Undergraduate Research
The ability to take part in individually mentored research and creative activity is one of the unique advantages MSU Moorhead offers students. Faculty-student mentored activity is a valuable part of our mission and is reflected in the University’s strategic priorities:
- To provide real-world opportunities for students to apply learning
- To connect students, faculty and staff in meaningful relationships with one another and the community
The resources on this page are designed to help you navigate the many opportunities that exist for collaboration and success.
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Undergraduate Research News
Psychology students attend and present at Red River Psychology Conference
Psychology students attended and presented at the annual Red River Psychology Conference, held at Concordia College on Friday, April 24th. Students had the opportunity to present their original research to professors, students, and other professionals from the region. Several psychology research labs were represented at the conference. Students in attendance include:
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24 Students Attend MPA Psychology Conference
24 students attended the 2026 Midwest Psychological Association’s annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois April 16-18. The trip is an annual tradition of the 黑料福利网 Psychology Club and Psi Chi International Honor Society and is coordinated by the Psychology Club officers (Hailey Chhoun, Melody Justnes, Magenta Thai, Anna Stish, and Nevaeh Davidson). Students get the opportunity to attend paper talks, symposia, […]
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More Math Talks in Friday STEMinar
Join us Friday April 17 at 3pm in Library 103, when students Maxwell Sheridan, Rollin Lasseter, and Aspen Meissner will present their research. There will be refreshments in the Library porch at 2:30. Titles below. Instant Insanity: Stacking Colored Blocks by Maxwell Sheridan The Nines Property: A Mathematical Parlor Trick by Rollin Lasseter A Modernized Proof Of Jan Łukasiewicz’s Shortest […]
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Math Students to Give Talks in Friday STEMinar
The Friday STEMinar continues on Friday April 10, when we will have three math students speaking. The talks begin at 3pm with refreshments in the Library Porch starting at 2:30pm. Dyscalculia and How It Affects Student’s Learning and Application of Mathematics By Dagney Erickson Investigations Into Square Multiples of n^2+1 By Aspen Meissner Building Thinking Classrooms: Evaluating the Impact on […]
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Vinegar Man to Speak at Friday STEMinar
Please join us on Friday April 3 in the Library for STEMinar, where we will have Lawrence Diggs (aka Vinegar Man) will give the following talk How Vinegar Brings Art and Science Together Many of us speak of art and science as separate entities. Those of us who love science often say we are not good at art, while artists […]
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Dr. Amanda Butler to Speak in this week’s Friday STEMinar
Friday STEMinar continues on Friday March 27 at 3pm in Library 103, when we welcome Dr. Amanda Butler, who will be giving the following talk. Refreshments at 2:30 pm in Library 103. Empty Promises: Railroad Capitalism and Toxicity in the First Gilded Age For almost 20 years, the Northern Pacific railroad infrastructure propelled the town of Winnipeg Junction, MN into […]
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Dragon STEMinar: Gabe Grant, Taytum Nelson and Max Sheridan Discuss Their REU’s
The Dragon STEMinar returns this Friday March 20 at 3pm in Library 103 with Gabe Grant, Tatytum Nelson, and Max Sheridan speaking about their summer REU’s. This will be a panel discussion with each student giving a high-level description of their time in their REU from the application process, travel, the topic they researched, and finally what happens after the […]
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Biosciences Students to Speak in Friday STEMinar
The Friday STEMinar continues on February 27, when biosciences students Hannah Norton, Madison Aberle, Jenna Johnsrud, Lillian Jensen, Jayden Taylor and Hadiya Farrahmand will speak. The STEMinar meets Fridays 3-4pm in Library 103 with refreshments in the Library Porch at 2:30. We look forward to seeing many people there. Title: Decoding Environmental Impacts on the Lung Through Mice and Cell-Based Systems […]
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Friday STEMinar Talk on A Christmas Theorem
The STEMinar lights up the Library again this Friday with a talk on A Christmas Theorem: Sum of Two Squares by Dr. Damiano Fulghesu. The STEMinar meets 3-4pm in Library 103 with refreshments at 2:30 in the Library Porch. A description of the talk is below. Title: A Christmas Theorem: Sums of Two Squares Abstract: In this seminar, we explore a classical […]
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Chemistry Research Students Present at RRV-ACS Research Conference
The Red River Valley section of the American Chemical Society held their annual Research Conference at Concordia College. Gracie Ayers (Senior, BS Biology) and Opeyemi Olowoniyi (Junior, Biochemistry & Biotechnology) both earned Judges’ Choice Awards for their poster presentations. Gracie and Yemi used this local conference as a preview of their upcoming presentations at the National American Chemical Society meeting […]
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SNHL Co-Chair Dr. Singh recognized for 2025’s most cited paper
Jitendra Singh, Professor and Co-Chair of the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, has received national recognition for his scholarship on hybrid learning. Singh’s article, “Combining the Best of Online and Face to Face Learning: Hybrid and Blended Learning Approach for COVID 19, Post Vaccine, and Post Pandemic World,” has been named 2025’s Most Cited Paper by Sage’s Journal of […]
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Dr. Marissa Ahlering, Director of Science, MN, ND, SD, The Nature Conservancy to Speak in the STEMinar
Our Friday STEMinar continues Friday February 13 when Dr. Marissa Ahlering, Director of Science, MN, ND, SD, The Nature Conservancy will speak on “Using Science to Advance Climate and Biodiversity Conservation in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota”. The STEMinar meets Fridays 3-4pm in Library 103 with refreshments at 2:30 in the Library Porch. A description of Dr. Ahlering’s talk: […]
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Biosciences Students to Speak at Dragon STEMinar This Friday
We are excited to announce our first student speakers of the Friday STEMinar series. The STEMinar meets Friday February 6 at 3pm in Library 103 with refreshments at 2:30 in the Library Porch. We will have two talks as described below. Title: A test of gestalt learning using endangered White Sands pupfish Cyprinodon tularosa by Paige Lueck, Kori Harris, Srah […]
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Dragon STEMinar: Ananda Shastri to speak
Come join us Friday January 30 at 3 p.m. in Library 103 for another STEMinar. Ananda Shastri will be speaking on Explorations on the Physics of Bubbles and Artificial Gravity. Refreshments at 2:30 in the Library Porch. Seminar Abstract: Smartphones provide a variety of tools that allow precise measurements, allowing anyone to explore interesting phenomena in the world around them. […]
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Dragon STEMinar: Ananda Shastri to talk on the Physics of Bubbles and Artificial Gravity
Smartphones provide a variety of tools that allow precise measurements, allowing anyone to explore interesting phenomena in the world around them. In this talk, we discuss two explorations using smartphone sensors: how the pressure inside a bubble changes with radius, and how artificial gravity on a rotating space station is different from gravity on earth. There will be snacks on […]
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Dragon STEMinar: Adam Goyt Presents The Magic of DeBruijn Sequences
Come join us for the first talk of this spring’s Dragon STEMinar on Friday, Jan. 23. Adam Goyt will present The Magic of DeBruijn Sequences. There will be snacks on the Library Porch starting at 2:30 p.m. with the talk beginning at 3 p.m. in Library 103. We hope to see everyone there! Bonus: Two attendees will win $20 黑料福利网 […]
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Dr. Wooyang Kim’s New Research Paper Published in a Leading International Marketing Journal
In collaboration with Dr. Paul Hong, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Toledo, Dr. Wooyang Kim, Professor of Marketing at the Paseka School of Business (PSB), has recently published a research paper in the Journal of International Consumer Marketing, a leading international marketing journal (CiteScore: Q1, Scimago: Q2, ABDC: B, Acceptance rate: 5%). The study title is “A Scope–Scale […]
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Dragons Present at Society for Neuroscience Conference
Six Minnesota State Moorhead undergraduate students presented the research they have been doing with Biosciences professor Dr. Adam Stocker at the Society for Neuroscience conference that took place in San Diego, CA from November 15th through 19th. Bioscience majors Madison Aberle, Aisha Chovuchovu, and Colton Tapson; BCBT majors Eyerusalem Kinfe and Opeyemi Olowoniyi; and BCBT/Psychology double major Guzoro Adumah, presented […]
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PSB Faculty-Student Research Accepted for Presentation at International Marketing Conference
A faculty-student research paper coauthored by Madilynn Moen (B.A. student with a Marketing emphasis), Ralf Mehnert-Meland, J.D., and Dr. Wooyang Kim from the Paseka School of Business (PSB) has been accepted for presentation at the 2026 Association of Marketing Theory and Practice (AMTP) conference. The AMTP is a premier international marketing conference to be held in Myrtle Beach, SC, March […]
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Friday seminar: Gene expression in the developing brain
Join us this Friday, October 31 at 3:00 p.m. in Langseth Hall 118 and on Zoom for the next session of the Friday Research Exploration and Education (FREE) Seminar Series in the Biosciences Department. Title: Role of Emx2 in the Developing Brain Speakers: Madison Aberle, Guzoro Adumah, Aisha Chovuchovu, Eyerusalem Kinfe, Opeyemi Olowoniyi, Colton Tapson This week’s speakers will present […]