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Its 150.01: Introduction To Networks / Ccna 1: Exploration, Wally L. Higgins

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Leg 286.V50: Legal Research & Writing Ii, Emily M. Mcculloch

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Phar 472.01: Integrated Studies Iv, Jenner Minto

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Comx 111a.13: Introduction To Public Speaking, Rebekah L. Harrell

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Comx 111a.15: Introduction To Public Speaking, Rebekah L. Harrell

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Comx 391.01: Special Topics - Science Communication, Megan E. Cullinan

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Comx 421.50: Communication In Nonprofit Organizations, Joel O. Iverson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Comx 431.50: New Media Skills, Megan K. O'Rourke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Comx 491.03: Special Topics - Rhetoric Of Health And Medicine, Megan E. Cullinan

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Hsta 102h.00: Anerican History Ii, Leif M. Frederickson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Hsta 104h.80: Anerican History Ii, Leif M. Frederickson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Hsta 365.01: Native American History From 1830, Wade M. Davies

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Hstr 200.01: Introduction To Historical Methods, Leif M. Frederickson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

February 2026 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, January 29, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Gli Weekly, January 27, 2026, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Advising Information -- Beyond the Classroom Experience Planning -- Seniors/Graduating class: Nominate a student speaker -- GLI Senior Highlight survey -- We're recruiting a VISTA for the Franke GLI -- Save the Date: 2026 Martin Luth King, Jr. Lecture: "Resistance, Resilience, and Radical Love" with Dr. Regina Shands Stolfzfus --  Winter Welcome Back -- The Mansfield Center is hiring a Student Program Assistant to focus on communications, social media, and events for Spring and Summer 2026 -- Democracy Summit: Call for Proposals -- Spend your spring break making a difference with UM's Alternative Breaks -- Looking for an opportunity after …

Montana Kaimin, January 22, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Gli Weekly, January 20, 2026, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Advising Information -- Beyond the Classroom Experience Planning -- Nominate a Student Speaker for 2026! -- We're recruiting a VISTA for the Franke GLI -- Save the Date: 2026 Martin Luth King, Jr. Lecture: "Resistance, Resilience, and Radical Love" with Dr. Regina Shands Stolfzfus -- Winter Welcome Back -- The Mansfield Center is hiring a Student Program Assistant to focus on communications, social media, and events for Spring and Summer 2026 -- Experiential Learning Scholarships -- Democracy Summit: Call for Proposals -- Spend your spring break making a difference with UM's Alternative Breaks -- Looking for an opportunity after graduation? …

Gli Weekly, January 14, 2026, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Advising Information -- Save the Date: 2026 Martin Luth King, Jr. Lecture: "Resistance, Resilience, and Radical Love" with Dr. Regina Shands Stolfzfus -- We're recruiting a VISTA for the Franke GLI -- Check out this Spring 2026 class -- Winter Welcome Back -- Experiential Learning Scholarships -- Democracy Summit: Call for Proposals -- Spring Alternative Break 2026 -- Looking for an opportunity after graduation? -- Kinetic Convergence Dance at the MMAC -- The UM Scholarship Portal is open and is available -- Bella and Murray Ressler Digital Humanities Fellowship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, AY 2026-2027

Vision 2026

Vision

No abstract provided.

Meet Your Neighbor: A Houseless Services Program Proposal In Missoula, Montana, Victoria K. Hausman

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

Within the last three years, Missoula, Montana, has developed a culture of pervasive, systemic, and negative actions against people experiencing houselessness. The transition from funding multi-tiered approaches, including encampments, shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, has been replaced by decreased resource availability and the over-funded Ordinance 12.60, which enforces fines and misdemeanors on anyone unsheltered and experiencing houselessness. At the root of this public sentiment is stigma, which manifests itself at all levels of the socio-ecological system and negatively impacts the health, housing, employment, social, mental, and physical outcomes of people experiencing houselessness. To combat stigma, Meet Your Neighbor …

Feeding Missoula: Food Insecurity In Rural Children And Youth, Chani Brammer, Braelee Cheeks, Jordin Holland, Rayne Mccollough, Laurel Palmer, Therese Solomon

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

In Montana, approximately one in seven children live in a food-insecure household, with rural Montanans in particular facing significant barriers. Existing needs-based food assistance programs, such as SNAP and WIC, have structural weaknesses: SNAP benefits are often not sufficient to last through the month, and those eligible for these programs face a confusing application process, shame and stigma, and logistical hurdles, such as limited transportation.

“Feeding Missoula” began with an evaluation of how current food assistance programs met or failed to meet the needs of rural youth. Our methodology integrated a comprehensive review of existing literature and structured interviews with …

Voter Information Pamphlet, 2026, Montana. Secretary Of State

The Montana Constitution Collection

Voter information pamphlet for the election, November 3, 2026.

Eat With Understanding: A Um Student Guide To Food Systems, James Deacon, Cora Johnson, Lucas Dymit, Kaeli Rackham, Elsie Danyo

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

The industrialized food system creates environmental harm, reduces food sovereignty, and contributes to growing food insecurity. These problems oftentimes are overlooked in higher education. To address this gap, our project examines how access to sustainable food education and campus-community partnerships can improve well-being and informed decision-making amongst University of Montana students. This collaborative project connects partners within UM Wellness, PEAS Farm, the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center, and the Big Sky Culinary Institute. Our research includes applied learning with these organizations by hosting a variety of speaker series presentations and coordinating a cooking workshop. We collected quantitative and qualitative …

The Laymen's Conceptualization Of The “Safe Space”, Tiffany A. Nord

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The term "safe space" appears frequently across academic, organizational, therapeutic, and social contexts, yet lacks conceptual clarity. While originating from LGBTQ+ and women's activist movements, contemporary usage has expanded without theoretical development, making it confusing and challenging to effectively implement for researchers and practitioners alike. This two-phase qualitative study examined how individuals define safe spaces. Phase 1 employed an open-ended questionnaire with 62 general population participants. Phase 2 involved semi-structured interviews with 22 self-identified LGBTQ+ individuals. Data were analyzed using a constructivist grounded theory methodology. Findings revealed five core elements: specified setting, enacting responsiveness, allowing candor, perceiving security, and sensing …

Embodied Women’S Health In The Pacific: Biocultural Pathways Of Hormones, Immunity, And Reproduction, Courtney Callidora Manthey

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This dissertation examines women’s health through a biocultural framework that integrates biological anthropology, medical anthropology, and public health, with a central focus on the Pacific. It advances embodiment theory as a unifying approach for understanding how lived experience becomes biologically incorporated across the life course, shaping reproductive, endocrine, and immune outcomes. Grounded in research in Sāmoa and situated within broader comparative contexts in the United States and Amazonian populations, this work argues that women’s health cannot be fully understood through biomedical indicators alone, but must instead be interpreted within historically, culturally, and environmentally embedded Pacific contexts and beyond. The dissertation …

Evolution Of A Nitrogen-Fixing Endosymbiont And Integration With Its Diatom Host, Heidi Elizabeth Abresch

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Endosymbiosis, where one cell lives inside of a different cell, is ubiquitous in nature and has enormous impacts on the ecology and evolution of both the host and the endosymbiont [1, 2]. These relationships exist along a continuum ranging from facultative—where both partners are able to live independently—to completely obligate—where partners can only survive in the presence of the other. The most famous examples being the chloroplast and mitochondrion [3]. After hundreds of millions or even billions of years of coevolution, highly-integrated endosymbionts are coordinated with the host on the genetic, metabolic, and cellular levels, but we do not understand …

Communicating Wildfire Risk In Real Time: An Idea Model Analysis Of Watch Duty Alerts, Audrey E. Miller-Greene

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Traditional wildfire public information systems often rely on fragmented data provided through multiple government agencies and platforms. Historically, community members have been required to identify and piece together information necessary for preparation, evacuation, and decision-making during wildfire events. Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3), works to address this gap by compiling fragmented wildfire information for the public. The platform has undergone rapid growth and increased public reliance, providing a rationale for this research project. As Watch Duty expands its capabilities, its messages should be evaluated against established risk and crisis communication best practices. This study evaluates alerts released by Watch Duty during …

Who Owns Missoula: Land Ownership & Conservation Easements In Missoula County, Mt, Haley Segura

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis examines private land ownership concentration and conservation easement expansion in Missoula County, Montana, asking who owns land, how that ownership is structured, and what these patterns mean for equity, access, and conservation. Drawing on the Montana State Library cadastral dataset, land cover data, conservation easement records, and public information about major landowners, the project combines GIS analysis, qualitative landowner profiling, and a public-facing ArcGIS StoryMap. Rather than making causal claims, it offers a descriptive and spatial analysis of how landownership and conservation intersect in a county shaped by extensive public lands and a limited private land base. Chapter …

Learning In The Wild: A Discourse Analysis Of Literacy Practices And Educational Outcomes In Montana’S Youth Climate Activism, Tyler Moore

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This thesis examines youth climate activism in Montana as a site of literacy practice, civic learning, and critical climate engagement. Focusing on the University of Montana Climate Response Club, the study asks how youth climate activists use literacy practices to interpret climate issues and participate in civic action, and how those practices reflect elements of critical climate literacy. The study defines critical climate literacy as a set of socially situated practices through which young people read, interpret, question, and respond to climate change as both an environmental issue and a civic problem shaped by power. Rather than treating climate literacy …