Vision 2001

Files

Publishers

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

Publication Date

2001

Rights

© 2001 University of Montana--Missoula

Contents

Contents of this issue include:

Opening Letter

Features

• The Picture of Health: UM, hospital partnerships advance research and benefit the health of Montanans
• Sidebar: Heart Institute a Godsend for Foreign Student
• Sidebar: Healing With Music
• Helping Hand: Students learn by doing at the College of Technology
• UM's Drug Information Service: Health professionals can tap into this pharmaceutical research service
• Hot Technologies: New satellite imagery helped fire managers study the worst fire season in 90 years
• Disabilities and Dreams: A Rural Institute program opens doors to business opportunities for people with disabilities
• Do Re Mi Meets Indian Culture: The long and winding road to the International Choral Festival
• The HeART of Montana: Music, dance, theater and art are all forms of cultural outreach offered by the School of Fine Arts
• Learning Outside the Box: Applying Internet technology creates a campus without boundaries
• TALES of Technology: Program provides a boost to cash-strapped school districts

News to Use

• Alien Invasion: Exotic species disrupt local plant communities
• Dangerous Shortcuts: Performance-enhancing drugs include more than steroids

A Closer Look

• Weeding Out Threats to Native Species
• Compact Earns Kudos for Service
• UM Plans to Build Business Incubator
• UM Attracts Record Research Funding

Profiles

• Taking Responsibility: A student volunteers

Back Talk

• Strategic Planning: Study evaluates forest-fire hazards in Montana