2024: The Year in Pictures

By Montana State University

December 12^th, 2024

Montana State University celebrates 2024 by looking back through the lenses of the University Communications Visual Media team. Top photo: Marcus "Doc" Cravens

Welcome to Your MSU

A fresh blanket of snow frames Romney Hall Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. Colter Peterson — A fresh blanket of snow frames Romney Hall Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (Colter Peterson)

Spring begins to blossom on the Montana State University campus on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Colter Peterson

Student explore campus during a June orientation session. Marcus "Doc" Cravens

An architectural detail of the MSU Student Wellness Center. Photo: Kelly Gorham

The MSU Student Wellness Center. Photo: Kelly Gorham

Montana Hall is illuminated during the Lights on Montana Hall event. Photo: Kelly Gorham

Romney Hall is illuminated during the Lights on Montana Hall event. Photo: Colter Peterson

Champions

A Historic Season

The Bobcats made history with an undefeated season leading into the NCAA FCS Championships Playoffs, a defeat over the Montana Grizzlies and the Big Sky Conference Championship.

Environmental Sciences graduate student Russell Conti samples water from the Gallatin River near Big Sky. (Colter Peterson)

World-class Academics

The students and faculty at Montana State University excelled in the classroom and the laboratory in 2024. MSU launched several new programs including midwifery, data science, and an academic brewing license to extend barley research.

MSU set a new annual record for research expenditures at $257 million and published research on subjects ranging from microorganisms and genetics to high-performance computing and critical technologies for national security.