MISSOULA, Montana, July 31 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Western Painted Turtle Study Becomes a UM Classroom for Future Scientists By Skylar Rispens, UM News Service Along the marshy shores of Jones Pond at the University of Montana's Lubrecht Experimental Forest, a new long-term research project is emerging that seeks to better understand western painted turtles and the impacts of climate change on their populations. The study is led by Erim Gomez, a  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 30 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State students gain access to powerful geologic modeling software thanks to donation from SLB * BOZEMAN - Beginning this fall, Montana State University students will have access to the same geologic modeling software used by some of the world's leading energy companies, thanks to an in-kind donation valued at $76 million from the global energy technology company SLB. "It's incredibly exciting from  more