UM will celebrate its 117th birthday with a party and the annual Charter Day Awards ceremony and reception Thursday, Feb. 18. Area and campus community members are invited to attend the events, which are free and open to the public.
Two UM commercials produced by Montana-based Chisel Industries won three awards Feb. 6 at the 2009 Montana Addy Awards Show and Dinner in Great Falls. The event was the first of a three-tiered national competition conducted by the American Advertising Federation.
Missoula’s own Chance McKinney and the band CrossWire will perform live in concert Saturday, March 13, at UM.
Piled bouffant-high hair, laughter, romance and a nonstop platter party are just part of the fun when “Hairspray,” Broadway’s musical comedy phenomenon, hits Missoula on Tuesday, April 13.
Prospective students and their families have a unique opportunity to experience life at The University of Montana during UM Days this semester.
One of more than 10,000 treasures from the Montana Museum of Art and Culture’s Permanent Collection will travel next month to the Complesso Del Vittoriano in Rome as part of an exhibition titled “Impressionism and the Ecology of Landscape.”
The Fifth Annual Missoula Labor Film Festival will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27, at the Roxy Theater, located at 718 S. Higgins Ave. in Missoula.
The University Center Multicultural Alliance at UM will kick off the 2010 Multicultural Film Series with the showing of “Tsotsi” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the UC Theater.
Tickets are still available for the Missoula performance of “Annie,” one of America’s most beloved musicals.
The University Center Student Involvement will host the 12th Annual Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, Feb. 20, at UM.
The UM Wilderness and Civilization Program is currently accepting applications for fall semester 2010.
Campus Climate Exchange, an event designed to raise community awareness about climate change, will take place at UM on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 16-17.
Previous estimates that the economic cost of alcohol abuse is $511 million per year do not include costs from alcohol-related crashes with injuries.
For the second straight year, The University of Montana is ranked in the top 10 in the nation for producing Peace Corps volunteers.
UM is one of 15 institutions in the nation selected to receive grants from the Sunshine Lady Foundation’s Learning by Giving Program, which will allow students to allocate $10,000 to area philanthropic organizations.
The UM College of Technology is offering free college prep classes for qualified veterans through the Montana Veterans Upward Bound program.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the UM chapter of Alpha Phi sorority is collecting teddy bears to be donated to children who attend the YWCA’s Living in Peace group
A cultural psychologist from the University of Michigan will explore the issue of historical trauma during the 13th Native American Lecture at the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West, held in conjunction with UM's Charter Day Celebration.
The UM Office for Civic Engagement will host "Diversity continuUM" Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 10-12, to celebrate and explore diversity at UM.
UM law Professor Elizabeth Kronk is one of nine Americans selected to participate in the Environmental Justice Young Fellows Exchange program.
The UM spring 2010 International Brown Bag Lecture Series will kick off Thursday, Feb. 18, with a presentation by Bernadette Sweeney, visiting scholar from University College Cork.
A preliminary report on a University of Montana study assessing what multiple DUI offenders say would have kept them from driving drunk is now available online.
Three resident artists from the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena – Nathan Craven, Steven Roberts and Kelly Garret Rathbone – will demonstrate their skills in ceramic art during Archie Bray Day on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at UM.
The UM Diversity Advisory Council offers grants of up to $1,000 to help student groups host events and activities that promote various diversity causes.
The Winter-Spring 2010 Peace and Justice Film Series at UM kicks off with a showing of the documentary “Rethink Afghanistan” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the University Center Theater.
UM researchers have learned that low doses of methamphetamine given to rodents after strokes reduce brain damage and impairment by 50 percent or more.
KBGA College Radio 89.9 FM at UM will host its annual on-air fundraiser, RadioThon, the week of Feb. 8-14.
Community members can view four impressive Cubist-inspired works of art in the lobby of the President’s Office at UM through Wednesday, April 14.
The Montana Museum of Art and Culture will host artist and educator Katie Knight as part of the Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau program with “Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate” on Thursday, Feb. 4, at UM.
The University Center at UM is accepting applications from local and regional artists interested in selling their wares at the UC’s Spring Art Fair.
A figurative sculpture workshop presented by Marilyn Lysohir will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at UM.
The University of Montana School of Theatre and Dance will hold children’s dance classes beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Six University of Montana students and recent graduates were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year, making it one of the most successful years on record for the prestigious awards at UM.
Join current and former Lady Griz players at 'Team Up Montana: Get in the Game against Breast Cancer' on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the UM Adams Center.
UM President George M. Dennison unveiled a plan to account for upcoming budget shortfalls Monday, Jan. 25, during a Campus Convocation in the University Theatre.
George M. Dennison, president of The University of Montana since 1990, plans to retire.
The University of Montana is proud to announce that its 296 student-athletes posted a cumulative grade-point average of 3.06 for the 2009 fall semester.
Researchers will present findings on when and how to apply herbicides on wildlands at the 2010 Montana Plant Conservation Conference to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 9-10, at The University of Montana.
The UM Office for Civic Engagement will hold its biannual volunteer fair Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 2-3, in the University Center Atrium.
Josef Sorett, an interdisciplinary historian of religion in America, will present "Empire State of Mind: Civil Rights Politics in the Age of Black Presidents and Hip Hop Aesthetics" at UM on Thursday, Feb. 4.
The University of Montana College of Technology will hold an information session Thursday, Jan. 28, for those interested in pursuing careers in medical transcription.
The annual University of Montana Art Faculty Exhibition will open at the UM Gallery of Visual Arts on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and run through Feb. 24.
The Bitterroot College Program Steering Committee will hold a meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Ravalli County Commissioners Meeting Room, located at 215 S. Fourth St. in Hamilton.
UM President George M. Dennison will host a Campus Convocation for faculty, staff, students and administrators at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, in the University Theatre.
With the closure of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. in Frenchtown and the dismal economic conditions in Montana’s forest products industry, developing a biomass energy industry is becoming increasingly important for the state’s forests and forest-dependent communities and industry, according to the latest issue of Montana Business Quarterly.
The University of Montana Wilderness Institute is accepting proposals for grants that support historical research, creative writing and wilderness studies projects that explore Montana’s land and people.
The University of Montana-based Montana World Trade Center will hold a luncheon training seminar titled "Double Your Trade Show Results ― Guaranteed" on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The University of Montana College of Technology is offering a 15-week training session for information technology professionals interested in managing or supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
Cities across Montana will experience slow growth for the next few years while the state recovers from the worst recession since the 1980s, according to UM economist Patrick Barkey.
In honor of the official inauguration of the Confucius Institute at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, UM will celebrate Chinese Culture Week Monday through Friday, Jan. 25-29.
Works from the UM Artist Collective will be on display from Monday, Jan. 25, through Friday, Feb. 19, at the University Center Gallery.
The University of Montana Forum for Living with Appropriate Technology has made UM the current spotlight campus on the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Web site.
Three top musicians and teachers will lead adult students in a four-week course exploring 300 years of piano music this month and next in Hamilton.
Applications are now open for The University of Montana's Alumni Association Scholarship, which is available to any UM student who has a parent or grandparent who attended the University.
UM and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium have been awarded a $926,000 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Challenge Grant to fund a two-year effort to address indoor air quality and respiratory health problems among Alaskan Natives.
