
Anne James


UM’s 106th Foresters’ Ball Honors Firefighting History
MISSOULA – Forestry students at the University of Montana are working hard this week to set up the 106th Foresters’ Ball, a beloved campus tradition and fundraiser for students in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
Students and alum...

Governor Gianforte: Montana Will Invest $4 Million to Train More Health Care Providers
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte has announced a $4 million investment for the University of Montana (UM) and Carroll College to support startup costs to launch Physician Assistant (PA) and Occupational Therapy (OT) doctorate programs.
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Egg Mountain/Willow Creek Anticline Has Been Designated an International Geoheritage Site
BOZEMAN — For more than 40 years, an area of Cretaceous rock exposures in northwest Montana has been the site of exciting fossil discoveries, including ones by paleontologists from Montana State University’s Museum of the Rockies. Now, it ha...

Expanding Rural Access: UM Debuts Online School Counseling Program
MISSOULA – This year, the University of Montana school counseling program made a big, strategic change: It switched from traditional, in-person instruction to a fully online master’s degree, making it the only accredited online school counseling program in the state.
Nearly 24% of Montana schoo...

Strike Up the Band: MSU’s ‘Spirit of the West’ is Going to Frisco!
BOZEMAN – Thanks to donations small and large, Montana State University’s Spirit of the West marching band will lead Bobcat fans in the fight song at the Football Championship Subdivision game in Frisco, Texas, on Monday, Jan. 6.
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PEARL HARBOR -- The fast-attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a change of homeport from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, December 23, 2024.
Montana’s arrival marks the ninth Virginia-class fast-attack submarine home ported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and the submarine will be assigned to Submarine Squadron 1.
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Are You with the Band?
BOZEMAN – Montana State University has launched a fundraising campaign to offset costs for the Spirit of the West Marching Band to accompany the Bobcats as they play for the FCS national football championship in Frisco, Texas, on Jan. 6, 2025.
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Montana Climate Office Adds 37 New Monitoring Stations in 2024
MISSOULA – The Montana Climate Office at the University of Montana has officially completed the 2024 Montana Mesonet build season, adding 37 new stations to its expansive and growing network of weather, snowpack and soil moisture monitoring instrumentation across Montana.
The Montana Meso...

LISTEN LIVE: Bobcats Host UC-Davis Saturday in FCS Semi-Final
BOZEMAN — In the last home football game of the calendar year, the Montana State University Bobcats will host the University of South Dakota Coyotes with a spot in the national championship game on the line. The Football Championship Subdivision semifinal game in Bobcat Stadium will kick off at 1:30 p.m. on...

MSU Extension’s Golden Triangle Cropping Seminars Set for January 2025
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension will host its annual cropping seminar series Jan. 6-10 in the Golden Triangle area of north-central Montana. Speakers will cover topics such as noxious weeds, pulse insect management, pesticide updates and winter barley.
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How to watch: No. 1 MSU Bobcats host Idaho for FCS quarterfinals
BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Bobcats will host the University of Idaho Vandals at Bobcat Stadium at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The top-ranked Bobcats will look to continue an undefeated season in which they have won 13 straight games. Mont...

Montana VA Hosts Virtual Town Hall Dec. 12 (Link Below)
HELENA, Mont. — Veterans are invited to join Montana VA virtually to discuss updates on policies, programs and services from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on December 12 at a Virtual Veterans Town Hall. This town hall will discuss a variety of issues from Veterans benefits, community care, tele-health, travel benefits, and more.
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