Archive for October, 2021

UM News October 27th, 2021

In this weeks newscast we learn about a new universal flu vaccine and meet a grad student who is breaking ground in landscape painting.

Universal Flu Vaccine

Professor Jay Evans and students are working on a universal flu vaccine that could allow people to get a flu shot once every 5 years.

Jackson Groff reports.

UM News October 20, 2021

This week’s program covers the UM School of Dance getting back in public and the results of a UM business challenge.

UM Hosts Business Challenge

Every year, the University of Montana collaborates with Blackstone Launchpad to host the John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge.
The event gave away more than $50,000 of prize money between eight businesses. Our reporter Christopher Kunda tells us more about the winners.

UM’s Dance on Location

After a year and a half of uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic dancers in the University of Montana’s School of Dance are happy to be doing what they do best, performing.

Jourden Redmond reports.

UM News October 13,2021

In this week’s UM News, we take a look into the use of technology to diagnose problems in bee hives and to help new teachers communicate with students.

UM’S LAB Preschool Program.

The University of Montana’s LAB Preschool program is conducting research about the communication between teachers and students in the classroom. Jourden Redmond has the story.

UM App Helps Diagnose Bee Problems

Bees play a pivotal role in the pollination of crops. Around a third of everything we eat globally has an ingredient that required the pollination of a bee. A team at the university of Montana is developing an app to listen to bees and monitor their health. Christopher Kunda shows us why this app can help beekeepers diagnose their hives before it collapses.

UM News October 7, 2021

This week’s program covers one faculty members’ quest to cure a debilitating cough, and how a new grant will help Native children facing trauma.