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        <title><![CDATA[UM and MC Introduce Adult Learners to Programs and Services]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/052213goal.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana and Missoula College invite adult learners to attend an information session about Grizzly Opportunities for Adult Learners, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, in the University Center Room 326-327.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 23, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Native News Honors Project to Publish &#8216;Vast Expenses&#8217; May 25]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/052213vast.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; The University of Montana School of Journalism&#8217;s Native News Honors Project will publish its 22nd edition on Saturday, May 25. The publication, titled &#8220;Vast Expenses,&#8221; will be inserted inside editions of the Missoulian and the Billings Gazette.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 22, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Hosts Free Blue Mountain Observatory Public Nights]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/052213blue.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Explore planets, nebulae, star clusters and distant galaxies during eight upcoming free public observing nights at the Blue Mountain Observatory.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 22, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#8216;Citizen Soldier: The Invisible Wounds of War&#8217; Slated for June 7 in Helena]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/052113ahec.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Western Montana Area Health Education Center at the University of Montana and the North Central Montana AHEC will host a one-day professional continuing education program around veterans&#8217; mental health on Friday, June 7, in Helena.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 22, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Graduate Students Receive Fellowships to Conduct Research in France]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/052113chat.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; Two University of Montana students have earned Chateaubriand Fellowships to carry out collaborative research in a French laboratory in Clermont-Ferrand. Steven McDaniels is a graduate student in UM&#8217;s Medicinal Chemistry Program and Jaydene Topenio McDaniels is a student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 21, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Award to Study Hospital Discharge Process in Rural Montana]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/052013rurl.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana researchers, in partnership with Missoula&#8217;s Providence St. Patrick Hospital, will use a new funding award to investigate how the hospital discharge process affects the treatment outcomes of patients from rural areas and to explore ways to improve those outcomes.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 20, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Jim Messina Delivers 2013 Commencement Address]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/messina_speech.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jim Messina, the architect of President Barack Obama&#8217;s successful campaign for re-election, was the featured speaker during the University of Montana&#8217;s 116th Commencement ceremonies held Saturday, May 18.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 18, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Plans for Rainy Commencement]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051713comm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Though the skies are wet and gray, UM&#8217;s 116th Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, are still on schedule.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 17, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM University Dining Services Receives National Sustainability Award]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051713food.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; University Dining Services at the University of Montana recently received a gold medal in the 2013 Sustainability Awards from the National Association of College and University Food Services. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 17, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Announces 2013 Presidential Leadership Scholars]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050713pres.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; University of Montana Presidential Leadership Scholarships have been awarded to 24 exceptional incoming UM freshmen. The scholarships recognize outstanding talent, academic performance, leadership and contribution to the community.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 17, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[English Language Institute at UM Celebrates 20 Years]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051713lang.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The English Language Institute at the University of Montana recently celebrated of 20 years on campus.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 17, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Now Considering Two Locations for Missoula College]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051613site.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[UM administrators are considering two sites for the new Missoula College building, President Royce C. Engstrom announced Thursday, May 16.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 16, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Student Selected for Prestigious Saxophone Symposium]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051513saxo.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; University of Montana student Charlotte Leung recently was selected for the Hong Kong International Saxophone Symposium. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 15, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[American Bar Association Past President to Speak at UM Law School Commencement]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051413grad.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Immediate past president of the American Bar Association Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III will deliver the Commencement speech during the University of Montana School of Law graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, in the George and Jane Dennison Theatre.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 14, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Faculty Will Administer Literacy Assessments During Kindergarten Roundup]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051313krup.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; Hawthorne Elementary, a Missoula County Public School, will hold its annual Kindergarten Roundup from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 13, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New &#8216;Backroads of Montana&#8217; to Premiere May 20]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051313bkrd.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; An all-new edition of the popular MontanaPBS travelogue program &#8220;Backroads of Montana&#8221; will premiere at 8 p.m. Monday, May 20. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 13, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Win Richard Drake Writing Awards]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051313drak.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana students Erin Hastey and Hudson Spivey recently won the 2013 undergraduate and graduate Richard Drake Writing Awards.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 13, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM to Host Annual Business Plan Competition]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/051013busi.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Students from across the state will showcase their entrepreneurial aspirations during the 24th annual John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition on Thursday, May 16, at the University of Montana.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 10, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Assistant Professors Win Annual Cox Educational Excellence Award]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051013awrd.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; University of Montana assistant professors Daisy Rooks and Tobin Shearer will receive the 2013 Helen and Winston Cox Educational Excellence Award at UM&#8217;s 116th Commencement on Saturday, May 18. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 10, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM&#8217;s 116th Commencement Scheduled for May 18]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050913comm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; Nearly 3,000 graduates and degree candidates are invited to participate in the University of Montana&#8217;s 116th Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 09, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Journalism Student to Complete Summer Fulbright Program in UK]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050913fulb.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; University of Montana freshman Peregrine Frissell has received a four-week Fulbright UK Summer Institutes Scholarship to study journalism and broadcasting at Nottingham Trent University.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 09, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Hosts Symposium to Showcase High School Student Research]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050813toxi.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211;The University of Montana will host the ninth annual &#8220;Air Toxics Under the Big Sky&#8221; science symposium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the North Underground Lecture Hall. Co-hosted by UM&#8217;s Center for Environmental Health Sciences and Department of Chemistry, this annual event showcases high school student research on indoor air quality.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Philanthropy Class Grants $10,000 to Local Nonprofits]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050813give.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; A University of Montana communication studies class recently awarded Learning by Giving grants to three local nonprofits. The Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship class granted a total of $10,000 to Mountain Home Montana, the Missoula Food Bank and Garden City Harvest.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Score in 94th Percentile Nationally on Business Major Field Test]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/051813bmft.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; UM&#8217;s School of Business Administration students continue to knock the Business Major Field Test out of the park. Thirty-one students graduating with the spring 2013 class scored at or higher than the 90th percentile, with the entire class scoring in the 94th percentile overall. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Ranked Among Top Peace Corps Master&#8217;s International Programs]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050813pcor.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana ranks No. 7 on the Peace Corps&#8217; 2013 list of top Master&#8217;s International programs.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Native American Graduate Students Travel to India for Research Exchange]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050713inda.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211;Three University of Montana graduate students will depart for India on May 14 to work with Indian students and faculty on a research exchange.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 07, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Honors Society Hosts Better World Book Drive]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050613bkdr.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana&#8217;s chapter of the Golden Key International Honor Society will host a book drive May 13-17.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 07, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Win National Honors in Russian Essay-Writing Contest]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050713russ.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; The University of Montana Russian Program continues to shine this year, with two students recently capturing top prizes in a national Russian-language essay contest. Dakota Whisler received a second-place silver medal and Justin Davis received honorable mention in the second-year nonheritage learners category of the annual American Council of Teachers of Russian National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 07, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Registration Open for National Native American Student Conference Held at UM]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050713nasai.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; The University of Montana and Salish Kootenai College will co-host the College Board&#8217;s Native American Student Advocacy Institute&#8217;s national conference May 30-31.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 07, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[National Photography Competition Promotes Majesty of American Wilderness]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050613wild.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the public is asked to participate in a nationwide photography competition that illustrates the sheer majesty, diversity and value of America&#8217;s wilderness areas. Submissions are open through Sept. 3, 2013, and winning images will be shown in a 2014 exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution&#8217;s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 06, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Eight UM Students Offered Fulbright Research, Teaching Scholarships]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050613fulb.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA, Mont. &#8211; Eight undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Montana have received Fulbright Scholarship award notifications for the coming year.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 06, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sustainable Campus Committee Announces Greening UM Awardees]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/040313gnaw.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; Each year Sustainable Campus Committee recognizes a student, an administrator, a faculty member and a staff member for outstanding participation in creating a sustainable campus with the Greening UM Award. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 03, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Departments Collaborate to Create Artistic Experience with River Sounds]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050313rive.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana students and faculty collaborated across disciplines to create a multimedia piece featuring narration, computer music, dance and animation that artistically translates how the sounds of the rivers influence waterway ecosystems.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 03, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Off-Campus Renter Center Launches New Student Resource]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050213rent.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; The Off-Campus Renter Center at the University of Montana has developed a new landlord review website to assist UM students with the rental process. The site is online at http://umt.edu/ratemylandlord. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oil Boom Drives Rapid Population Growth in Northeastern Montana]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050213bber.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; Newly released county population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show significant growth in Montana&#8217;s northeastern oil patch, according to a University of Montana researcher.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Student Wins International Business Competition]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050213caps.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MISSOULA &#8211; More than 1,600 students from all over the world recently competed in the semiannual Capsim Challenge to see who has the corporate intellect to be a winning CEO. University of Montana School of Business Administration graduate student Curtis Wallette rose to the top of the competition, taking first place in the challenge.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Win Awards at Montana Space Grant Consortium Student Research Symposium]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050113msgc.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Two University of Montana students won awards at the 2013 Montana Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Student Research Symposium April 19, in Bozeman.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Professor Emeritus Wins Great Plains Book Prize for &#8216;Blackfoot Redemption&#8217;]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050113farr.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Blackfoot Redemption: A Blood Indian&#8217;s Story of Murder, Confinement and Imperfect Justice&#8221; by William E. Farr is this year&#8217;s winner of the Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize from the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[2013 Kimmitt Internship Goes to UM Political Science Student  ]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050113kimm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Eliza Allison, a University of Montana senior from Helena, will travel to Washington, D.C., this summer as the recipient of the 2013 J. Stanley Kimmitt Public Service Internship.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 01, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bill Cosby to Perform at UM Adams Center Nov. 15]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/050113cosb.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Legendary comedian, writer and actor Bill Cosby is coming to Missoula for a one-performance engagement.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 01, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Astronomer Wins Teaching Award]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/05/043013nate.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Nate McCrady, known by many as the UM assistant professor of astronomy who shares his love of the stars with visitors during the Blue Mountain Observatory public viewing nights, recently won the first University of Montana College of Arts and Sciences Award for Teaching Across the Curriculum.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 01, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Missoula College Presents Seminar by 'Design+Build' Project Designer]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/043013desi.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Missoula College University of Montana Energy Technology Program will present &#8220;Vegetable Oil Truck Demonstration&#8221; as part of its 2013 spring seminar series.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Unveils New Brand Initiatives]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042913thrv.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana unveiled its new logo and brand identity to employees Tuesday, April 30, in the University Center Theater during an internal event hosted by UM&#8217;s Office of Integrated Communications.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM To Host Free Sexual Assault Awareness Seminars]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/043013free.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana students can learn more about sexual assault, response services available on campus and in Missoula, and partake in self-defense lessons during free Sexual Assault Awareness Seminars held the final week of classes.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Missoula College Offers Course In Children's Communication]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/043013comm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A summer course through Missoula College of The University of Montana will help child care providers, pediatricians, teachers and anyone who works with children better understand how they communicate. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MC Culinary Students Prepare American Barbecue for Annual Capstone Dinner]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042613caps.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Students in the Culinary Arts Program at Missoula College University of Montana will host the annual Capstone Dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Missoula Winery and Event Center, located at 5646 W. Harrier. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Summer Field Courses Offered In Montana, Alaska, Canadian Rockies]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/043013clas.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Students have a unique opportunity to earn academic credit through The University of Montana this summer with the Wild Rockies Field Institute. WRFI will offer four courses taught entirely in the field worth three to 15 UM credits.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 29, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Messina To Speak At UM Commencement]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042913comm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jim Messina, the architect of President Barack Obama&#8217;s successful campaign for re-election, will be the featured speaker during The University of Montana&#8217;s 116th Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 29, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students, Volunteers To Restore Rock Creek Land]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042613rock.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana students and community volunteers will begin active restoration at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Clark Fork River on Saturday, April 27. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 26, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Small Hotels Have Big Impacts On Communities]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042613hotl.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Two recent case studies conducted by The University of Montana&#8217;s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research show that third quarter 2012 expenditures by both Montana residents and nonresidents staying at least one night in the small communities of Three Forks and Choteau totaled about $500,000 in spending in each town.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 26, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UC To Host Appreciation Day For Military, Public Service Members And Veterans]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042513duty.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University Center&#8217;s Student Involvement Network will host a Life in the Line of Duty Appreciation Day celebration at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 25, 2013</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Retired UM Professor Funds Graduate Student Scholarship]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/042513foun.aspx</link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The University Center at The University of Montana recently added an environmentally friendly One Bike/One Speaker, Pedal Power PA System to their event production equipment.&#xD;
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        <title><![CDATA[Ceremony To Honor UM Student Research Award Winners]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana will award the top oral and poster presenters from the UM Conference on Undergraduate Research and the Graduate Student and Faculty Research Conference during a ceremony from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Mansfield Library Theta Rho Room.]]></description>
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