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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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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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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Methodological Studies of the Mechanism of Anion Insertion in Nanometer‐Sized Carbon Micropores
(Wiley, 2022-11)Dual-ion hybrid capacitors (DIHCs) are a promising class of electrochemical energy storage devices intermediate between batteries and supercapacitors, exhibiting both high energy and power density, and generalizable across ... -
Intermediate-mass black holes and the Fundamental Plane of black hole accretion
(Oxford University Press, 2022-09)We present new 5 GHz Very Large Array observations of a sample of eight active intermediate-mass black holes with masses 104.9 M⊙ < M < 106.1 M⊙ found in galaxies with stellar masses M* < 3 × 109 M⊙. We detected five of ... -
Once established, goal reminders provide long-lasting and cumulative benefits for lower working memory capacity individuals.
(American Psychological Association, 2022-12)Previous research has shown that Stroop effects interact with working memory capacity (WMC) more strongly with lists of mostly congruent items. Although the predominant explanation for this relationship is goal maintenance, ... -
Experimental guidance for discovering genetic networks through hypothesis reduction on time series
(Public Library of Science, 2022-10)Large programs of dynamic gene expression, like cell cyles and circadian rhythms, are controlled by a relatively small “core” network of transcription factors and post-translational modifiers, working in concerted mutual ... -
Longitudinal analysis of the Five Sisters hot springs in Yellowstone National Park reveals a dynamic thermoalkaline environment
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-11)Research focused on microbial populations of thermoalkaline springs has been driven in a large part by the lure of discovering functional enzymes with industrial applications in high-pH and high temperature environments. ... -
Slippery Paraelectric Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Bilayers
(American Chemical Society, 2022-10)Traditional ferroelectrics undergo thermally induced phase transitions whereby their structural symmetry increases. The associated higher-symmetry structure is dubbed paraelectric. Ferroelectric transition-metal dichalcogenide ... -
Extracting the Heliographic Coordinates of Coronal Rays Using Images from WISPR/Parker Solar Probe
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-09)The Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) onboard Parker Solar Probe (PSP), observing in white light, has a fixed angular field of view, extending from 13.5∘ to 108∘ from the Sun and approximately 50∘ in the transverse ... -
Highly-automated, high-throughput replication of yeast-based logic circuit design assessments
(Oxford University Press, 2022-02)We describe an experimental campaign that replicated the performance assessment of logic gates engineered into cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Gander et al. Our experimental campaign used a novel high-throughput ... -
Anti-CRISPR proteins function through thermodynamic tuning and allosteric regulation of CRISPR RNA-guided surveillance complex
(Oxford University Press, 2022-10)CRISPR RNA-guided detection and degradation of foreign DNA is a dynamic process. Viruses can interfere with this cellular defense by expressing small proteins called anti-CRISPRs. While structural models of anti-CRISPRs ... -
Nano-scale ferroelectric domain differentiation in periodically poled lithium niobate with auger electron spectroscopy
(Optica Publishing Group, 2022-03)A new method for characterizing lithium niobate +/-Z ferroelectric polarization domains using Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) is presented. The domains of periodically poled samples are found to be differentiable using ... -
A Phenomenological Divide: Reference Group Consequences for Existential Isolation
(SAGE Publications, 2022-10)An apparent phenomenological divide between majority and minoritized groups exists in contemporary America in terms of feelings of social connection. Drawing on recent findings relating to existential isolation (i.e., the ... -
Personalism and the politics of central bankindependence under authoritarianism
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-11)This paper provides a domestic explanation for variation in de jure central bank independence (CBI) in nondemocracies. I argue that there is a nonlinear relationship between personalism and CBI: regimes with very low and ... -
A transitional species of Daspletosaurus Russell, 1970 from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana
(PeerJ, 2022-11)Here we describe a new derived tyrannosaurine, Daspletosaurus wilsoni sp. nov., from Judithian strata (~76.5 Ma) intermediate in age between either of the previously described species of this genus. D. wilsoni displays a ... -
Biogeochemical Responses to Mixing of Glacial Meltwater and Hot Spring Discharge in the Mount St. Helens Crater
(Wiley, 2022-09)Environments where geothermal waters and glacier meltwater mix are common on Earth yet little is known about the biogeochemical processes that occur when hot, reduced geothermal water mixes with cold, oxidized glacial ... -
The Ecological Resonance of Imogen’s Journey in Montana’s Parks
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-10)In this article Gretchen Minton and Mikey Gray discuss an adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy Cymbeline that toured Montana and surrounding states in the summer of 2021. Minton’s sections describe the eco-feminist aims ... -
Estimating reproductive and juvenile survival rates when offspring ages are uncertain: A novel multievent mark-resight model with beluga whale case study
(Wiley, 2022-12)Understanding the survival and reproductive rates of a population is critical to determining its long-term dynamics and viability. Mark-resight models are often used to estimate these demographic rates, but estimation of ... -
Fish carcass deposition to suppress invasive lake trout through hypoxia causes limited, non-target effects on benthic invertebrates in Yellowstone Lake
(Wiley, 2022-10)Invasive species can have negative effects on native biodiversity and ecosystem function, and suppression is often required to minimize the effects. However, management actions to suppress invasive species may cause negative, ... -
The Effect of Teammate Personality on Team Production
(Elsevier, 2022-10)Many goods and services are produced in teams. We explore how teammate personality traits impact productivity on joint team tasks. Studying student teams at a large university and considering the “Big Five” personality ... -
Root exudate composition reflects drought severity gradient in blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
(Springer Nature, 2022-07)Plant survival during environmental stress greatly affects ecosystem carbon (C) cycling, and plant–microbe interactions are central to plant stress survival. The release of C-rich root exudates is a key mechanism plants ... -
Capturing the complexity of soil evolution: Heterogeneities in rock cover and chemical weathering in Montana's Rocky Mountains
(Elsevier BV, 2022-05)We investigate the relationship between chemical weathering, persistence of soil cover, and topography in two neighboring mountain ranges in the northern Rockies of western Montana, USA. We augment existing tools for ...
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