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105 participants face freezing fears during 20th annual Brrrmidji plunge fundraiser

BEMIDJI — Courageous community members climbed onto platforms on icy Lake Bemidji on Saturday to jump into the freezing water near the Tourist Information Center for the 20th annual Jaycees' Brrrmidji Plunge fundraiser.

Crowds of spectators took advantage of the above-zero temps to watch 105 participants launch themselves into the lake to raise money for Special Olympics.

Bemidji Jaycees’ Brrrmidji Plunge Chair Brittany Isensee cited the unusually warm winter weather leading up to the plunge a

Watermark Art Center's Maker Meet offers a community for creators

BEMIDJI — In the back room of Cantabria Coffee Company, creativity was on display on Thursday evening as creators gathered for Watermark Art Center's monthly Maker Meet.

Maker Meets are a place for artists, crafters and makers to connect with and learn from each other while working on their own projects or participating in a mini art project demonstrated by a local artist.

The Danish word "hygge," the practice of coziness and relaxation, sparked the idea for the meets, which began in March. Ji

Gustavus Research Students Present at Virtual Midstates Consortium for Math and Sciences

In November, fifteen Gusties presented their research at the Midstates Consortium for Math and Sciences. Founded in 1988, Midstates is an opportunity for students from Gustavus and other private colleges in the Midwest to formally present their research to other undergraduate researchers, graduate students, professors, and principal investigators (PIs).

Midstates occurs every year over two weekends in November. The first weekend features student research in psychology and biological sciences an

Fall Symposium Spotlight: Big Hill Farm Summer Internship with Audrey Ochtrup-DeKeyrel, Josie Kleckner, and Emily Gerencer

At this year’s Fall Research Symposium, Audrey Ochtrup-DeKeyrel (’22), Josie Kleckner (’23), and Emily Gerencer (’23) presented on their internship at Big Hill Farm (BHF) last summer. As interns, they conducted hands-on research through planting, harvesting, investigating, managing distribution, and developing best practices for the farm moving forward.

Started as a senior seminar project by Eliza Swedenborg (’09) and Cat Wiechmann (’09) in 2009, BHF is an on-campus student-run farm managed by

Katya McDonald ’22 Researches Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis at the Mayo Clinic

This summer, Katya McDonald ’22 traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to join Dr. Kathryn Knoop’s lab in the immunology department. On Dr. Knoop’s research team, McDonald tested breast milk samples for bioactive compounds that could advance treatment options for late onset neonatal sepsis, an infection that occurs in babies, especially pre-term infants, 72 hours after birth.

McDonald found this opportunity at Mayo through her Gustavus advisor, Dr. Laura Burrack (biology) who she w

Chemistry Professor Stoll Awarded Janet Andersen Lecture Award in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Sciences

Gustavus Adolphus College chemistry professor Dwight Stoll was named the 2021 recipient of the Janet Andersen Lecture Award in Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Sciences by the Midstates Consortium for Math and Sciences. The award recognizes Dr. Stoll for his commitment to teaching and mentoring students in the classroom and in his analytical chemistry research laboratory.

In his twelve years as a chemistry professor at Gustavus, Stoll has used a variety of classroom strategies to ca

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