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An unprecedented number of UM faculty members earned prestigious Fulbright awards in 2001-02, receiving funding for teaching and research projects around the world. To become better teachers, faculty members continually enhance their knowledge and professional skills through research, writing, exchanges and artistic performances. Undergraduate and graduate-student researchers are mentored by UM faculty members who are leading experts on topics such as terrorism, ecology and forest-fire management. One such educator is Doug Emlen, an evolutionary biologist who studies beetles. He earned a $650,000 Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation and was one of 20 nationwide to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Emlen is the first Montana researcher to earn the honor, which included a trip to the White House.