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UM grad licks early science struggles to earn a degree in physics, astronomy

Agatha Light found her academic path at The University of Montana by way of the television series “Star Trek.” Inspired by Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock—and the rest of the gang who ventured where no man has gone before. “I decided to be a physics major while I was in Arlee High School because of ‘Star Trek,’” Light said. “My mom loved the show. We watched it all of the time, and I loved it.”

The science fiction series captured her heart and mind, she said, because “it has such a hopeful view of the future, and there are such neat things in science on the show I couldn’t Read More...