UM received a $10,000 grant from Gov. Steve Bullock and the Growth Through Agriculture program this week, which will be used to improve the school's garden the farm to college program. UM Dining garden manager Natasha Hegmann said part of the money will be used to expand the garden located behind the Lommasson Center. The Montana Kaimin reports on the grant and UM’s garden plans.
It’s no secret that job growth within the health care industry is booming as the American population ages. A national emphasis on preventative care, growing rates of chronic conditions and “baby boomers” have all led to an increased demand for health care professionals. In Missoula County, that trend has far-reaching implications, as the local economy is dependent on the health care industry and hundreds of college students are receiving the training necessary to enter the field. Read more about the health care field in the Missoulian.
Professors researching at UM have turned to the Berkeley Pit's fungi as a potential building block in the cure for cancer. In their lab, Andrea Stierle tracks data on her computer while her husband, Don Stierle, writes the couple’s findings in a lab notebook. They sit together, surrounded chemical hoods, scattered petri dishes and graduated cylinders. Read more about the Stierles’ research in the Montana Kaimin.
“The years tell us what the days cannot.” UM alumna Shelli Johnson reflects on what she considered her greatest failure at the time: losing her basketball scholarship and quitting the team. “During my recent look back at all of this, I realized the things I did in the months following my aforementioned failure not only made a significant difference in my life during that time, but continue to inform my life, and my work.” Read more on the Make it Missoula blog.
Children with a passion for science, technology, engineering and math – often referred to as STEM – can be found around Western Montana. Based on Chamber of Commerce data, Montana is tenth in the nation in STEM growth. But that doesn't mean there's no room for improvement. The University of Montana makes an effort engage young students in STEM fields while also drawing top-notch college students in the same areas of study. KPAX-TV reports on the future of STEM in Montana.
Three UM School of Law students advanced to the final round of the 2015 National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held Feb. 19-21 in White Plains, New York. Third-year law student Katelyn Hepburn and second-year students Lindsey West and Hannah Cail faced off against Vermont Law School and the University of Mississippi, marking the first time UM made the final round since 2005. Additionally, Hepburn won the award for best oralist. Read more about UM’s showing at the competition.
Helena artist Heesoo Lee demonstrates her techniques for painting her ceramics pieces to a large group of students during the School of Art’s annual Archie Bray Day at UM.
