CAS News
Mansfield Library Research Scholarship
Tue., Sep. 29, 2009
The Mansfield Library is offering two $1500 Mansfield Library Research Scholarships in 2009. The scholarships will be awarded to the students - one undergraduate and one graduate - who submit the best paper or project using resources from the Mansfield Library’s Archives & Special Collections, ... Read More
Newspaper Names UM Faculty Among Nation's Top Irish Educators
Mon., Sep. 28, 2009
The Irish Voice newspaper has named University of Montana faculty members Traolach O'Riordain and Katie Kane, as well as UM Executive Vice President Jim Foley, to its inaugural Irish Education 100 list, which honors the nation's top 100 education professionals of Irish descent.
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Pre-Law website launch
Thu., Sep. 17, 2009
Check out the new prelaw website at www.cas.umt.edu/prelaw.
Liberal Studies new website launch!
Thu., Sep. 17, 2009
The Liberal Studies Department has launched their new website. Complete with the UM Faculty database for easy access to faculty. http://www.cas.umt.edu/liberal
Communication Studies launches new website!
Thu., Aug. 20, 2009
The Department of Communication Studies has launched their new website. Complete with the UM Faculty database for easy access to faculty. http://www.cas.umt.edu/dcs.
History Department launches new website!
Wed., Aug. 12, 2009
The College of Arts and SciencesHistory Department has launched their new website; http://www.cas.umt.edu/history. Take a look!
MCLL launches new website!
Wed., Jul. 15, 2009
The College of Arts and Sciences Modern and Classical Languages and Literature Department has launched their new website. http://www.cas.umt.edu/mcll. Featuring each of the 12 languages and their respective faculty.
Professor Published In Literary Review
Wed., Jun. 24, 2009
A story written by UM environmental studies Associate Professor Phil Condon is included in the most recent issue of Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review. Condon’s “Nine Ten Again” appears in the spring/summer 2009 issue of theliterary ... Read More
Researcher Earns $1 Million Grant
Wed., Jun. 24, 2009
UM researcher Tom Martin’s 25 years of research on climate change and its impacts on animals and plants in the mountains of Arizona will continue. Martin and UM plant ecologist John Maron recently were awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from U.S. Geological Survey’s ... Read More
Professor Named Academic Fellow
Wed., Jun. 24, 2009
Irish Studies Program Receives $120,000
Wed., Jun. 24, 2009
Gerry Staunton, consul general of the consulate of Ireland in San Francisco, made an official visit to UM on April 24. Staunton met with representatives of UM’s Irish Studies Program and Montana World Trade Center. ... Read More
CAS Retirees; July 2008 -- June 2009
Mon., May. 18, 2009
FACULTY:
Robert Acker -- Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures
Phil Fandozzi -- English
Gerald “Jerry” Fetz -- CAS Dean, Modern & Classical Languages & Literatures
Donald Kiely -- Chemistry
STAFF:
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2009 Faculty and Staff Awards
Mon., May. 18, 2009
James Burfeind (Sociology) Most Inspirational Teacher Award
Richard Drake (History) Tom Boone Town and Gown Award
James Jacobs (Physics & Astronomy) Distinguished Teaching Award
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Cox Teaching Award Recipients, 2009
Thu., May. 14, 2009
Helen and Winston Cox Educational Excellence Award for 2009 was awarded to Jeff Wiltse of the History Department and Jennifer Halfpap of Math.
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Smithsonian Features McKeown's Research
Mon., Feb. 09, 2009
UM anthropology Assistant Professor Ashley McKeown's researchthat ... Read More
Spectral Fusion Wins Award
Fri., Jan. 09, 2009
The Society of Historical Archaeology has selected Spectral Fusion Designs as a recipient of the Society for Historical Archaeology Award of Merit for the year 2009. Spectral Fusion is being recognized for its contributions to historical archaeology via its innovative design for ... Read More
UM’S ‘G. WIZ’ NAMED TOP MONTANA PROFESSOR TODAY
Tue., Nov. 25, 2008
One of UM’s most popular educators has been named 2008 Montana Professor of the Year by two national organizations that promote teaching excellence – the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Councilfor ... Read More
UM Scientists To Help Map Edge Of Solar System
Mon., Oct. 20, 2008
UM SCIENTISTS TO HELP MAP EDGE OF SOLAR SYSTEM
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UM Zoological Museum Wins Design Award
Mon., Oct. 20, 2008
UM ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM WINS DESIGN AWARD
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UM Launches International Degree Programs
Thu., Oct. 09, 2008
Raptor Research Conference Soars Into Missoula
Read More UM Collaboration Makes Gains In Invasive Plant Research UM COLLABORATION MAKES GAINS IN INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH UM Glaciologist Projects Sea Level Rise
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Read More UM Ranks In Top 10 For Preparing Elementary Teachers In Math The University of Montana is among only 10 schools in the nation that met all standards of a recent National Council onTeacher ... Read More UM-Produced Film Shown At Native Cinema Showcase A documentary film produced by University of Montana anthropologist Sally Thompson – “Why Save a Language?” ... Read More UM Professor's Book Wins Indy Publisher Bronze University of Montana Professor Richmond Clow recently received a third place in a national contest for his book, “The ... Read More Geosciences Professor Earns Smithsonian Title
Chemistry Professor Lands Grant to Commercialize Water Sensor Read More UM Hires New College Of Arts And Sciences Dean Christopher Comer will replace Gerald Fetz as the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in January 2009.
Excellence Awards Go To UM Educators
Congratulations to CAS Udall Scholars THREE UM STUDENTS NAMED 2008 UDALL SCHOLARS Harry Fritz To Be Honored With Merriam Award FRITZ TO BE HONORED AT LIBRARY BANQUET Volunteers Across Nation to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers A new nationwide initiative enables volunteers to track climate change by observing ... Read More Researchers Unlock Fundamental Secret of Bird Flight To human eyes, bird flight seems a complex, almost mystical, aerial dance.
However, it may not be as complicated as it looks. High-speed cameras at The University of Montana Flight Laboratory reveal all birds use a similar wing angle relative to the ground to gain altitude, glide, descend or run up ... Read More UM Lands Two Prestigious Awards For Early-Career Scientists The National Science Foundation has given The University of Montana an early Christmas present with the announcement that two of its promising young scientists have earned Early Career Development Program grants.
The prestigious five-year awards went to Creagh Breuner and Vanessa Ezenwa. Both women ... Read More Dan Reisenfeld publishes paper in the journal Science A paper co-authored by Associate Professor Dan Reisenfeld of the Department of Physics and Astronomy was published last month in the journal Science. The paper, "Constraints on Neon and Argon Isotopic Fractionation in Solar Wind", describes new results from the Genesis mission, which returned a pristine ... Read More Students Win Prize In National Letter-Writing Contest UM STUDENTS WIN PRIZE IN NATIONAL LETTER-WRITING CONTEST
Three University of Montana students recently accepted a challenge from Johnson Controls Inc. to write a letter to the nation’s 2008 presidential candidates asking them to clarify their positions on energy and sustainability.
Their letter ... Read More UM To Offer Joint Geosciences Degree With German, Irish Universities For the first time in its 115-year history, The University of Montana intends to jointly offer a degree with partner universities in Europe. UM geosciences Professor Marc Hendrix said the University has been awarded a four-year, $408,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a bachelor’s ... Read More UM Establishes Native American Research Laboratory The University of Montana announced recently the establishment of a Native American Research Laboratory dedicated to training Native students in basic sciences.
The laboratory is the first research lab at any university in the nation developed specifically to provide hands-on cross-disciplinary ... Read More UM Scientist Tracks Greenland Meltwater World oceans would rise 23 feet and flood many coastal areas if climate change melted the entire Greenland ice cap. And satellite images from 1980 onward reveal the surface of this vast ice sheet is warming, getting soggy and staying wet for longer periods every year.
However, preliminary research ... Read More UM Math Reveals Hidden World Of Tiny Leaf Openings During photosynthesis a plant takes in carbon dioxide through minute openings on its surface called stomata. But when stomata are open, water is lost through evaporation, so over time stomata open and close to balance their need to breathe with their aversion to losing water.
To understand this mechanism, ... Read More UM Professor Scores Second National Education Award UM PROFESSOR SCORES SECOND NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARD
MISSOULA—
University of Montana Professor Carol Brewer has crossed the country this year to collect two prestigious education awards from national scientific societies.
Brewer was presented the Ecological Society of America’s 2007 Eugene P. ... Read More UM Hires First Craighead Chair in Wildlife Biology UM HIRES FIRST CRAIGHEAD CHAIR IN WILDLIFE BIOLOGY MISSOULA – Joel Berger, a renowned wildlife and conservation biologist, has been hired as the first John J. Craighead Endowed Professor in Wildlife Biology at The University of Montana. The professorship was a fundraising priority of the University’s ... Read More UM Math Educator Wins Prestigious Award UM MATH EDUCATOR WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD MISSOULA – Bharath Sriraman, a math associate professor at The University of Montana, has earned the 2007 Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award from the School Science and Mathematics Association. The award acknowledges contributions to science and/or mathematics ... Read More Computer Science Department Rakes In Prestigious Grants Friday, June 15, 2007 8:34 AM Graphics, Design, and Layout by
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