UM Scientist Snares Share Of Nobel Peace Prize
 

UM gets to share a piece of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

That's because UM ecologist and forestry Professor Steve Running, one of the nation's foremost experts on climate change, was a lead author of the 2007 United Nations IPCC report, which presents strong evidence that humanity is artificially warming our world.

Running was a lead author of the chapter on North American impacts in the current IPCC report. He and other authors received an e-mail last week from the IPCC chair announcing the prize: "This makes each of you a Nobel Laureate, and it is my privilege to acknowledge this honor on your behalf."

Running has worked for UM since 1979. He directs the College of Forestry and Conservation's Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, which has crafted software for NASA environmental satellites such as Terra and Aqua.

"I never thought my name and the words 'Nobel Laureate' would ever be used in the same sentence," Running said. "I really hope this award will help bury the disingenuous climate change deniers once and for all. ... We have no more time for arguing about petty details while huge climate changes occur before our eyes. We need to get society to calmly acknowledge these climate facts and get to work."

Running suggests people read his "Five Stages of Climate Grief" essay, available online.

The only other UM faculty member associated with the Nobel is Harold Urey (1893-1981), who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for his discovery of heavy hydrogen, also called deuterium.

"Five Stages of Climate Grief" 

 NASA Scientist To Speak About Climate Change
 

James Hansen, director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, will present the next installment of the President's Lecture Series.

One of the world's leading researchers on global warming, Hansen will present "The Threat to the Planet: How Can We Avoid Dangerous Human-Made Climate Change?" at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in the University Center Ballroom.

The event is the University's Brennan Guth Memorial Lecture, held in conjunction with UM's Environmental Studies Program.

Earlier that day, from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m., Hansen will give a seminar titled "What Determines Climate Sensitivity?" in Gallagher Business Building Room 123.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Hansen has directed the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies since 1981.

President's Lecture Series 

 Pollner Distinguished Professor To Deliver Talk
 

John Woestendiek, UM's 2007 T. Anthony Pollner Distinguished Professor, will talk about the future of journalism at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in the University Center Theater.

His lecture is titled "Blazing New Trails in Journalism (Anybody Got a Compass?)." It is free and open to the public.

Woestendiek is a features reporter for the Baltimore Sun and also has worked at the Arizona Daily Star, Lexington Herald-Leader, the Charlotte Observer and the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he won a 1987 Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting.

School of Journalism 

 School Of Pharmacy Celebrates 100 Years
 

The Skaggs School of Pharmacy will hold events Oct. 19-21 to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

The school was founded in 1907 at Montana State College in Bozeman and moved to UM in 1913. It was named the Skaggs School of Pharmacy in 2005 to recognize the contributions of the Skaggs family to the school's growth and development.

As part of the anniversary celebration, Lucinda Maine, executive vice president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, will present the inaugural Frank Pettinato Memorial Lecture.

The presentation, "Pharmacy in a Flat, Pink World," will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in Skaggs Building Room 169 and is free and open to the public.

Events also include a reception and dinner and continuing education programs for pharmacists and pharmacy faculty members, students and alumni.

For more information, call Jenny Wilson at 406-243-4621.

Skaggs School of Pharmacy 

 Center Lands Geriatrics Grant
 

The Montana Geriatric Education Center at UM recently received a three-year $1 million grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

The center provides interdisciplinary geriatric education and training for Montana health professionals, higher education faculty and health profession students.

The new grant will increase health literacy of at-risk rural minority elderly in Montana, expand and refine 36 education modules on health care problems in the elderly population, and enhance the Improving Health Among Rural Montanans program, which has conducted thousands of health screenings across Montana since 2002.

MTGEC is the lead player in offering geriatric continuing education in Montana to health care professionals.

 

 Service Day Projects Planned
 

The UM Office for Civic Engagement will sponsor "Raise Spirits and Help Fright Poverty" as part of this year's Make a Difference Day on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Local projects celebrating the nation's largest day of service will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Poverello Center homeless shelter and from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Joseph Residence transitional housing facility.

At the Poverello Center, student volunteers will create a festive atmosphere for lunchtime visitors and prepare and serve a "Spooky Meal."

Volunteers then will head to the Joseph Residence to help children make Halloween costumes.

OCE, a department of the UM honors college, promotes civic engagement as a means to develop actively engaged citizens. It has sponsored projects for Make a Difference Day, founded by USA Weekend magazine, for more than eight years.

Office for Civic Engagement 

 Event Tonight Supports Endangered Bull Trout
 

The Environmental Law Group of the UM School of Law will host the third annual "Bulls, Blues and Brews" benefit and silent auction tonight.

The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Missoula Children's Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, located at 200 N. Adams St. Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for students.

In addition to the silent auction, the evening will include door prizes and locally produced food and drink. The Mike Bader Blues Band will provide musical entertainment.

Building on the success of the past two benefits, this festive affair promotes one goal: protecting endangered bull trout and their habitat. Bull trout are Montana's largest native fish. Though once abundant in Western Montana, they are now listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.

For further information, call 971-275-2879 or e-mail alexander.rate@umontana.edu.

 

 Auction Benefits CutBank Literary Magazine
 

Schmooze with fine art collectors and lovers of literature at an event benefiting CutBank, UM's 34-year-old literary journal.

"Art 4 Lit," a celebration of art and literature, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Laurie Lane Studios and Gallery Upstream, 141 South Third St. W. A free-will donation will be accepted at the door.

Wine, hors d'oeuvres and jazz will complement a gallery and silent auction of work by select local and national artists, ranging from painting and photography to textile and installation art.

Guests also will be able to bid on dining, shopping and recreation packages donated by local merchants and peruse complimentary copies of CutBank.

CutBank 

 New Artwork Selected For Skaggs Addition
 

Works by 13 artists from Montana and across the country have been installed in the recently completed Skaggs Building addition on campus.

Visitors to the building can view 20 artworks chosen in a highly competitive national art call coordinated by the Montana Museum of Art & Culture at UM.

Works selected include those of eight artists from Montana: Carol Spielman, Billings; Linda McCray, Clancy; Cliff Rossberg, Great Falls; Pamela Caughey, Hamilton; Phoebe Toland, Helena; Pat Mahan, Manhattan; and Dudley Dana and Karen Slobod, Missoula.

Out-of-state artists whose works were selected are John Horejs, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Cheryl Safren, Valley Stream, N.Y.; Eileen Doughty, Vienna, Va.; Gwen Guidici, Bremerton, Wash.; and Parvin, Seattle.

Funding for the purchase of these works comes from the One Percent for the Arts program.

Montana Museum of Art & Culture 

 'Elvis 007' Will Leave UM All Shook Up
 

A lifelong Elvis fan and a trained actor and director have partnered to bring "Elvis 007," a musical tribute to the king of rock 'n' roll, to life for one night only at UM.

The performance takes place at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the University Theatre.

Admission is $15 general admission and $12 for students, seniors and children. All seating is general admission. Tickets are available at all GrizTix outlets, online or by calling 406-243-4051 or 1-888-MONTANA.

Eugene O'Neill and Skip Lundby met while working for the Mother Lode Theatre in Butte, where O'Neill had a hit with his presentation of "Elvis Christmas" in 1998.

Now O'Neill and Lundby are working together again to produce "Elvis 007," an original production that envisions what a live Elvis show might be like today. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death.

O'Neill, now assistant director for maintenance in UM Facility Services, stars as Elvis in the hour-and-a-half production, while Lundby is the writer, producer, director and narrator. "Elvis 007" also features pianist George Groesbeck.

"Elvis had such an impact on music and he deserves to be celebrated," O'Neill said. "Since he's not here to do it himself, somebody has to."

GrizTix 

 Montana Defense Takes Down Hornets
 

The third-ranked Montana Grizzlies football team defeated the Sacramento State Hornets 17-3 Saturday afternoon in Sacramento, Calif.

The win improved the Grizzlies' record to 6-0 and 3-0 in the Big Sky Conference.

Montana was held to 173 yards of total offense, while the Hornets managed 346 yards of offense. Junior quarterback Cole Bergquist completed 12-of-25 attempts for 93 yards and an interception. Senior running back Lex Hilliard had 15 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown, and Bergquist added 33 yards on nine rushes.

Despite giving up 346 yards, the Grizzly defense had one of their best performances of the season, forcing six turnovers.

Senior cornerback Quinton Jackson and senior safety Torrey Thomas each had two interceptions, and junior safety Colt Anderson grabbed one interception. Senior cornerback Chris Clark was the Grizzlies' leading tackler with eight, while Anderson and senior linebackers Tyler Joyce and Loren Utterback tallied seven stops.

The Grizzlies are back home Saturday to battle Northern Colorado at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:05 p.m.

Montana Grizzlies 

 Grizzly Spikers Split On Road
 

The Montana Volleyball team won its third-straight Big Sky Conference road match last Friday with a 3-1 victory at Idaho State.

Montana was led offensively by three underclassmen: freshman Amy Roberts with a season-high 19 kills on .233 hitting, sophomore Whitney Hobbs with a season-high 18 kills on .289 hitting and freshman Jaimie Thibeault with 10 kills on .320 hitting.

On Saturday the Grizzlies lost in five games at Weber State. The loss dropped the Grizzlies to 7-11 overall and 3-5 in Big Sky Conference play. Five players finished with double-figure kills for Montana. Junior Lauren Gustafson led both teams with a career-high 20 kills on .581 hitting, finishing with just two errors in 31 attacks.

Montana opened the second half of its Big Sky Conference schedule this week, hosting Northern Arizona last night and Northern Colorado at 7 p.m. Saturday in the West Auxiliary Gym.

Montana Grizzlies 

 Montana Soccer Wins One, Loses One
 

The Montana strikers scored twice in the first 17 minutes of action last Friday en route to a 2-0 road win at Northern Arizona.

Junior midfielder Sara Campbell and sophomore forward Britta Bourne tallied goals in the win for the Griz.

On Sunday in Greeley, Colo., Northern Colorado scored an equalizing goal in the 87th minute and then the game-winning goal in the second minute of extra time in a 2-1 win over the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies fell to 1-1 in Big Sky Conference play with the loss, dropping to 3-9 overall on the season.

Montana continues its Big Sky Conference schedule this week with home matches against Sacramento State and Portland State. The Grizzlies face the Hornets at 4 p.m. today and close the weekend Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest against the Vikings.

Montana Grizzlies