College of Letters & Science
The College of Letters and Science, the largest center for learning, teaching and research at Montana State University, offers students an excellent liberal arts and sciences education in nearly 50 majors, 25 minors and over 25 graduate degrees within the four areas of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and social sciences.
Sub-communities within this community
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Agricultural Economics & Economics
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American Studies
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Cell Biology & Neuroscience
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Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Earth Sciences
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Ecology
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English
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History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
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Mathematical Sciences
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Microbiology and Immunology
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Modern Languages & Literatures
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Native American Studies
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Physics
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Political Science
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Psychology
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Sociology and Anthropology
www.montana.edu/socanth
Recent Submissions
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A review of the mechanisms of mineral-based metabolism in early Earth analog rock-hosted hydrothermal ecosystems
(2019-02)Prior to the advent of oxygenic photosynthesis similar to 2.8-3.2Ga, life was dependent on chemical energy captured from oxidation-reduction reactions involving minerals or substrates generated through interaction of water ... -
Absent autonomy: Relational competence and gendered paths to faculty self-determination in the promotion and tenure process
(2018-09)This research examines ways in which men and women university faculty sought self-determination in the promotion and tenure (P&T) process. Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2012) research tends to view autonomy ... -
Operational efficiency, patient composition and regional context of U.S. health centers: Associations with access to early prenatal care and low birth weight
(2019-04)Community health centers (CHCs) provide comprehensive medical services to medically under-served Americans, helping to reduce health disparities. This study aimed to identify the unique compositions and contexts of CHCs ... -
A novel multifunctional oligonucleotide microarray for Toxoplasma gondii
(2010-10)Background Microarrays are invaluable tools for genome interrogation, SNP detection, and expression analysis, among other applications. Such broad capabilities would be of value to many pathogen research communities, ... -
Can We Probe Planckian Corrections at the Horizon Scale with Gravitational Waves?
(2019-02)Future detectors can be used as gravitational microscopes to probe the horizon structure of merging black holes with gravitational waves. But, can this microscope probe the quantum regime? We study this interesting question ... -
Identifying Sagittarius Stream Stars by Their APOGEE Chemical Abundance Signatures
(2019-02)The SDSS-IV Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) survey provides precise chemical abundances of 18 chemical elements for similar to 176,000 red giant stars distributed over much of the Milky Way ... -
Epidemic Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 027 Lineages: Comparisons of Texas Versus Worldwide Strains
(2019-02)Background The epidemic Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 strain resulted from the dissemination of 2 separate fluoroquinolone-resistant lineages: FQR1 and FQR2. Both lineages were reported to originate in North ... -
Dynamic processing of DOM: Insight from exometabolomics, fluorescence spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry
(2018-06)Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in freshwater environments is an important source of organic carbon, supporting bacterial respiration. Frozen environments cover vast expanses of our planet, with glaciers and ice-sheets ... -
Mixing of meteoric and geothermal fluids supports hyperdiverse chemosynthetic hydrothermal communities
(2019-02)Little is known of how mixing of meteoric and geothermal fluids supports biodiversity in non-photosynthetic ecosystems. Here, we use metagenomic sequencing to investigate a chemosynthetic microbial community in a hot spring ... -
The Prevalence of STIV c92-Like Proteins in Acidic Thermal Environments
(2011-05)A new type of viral-induced lysis system has recently been discovered for two unrelated archaeal viruses, STIV and SIRV2. Prior to the lysis of the infected host cell, unique pyramid-like lysis structures are formed on the ... -
Resident Alveolar Macrophages Are Susceptible to and Permissive of Coxiella burnetii Infection
(2012-12)Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is a zoonotic disease with potentially life-threatening complications in humans. Inhalation of low doses of Coxiella bacteria can result in infection of the host alveolar ... -
The polymorphic pseudokinase ROP5 controls virulence in Toxoplasma gondii by regulating the active kinase ROP18
(2012-11)Secretory polymorphic serine/threonine kinases control pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii in the mouse. Genetic studies show that the pseudokinase ROP5 is essential for acute virulence, but do not reveal its mechanism of ... -
Discovery of a splicing regulator required for cell cycle progression
(2013-02)In the G1 phase of the cell division cycle, eukaryotic cells prepare many of the resources necessary for a new round of growth including renewal of the transcriptional and protein synthetic capacities and building the ... -
Alpha-toxin Induces Programmed Cell Death of Human T cells, B cells, and Monocytes During USA300 Infection
(2012-05)This investigation examines the influence of alpha-toxin (Hla) during USA300 infection of human leukocytes. Survival of an USA300 isogenic deletion mutant of hla (USA300Δhla) in human blood was comparable to the parental ... -
Virus-like Particle-Induced Protection against MRSA Pneumonia Is Dependent on IL-13 and Enhancement of Phagocyte Function
(2012-07)The importance of the priming of the lung environment by past infections is being increasingly recognized. Exposure to any given antigen can either improve or worsen the outcome of subsequent lung infections, depending on ... -
Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the Aspergillus fumigatus hypoxia response using an oxygen-controlled fermenter
(2012-02)Background Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold responsible for the majority of cases of aspergillosis in humans. To survive in the human body, A. fumigatus must adapt to microenvironments that are often characterized by low ... -
The SaeR/S gene regulatory system induces a pro-inflammatory cytokine response during Staphylococcus aureus infection
(2011-05)Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus accounts for a large portion of the increased staphylococcal disease incidence and can cause illness ranging from mild skin infections to rapidly fatal sepsis ... -
A systematic screen to discover and analyze apicoplast proteins identifies a conserved and essential protein import factor
(2011-12)Parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa cause diseases that impact global health and economy. These unicellular eukaryotes possess a relict plastid, the apicoplast, which is an essential organelle and a validated drug target. ... -
Regulation of human formyl peptide receptor 1 synthesis: role of single nucleotide polymorphisms, transcription factors, and inflammatory mediators
(2011-12)The gene encoding the human formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) is heterogeneous, containing numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Here, we examine the effect of these SNPs on gene transcription and protein ... -
Nuclease modulates biofilm formation in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(2011-11)Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging contributor to biofilm-related infections. We recently reported that strains lacking sigma factor B (sigB) in the USA300 lineage of ...
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