Anne James

MISSOULA – University of Montana student Aidan Sweet grabbed a hunting tag off an ATV, selected a rifle and range finder and walked down a trail in search of an elk. But Sweet wasn’t on the open range, rather he was standing in an open room at last spring’s UM Media Arts Expo. Sweet used a virtual reali...

Big game hunter check stations will be in operation across Montana beginning this weekend and continue through the general rifle season. Hunters must stop at check stations that they pass, even if they have not harvested any animals. For hunters without game, the check station process will be very quick and simple ...

MISSOULA – Griz fans will have a chance to show their school spirit during this year’s Griz-Cat football game while supporting University of Montana student groups. The Associated Students of the University of Montana have created limited edition Griz gear for fans to celebrate the 122nd Brawl of the Wild. The maroon T-shir...

MISSOULA – The University of Montana’s push to be the region’s cybersecurity hub took another step forward this week after the National Security Agency officially redesignated Missoula College as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. This prestigious design...

BOZEMAN — Montana State University’s Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, or CAIRHE, in collaboration with a research center in Utah, has launched a new project that aims to address health in areas struggling with persistent poverty, including areas in Montana and other states. The work is supporte...

BOZEMAN – Montana State University will continue its annual “Pack the Place in Pink” tradition to promote breast cancer awareness on Nov. 4 at the Bobcats’ home football game. Fans are invited to purchase limited-edition apparel to wear during the game against Northern Arizona. The items for purchase...

BOZEMAN – Montana State University is offering alumni, fans, students, faculty, staff and friends the opportunity to remember a loved one who has passed away at the Nov. 4 football game at Bobcat Stadium. Names and photographs of those who have passed away will be displayed in a memorial slideshow on the stadium's screens during the 2023 Agricultural Appreciation game against Northern Arizona. T..

BOZEMAN – The National Institutes of Health has funded a new phase of ongoing research into the link between trauma, social connectedness and health in the Blackfeet community, and the Montana State University researcher leading the project hopes it will provide data to enable future community-developed programs focused on improving health. Neha John-Hen ...

HELENA – Montana’s two-day, youth-only deer hunt is coming up Oct. 19 and 20, and general deer season opens Oct. 21. Now is a good time to consider signing up for the Apprentice Hunter Program. The apprentice hunter program allows people ages 10 and older to hunt as apprentices with a mentor for two seasons without completing a Hunter Education course. Fish, Wildlife ...

BOZEMAN — Youth across Montana who would like to enroll in Montana 4-H are invited to do so during the month of October. Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It offers a range of choices and opportunities for youth to learn and grow, such as cooking or sewing, learning about conservation and robotics or raising an animal, while instilling employable l

BOZEMAN – The iconic “M” on the face of the Bridger Mountains overlooking the Montana State University campus in Bozeman gets spruced up every fall, with the infill of approximately 4 tons of rock carried up the trail by volunteer hikers and a new coat of white paint applied to the stony surface by Montana State University students. That annual facelift, “Ro... Read More ...

BOZEMAN — Forty-six individuals associated with Montana State University will be honored during the university’s homecoming festivities, set for Sept. 25-30. Awards to be given include Blue and Gold Awards and unit awards. Blue and Gold Awa...