The Montana Grizzlies have hired Brian Doyon as the newest head coach of the volleyball team, the athletic department announced Wednesday. Doyon will replace Jerry Wagner, who stepped down in November. Wagner coached the Griz to a 102-147 record over his seven years at the helm. Doyon spent the past six years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah, where he coached blocking. Read more about UM’s newest coach in the Montana Kaimin.
Researchers in UM’s Center for Work Physiology & Exercise Metabolism recently teamed up with Heatsheets to study the effectiveness of the capes marathon runners receive after crossing the finish line. Learn how their research is improving the post-race experience in this video.
Marilyn Marler soon will trade the grasslands and wildflowers of Mount Sentinel for the wetlands and crocodiles of Vietnam. In late February, Marler, the Missoula City Council president, heads to Cat Tien National Park on a prestigious Fulbright award. The UM naturalist will spend the month of March as a Fulbright specialist in a U.S. Department of State program that promotes relationships "between U.S. scholars and professionals and their counterparts" overseas. Read more about Marler’s assignment.
In the latest episode of the Mansfield Global Leadership Podcast, features an interview with Frank Jannuzi, CEO and president of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Jannuzi shares his insights into working with all three branches of government. Additionally, along with a few stories of his days at Amnesty International, the State Department, and advising Joseph Biden and John Kerry. Listen to the full episode titled “Leadership Insights with Frank Jannuzi.”
The fall semester of 2014 was an exciting one for the University of Montana’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. The 40-plus members maintain an active schedule with weekly meetings and frequent weekend events. This year the Student Chapter is taking a special interest in community involvement. The students work with local wildlife agencies, present in schools, and promote community awareness of conservation issues. Read more about what UM chapter achieved this past fall.
A UM’s professor’s cross-cultural analysis received one of the top book awards from the Caribbean Philosophical Association. Benedicte Boisseron, an associate professor of French and Francophone language and literature at UM, received the Nicolás Guillén Outstanding Book Award for “Creole Renegades: Rhetoric of Betrayal and Guilt in the Caribbean Diaspora.” “This book was important for me to write because it carries an autobiographical resonance,” Boisseron said. Read more about Boisseron’s book.
Rylan Boggs, a junior in journalism, throws the ax during Boondockers Day activities held Jan. 28 on the Oval. The event gives UM students the chance to try their hand at ax throwing, crosscut sawing and keg tossing in advance of the Foresters’ Ball. The ball, a fundraiser for the student-run Forestry Club to provide scholarships for its members, will be held Feb. 6-7 in Schreiber Gym. Learn more at http://www.forestersball.com.
