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Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship; Marketing and Communications

Publication Date

2026

Rights

© 2026 University of Montana--Missoula

Contents

Contents of this issue include:

Message from the Vice President

Quick Looks

Research by the Numbers: UM Highlights for Fiscal Year 2025 -- Scare Tactics: Using Drones to Promote Human-Wildlife Coexistence -- UM and Hospital Launch Rural Health Collaborative -- New Center Will Advance Hunting, Conservation Science -- UM Launches Statewide Telescope Library Program with NASA Support -- UM Earns International Grant to Study and Compare Hunter Gatherer Societies -- New UM Lab Studies Effects of Hearing Loss and Aging -- Research by UM Alum Led to the Invention of Bear Spray -- Renowned Ceramics Artist Named UM Regents Professor -- Climate Office Leads Innovative Project to Strengthen Drought Resilience -- UM Emerges as Hub for Training Montana Drone Experts 

Feature Stories

  • Feats of Flight: UM Researchers Find Important Clues for Advanced Aviation Technology in the Mighty (Yes, Mighty) Hummingbird / by Raequel Roberts
  • Finding Food Balance: New UM Eating Disorder Clinic a First for the Montana Region / by Cary Shimek
  • Bringing Empathy Into Focus: UM Photo Journalism Professor Champions Sensitivity When Covering Trauma Victims / by Raequel Roberts
  • Of Mice and Mines: Research Finds Surprising Resiliency Among Rodents Living in a Montana Superfund Site. How Is This Possible? / by Raequel Roberts
  • Theatre of Change: UM Scholars and Students Work to Expand the Stage and Dance to Traditionally Excluded Groups / by Skylar Rispens
  • Student Spotlight / by Abigail Lauten-Scrivner
  • Off to the Races: UM Researcher Applies Deep Data Analytics to Thoroughbred Racing / by Raequel Roberts
  • Where Sovereignty Leads: UM Institute Builds a New Era of Tribal Governance Research / by Phil Stempin
  • Water Wizard: Homegrown Researcher Rachel Malison Oversees Two Programs That Protect Treasured Montana Waterways / by Ian Withrow
  • Research for Kids: UM Study Sites Focus on Clinical Trials for Children / by Susan Cuff

Vision 2026

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