MISSOULA — After months of intensive training, the University of Montana’s Grizzly Battalion Army ROTC outperformed 10 other schools in…

UM freshman finds international adventure through Fulbright Program Story by UM student Nick Hall-Skank Last November, Laure Pengelly Drake, director of External Scholarships t UM, came to my Intro to Honors class to encourage my classmates and me to apply for various scholarships and award programs. I was astounded to…

I am thrilled and honored to join the University of Montana team! While my wife, Chelsea, and I are admittedly still processing the exciting events of the past 24 hours, we cannot wait to get to Missoula and get to work. We were truly inspired during our visit to campus…

MISSOULA — When the nation paused Aug. 21 to observe the spectacle of a total solar eclipse turning day to night across the middle of the country, research teams from Montana were busy gathering some of the best data resulting from the event. Based at the University of Montana, Jennifer…

MISSOULA — MontanaPBS will screen a new documentary about Montana’s cowboy artist Charles M. Russell (1864–1926) in seven locations across Montana in September and October. “C.M. Russell and the American West” is the first major film exploration of Russell’s life, art, writings and enduring legacy. The film tells Russell’s story…

MISSOULA — To help celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding next year, the University of Montana has licensed Big Sky Brewing Company, the state’s largest microbrewery, to create a new beer called Griz Montana Lager. The product hit shelves Aug. 22 and will be available through next spring.

MISSOULA — The University of Montana has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities since 1932. The commission recently gave UM high marks during the culmination of its latest seven-year review by renewing the University’s accreditation with no recommendations. “It’s unusual to have accreditation reaffirmed with no…

Summer 2017 Cast Away: Montana Rep Heads to China for 50-Year Anniversary Quick Looks: UM science and scholarship highlights Arise Writers: For this English professor, teaching and writing novels feed each other Ticket to the Tech Sector: UM-affiliated Montana Code School offers another path for students Summer 2016 The Brain…

Heavy Precipitation Speeds Carbon Exchange in Tropics New research by UM and its partner institutions gives insight into how forests globally will respond to climate change. Cory Cleveland, a UM professor of terrestrial ecosystem ecology, says that previous research in the wet tropics — where much of global forest productivity occurs — indicates that the increased rainfall…