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Think Grizzly, It's Friday | March 9, 2007 | Volume 11, Number 9

In This Issue:

Lecture Delves Into Science, Religion Discord
Researchers Decipher Buzzing Of Bees
UM Inks Exchange With Italian Universities
Professor Lectures At Marine Workshop
Students Raise $1,000 For Chinese Orphans
Ceremony Honors Student Organizations
Registration Open For Spring Courses
‘World’s Largest Garage Sale’ Set For April 28
Students Exhibit Artwork At UM Galleries
Grizzlies' Season Comes To End
Lady Griz Crack Top 25

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Lecture Delves Into Science, Religion Discord

Michael Ruse, an expert in the field of the philosophy of biology, will analyze the historic clash in America between science and religion during the next installment of the President’s Lecture Series at UM.

Ruse will present “The Evolution-Creation Struggle: An American Story” at 8 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the University Theatre. The event is UM’s Henry Bugbee Annual Lecture in Philosophy.

Ruse also will give a seminar at UM earlier that day from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m. The seminar – “Is Darwinism an Exhausted Paradigm?” – will take place in Gallagher Business Building Room 123.

Both events are presented in conjunction with UM’s College of Arts and Sciences and are free and open to the public.

Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University and author or editor of more than 30 books, including “Can a Darwinian Be a Christian? The Relationship between Science and Religion.”

Researchers Decipher Buzzing Of Bees

Everyone has heard of the canary in the coal mine, which sways or drops dead in the presence of poisonous gas, alerting miners to get out. Now a UM research team has learned to understand the collective buzzing of bees in their hives, which can provide a similar biological alert system.

But bees evidently provide a lot more information than canaries. The researchers, who work for a UM spin-off technology company called Bee Alert Technology Inc., have found that the insects buzz differently when exposed to various poisonous chemicals.

“We found bees respond within 30 seconds or less to the presence of a toxic chemical,” said Research Professor Jerry Bromenshenk. “The military is interested in that for countering terrorism. But the real surprise was that the sounds bees produce can actually tell what chemical is hitting them.”

The insects also make different sounds when attacked by honeybee maladies such as varroa mites or foul brood. This may lead to applications that help beekeepers maintain healthy hives.

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UM Inks Exchange With Italian Universities

UM students and faculty looking to broaden their horizons with international travel just got two new opportunities at universities in Northern Italy.

UM has signed exchange agreements with the University of Brescia and the Catholic University of Northern Italy to promote student and faculty exchanges. In addition it also will provide opportunities for work internships and research exchanges. The agreements, signed last month, were facilitated in part by the World Trade Centers at UM and the University of Brescia.

Exchanges will begin after UM’s International Committee has identified the best areas for partnership and UM President George Dennison gives the OK, most likely sometime in the next year.

“These two agreements open new areas of opportunity for faculty, staff and students,” Dennison said. “In the rapidly globalizing world, we must always remain open to such opportunities.”

Professor Lectures At Marine Workshop

George Stanley, geology professor and director of UM’s Paleontology Center, was among 40 international scientists invited to attend a workshop in Plymouth, England, this month.

The workshop, which took place Feb. 13-15, was titled “Modeling the Response of Marine Ecosystems to Increasing Levels of CO2.” It was part of a series of workshops in a program called “Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modeling Research.”

Stanley delivered a keynote lecture titled “The Evolution of Hypercalcifying Organisms in the Geologic Past and Their Response to Ocean Chemical Changes.”

He also presented a poster at the meeting, “Carbon Dioxide and the Evolution of Ancient Reef Ecosystems: Insight and Paradox.”

The workshop focused on the increase in carbon dioxide in the world’s marine environment and the effects it is having on the ocean’s ecosystem.

Students Raise $1,000 For Chinese Orphans

One day while sitting in the University Center, Sarah Allen watched a student collect money for rape victims. The girl had a jar and was doing it on her own, without the help of anyone else.

Allen, a senior in biology from Hungry Horse and president of UM’s chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society, decided to help people the same way, too. The next time she met with her fellow Golden Key members, she suggested they do something to raise money and awareness, as well as help bolster their organization.

They came up with the idea to raise money for China Care Foundation, a charity that collects money for Chinese orphans in need of medical procedures. While looking at the Web site, Allen came across the story of a girl who was living with a malignant eye tumor. She felt compelled to help, even though she is a self-professed “poor college student.”

“I know $20 is a lot to me, but it’s even more to a Chinese orphan,” Allen said.

Ceremony Honors Student Organizations

Each year UM’s Diversity Advisory Council awards grants to help student organizations host events that contribute to cultural diversity on campus and in the community.

A ceremony to honor recipients of the 2007 DAC Mini-Grant program will be held at 3 p.m. today at the All People Tree, which was planted next to University Hall in 1996 to celebrate the diversity of the campus community.

The event is open to the public.

Five student organizations will receive grants from DAC’s Mini-Grant program this year. They are the UM chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the African Student Association, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Il Circolo Italiano and the Northern Rockies Model Arab League.

DAC’s Mini-Grant program was instituted in 1997. Grants range from $150 to $1,000.

Registration Open For Spring Courses

Community members 55 and older can explore subjects from history to music and ethics to writing during courses offered this spring by The Montana Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

The courses, taught by dynamic UM and community educators, begin in April and are held one day each week.

Classes at UM will take place on six Fridays beginning April 6.

Two of the institute’s courses this spring will be held at the Daly Mansion in Hamilton on the five Mondays in April. An open house will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at the mansion for those who want to learn more about the courses. The event is free and open to the public.

Registration is now open for all spring courses. Fees start at $50 for MOLLI members and $65 for nonmembers to register for one course.

Course descriptions, class times and a registration form are online.

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‘World’s Largest Garage Sale’ Set For April 28

A UM parking structure will be a bargain hunter’s paradise Saturday, April 28, when it transforms into the “World’s Largest Garage Sale.”

The sale, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., takes place on the first and second levels of the parking garage on Campus Drive next to the Mansfield Library.

The “world’s largest” claim, which has been used for years to tout the sale, was acknowledged in a story in the New York Times travel section last summer. The writer of the article attributed the “largest” claim to “the size of its garage.”

The 18th semi-annual event is a fundraiser for UM Advocates, a campus service organization of more than 100 members who provide volunteer services for many campus functions. Previous sales have drawn nearly 100 sellers and thousands of shoppers.

For $20 vendors are assigned two parking spaces, each 9 feet by 18 feet. Additional spaces are available for $10 each. Vendor set-up begins at 7:30 a.m.

For more information call 406-243-5874 or e-mail advocates@mso.umt.edu.

Students Exhibit Artwork At UM Galleries

UM seniors who are pursuing bachelor’s degrees in fine arts will exhibit their work during March and April at the campus Gallery of Visual Arts and the UC Art Gallery.

This year, 24 artists will exhibit works offering a diverse array of media and content, including paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and ceramic art.

The first senior thesis exhibition is on display at the galleries through March 22. There is no charge for admission to the galleries.

The Gallery of Visual Arts is located on the first floor of UM’s Social Science Building. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays.

The UC Art Gallery is on the second floor of the University Center. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Grizzlies' Season Comes To End

The UM men’s basketball team rallied back from a 19-point deficit to take a lead, but Northern Arizona held off the charge to hold on to a 78-71 win in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals Tuesday night in Ogden, Utah.

The loss ended the Grizzlies’ season at 17-15 overall, marking the first time since the 2003-04 season they will miss the NCAA Tournament.

The Lumberjacks improved to 18-11 on the year and advance to face the winner of the Weber State-Portland State semifinal.

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Lady Griz Crack Top 25

The UM women's basketball team is ranked 25th in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. It is the first time the Lady Griz have been nationally ranked since the 1993-94 season.

Montana finished the regular season with a 27-2 record, setting a program record for regular-season victories. The Lady Griz went 15-1 in league play, finishing ahead of Idaho State, Weber State and Northern Arizona, all of which tied for second at 11-5.

Hosting the 2007 Chinook Wireless Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament this week at Dahlberg Arena, Montana is seeking its 17th conference post-season tournament title and its 17th trip to the NCAA tournament.

A title would send the Lady Griz to their third NCAA tournament in the last four years. The tournament, which began Thursday, continues today and Saturday at the following times:

Friday, March 9

5:30 p.m. -- No. 2 seed vs. highest remaining seed
7:30 p.m.* -- Montana vs. lowest remaining seed

Saturday, March 10

7 p.m. – Championship game (on Altitude Sports television)

* 7:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the completion of game one, whichever is later.

Montana Grizzlies

Patia Stephens, TGIF editor

The University of Montana

email: patia.stephens@umontana.edu

phone: (406) 243-2522

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