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        <title><![CDATA[ASUM Renter Center Launches Faculty, Staff Housing Exchange]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051512fcst.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana faculty and staff looking to rent out their homes or find a place to rent now have access to an online feature allowing them to post and view listings by other UM employees.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 16, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Radio-Television Student Productions Earn Emmy Nods]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050912tele.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Television programs produced by students in the Department of Radio-Television in the School of Journalism at The University of Montana have earned Emmy nominations in four categories.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 16, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Announces Winners Of Business Plan Competition]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051412ruff.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana School of Business Administration and the Montana Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs (MADE) recently announced the winners of the 23rd Annual John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition, held May 10 in UM&#8217;s Gallagher Business Building.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 15, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New 'Backroads Of Montana' Premieres This Month]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051412bckr.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A &#8220;Lunch Lady&#8221; with a local connection to the food she cooks, a harp maker with a loving connection to his muse and a telephone collector with connections galore are highlighted in the new edition of the travelogue program &#8220;Backroads of Montana,&#8221; which premieres at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, on MontanaPBS.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 15, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Faculty Member Named CBS News Science And Environmental Contributor]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051112cbsn.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[M. Sanjayan, lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy and a faculty affiliate in The University of Montana Wildlife Biology Program, has been named science and environmental contributor to CBS News.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 14, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Proposals Sought For 2012 Day Of Dialogue]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051412dial.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana&#8217;s seventh annual Day of Dialogue will be held Thursday, Oct. 25, at the University Center, and the organizing committee has issued a call for proposals for workshops, topics and presenters. &#xD;
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        <startdate>May 14, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Huffington Post Publishes Excerpt Of UM Student's Thesis]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051012hffp.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[When Chris Cordingley, a University of Montana senior about to graduate with a degree in political science, saw a call for thesis submissions while browsing the Huffington Post website, he jumped at the chance to submit his.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 10, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Dancers To Perform At Kennedy Center In Washington, D.C.]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/051012dnce.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The American College Dance Festival Association chose The University of Montana Dance Program to perform at the National College Dance Festival to be held May 24-27 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 10, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Hosts Symposium Featuring Indoor Air-Quality Research]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050912toxc.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[About 150 high school students from Montana and Alaska will converge on The University of Montana campus for the eighth annual &#8220;Air Toxics Under the Big Sky&#8221; science symposium from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, in the North Underground Lecture Hall.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 09, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Grant To Fund UM TRiO-Upward Bound For Five More Years]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050812upbd.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Low-income and first-generation high school students will continue to receive crucial college prep assistance through 2017 thanks to a renewed grant to fund the TRiO-Upward Bound program at The University of Montana.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 09, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Will Stream Commencement Live Online]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050412strm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[For those who can&#8217;t attend in person, The University of Montana will offer live online video of its 115th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Student Documentary Explores Bakken Oil Boom]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050712docu.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Thousands of people are flocking to eastern Montana and western North Dakota, looking for work in the Bakken oil boom. Towns like Sidney, Mont., and Williston, N.D., are struggling to deal with the increase in population, crime and traffic. Students in The University of Montana Department of Radio-Television traveled to the Williston basin this spring to document the boom and bring the story to viewers across the state.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Center Offers Arabic Program For High School Students]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050812arbc.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana&#8217;s Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center will once again host an Arabic language and cultures summer immersion program for Montana high school students, thanks to a recent grant from the National Security Language Initiative.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 08, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[MontanaPBS Garners 11 Emmy Nominations]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050812emmy.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MontanaPBS has earned 11 regional Emmy award nominations. The winners will be announced June 2 in Snoqualmie, Wash.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 08, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Win Richard Drake Award For Superior Writing]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050712drke.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana College of Arts and Sciences recently announced the winners of its inaugural Richard Drake Award to honor written excellence in the humanities, specifically history, literature, philosophy, religion, politics and the classics. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 07, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Researchers To Study How Trees Survived Past Ice Ages]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050412refu.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Certain plant and animal species survived past ice ages tucked away in the complex terrain of mountainous regions. Scientists want to locate and understand these areas that harbored biodiversity despite significant population changes in surrounding areas. Studying these &#8220;refugia&#8221; will help inform predictions about the future impacts of climate change on biological systems.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 07, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM, MCPS To Showcase Collaborative Programs]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050412msla.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana and Missoula County Public Schools will showcase several innovative and collaborative educational programs at a half-day conference titled &#8220;MSLAedu&#8221; on Wednesday, May 9.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 04, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[University Theatre Renamed To Honor Former UM President, Wife]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050312name.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A ceremony to rename the University Theatre in honor of former University of Montana President George Dennison and his wife, Jane, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, on the steps of the theater.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 04, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Broadcast Journalism Students Named Winners of Fox News College Challenge]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050212foxn.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Fox News Channel recently named two University of Montana broadcast journalism students the winners of the network&#8217;s College Challenge.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 04, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crown Of The Continent Excursion Offers Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050312crwn.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana&#8217;s School of Extended &amp; Lifelong Learning will offer an experiential learning opportunity unique in nature and curriculum this summer.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 04, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dining Services Student Employee Earns Regional Accolade]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050312seoy  .aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A University of  Montana Dining Services student employee recently received a regional award for her outstanding work performance.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 04, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Philanthropist, Former Microsoft Attorney To Speak At UM Law School Graduation]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050312umls.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Bill Neukom, an attorney who served as Microsoft&#8217;s chief legal officer for 25 years and founded the World Justice Project, will speak at The University of Montana School of Law graduation and hooding ceremony this month. ]]></description>
        <startdate>May 03, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Honors Montana Education Partners, Scholarship Recipients]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/043012shee.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[State educators and community partners were honored at the 2012 Partnership and Scholarship Recognition Reception hosted April 27 by The University of Montana&#8217;s Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 02, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New UM Beekeeping Course Creates Buzz]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/043012bees.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The School of Extended &amp; Lifelong Learning at The University of Montana is creating a buzz with its new apprentice-level beekeeping course.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Research Suggests Largest 1 Percent Of Trees Dominate Forest Biomass]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050212tree.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Big trees 3 or more feet in diameter accounted for nearly half the biomass measured at a Yosemite National Park study site, yet represented only 1 percent of the trees growing there.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Host Informational Meeting On Blackfoot Enrollment Reform]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050112bear.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana students and members of the Blackfeet for Enrollment Amendment Reform, or B.E.A.R., will host a meeting at The University of Montana to inform community members of issues surrounding the tribe&#8217;s potential enrollment reform.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 02, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Entertainment Management Program Presents Student-Run Festival On The Oval May 4 ]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050112fest.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana&#8217;s Entertainment Management Program will host the 10th annual Festival on the Oval from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 4. The event serves as the finale for the program&#8217;s semester-long Spring Thaw series.&#xD;
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        <startdate>May 01, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM J-School Awards Record Amount In Scholarships]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/05/050112stne.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana School of Journalism gave students a total of $139,000 in scholarships and awards at the 2012 Dean Stone Awards Banquet on April 20.]]></description>
        <startdate>May 01, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Awards Two Faculty Members For Teaching Excellence]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042712teac.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Two University of Montana faculty members, Leora Bar-el and Robert Greene, received the Cox Award for Teaching Excellence.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[National Institute Director To Speak At UM]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/043012birn.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The federal director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will speak at The University of Montana on Wednesday, May 2.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Journalism Students Take National Honors]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042612jour.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Three School of Journalism students at The University of Montana have been named national winners and one a national finalist in the annual Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 30, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Presentation Focuses On Effects Of Climate Change On Archaeology Of Ice Patches]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/043012icep.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, a part of The University of Montana&#8217;s College of Forestry and Conservation, will host a discussion and video presentation about the impacts of climate change on the archaeology of ice patches in Glacier National Park and other high-elevation areas.&#xD;
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        <startdate>Apr 30, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Hosts John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition May 10]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042712ruff.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana School of Business Administration will showcase the entrepreneurial aspirations of students across the state when it hosts the 23rd Annual John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition on Thursday, May 10, in the Gallagher Business Building.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 27, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Food Zoo Presents 'Beatlemania' As Final Omelet Bar]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042612omel.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University Dining Services at The University of Montana will present its grand finale omelet bar for the 2012 academic year from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, in the Lommasson Center Food Zoo.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 27, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Greening UM Awards Honor Sustainability Advocates]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042612gren.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana honored members of the campus community who have proven their dedication to help the University become more sustainable during an April 20 ceremony on the Oval.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 26, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Business School Honors UM Alumni For Career Achievements]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042512alum.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana School of Business Administration will honor three alumni for outstanding career achievements on Thursday, May 3.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 25, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Receives National Academic Advising Tech Award]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042412kpcn.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Undergraduate Advising Center at The University of Montana recently earned an Outstanding Advising Technology Innovation Certificate of Merit from the National Academic Advising Association for creating a series of online tutorial and informational videos to help current and incoming UM students succeed.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 25, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Alum, Former Professor Part Of Pulitzer-Winning Team]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042512pltz.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A University of Montana graduate and former journalism professor is part of the team at The Seattle Times that won a 2012 Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism.&#xD;
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        <startdate>Apr 25, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Display Art During Senior Exhibition]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042312bfa.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana School of Art will present the 2012 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition. The exhibit will be on display in the Gallery of Visual Arts, April 26 through May 11 and in the University Center Gallery April 23 through May 11. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 25, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Senior Awarded Prestigious Hearst Fellowship]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042512frsr.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Montana journalism student and Montana Kaimin editor Jayme Fraser has been selected as one of three Hearst Journalism Fellows, an opportunity that will have her working two nine-month stints at Hearst newspapers beginning in September.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 25, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Lands Grant To Host National Smokeless Tobacco Summit]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042512tbcc.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana&#8217;s College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences recently secured a grant that will allow UM to host the seventh National Smokeless and Spit Tobacco Summit next August.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 25, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Researchers Map Hottest Places On Earth]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042312hott.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Identifying the hottest place on Earth has long been a contentious issue, but University of Montana researchers recently analyzed satellite data of land surfaces temperatures to do just that.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 24, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Senior Named 2012 Kimmitt Intern]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042412kmmt.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Travis Vincent, a University of Montana senior from Bigfork, will travel to Washington, D.C., this summer as the recipient of the 2012 J. Stanley Kimmitt Public Service Internship.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 24, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Pharmacy Student Wins National Competition]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042412apha.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Stacey Pascoe, a third-year University of Montana pharmacy student from Butte, recently won first place in the National Patient Counseling Competition of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists, held in New Orleans.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 24, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM To Hold Commencement In Washington-Grizzly Stadium]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042312grad.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[More than 3,700 graduates and degree candidates are invited to participate in The University of Montana&#8217;s 115th Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12, in Washington-Grizzly Stadium.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 23, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM To Present Honorary Degree To Business, Community Leader]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042312doct.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana will present an honorary degree to the great-grandson of Oscar Craig, the University&#8217;s first president, during 2012 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12.&#xD;
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        <startdate>Apr 23, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Hosts 'Walk N Roll' Week During Bike Walk Bus Week]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042312walk.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of Montana invites students, faculty, staff and the public to head to campus using any mode of transportation other than driving a car alone during the week April 30-May 4.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 23, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA['Pet Wars' Concludes Successful Drive For MTPR]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/042312mtpr.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Riding the wave of pledges for cats, dogs, chickens, horses, sheep and other pets in the &#8220;Pet Wars&#8221; finale April 22, Montana Public Radio raised $567,762 during its spring on-air fund drive, about 95 percent of the $600,000 goal.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 23, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Students Win Society Of Professional Journalists Awards]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/041812jour.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Ten University of Montana student journalism projects received first place recognition in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 19, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UM Greeks Honored During Annual Awards Banquet]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/041912grek.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Delta Gamma sorority took home University of Montana Greek Chapter of the Year honors during the annual Greek Life Awards Banquet held April 15 in the University Center Ballroom.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 19, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Communications Expert To Discuss Homelessness, Other Topics]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/041912comm.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A pioneer in the field of organizational communication will discuss how his research in the field applies to diverse topics such as homelessness, the U.S. health care industry and NASA during a two-day visit to The University of Montana.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 19, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Seven UM Students, Graduates Named Fulbright Scholars]]></title>
        <link>http://news.umt.edu/2012/04/041912fulb.aspx</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Seven University of Montana students and recent graduates will travel to countries around the world as recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 19, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Professor, Author To Give Lecture On Economic Inequality]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For the third consecutive year, the Princeton Review saluted The University of Montana as one of the nation&#8217;s most environmentally responsible &#8220;green colleges.&#8221;]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Students in the Culinary Arts Program at The University of Montana College of Technology will host the annual Capstone Dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the atrium of Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rising gas prices are likely to have a minimal effect on nonresident travel to Montana this summer, according to a recent survey conducted by The University of Montana's Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[More than 10.5 million out-of-state travelers visited Montana in 2011, a 1.6 percent increase over 2010, according to The University of Montana's Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. ]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 17, 2012</startdate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Scholarship Fund Honors Beloved Forestry Professor]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A memorial service was held Monday, April 16, at The University of Montana to honor Professor Scott Woods, who passed away April 7 after a long battle with cancer.]]></description>
        <startdate>Apr 17, 2012</startdate>
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