appeared via Zoom. St. Joseph, Mo. —Oct. 4, 2023—Students at primarily undergraduate institutions in Missouri will soon have access to greater computing power, thanks to a National Science Foundation grant of nearly [...]
Aug. 31, 2023–Dr. Lori McCune, associate professor of mathematics at Missouri Western State University, received a Meritorious Service Award from the Mathematical Association of America. The award is based on service to the association at the national or section level. Dr. McCune was one of just five members honored nationally, and the only one in [...]
May 30, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present public showings at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 13. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Thursday, June 1, "Sea Monsters" Journey 80 million years back in time to an age when mighty dinosaurs dominated the land [...]
May 1, 2023--Missouri Western State University presented nine faculty and staff members with awards and recognized 17 retirees at the 2022-2023 Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Reception on April 28. Award winners include: Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Lane DesAutels, associate professor of philosophy. "He is willing to go above and beyond to make sure [...]
April 17, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium will present public showings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 20. The shows will be “Extreme Planets” and “Black Holes” on Tuesday and “We Choose Space" and "Hubble Vision 2” on Thursday. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. The Bushman Planetarium features a [...]
March 23, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium will present a public showing of "Wonders of the Universe" and "Forces of Nature" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 28. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. "Wonders of the Universe" Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions [...]
March 13, 2023--The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University will present a public showing of "Nine Planets and Counting" and "Journey to the Stars" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16. The planetarium is located inside Agenstein Hall, room 147. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children, students, military and seniors. Planetarium tickets must [...]
March 9, 2023--Students and alumni of STEM programs at Missouri Western State University will have an opportunity to network with employers at MO-RISE, the annual Missouri Regional Industrial Science and Engineering Networking and Employment Event, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 in the Fulkerson Center. The event will begin with a social time at 5:30. [...]
