Behind the Photo
UM law student Constance Van Kley and her family celebrate her graduating with high honors May 20 during Commencement for the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. The school awarded 82 law degrees.
UM Anthropologist Reveals Native Lifestyles in New Book
UM researcher Anna Prentiss is helping to fill holes in the history of indigenous peoples living in the Pacific Northwest during the Fur Trade period.
UM Grad Hank Green Bases Internet Empire in Missoula
Combining a passion for knowledge with a penchant for silliness has produced a winning equation for Hank Green, Missoula’s most widely known internet entrepreneur. His web of channels, platforms,...
African-American Studies Marks First Graduating Class
UM celebrated its first cohort of graduating seniors with majors in African-American studies during Commencement on Saturday, May 13. For 49 years, UM students could take classes in...
Tiger Experts Cross the Globe to Learn from Montana Biologists
The first thing you need to know about tigers: They like to eat bears. The second thing: They’re best studied in Missoula, Montana. Despite being half a planet away from the nearest wild tiger...
2,122 UM Students Earn Degrees
UM had 2,122 students who were degree candidates for spring semester 2017. The students listed here are UM degree candidates or have been awarded their degrees for spring semester 2017.
Psychology Doctoral Student Wins $15,000 Scholarship
Kathryn Oost, a Ph.D. student in clinical psychology at UM, is one of 100 doctoral students in the U.S. and Canada recently selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
UM ScholarWorks Reaches 1 Million Downloads
ScholarWorks, UM's online scholarly repository, has achieved a momentous milestone: 1 million downloads. The service is online at http://scholarworks.umt.edu. Managed by the Mansfield Library,...
College Students Attend Classes Via Remote-Control Stand-In Robots
Someone looking in on Bill McCaw’s educational leadership class at UM might see students talking in small groups, or peers helping each other on assignments. It’s an age-old classroom scene,...
Montana Woodsman a Cut Above the Rest
John Parcell spent a good chunk of his youth chopping wood, never suspecting it might someday factor in his fate. He grew up in Condon, and after enrolling at UM his love of the outdoors prompted...
Berkeley Pit Water Leads to Groundbreaking Scientific Discovery
Organisms found in the Berkeley Pit's toxic water are leading to a scientific breakthrough, according to two UM professors. Andrea and Don Stierle paired together two fungi taken from pit water in...
Student Researcher Studies Social Media Data for Health Promotion Project
Undergraduate student researcher Megan Miller recently presented a poster titled “Analysis of Factors Contributing to a Facebook Presence” at UM’s annual Conference on Undergraduate...
The Search for the Next President of the University of Montana
Visit the Presidential Search page on UM President’s Office website for updates on the search, timelines and the search committee member roster.
UM Foundation Names New President and CEO
Cindy Williams has been named president and chief executive officer of the University of Montana Foundation, board chair Mary Olson announced May 15. Williams has been a leader on the foundation’s...
Montana Rep Brings Classic 'Mockingbird' to China
Since 1997, "To Kill A Mockingbird" has been the Montana Repertory Theatre's signature play. Now professional theater-in-residence at the University of Montana is taking Harper Lee's classic tale...
Grizzly Softball Team Wins Big Sky Championship
Montana, in just its third season, used the pitching of tournament MVP Michaela Hood and a seven-run fourth inning to defeat top-seeded Weber State 9-5 in the Big Sky Conference championship game...
UM Student Inspired by Grandfather, Stepdad to be Medical Doctor
Coming up on graduation, Zhibing "Cara"Zhou has a 4.0 grade point average at UM, and in August, she heads to medical school to become a doctor, melding the science that fuels her mind with the...
Donor Creates New Faculty Position at UM to Honor Legendary Librarian
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, UM has its first endowed chair in the humanities. The new Lucile Speer Research Chair in Politics and History honors Lucile Speer and her...
UM to Hold 120th Commencement May 13
UM’s 120th Commencement exercises will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium. UM alumna Jennifer Isern will be the featured speaker. Late UM President George Dennison...
UM Launches New Online Art Degree
UM’s School of Art just launched a fully online art degree, which is the first of its kind in the state. The Bachelor of Arts in studio art gives students a diverse toolbox of skills important to...
Professor Fritz Makes Another Attempt at Retirement
Harry Fritz is celebrating 50 years of teaching at UM and is apparently retiring this term, but either way he leaves a legacy of service not only for the university but for the state.
UM to Host Dennison Celebration of Life on Friday, May 12
Historian and educator George M. Dennison was UM’s longest-serving president from 1990 to 2010. The University and the Dennison family will honor the enduring impacts of his legacy during a...
MBA Student Recognized for Humanitarian Efforts
Graduating MBA student Chase Anderson is the recipient of the Marion McGill Smith School of Business Administration Humanitarian Award. The son of a Honduran immigrant, Anderson has always...
UM Student Earns US Fish and Wildlife Fellowship
A UM wildlife biology doctoral student recently earned a fellowship to study endangered species habitat along the Rio Grande River. Will Janousek received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s...
International Student Teaching Enhances Graduate's Success
International student teaching placements are a particularly strong draw for students in UM’s education program. Heather Jurva, a recent UM graduate in secondary English education, is a prime...
Griz Alumni Return as Faculty in Geosciences Department
Two new faculty members in UM’s Department of Geosciences, Payton Gardner and Hilary Martens, started their career on campus as undergraduates. Both earned Ph.D. degrees at other universities...
Resource Conservation Student Wins Scholarship to Kyrgyzstan
Kaitlyn Anderson, a sophomore at UM, has won a Boren Scholarship, which provides $20,000 to study for a year in Kyrgyzstan. Anderson is majoring in resource conservation and minoring in wildlife...
UM Mathematics Professor to Receive Chancellor’s Award from Tech
Montana Tech Chancellor Don Blackketter will present UM mathematics Professor Johnathan Bardsley with the Chancellor’s Medallion at the university’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6. The...
Anthropology Students Earn AAUW Honors
Cheyenne Laue, a UM doctoral student in computational anthropology, recently was awarded the American Association of University Women’s American Fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year. A second...
Students Continue Research with National Science Foundation Grants
Two biology students and a geography student from UM have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for their research. NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are based on an...
Sophomore Wins Critical Language Scholarship for Study in Russia
UM student Kitiri McDunn recently won a competitive U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship for an all-expenses-paid intensive summer language program in Russia this summer. McDunn...
Gladen Named Montana Ambassador Educator of the Year
Paul Gladen, director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at UM, recently was named Montana Ambassador Educator of the Year by Gov. Steve Bullock. On April 24, Gov. Bullock announced the recipients of the...
Ph.D. Student Maps Atomic Resolution of Molecules Using Rare Instrument
When UM chemistry Assistant Professor Orion Berryman created the region’s only small-molecule X-ray facility at UM in 2014, he just needed one more thing: someone to operate the diffractometer. UM...
UM Named Among Top Online Colleges for Students With Disabilities
The University of Montana has landed at No. 8 on a national list naming the top online schools for students with disabilities. UM also ranked No. 11 for being an affordable online college for...
Grad Students Head to Vegas for Business Analytics Conference
UM students Brandon Staggs and David Brewer spent a week in Las Vegas, where they, err, did a lot of homework. True story. They didn't party or swim. Instead they were part of the first UM team to...
UM Student Earns Newman Civic Fellowship
UM political science major Isabel Langlois has been honored as a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow, a one-year fellowship for community-engaged college students who attend Campus Compact institutions....
The Keys to Happiness
University of Montana student Austin Haney often sits by the Grizzly Bear statue, serenading UM students with his accordion. “My fingers will fall off before I stop playing that instrument,” the...
Athletic Training Student Interns at MLB Spring Training
First-year athletic training graduate student Rina Kasuga recently had the opportunity to intern with the San Diego Padres at spring training in Arizona. One of only six students selected from a...
Astronomy Professor: Cassini Mission Revealed Saturn’s Secrets
After almost 20 years in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft begins the final chapter of its remarkable story of exploration. UM Professor Dan Reisenfeld, a scientist on the Cassini team, explains...
Biology, Environmental Studies Major Becomes UM’s 41st Udall Scholar
UM student Rachel Dickson recently won a 2017 Udall Scholarship, which will provide up to $7,000 to support her studies for the next academic year. Dickson is the University’s 41st Udall Scholar,...
Students Awarded $50,000 at Annual Startup Competition
UM’s 28th Annual John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge brought 16 student teams from across the state to compete for over $50,000 in prizes. Run by the UM School of Business Administration and...
Top Chefs Bring Mushroom Mania to UM
A group of fungus fanatics took to the UM campus on Wednesday to tout what they say is the food trend of the future: burgers blended with mushrooms. Two well-respected chefs, Lance Avery from...
Biology Professor Stars in New Film About Nature’s Wildest Weapons
The research and discoveries of UM biology Professor Doug Emlen are the focus of a new hourlong BBC documentary titled “Nature’s Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers.” The program is slated...
Physical Therapy Associate Professor Named Fulbright Scholar
James Laskin, an associate professor of physical therapy at UM, will spend the next academic year in Southeast Asia as an ASEAN Research Program Fulbright Scholar. Laskin, who also is the director...
Young Entrepreneurs Compete for Funds at UM Startup Challenge
Sixteen student competitors vied for $50,000 at the event he 28th annual statewide John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge held April 13 at UM. The event is hosted by the Blackstone LaunchPad and...
