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UM adds fall commencement ceremony; Montana AG Tim Fox to deliver address

October 21, 2018

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox will serve as the keynote speaker at the University of Montana’s first-ever Fall Commencement Saturday,

Big Sky Poll: Most Montanans don’t know state’s highest point, or its flag’s motto

October 17, 2018

The University of Montana’s Big Sky Poll asked respondents, “Can you tell me the name of the highest natural point

Family to honor legacy of Maureen and Mike Mansfield at UM Friday

October 15, 2018

Hosted by UM’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, family members will share their

VIDEO: UM News student broadcast on enrollment, campus safety and recruitment

October 15, 2018

In this week's broadcast, UM News student journalists look at enrollment, campus safety, and Native American recruitment.

$1M gift to Baucus Institute funds 10 D.C. interns each summer from UM

October 10, 2018

The Max S. Baucus Institute has received an endowed gift of $1 million from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

New VP looks to data-driven recruitment, digital marketing to boost UM enrollment

October 8, 2018

With a new university president firmly situated and a new cabinet in place, Cathy Cole, the University of Montana's vice

Native American communities racing to save their dying languages

October 8, 2018

The hope is that the lexicon and audio files recorded in the Blackfeet language that our research helped create, might

UM launches most ambitious fundraising campaign in history; $400M target by end of 2020

October 5, 2018

The seven-year fundraising campaign, called Campaign Montana, aims to achieve the university’s largest monetary goal yet through donors by the

UM adds e-cigarettes to tobacco-free policy

October 5, 2018

The University of Montana has added e-cigarettes to its Tobacco Free UM Policy. The policy change reflects the University’s commitment

UM News student broadcast: Clery Act violations and all things sports

October 5, 2018

In this week's broadcast, student journalists at the University of Montana look at Clery Act violations in campus crime reporting,

‘Wild’ author Cheryl Strayed kicks off 2018-19 President’s Lecture Series

October 4, 2018

Author Cheryl Strayed – whose hiking memoir “Wild” became a No. 1 New York Times best-seller and an Oscar-nominated movie

UM nets $1.2M grant to teach high-school students about their community’s air pollution

October 4, 2018

The University of Montana received a five-year grant this week that will help continue to fund a partner program dedicated

Spiffing up Mount Sentinel: The M gets a fresh coat of paint

October 3, 2018

University of Montana students and faculty gave their school’s iconic “M” a fresh coat of glowing white paint Wednesday evening,

UM receives $10M contract to develop universal flu vaccine

October 3, 2018

The National Institutes of Health have awarded a $10 million contract to the University of Montana to develop a new

‘Montana Strong’: It’s Homecoming Week 2018 at University of Montana

September 30, 2018

The University of Montana Alumni Association invites all alumni and the Missoula community to celebrate Homecoming week 2018 Oct.1-6. This

VIDEO: UM News looks at sorority life, online classes and homecoming

September 28, 2018

In this week's broadcast, UM News student journalists take a look at Greek life, homecoming, online classes, Missoula's growing international

UM releases instructional budget, program investments planned by 2021

September 27, 2018

The University of Montana released the instructional budget for its academic departments on Thursday, setting targeted goals for 2021 as

Immigration policy expert to examine Trump-era crackdown in UM speech

September 27, 2018

Georgetown University scholar Susan Martin will speak on “U.S. Immigration and Refugee Policy in the Trump Era” at 6 p.m.

UM’s 5-day celebration of American Indian heritage begins Monday

September 24, 2018

The University of Montana plans a five-day celebration to recognize American Indian heritage, Monday through Friday, Sept. 24-28. All events

UM reports drop in fall enrollment, increases in graduate, international students

September 21, 2018

Fall enrollment at the University of Montana fell 7.6 percent over last year, though the number of international students jumped

VIDEO: UM News student broadcast: stadium security, housing and more

September 21, 2018

Students at the School of Journalism at the University of Montana bring you this week's news broadcast, including stories on

UM plans non-traditional inauguration for Bodnar as 19th president

September 18, 2018

Seth Bodnar, who started work as UM’s 19th president in January, said a formal installation will be replaced by two

VIDEO: UM student news broadcast; the economics of football, coffee

September 17, 2018

The School of Journalism at the University of Montana brings you this week's news broadcast, reported and produced by UM

Top Harvard economics, poetry scholars to lecture at UM

September 14, 2018

Powerhouse scholars from the worlds of economics and poetry will each offer public lectures at the University of Montana on

UM’s fall planetarium shows begin Friday

September 13, 2018

The University of Montana’s Department of Physics and Astronomy invites the public to its fall semester planetarium shows in the

Report: School of Business at UM tops Big Sky Conference, climbs national rankings

September 11, 2018

The University of Montana's College of Business emerged from this year's rankings as the best in the Big Sky Conference,

Is post being eliminated? UM journalism dean named special adviser to provost

September 7, 2018

Larry Abramson, dean of the University of Montana’s School of Journalism, will become a special adviser to the provost starting Monday. The

Vietnamese delegation to present seminar on tourism and environment at UM

September 5, 2018

The University of Montana will host three Vietnamese delegates who will present a special seminar on Monday, Sept. 10, about

Montana high-schoolers eligible for 2 free dual-enrollment college courses

September 3, 2018

Dual enrollment allows students to take college courses while they are still enrolled in high school. Dual enrollment courses are

Extra cash or a necessity, UM students seek work at annual job fair as semester begins

August 30, 2018

Dozens of employers from Missoula and beyond set up shop at the University of Montana on Thursday, most looking for

UM survey finds state parks, trails in high demand; WiFi not so much

August 29, 2018

A new report from the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana found that almost nine

State of the University: Montana is on the rise, literally and physically

August 25, 2018

Along with a clear focus on student success and faculty engagement, the University of Montana is “on the rise” in

UM’s Mansfield Library lands grant to preserve rare books, historic photos

August 23, 2018

The University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library has landed a $20,671 Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant from the

NYT columnist David Brooks kicks off UM President’s Lecture Series

August 21, 2018

David Brooks will present the University of Montana’s Lucile Speer Memorial Lecture next month in a free event sponsored by

Number of days without summer rain increasing Western fires, UM study says

August 20, 2018

A drop in summer precipitation and longer dry spells play a significant role in the size and number of large

Get a job! UM’s student employment fair is Thursday, Aug. 30

August 15, 2018

The Office of Career Services at the University of Montana will host the Student Employment Fair from 9 a.m. to

UM alum, law school grad, takes the gavel as American Bar Association president

August 10, 2018

Bob Carlson, a 1976 graduate of the University of Montana, will serve as the next president of the American Bar

UM welcomes undergrads to fall orientation Aug. 22-24

August 8, 2018

The University of Montana will hold fall orientation in August for new undergraduate students starting at UM in fall semester

New VP of UM enrollment: “You’re going to see some different things here”

August 2, 2018

Over the past three weeks, the university's new vice president for enrollment management and strategic communication has risen early and

UM’s summer enrollment grows 17 percent, highest since 2014

July 30, 2018

Summer semester enrollment at the University of Montana grew 17 percent from a year ago, with 2,932 students compared to

New UM docs ready to cross Montana to begin rural family medicine

July 2, 2018

The University of Montana's Family Medicine Residency program, an affiliation of the University of Washington, launched in 2013 with a

UM graduates 12 family physicians; 11 say they’ll stay in Montana

June 26, 2018

The University of Montana will graduate its third class of family physicians from the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana

UM, Inimmune land $5.4M NIH grant to pursue bacterial fighting vaccine

June 25, 2018

The University of Montana and a Missoula startup have landed a $5.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health

UM names new vice president of enrollment and strategic marketing

June 15, 2018

The University of Montana on Friday named Catherine Cole as its new vice president of enrollment and strategic communications, a

Burgeoning apprentice program at Missoula College looks to ease labor shortage

June 12, 2018

While the growing apprenticeship program at Missoula College won't alone solve a problem partially rooted in demographics, it could help

UM announces new certificate in Native American Studies

May 29, 2018

Anyone interested in Native American history, policy and culture now can earn a Native American Studies Certificate at the University

Montana Public Radio to highlight 1968 in music and programming

May 28, 2018

Montana Public Radio will look back on 1968 with special programming and music June 2-9. “Our talented producers will present

New MMAC exhibits celebrate the horse in visual art

May 24, 2018

The exhibitions “Horse” and “Denizens: Wildlife on the Western Frontier” will be on display from Thursday, June 7, to Saturday,

Julie Wolter: UM prof wins $4.5M grant to study dyslexia in children

May 21, 2018

Julie Wolter, department chair and professor in the University of Montana Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, recently received a

University of Montana opens multimedia lab in Journalism School

May 21, 2018

The University of Montana School of Journalism has established a new media lab to serve as a center of innovation

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