University of Montana

University of Montana President Seth Bodnar’s resignation announcement Wednesday sent shock waves across the state. It also led to more questions than answers.

In this episode of Grounding, season two, host Sarah Aronson talks to Peter McDonough—director of the Climate Change Studies Program at the University of Montana—his students, and another educator at the intersection of climate change and mental health at UM, Jen Robohm, about the dissonance of climate change. Aronson explores this friction in order to better understand the times we’re living in, and how to live well in spite of compounding stressors. Though there might end up being more questions than answers this season, it’s clear that the answer to the central question, “Are we alone?” is unequivocally, “no.”

To meet climate goals, some organizations use a mechanism called carbon offsets to counteract some of their emissions. Money raised by a voluntary carbon offset program at the University of Montana is being used to cap abandoned oil and gas wells.

The Marshall Scholarship provides a full ride to a school of the winner’s choice in the United Kingdom. The award is the latest feather in UM senior Paul Straw's hat — and a big step forward on a path he never thought he’d walk.

Public comment period opens for proposed Medicaid work requirements. Chippewa Cree Tribe awarded $2.5 million for hepatitis C treatment. Missoula County awarded $1.2 million for wildfire mitigation. Trump administration appoints new director of Montana's Rural Development office. UM, MSU report growth in enrollment and student retention

People have lived in Big Sky Country for a little more than 10,000 years. But living things creeped and crawled and swam around here for hundreds of millions of years before then. A Big Why listener wanted to know when life showed up in the place we now call Montana.

Montana’s two largest universities are bracing for a gravitational shift in how college athletics are regulated. A pending court settlement is expected to allow schools to pay student athletes for the first time.

Montana high-school gamers clash in rocket-powered soccer matches and cartoon beat-em-ups at the University of Montana's third annual high school spring esports championship.

Montana’s public universities conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in scientific research each year, and the bulk of that money comes from the federal government. Some on campus are rallying to support research amid the uncertainty and possible loss of funding.

The University of Montana says it’s compliant with President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public education.