Get Acquainted At Free Ice Cream Social
 

The fifth annual Ice Cream Social to welcome new and returning UM students to campus and Missoula neighborhoods will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10.

The event will take place in the 400 block of University Avenue. Area residents are invited to join in the festivities to celebrate the energy and diversity students bring to campus and the community.

UM's Bio Bus will provide free transportation to the event at 20-minute intervals from University Villages and Lewis and Clark Village.

In addition to free ice cream from the Big Dipper and Baskin-Robbins, the street party will offer door prizes, music and activities for kids. Special guests include Monte, Missoula Mayor John Engen, Associated Students of UM President Andrea Helling and UM Executive Vice President Jim Foley.

The annual event is organized by a committee of neighborhood volunteers, student leaders and UM staff members.

 

 Lecture Examines U.S. Foreign Policy
 

Renowned scholar and author Stephen Walt will explore U.S. foreign policy in the first installment of the 2006-07 President's Lecture Series at UM.

Walt will present "What Went Wrong with U.S. Foreign Policy?" at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in the University Theatre. The presentation is the Ezio Cappadocia Memorial Lecture on Politics and History.

Earlier that day from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m., Walt will give a seminar titled "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" in Gallagher Business Building Room 123.

Both events are free and open to the public.

A leading thinker in the "realist" school of diplomacy, Walt is the Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of three books, including 2005's "Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy."

 

 Ethics Center Lands $270,000 Grant
 

The Center for Ethics at UM has been awarded a three-year $270,000 grant to help graduate research scientists participate more actively and effectively in public debates about science and emerging technologies.

The National Science Foundation grant will fund a program titled "Debating Science: A New Model for Ethics Education for Science and Engineering Students."

Biotechnology, nanotechnology and global climate change are already the focus of intense social, political, and ethical debates, said Dane Scott, director of the UM center. There is a role for ethicists in these discussions, but people from the humanities and social sciences do not always have the required technical knowledge.

The grant will bring 36 science and engineering graduate students selected from universities and colleges nationwide to UM next summer for a five-day introductory workshop, where they will hear from experts in each area.

Center for Ethics 

 UM Takes To The Rails For Whistle-Stop Tour
 

With a train provided by Montana Rail Link, UM administrators, faculty members and students will embark on a three-city tour of Montana next week.

The Silver Cloud Tour, named for the train, will visit Helena, Livingston and Billings Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 12-14. The whistle-stop tour aims to recruit students and promote MPACT -- Montana Partnering for Affordable College Tuition -- a pilot program to help Montana high school graduates from median- to low-income families pay for college.

Faculty members will teach classes at high schools during the day and hold receptions for prospective students and UM alumni at 6:30 p.m. at each city's train depot. During the evening receptions, guests will be invited onto the train, where faculty members will give brief lectures.

 

 Trip Explores Glacial Lake Missoula, Flathead
 

UM geology Professor Marc Hendrix will lead a daylong tour of Glacial Lake Missoula features in western Montana, with an emphasis on geology of the Flathead Lake area.

"High Tide in Montana: Missoula to Flathead Lake" takes place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. The bus tour begins in Missoula and travels around the west shore of Flathead Lake to Lakeside, then back via Kerr Dam and Polson. The trip is sponsored by the Glacial Lake Missoula Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute in partnership with the Montana Natural History Center.

Hendrix leads a UM team that has conducted core sampling research on Flathead Lake, revealing a wealth of information about Glacial Lake Missoula and the geology of the region.

Cost of the tour is $70, which includes a one-year IAFI or MNHC membership; or $40 for members and $20 for students. Registration and payment must be received by Sept. 16.

For registration forms or more information, e-mail Larry Lambert, GLM Chapter president, at larry@glaciallakemissoula.com.

Ice Age Floods Institute 

 Homecoming Parade Applications Available
 

UM's 2006 Homecoming parade will take place Saturday, Oct. 14, and applications for parade entries now are available at two Missoula locations and online.

The theme for this year's parade is "I Love (heart symbol) UM." The parade entry fee is $25 and the application deadline is 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6.

Entry forms may be printed out from the Alumni Association Web site. They can also be picked up on campus at the Alumni office, 115 Brantly Hall, or at the Missoula Chamber of Commerce office, located at 825 E. Front St.

The 2006 Homecoming parade starts at 10 a.m. on the corner of North Higgins Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Missoula. The parade then heads south on Higgins to University Avenue. At that point, entries at the front of the parade will stay on University and continue to Helen. Others will turn at Higgins and Plymouth and proceed west to disperse.

Homecoming 2006 

 Popular Artist To Speak At UM
 

Ray Troll, a renowned Alaskan artist whose quirky, aquatic, scientific images have migrated into museums, books and magazines worldwide, will appear Sept. 13-14 at UM.

Troll will present "An Artist's View on the History of Life" at noon Wednesday in Clapp Building (formerly the Science Complex) Room 304. Then on Thursday at 4 p.m., he will present "Fish Worship: The Art and Science of Ray Troll" in Skaggs Building Room 114.

Both lectures are free and open to the public.

Ray Troll Art 

 Soccer Splits With Idaho Teams
 

The Montana Grizzlies soccer team outshot Boise State, 14-8, last Friday evening in Boise, Idaho, but it wasn't enough as the Grizzlies fell, 2-1, to the Broncos.

Senior Lindsay Winans picked up her second goal of the season and 23rd of her career. She also took a game-high seven shots, three on goal.

Sunday was a different story as UM dominated on its way to a 4-0 victory over the University of Idaho. Junior Mahlleace Tomsin scored her second goal of the season. Senior Kristina Lamberty recorded her first career goal for the Grizzlies five minutes into the second half. Senior MacKenzie Murphy, who with five points is tied for the team lead, also scored off a corner kick. Freshman Kiki Blake found the back of the net with less than one minute remaining in regulation.

The Grizzlies, who have outshot their opponents in every game this year, held a decisive advantage in shots -- 18-7 -- including 13 in the second half. UM also had 11 shots on goal to UI's four.

The team travels to Newark, Del., this weekend for a pair of non-conference games in the Delaware Blue Hen Adidas Classic. The Griz face two NCAA tournament teams: Lehigh and No. 23-ranked Yale.

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 Hawkeyes Dominate Grizzlies In Opener
 

In their season opener last Saturday, the Montana Grizzlies football team dropped a 41-7 decision to the 16th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

The Griz trailed by just 10 points (17-7) with 6:44 left in the third quarter, but were out-scored by the Hawkeyes 24-0 for the remainder of the game, held in Iowa City's 79,585-capacity Kinnick Stadium. Junior receiver Eric Allen had a game-high six catches for 63 yards and scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard pass from senior quarterback Josh Swogger.

The sixth-ranked Montana Grizzlies play their 2006 home opener Saturday, hosting the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Game time is 1:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast at 10:30 p.m. Saturday on KPAX-TV in Missoula and on Montana Television Network (CBS) stations statewide.

Montana Grizzlies 

 Volleyball Drops Two In Nevada
 

Last weekend UM placed third out of three teams at the University of Nevada's AT&T Invitational. Montana fell in four games against the Wolf Pack and the University of the Pacific.

The UM volleyball team will play in its final pre-conference tournament this week, when Montana competes in the University of Portland's Nike Invitational. The Grizzlies face High Point (N.C.) University Friday at 11 a.m. and Cornell University Saturday at 11 a.m. Both are Mountain time.

Matches will be played at UP's Chiles Center.

Montana Grizzlies