MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana recently earned a four-year, $4 million Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) award from the National Institutes of Health. The award will establish the L.S. Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation-Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (SIHI-REACH). The UM-based hub will accelerate commercialization of biomedical innovation across Montana, Alaska,  more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: After wrapping up his 12 Days of Giving campaign last week, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced state employees donated 4,500 pounds of food to the Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) in his third annual interagency food drive competition. "Thanks to the generosity of our state employees, we're helping feed and nourish our neighbors facing food insecurity this holiday season," Gov.   more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte and Sarah Swanson, commissioner of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), today announced the state's total employment and labor force grew in the month of November, setting new state records for both, according to data compiled by DLI and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Montana's total employment reached a new all-time high in Novem  more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced an investment of up to $17.5 million to increase Montanans' access to community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities care. The investment represents the first allocation of $300 million in funding the governor devoted this spring to reform and improve Montana's behavioral health and developmental disabilities services systems.  more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the release of the Montana Drought Management Plan, modernized over the last two years by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) to improve the state's drought and water supply planning. "In my first year in office, we set out to improve the state's drought preparedness, monitoring, and response, and we worked with a wide r  more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Gianforte is trying to claim he "unlocked" more than a hundred thousand acres of public land, forgetting his real record of locking Montanans out of public land they've had access to for generations. The problem is, much like Gianforte's spin on his property tax hike, glossy campaign mailers like this are a lie: "Governor Gianforte will never be able to erase his dangerous record of closing off access   more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Montana newcomer Tim Sheehy came under fire when he called for transferring public lands to states and counties. Now, he appears to be trying to hide his real position - but Montanans won't forget. In a Fox News interview Sunday night, Sheehy said that "access to public lands is incredibly important to Montanans." However, Sheehy's plan would make it easier to sell off Montana's public lands to out-of-  more

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 21 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2023: Today, the Montana Democratic Party released a new digital ad highlighting the disastrous consequences of Montana transplant Tim Sheehy's "pure privatization" plan, which would raise costs and dismantle Medicare for Montana's seniors, shutter rural hospitals, repeal the Affordable Care Act, and end protections for those with pre-existing conditions. After leaked audio revealed that Shee  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: With new funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, research conducted at Montana State University will have more opportunities to be translated into products and solutions with extended real-life impact. MSU was announced last week as one of 18 teams nationwide to receive funding through the NSF's new Accelerating Research Translation, or ART, program. The cooperative agreement will provi  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 19 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University Extension and the Montana Stockgrowers Association awarded 2023 Steer of Merit certifications at the association's Dec. 7 convention in Billings. MSU Extension beef cattle specialist Megan Van Emon presented the top five winners of the carcass and ultrasound Steer of Merit contests at a Best of Beef Luncheon. MSU Extension and Montana Stockgrowers Association distinguished 136 "Ste  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 18 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2023: The University of Montana today launched a one-stop-shop webpage for all Griz fans planning to travel to Frisco, Texas for the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship on Jan. 7, 2024. Griz fans are encouraged to visit the "Road to Frisco" webpage, hosted by the UM Alumni Association, for all information regarding the championship game, pre-game parties, tailgating and tra  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: An elk pauses to gaze into the valley; a red fox playfully pounces into the snow; a mountain lion carries a white-tailed deer in its clamped jaws. These scenes, typically associated with remote wilderness areas, unfold surprisingly just above our rooftops, around the corner from our backyard garden and up the trail from our bustling neighborhoods. Through the lens of Chris Hansen's trail cameras  more