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The University of Montana: A Bird's-Eye View
A drone flight above campus to show why the University of Montana regularly ranks among the nation's most beautiful...
First Day of Fall Semester 2018
UM students share their excitement for the first day of fall semester.
Students: Find On-Campus Employment
On-campus employment opportunities for students are posted on Handshake, UM’s hub for student internships, jobs, research and volunteer opportunities, career fairs and more. Log on with your...
Explore UM Housing Opportunities
Attending UM next year and considering your housing options? Visit the UM Housing website to apply online, take a 360-degree room tour, view room assignment information or apply to be a resident...
Learn About UM Dining Options
UM Dining serves our students wholesome, high quality and nutritious food while maintaining a commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. Learn more about UM Dining’s award-winning...
Merit-Based Aid Available; Visit UM Scholarship Portal
The UM Scholarship Portal is accessible to all incoming and continuing UM students and offers one centralized general application, regardless of a student’s major or program of study. Visit...
Take a Virtual Tour of Campus Via Google Street View
Curious about what the University of Montana campus looks like? Visit UM via Google Street View! The tour begins from the middle of the Oval at the center of campus.
Alumnus Wins Young Forester Leadership Award
The Society of American Foresters recently named Jason Parke, an alumnus of the University of Montana W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, the recipient of the 2018 Young Forester...
UM Earns Top 25 ‘Best River and Lake Colleges’ Ranking
UM ranked among the best universities in the nation for its “intimate kinship to water,” according to College Consensus’ recent survey. UM, which ranked No. 23, was one of just six universities...
Two Grads Earn Teaching Assistantships to Austria
Two UM alumnae, both from Livingston, will teach English during the upcoming school year in Austria. The program brings teaching assistants from the English-speaking world into classrooms in...
College of Business to Celebrate Centennial Sept. 21-22
UM’s College of Business invites all alumni and friends to help celebrate its centennial anniversary on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22. Festivities will include an outdoor luncheon, brunch with...
Law School Alumnus Elected American Bar Association President
The American Bar Association has selected a UM alumnus to lead its 400,000 members as the organization’s 142nd president. Bob Carlson, who earned his bachelor’s degree from UM in 1976 and a Juris...
Summer School Enrollment Jumps by 400 Students
Summer semester enrollment at UM grew 17 percent from a year ago, with 2,932 students compared to 2,493 last year. Students use summer courses to shorten their time to graduation, take advantage...
UM Scientists Bring Ocean Research Techniques to Flathead Lake
Associate Professor Matt Church and the researchers in his Church Lab for Microbial Biogeochemistry and Ecology are bringing knowledge learned on the open ocean to Flathead Lake.
In Their Own Words: UM Alumna Emily Graslie
UM School of Art Alumna Emily Graslie now holds the title of chief curiosity correspondent at the Field Museum in...
Alumna Wins Fellowship at NIH Research Center
A UM alumna has landed a yearlong fellowship with the National Institutes of Health for her dedication toward transforming scientific discoveries into real-world solutions. Genevieve Lind, who...
Professor Studies Complexities of Biodiversity, Disease Transmission
Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate as infectious diseases increasingly spill over from wildlife to humans. Disease ecologists fervently debate whether biodiversity loss leads to an...
Researchers Receive $700,000 to Study Tick-Borne Lyme Disease
University of Montana researchers Dan Drecktrah and Scott Samuels were recently awarded $449,998 from the National Institutes of Health for the first year of a five-year project to study the...
AIBL Students Win Business Plan Competition at National Conference
UM's chapter of American Indian Business Leaders attended the 24th annual National AIBL Leadership Conference in Chandler, Arizona, in April, and earned first place in the University Division of...
UM Welcomes 2018 Presidential Leadership Scholars
This fall, the Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana will welcome more than 200 of the best and brightest students from across the country and state. Thirty-one of these students...
98-year-old UM Alumna Earns Degree After Seven Decades
Paula O’Neil had no idea what was waiting for her under the piece of tissue paper on the table as family gathered at her daughter’s home in Evergreen, Colorado, on Mother’s Day this year. Her...
UM Student Earns Boren Scholarship to Study in Kazakhstan
UM student Andrew Castellanos has been awarded a Boren Scholarship to study Russian in Almaty, Kazakhstan, at Al-Farabi Kazakh University for the 2018-19 academic year. Castellanos earned a...
Postdoctoral Fellow Wins National Award for Graduate Research
UM postdoctoral fellow Rachel Dalton recently received a Presidential Trainee Award at the 2018 American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics annual meeting. The award recognizes the...
Davidson Honors College Celebrates Outstanding 2018 Graduates
The Davidson Honors College at UM recognized nearly 100 graduating students with its University Scholar Distinction, one of the highest academic honors available. More than 25 percent of these...
Alzheimer’s Disease Starts in Childhood, UM Study Shows
A new study lead by a UM researcher found shocking evidence to suggest that Alzheimer's begins in childhood, with babies younger than a year old displaying signs of the disease.
UM Creative Writing Graduate Wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
UM graduate Andrew Sean Greer, Class of 96, has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Greer's novel, "Less," is "a generous book, musical in its prose and expansive in its structure and range,...
City Taps UM Students to Solve Real-World Challenges
Saying UM and the city of Missoula are inextricably linked, leaders from both institutions are turning to students in the Davidson Honors College to help solve some of Missoula’s most pressing...
UM Students Represent Eritrea at National Model UN Conference
Eleven University of Montana students and members of the Montana Model United Nations team attended the National Model UN conference in New York City in March, representing Eritrea and chairing...
UM Adds Color 3-D Printer for Researchers
The chemistry department at the University of Montana has added a new 3-D color printer. The device will help campus researchers visualize molecules, crystals and other structures used in their...
UM Commencement to Feature NIKE Chief Operating Officer
The 2018 Spring Commencement ceremonies at the University of Montana on Saturday, May 12, will feature words of wisdom from speaker Eric Sprunk, the chief operating officer for NIKE Inc. Sprunk,...
UM Dance Program Selected to Perform at Kennedy Center
UM’s Dance Program bolstered its standing as one of the nation’s most decorated institutions with another stellar showing at the recent American College Dance Association Northwest Regional...
Get Connected with the UMontana Mobile App
Download the free UMontana app to earn about degrees and majors, view a campus map, check the Food Zoo menu, look up UDash bus schedule and more. Search for “University of Montana” in your app...
UM Team Develops App Matching Honeybee Noises to Ailments
Soon, beekeepers will be able to try to find out what is troubling a colony by listening to the buzz using a smartphone app. The app was developed by a team at UM.
Make Your Summer Count: Enroll in Summer Session Today
UM summer session courses are a great way to earn credits, fulfill general education and major requirements and gain more flexibility in fall credit loads. Check out UM’s summer session offerings...
