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Research Communication

Our Values

We are committed to spreading the word about research and creative scholarship at the University of Montana, highlighting the human stories behind UM’s scholarly and artistic work. Our goal is to build excitement and strengthen public understanding of the impact our faculty, students, and staff make. 

What we do

  • Build research communication skills across campus 
  • Facilitate and promote media development that elevates UM’s research and creative community to internal and external audiences. 
  • Connect people to resources and expertise to produce meaningful content for both public and internal audiences. 

Recent Projects

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Bear Scratch Press

At Bear Scratch Press, students create visual works of art out of words. Adjectives like slow, inconvenient, and deliberate aren’t treated as deterrents to production, but values embraced as an essential orientation toward an almost-lost process.
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World Renowned Retired Cardiologist Studies Creative Writing at UM

Meet David Holmes to learn about his experience with lifelong learning and why he loves the University of Montana.
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Dr. Erin Landguth's White Nose Syndrome Research

A YouTube Short on Dr. Erin Landguth’s white nose syndrome research, with over 1,000 views on YouTube and 700+ on Instagram. A longer version is now featured at spectrUM Discovery Area.
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UM Biodiversity Research Collection Spotlight

A spotlight on UM’s Biodiversity Research Collections, used in a successful fundraising campaign.
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ORCS Stories

Check out some of the highlights from the Office of Research and Creative Scholarship
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Additional Resources

  • UM Impact

    UM Impact is a dynamic platform designed to capture, organize, and showcase the full spectrum of Research and Creative Scholarship (RCS) activities at the University of Montana. UM Impact amplifies the diverse and prolific achievements of UM scholars across various disciplines, and takes the stories of our research and creative scholarship efforts from Montana to a global scale.

  • Broader Impacts Group (BIG)
    The University of Montana Broader Impacts Group fosters research and creative scholarship activities that benefit the public and contribute to UM’s research competitiveness through support for UM researchers’ broader impacts efforts at all stages, from proposal through dissemination.

10,000+ Views

Across our Instagram and YouTube

225+ Followers

Across channels and growing ;)

800+ Subscribers

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