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Hello friends! We hope you are staying safe & healthy, and enjoying this lovely Montana summer. Our Food Is Freedom campaign resulted in $385 in donations to the UM Pantry from Juneteenth — July 4th. Thank you to everyone who donated & helped to spread the word! We are SUPER…

University science highlights from the past year. —

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Welcome to another edition of Vision, the magazine of research and creative scholarship for the University of Montana, which comes out during an exciting time for UM. In a major milestone, our University is now a top-tier “R1” research institution. The honor was conferred this year by the Carnegie Classification…

A powerful, free web app developed by UM is revolutionizing how rangelands are managed — By Brianna Randall To get deeper into the weeds — as well as the vital grasses and shrubs they replace — Brady Allred realized he needed to zoom out. All the way to space. “To move the needle on rangeland conservation, I wanted to better understand what was happening on…

Professor makes a splash using swimming pools to study the racial history of the U.S. — By Cary Shimek Jeff Wiltse’s unusual area of expertise came to him in a dream. While in graduate school getting pressure to come up with a strong dissertation topic, he spent Thanksgiving break with the family of his girlfriend (now wife) in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Sleeping in a windowless basement room…

Scholarly research becomes an integral part of a UM education for many students. Here are a few highlights: — By Nathalie Wolfram Audrey Glendenning Federal legislation recently restored the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Such changeovers are more common than many people realize, says Audrey Glendenning, a graduate student in resource conservation. Glendenning’s master’s thesis explores the legal framework for restoring federal public lands to tribes…

In a milestone achievement for UM, the University is now a top-tier “R1” research institution. The honor was bestowed by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education organization. The University was upgraded to the “Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity” classification, also known as R1. UM celebrated the achievement…

UM professor develops free resources to stimulate young minds — By Cameron Evans Research shows that embedding opportunities for conversations with children throughout everyday routines such as doing laundry or grocery shopping can greatly benefit children using a tool that’s completely free: talking. That’s why Allison Wilson, a UM assistant professor of early childhood education, started a project aimed at…