University of Montana
2021 Archives
See UM's 2020 News Archives here.
December
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UM Yields Two Rhodes Scholar Finalists
Missoula College
Missoula College Graduates First Class of Paramedics
Davidson Honors College
College of Business
Blackfeet Student Finds Her Path to UM Graduation
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UM Announces Fall 2021 Graduates
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Visiting Writer Brings Expertise About Race, the Outdoors
College of Humanities and Sciences
Study Suggests Melting Glaciers Will Produce New Salmon Habitat
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Montana Model UN Announces Student Winners
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UM Foundation
Washington Foundation Online Learning Gift Lifts Montana Learners
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UM Announces Fall Graduation Ceremony
School of Law
UM Law Ranked No. 7 Best Value School in Nation
College of Health
New UM Program Fast Tracks Future Montana Pharmacists
College of Business
UM Business Investment Program Offers Big Returns
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UM Rabbi Brings Valuable Jewish Perspective to Campus
November
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UM Graduate Program Awarded $500K for Environmental Journalism
College of Business
UM College of Business Ranks Best in Big Sky
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UM Breaks Ground on New Power Facility, Slashes Emissions 30%
College of Humanities and Sciences
Beloved Literary Couple Establishes UM Native American Visiting Writer Fund
Missoula College
Missoula College’s CyberMontana Trains Montana National Guard
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‘This is a Place for Everyone,’ Salena Beaumont Hill Takes on New UM Role
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UM Announces New Scholarship for Montana Students
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UM President Announces $300K Endowment to Powwow in Honor of Old Person
School of Law
UM Sends Two Law Negotiation Teams to Nationals
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Military and Veterans
UM Launches New Military and Veteran Services Office to Serve Montana
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UM’s Top Five Tips for Filling Out the FAFSA
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UM Receives $850,000 Google.org Grant to Support Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Students Flock to New Environmental Science Major
College of Humanities and Sciences
Montana Lake Study Reveals How Invasive Species Affect Native Food Webs
College of the Arts and Media
UM Music Student Hitting Sweet Notes Across Montana
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UM To Host Health Professions Career Fair for Students
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Griz Prepare to Can the Cats Again for Charity
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Mansfield Center Seeks High School Juniors for Korea Exchange
October
College of Health
UM Faculty Member Appointed to Prestigious National Health Council
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Griz Read, President’s Lecture Series Welcome Viet Thanh Nguyen
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Writing Alumna Reflects On Netflix Global Hit ‘Maid’
College of the Arts and Media
UM Names Renowned Photographer as Next Pollner Professor
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New Griz Hockey Team Laces Up
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UM Resumes Study Abroad Program
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Team Awarded $450K for Climate Resilience Project
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Researchers Find Greenland’s Groundwater Changes With Thinning Ice Sheet
College of Business
Employers Gather to Recruit UM Business Students
College of Health
Seeley Lake Clinic Joins UM Resident Physician Program
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Researchers Investigate Human Impact on Backcountry Water Quality
College of Humanities and Sciences
Humanities Windfall: Half a Million Grant Awarded to UM
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Graduate Student Committed to Saving Her Native Language
September
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UM Taking Montana Technology Corridor to Next Level
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Studies How Climate Change Could Undermine Biodiversity Conservation Goals
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Large Incoming Class, Retention Power Growing UM Enrollment
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MontanaPBS Doc Earns Prestigious Western Heritage Award
Alumni
UM Foundation
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UM Alumna Mary Olson Honored with Bucklew Service Award
Alumni
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Four UM Students Named Homecoming Ambassadors
College of Health
UM Athletic Training Program Celebrates 50th With Hall of Fame Inductees
College of Health
UM Experts Study Vaccine Hesitancy in Montana
Military and Veterans
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UM Grad, Former General Earns Honorary Doctorate
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Montana Program Aims to Increase College Student Retention
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UM’s Julie Wolter to Lead Online Learning and Innovation
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Four UM Graduate Students Named Prestigious Wyss Scholars
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UM Unveils Homecoming Week Event Lineup, Postpones Parade Until 2022
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Professor Earns $2.5M Grant to Study Hantavirus Disease Transmission
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UM Rides Maroon Wave Into the Weekend
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UM Earns Prestigious Ranking for Sustainable Practices
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SpectrUM Awarded $250K to Co-Design Indigenous Science Experiences
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Backcountry Experience Bonds UM Freshman
College of Humanities and Sciences
Griz Chat: UM to Welcome Renowned Adventure Writer and Author Peter Heller
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UM’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Receives Grant to Expand Online Classes
August
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM School Psychology Doctoral Program Earns Reaccreditation
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Public Radio Expands Montana News Coverage With Grant
College of Business
UM Master of Accountancy Student Wins National Scholarship
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Community Invited to ‘Paint Missoula Maroon’
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Remembers African-American Studies Founder
College of Health
Griz Chat: New UM Faculty Discusses Reproductive Justice
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UM Summer Program Offers High School Students Early Taste of College
College of Forestry and Conservation
Scaling Mountains, Following Wildlife: UM Student Finds Her Mark
July
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Summer Volunteers Upgrade Missoula’s Beloved M Trail
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Sociology Students Help Hometown Montanans in Need
Missoula College
Missoula College Announces Online, 1-Year Legal Studies Certificate
Davidson Honors College
UM Students Tackle Climate Change With Popular Minor
College of Health
UM Pharmacy Student Enjoys Internship in Small-Town Montana
Missoula College
Missoula College Associate Degree in Nursing Ranked No.1 in Montana
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Researcher: How Animals Adapt to Climate Change Depends on What They Build
College of the Arts and Media
UM Cello Student Awarded Esteemed Fellowship to Aspen Music Festival and School
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UM Awarded Grant for Conservation Training from Indigenous Perspective
Military and Veterans
College of Health
UM Student, Military Veteran Brings Compassion for Others to Studies
June
College of Business
Public Radio to Broadcast UM Professor’s Acclaimed Podcast
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Scientists Lead Call to Forego Fireworks this Fourth of July
Missoula College
Missoula College Offers Job Site Safety Certification Program
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Montana Women Convene for Fifth Annual Montana Leadership Institute
College of the Arts and Media
MTPR, MTPBS Programs Receive Prestigious Statewide Recognition
School of Law
Faculty and Staff
UM Employee-Student Uses Internship to ‘Connect Montana’
College of Health
UM Student, Researchers Analyze Montana Childhood Undervaccination
College of Health
Montana Grant Targets Mental Health Needs of Children, Young People
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Research: Rocky Mountain Forests Now Burning More Than Any Point in Past 2,000 Years
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Research Reveals Why People Pick Certain Campsites
School of Law
Montana Water Rights Run Deep for UM Law Student
College of Forestry and Conservation
Montana Leads Efforts to Define UN Ecosystem Restoration Principles
College of the Arts and Media
UM Students Bring Music Education to Rural Schools
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Report: Montana Visitor Spending Down in 2020, Looking Better for 2021
College of Education
UM ‘Happiness Course’ a Bright Spot for Local Residents During Pandemic
College of Business
UM Business Startup Challenge Returns, Applications Due This Summer
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MontanaPBS Barn Documentary Earns National Award
Students
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Five UM Students Land Gilman Scholarships for Education Adventures Abroad
May
Davidson Honors College
UM Honors College Names Provost’s, Dean’s Scholars
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Researcher: Framework Needed for Moving Species in Response to Climate Change
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Research Suggests Social Factors Important for Human-Wildlife Coexistence
Davidson Honors College
UM Announces 2021 Recipients of Prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholarships
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Students Lead Prescribed Wildfire Burn on University Ranch
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MontanaPBS Writer to Receive Prestigious Spur Award for Documentary
College of Humanities and Sciences
Raise a Glass: UM Class on Alcohol One for the Times
Research
Missoula College
UM Offers Coding Boot Camp to Learners Statewide
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UM Announces Spring Semester Dean’s List, 4.0 List
Research
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Research Reveals Ancient People Had More Diverse Gut Microorganisms
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UM Adds Two Undergrads to Long List of Udall Scholars
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‘Backroads of Montana’ Presents New Stories From Across Big Sky Country
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UM Ranked No. 7 Nationally for Assisting Students With Autism
School of Law
UM Law School Keeps Family Life Central
College of the Arts and Media
Donor Support Propels UM Music Building Renovations
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Scientist Joins Team Partnering with UN’s Initiative to Map Ungulate Migrations
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UM Students Receive Bob and Sue Brown Scholarships for Ethics in Public Affairs
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UM’s Mansfield Center Executive Director Receives Fulbright Award to Taiwan
College of Humanities and Sciences
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Alumni
UM Alumna Awarded Another Rare Foreign Language Opportunity
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Professor Awarded $430,000 NASA Grant
College of the Arts and Media
Award-Winning UM Journalism School Offers Free Summer Camp
April
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‘We Still Sing’: Blackfeet Rawhide Singers Carry On Commencement Tradition
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Political Science Graduate Makes Lasting Mark on Campus Diversity
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Forestry Senior Finds His Path at UM
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Graduate Finds Math and Theater Majors Equal Perfect Career Equation
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UM Announces Spring 2021 Graduates
College of Health
Student Earns UM’s First Doctorate in Public Health
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UM Spring Rodeo Set for Weekend
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UM Yields Trio of Montana-Native Truman Scholarship Finalists
Missoula College
UM Sustainable Construction Program Produces Skills Built to Last
Davidson Honors College
Amigos: UM Friends Land Fulbright Fellowships in Spain
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Montana Public Radio Concludes 2021 Spring Pledge Week
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UM Shines a Light on Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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In-Person UM Commencement Set for May 1
College of the Arts and Media
UM Journalism School Welcomes Fall Pollner Professor
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UM Alumni Association Announces Grizzly of the Last Decade Winners
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UM Seeking Partners for Second Annual Big Sky Experience
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UM Student-Organized Kyiyo Pow Wow to Be Virtual April 12-18
College of Education
Griz Chat: UM Education Professors Discuss COVID-19 Lessons Learned
College of Business
Research
Montana World Trade Center Survey Reveals Importance of International Trade
Students
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UM Student Advocate Demonstrates Leadership at Orientation Conference
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The Big Give Yields Record-Breaking Fundraising for UM
March
College of Business
UM’s Master of Accountancy Program Goes Online
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UM Rolls Out Student, Employee Vaccine Clinics
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Institute: Quality of Life, Public Lands Promote Economic Development
Alumni
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Alumni Association Features UM Authors for Virtual Book Club
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UM Financial Education Program Lifts Students Toward Success
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Mule Packing Course One of Many Summer Opportunities at UM
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UM Student Earns Top Score on MCAT Exam
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UM B.E.A.R. Initiative Helps Small Businesses Survive COVID-19
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Art Educator and Host of PBS Series to Speak at Next UM President’s Lecture
College of Business
UM Tax Program Marks 20 Years of Student Experience, Community Benefit
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UM Student with Passion for Service Named 2021 Newman Civic Fellow
Missoula College
In the Cloud: UM Partners with Amazon to Make Students Job Ready
College of Health
UM Unveils New L.S. Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation
College of Forestry and Conservation
UM Study Assesses Impacts of Short-Term Rentals in Montana
College of Business
UM Professor’s Podcast Illuminates Burning Questions
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UM Foundation
The Big Give, UM’s Annual Giving Day, Returns March 24-25
College of Health
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Stroke Survivors Receive Holistic Care from UM Group
February
College of Humanities and Sciences
UM Research Reveals How Bacteria Defeat Drugs That Fight Cystic Fibrosis
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Home on the Range: UM Alumna Makes Hay in Business, Ranch Life
Research
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UM Ranked No. 6 in Nation for Research Growth
Missoula College
Military and Veterans
Missoula College Now Offers Completely Online Two-Year Associate Degrees
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Expert on Race, Racism to Present Next UM President’s Lecture
School of Law
UM Law School Ranked No. 4 Nationally for Affordability
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UM Leads Career Readiness with New Partnership
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UM Announces Newest Student Advocate Class
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Fauci Lecture at UM Inspires Students, Draws 6,000 Attendees
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UM Bio Station Launches Water Monitoring Program for Civic Groups
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UM Enrollment Numbers Hold Steady Amidst Pandemic
College of Health
UM Pharmacy Students Leading ‘Operation: Immunization'
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UM’s New Online Courses for Women Entrepreneurs Open to All Montanans
Davidson Honors College
UM Student Thrives in Tech, Travel and Languages
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Alum Features UM Whitebark Research in MontanaPBS Film
January
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Grizzlies Glide: UM Invites Public to Ice Skate on Oval
College of the Arts and Media
UM Journalism Students Cover Legislature for Montana Media
College of Health
UM Pharmacy Partners With Missoula County on Mobile Vaccination Events
College of Humanities and Sciences
New Certificate Captures Living History
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New UM Registrar Focused on Student Success
College of Health
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New UM Undergraduate Degree in Public Health Meets the Moment
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Fauci to Headline Mansfield Lecture, Pandemic Dialogues
Military and Veterans
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UM Listed Among Top Military-Friendly Online Universities
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Griz Chat with Dr. Crystal Sanders, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Guest Lecturer
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New Business Center Buoys Female Entrepreneurs
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UM Welcomes Returning Students with ‘Winter Wonderland’ Activities
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UM Begins Phase 1a of Vaccine Rollout
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UM Provides Asymptomatic Students Living in Residence Halls with COVID-19 Tests
School of Law