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Student-Alumni Documentary Earns Honors in Filmmaking Contest

A documentary created by UM students and recent alumni recently won an award at the International Fusion Doc Challenge, a five-day filmmaking competition. Director Tom Stagg, a recent UM alumnus, and co-director Brent Bluehouse, UM graduate student, worked with students Anne Bergman, Brian Rapaport, Tessla Hastings, Channing Nun and UM staff member Christian Gold Stagg created “GMOtional,” which won “Best use of Genres: Nature/Environmental.” Learn more about the competition here and watch the “GMOtional” trailer here.

Jan 30th, 2015

Arts and Culture

Campus and Community

Alumni

Montana Rep artistic director Greg Johnson

Montana Rep's Artistic Director Marks 25 Years at Helm

When Greg Johnson decamped for Missoula from New York City in 1990, the Montana Repertory Theatre's national tour reached only three states. A quarter-century later, Johnson still leads the Rep, which has grown under his tenure into a professional troupe recognized across the U.S. "It's the largest national tour of straight plays in the country," he said. Read more about how Johnson has shaped the Rep in the Missoulian.

Jan 30th, 2015

Arts and Culture

Campus and Community

The view from Mount Sentinel looking over town

Tackling Pengelly: Class Assignment Takes Student Straight Up

“I love hiking, but as I spun in circles running from class to class this semester, I just couldn’t find time for this hike. I found time for other hikes, but never the Pengelly Ridge Trail.” UM freshman Carly Stinson makes time to climb Mount Sentinel’s steep Pengelly Trail while on assignment for her Adventure Writing class. Read about her climb on the Make It Missoula blog.

Jan 30th, 2015

Academics

Campus and Community

UM volleyball players block during a game last season

UM Hires Doyon as New Volleyball Coach

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.

Jan 29th, 2015

Athletics

Video: Researchers Conduct Marathon Cape Research Study

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.

Jan 28th, 2015

Research

UM Naturalist Marilyn Marler in her office

UM Naturalist Awarded Fulbright to Vietnam

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.

Jan 28th, 2015

Research

Campus and Community

International

The Story Behind the Photo

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.

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