http://www.yourstreet.com/news/university-of-montana YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The University of Montana this year launched a Climate Change Studies Program, one of the nation's first undergraduate programs on this key environmental topic, according to UM's website. The program director is Steve Running, who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742030/um-has-new-climate-change-program,-but-is-school-green-enough- Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:05:08 -0700 Janet Skeslien Charles grew up in Shelby, Montana and studied English, French, and Russian at the University of Montana, where she had a part time job translating letters from Montana men to their prospective Russian brides.  After graduation, she moved to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725959/an-interview-with-janet-skeslien-charles Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:05:08 -0700 The University of Montana student newspaper, the Montana Kaimin, on Friday reported that two football players were involved in an assault on another student last March, and that Coach Bobby Hauck swept the incident under the rug. The alleged assault is the latest in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725965/university-of-montana-football-coach-under-fire Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:42:08 -0700 Editor's Note: High Plains Films, the Missoula-based non-profit documentary shop responsible for such films as Libby, Montana and Brave New West is offering a film clip each week here on our pages. This week, High Plains Films is showcasing the second of a series of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698388/clip-of-the-week-the-evolution,-history-and-politics-of-wild-horses,-part- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:14:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 6, 2009 3:24 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Enrollment at University of Montana-Helena has increased by more than 45% over the last four years. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6687671/um-helena-enrollment-up-more-than-45- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:24:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 28, 2009 8:44 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - University of Montana officials say more students took summer school classes this year than the 2008 summer session. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6633881/um-reports-increase-in-summer-enrollment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:44:08 -0700 Montana Tech researchers Andrea and Don Stierle won a federal grant last spring to analyze how microbes found in the Berkeley Pit might help fight cancer, and the Stierles have now resigned from Montana Tech and are moving their research, along with $650,000 in grant... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6625427/montana-tech-researchers-move-work-to-u-of-montana Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:23:08 -0700 The Avian Science Center at the University of Montana and Montana Audubon tapped into the ranks of interested citizens to help with a flammulated owl study--and found that more of the birds exist in the Missoula area and the Helena National Forest than previously... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6523171/citizen-scientists-lend-a-hand-in-montana-owl-study Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:27:08 -0700 Big dollars for green energy -- and for a unique University of Montana program -- arrived this week at the UM Native American Research Laboratory (NARL), considered the only such research facility in the nation for Native college students. NARL Director Michael... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6507409/um-native-american-lab-snags-big-green-energy-grant Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:12:08 -0700 Associated Press - August 6, 2009 6:14 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The NCAA has adopted a sports wagering policy that exempts Montana's sports pools, ending fears that the University of Montana... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6497840/ncaa-adopts-new-sports-wagering-policy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:14:08 -0700 Associated Press - July 27, 2009 11:54 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - University of Montana officials say scammers have co-opted the school's address for a fraudulent check scheme. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6433195/scammers-used-university-of-montana-address Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:54:08 -0700 Associated Press - July 24, 2009 7:34 AM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Economists from the University of Montana will present a midyear economic update at a series of meetings planned in coming... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6410186/presentations-on-state,-local-economies-planned Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:34:08 -0700 The University of Montana men's basketball team has added a junior college standout to its 2009-10 roster. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6396327/griz-basketball-team-adds-jc-standout-raason-young Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:01:08 -0700 Associated Press - July 19, 2009 7:44 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A new curator has been named for the Montana Museum of Art & Culture at the University of Montana in Missoula. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6374164/um-museum-names-new-curator Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:44:08 -0700 Associated Press - July 9, 2009 8:04 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A California jury has acquitted former University of Montana cornerback Jimmy Wilson of homicide charges for the June 2007... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6313279/jury-acquits-former-griz-player-in-shooting-death Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:04:08 -0700 Coyotes regularly feed on outdoor cats, according to a scientific study Observations of Coyote-Cat Interactions by Shannon Grubbs of the University of Arizona and Paul Krausman of the University of Montana published in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6261373/study-finds-outdoor-cats-easy-prey-for-coyotes Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:51:08 -0700 Got lawns? Yep, most homeowners do, in Missoula and nearly everywhere else. Thanks to a national lawn obsession that has roots deeper than leafy spurge, America holds about 40 million acres of lawns and turf, a vast green carpet that's a huge source of wasted water,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6211981/can-missoula-volunteers-help-plant-1,000-veggie-gardens- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:08 -0700 HELENA - A University of Montana decision to create a new administrative position drew the ire Friday of the governor and a regent - both arguing that such a move sends the wrong signals after the school just sought a tuition hike. Gov. Brian Schweitz ... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6172854/um-plan-to-create-vp-position-under-fire Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:02:08 -0700 HELENA - A University of Montana decision to create a new administrative position drew the ire Friday of the governor and a regent - both arguing that such a move sends the wrong signals after the school just sought a tuition hike. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6172355/um-plan-to-create-vp-position-under-fire Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:02:08 -0700 Associated Press - June 19, 2009 9:44 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The University of Montana is preparing to hire an associate vice president of student affairs, a new position at the Missoula... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6166910/um-to-add-associate-vice-president Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:44:08 -0700