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Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Local Residents
The effects of the recent wildfires go beyond damaged property and scorched forests. There are major health risks involved for firefighters and for everyone else. Reporter Wayne Stevenson has the details on the effects of the smoke from the wildfires on residents of the Missoula area.
Wildfire Smoke Impacts Health of Local Dogs
Montana has a reputation of being a dog friendly community and the same holds true for the University of Montana campus. Smoke has affected nearly everyone across the state this year due to wildfires, but people are not the only ones feeling the effects. Aunica Koch looked into how the heavy smoke has also had an impact on our four-legged friends.
Missoulians Welcome New International Students
Each Semester UM’s International Students and Scholars Department pair up with the Missoula International Friendship Program to spread cultural awareness throughout the community. UM Reporter Mederios Whitworth-Babb went to the program’s annual meet and greet to find out what it means to be a community friend. Citizens who would like to become a community friend can apply online.
UM News Maroon Show 10-7-16
Ellie Baty and Caryn Foehringer anchor UM News this week. Caryn shows how UM is teaming up with Montana high schools in computer science. The university is also supporting prospective students with the new Raise Me Scholarships program. Plus, UM News reporter Ally Barry is live in the studio to share alumni solutions for the enrollment crisis. The show is directed by Ryan McKinley and produced by Kempson Cross.
Gerontology Society Hosts Photos with Santa
A well-known elderly celebrity donated his time, and his lap, to the Gerontology Society. The group hosted its fourth annual Photos with Santa event to raise money for the Missoula Memory and Music Project. The non-profit helps those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia recover lost memories through songs. The documentary Alive Inside is what motivated the Gerontology Society to choose the Missoula Memory and Music Project.
Veteran’s Day Remembrances
UM News Photographer Ryan Groh went around campus and Missoula to find shots of Veteran’s Day and Memorial remembrances.
UM News Silver Show for October 22, 2015
This week on UM News, the UM late-night bus is helping lower D-U-I’s in Missoula. UM News reporter Dominique Giusti and photo journalist Joe Hodgson sat in on a dance class that welcomes Missoulians with disabilities to let loose. A UM music professor is conducting the score for the latest Missoula Community Theater performance, Sweeney Todd. Anchored by Sarah Yovetich and Sojin Josephson. Directed by Peter Riley and produced by Sean Robb.
Dancing With a Disability
One UM department uses movement as therapy for folks with disabilities. UM News reporter Dominique Giusti and videographer Joe Hodgson sat in on a dance class that welcomes anyone to let loose.
UM News Maroon-December 4, 2013
Anchors Anna Cole, Nicole Wren, and Ashley Mackey discuss the UM Gerontology Club’s work to help aging veterans, artistic welding, and winter sports in the final 2013 broadcast of UM News Maroon. Kyle Schmauch produced show with director Mike Huberman.
UM’s Sculpture Program Utilizes Welding
Some University of Montana artists are practicing an increasingly valuable skill. Sculpture students learn the basics of welding working on a variety of projects. Reporter Dustin Askim and Photographer Max Barnum spent an evening in the art annex to find out more.
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