Vision 2005

Files

Publishers

Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship; University Relations

Publication Date

2005

Rights

© 2005 University of Montana--Missoula

Contents

Contents of this issue include:

UM Vice President

Quick Looks

Researchers garner record funding -- UM ranked among world's universities -- Space added for science -- University lands major NIH grant -- 'Critter Crawl' earns patent -- School, college take new monikers -- Speaking of new names.... -- Student lands prestigious fellowship -- Video reveals overlooked history -- Paleontologist has big year -- Construction set for bird center -- Book reveals complex Wild West -- Program boosts business plans -- J-School lands RFK award

Feature Stories

• Our Warming West: The potential implications of global climate change
• Quest for Fire: UM's national center for landscape fire analysis
• Fuel for Fire: UM tests feeding strategies for soldiers, firefighters
• Monitoring Hotshots and Hot Air
• Student Scientist Q&A: Jenny Woolf
• Fire in the Forest: Study investigates the best uses of burning
• Fired-Up Curriculum: Ecos program gets kids doing science outside
• The Function of Fire: Research shows unburned forests may be less productive
• A Flammable Landscape: How will society adapt to a fire-prone environment?
• Getting a Grasp on Smoke: University chemists discover the inner mysteries of smoke
• High-Tech Toads: Research reveals amphibians prefer burned areas
• Translating Chickadee: Researchers discover sophisticated songbird calls
• Sniffing Out History: Anthropologists use dogs to find long-lost graves
• Tree Killers: Warmer West may bolster fungi beneficial to America's number 1 forest pest