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UM reopens historic Knowles Hall after $18M renovation
The renovation of Knowles Hall cost $18 million, and was paid for through the issuance of debt bonds. No taxpayer dollars or student tuition dollars were used for the renovation.
Maui fire devastates two Grizzly families
Two members of the Montana football family – one current player and one former – had their homes in the picturesque town of Lahaina, Hawaii, destroyed in the devastating Maui wildfires,
UM Griz football on verge of record season-ticket sales
As of Thursday morning, Montana had sold and distributed 18,529 season tickets for the coming season, not including University of Montana students.
16 new Grizzlies added to roster as players report for fall camp
Montana football head coach Bobby Hauck announced the addition of 16 new players to the roster as the Grizzlies reported to fall camp on Friday, capping a summer of recruiting for the UM staff.
UM nets $3.6M to help address Montana nursing shortage
The University of Montana recently secured $3.6 million from the Health Resource and Service Administration to bolster the nursing workforce across Big Sky Country.
UM studies prepping soldiers for altitude, heat, cold
Walter Hailes is part of the Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism (WPEM), which recently earned $9 million in grants from the U.S. Air Force and Army to investigate ways to improve the performance of service personnel working in extremes of altitude, heat and cold.
UM lands $1 Million grant to expand Native American humanities
The award will support an innovative Indigenous Scholar-in-Residence Program and provide academic support for faculty members to center Indigenous research or teaching methodologies within the Native American Studies Department.
UM student’s journey from River Guide to environmental lawyer
University of Montana law student Meridian Wappett’s connection to rapid waters goes all the way back to her preschool days.
UM Research: AI tests into top 1% for creative thinking
New research from the University of Montana and its partners suggests artificial intelligence can match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard test for creativity.
UM first: Female student targets Army infantry after graduating
Worried about taking on too much debt, she opted to join UM’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to pay for college.