Anne James

MISSOULA – The University of Montana is the highest-ranked institution of higher learning in the state, according to the 2019 World University Rankings.
Founded in 2004, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings provide a definitive list of the world’s best universiti…

BOZEMAN — A special ceramic slurry and a conveyor belt whose surface is minus 30 degrees are some of the things a Montana State University researcher will use to help turn carbon dioxide into useful products.
“It’s materials science, but there’s also an art…

BOZEMAN -- Montanans have grown lentils for two decades, at times producing more lentils than any other state. But growers and scientists still have many questions about managing the crop that is said to be uniquely suited for the northern Great Plains and Pacific Northwest...

BOZEMAN — A Montana State University researcher has received an international award recognizing his achievements in a growing field of optics.
Joe Shaw, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of MSU’s Optical Technology Cen…

BOZEMAN – A Montana State University ecologist whose long-term research into butterfly populations in the Grand Teton mountains and their implications for mountain systems ecology has received a grant from the Disney Conservation Fund.
Diane Debinski, head of the Department of Ecology in MSU’s Colleg…

BOZEMAN – Montana State University has hired Brent Roeder, an agriculture and natural resources Extension agent in Teton County, as the university’s Extension Sheep Specialist.
Roeder, who has served as the agriculture and natural resources agent in Teton County since 2015, received his bachelor’s de…

BOZEMAN – Montana State University will receive a major portion of funding to build a state-of-the-art American Indian Hall thanks to a $12 million pledge from a private grant-making foundation with a long history of supporting conservation and community led projects in Montana, according to M…

MISSOULA – Nonresident travelers spent $3.24 billion throughout Montana in the most recent data period, according to an annual report published by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. This is an increase of 2...

Participants will count Golden Eagles at Lake McDonald Lodge or near Mt. Brown Lookout
West Glacier, MT – Glacier National Park will host a Mt. Brown Hawk Watch Program on Saturday, October 13 from 12 pm- 4 pm near Lake McDonald Lodge. Park biologists will teach volunteers how to identify and c…

BOZEMAN — On Saturday, Oct. 13, Montana State University’s Engineers Without Borders will host its annual fundraising Jubilee.
The event, which will take place at the Masonic Lodge in downtown Bozeman starting at 6:30 p.m., will feature dinner and drinks, live music, presen…

MISSOULA – Today, UM announces the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the University’s history: Campaign Montana – Think Big. Be Bold.
This comprehensive, seven-year fundraising campaign aims to inspire $400 million in philanthropic giving by the end of 2020...

MISSOULA – The National Institutes of Health have awarded a $10 million contract to the University of Montana to develop a new universal flu vaccine.
The five-year award went to Dr. Jay Evans, director of UM’s Center for Translational Medicine and a research professor in the Div…