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Professor Seielstad Wins 2013 Wildland Fire Leadership Award

UM Professor Carl Seielstad recently earned the 2013 Paul Gleason Lead by Example Award from a national interagency wildfire committee. The award is given to firefighters who are exceptional mentors and leaders. In selecting him for the honor, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group leadership subcommittee noted Seielstad’s visionary leadership. He is the first UM faculty member to receive the honor. Read more about Seielstad’s award.

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Underdog Ethics Team’s Tale of Victory a True Cinderella Story

If Hollywood made movies about philosophers the way it does athletes, then UM’s top finish in the national ethics bowl might fall in the class of “Rudy,” “Rocky III” or, even better, “The Natural.” While their underdog story isn’t likely to appear in a theater near you, the UM team took top honors last month at the 18th annual International Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. Read about the feat that could rank as this year’s Cinderella story.

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Wildland Restoration Students, Volunteers Improve Rock Creek Access

Five Valleys Land Trust and UM’s Wildland Restoration Program teamed up Saturday to host a volunteer day at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Clark Fork River. Some 60 volunteers gathered to help build a trail along the Clark Fork River, giving recreationists access to land that went untouched for years. Local news station KPAX reports on the project.

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UM Now Offering Online Bachelor’s Degree in Media Arts

Students in Missoula and afar now can take advantage of UM’s first Bachelor of Arts degree that can be earned fully online. Beginning autumn semester 2014, the UM School of Media Arts will launch its online bachelor’s degree in integrated digital media. The program will allow students to tap their creative potential through the study and artistic application of emerging digital technologies. Read more about UM's exciting new media arts degree.

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UM Dining Wins Gold Award for Leadership in Sustainability

UM learned April 11 that UM Dining has won the Gold 2014 Sustainability Award, given by the National Association of College and University Food Services. The awards support the globally accepted triple bottom line philosophy – also known as “people, planet, profit” – a method of evaluating operational performance by measuring financial success, as well as environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Read more about this prestigious award.

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Equestrian Team Takes Horse Sense on the Road to Finals at Stanford

The UM Equestrian Team took seven riders and a coach to Palo Alto, Calif., last weekend to compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone 8 Finals at Stanford. Competing against top-tier teams, the Grizzlies had as much chance of winning as the local flag football team against the Griz. But oh, what an experience, competing in a multi-million dollar facility on campus against riders on scholarship. Read more about the UM Equestrian Team.

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The Story Behind the Photo

Hundreds of UM students from all majors presented their research and creative scholarship on April 11 during UM's Conference on Undergraduate Research. Here, Trudy Jones, left, and Andrew Hinkle give a poster presentation on their research on identifying child abusers. UMCUR is one of several research events happening at UM this month. Other events include the Graduate Student Research Conference on April 12 and the II2014 – Innovation and Imagination 2014, which runs through April 15.

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