Incubators and R&D

"This new mission requires us to be world leaders. This mission requires change," he said. "Let me encourage you to stop watching and stop waiting. We’ve joined you. It’s time to join us."

For Libby residents, the more information available, the better. Understanding potential problems means that people can begin treating and managing illnesses earlier, slowing or stopping the progression, Pfau noted.

He said more than 200,000 cows in the United Kingdom were identified with BSE with probably "millions eaten" that also had the disease.

Given that 152 people have died in the UK from the human variant of BSE, the risk is minute.

As a mineral product, petrified wood has a large, hard surface and a porous inside, making it ideal to soak up or separate substances or act as a catalyst in other processes, he said.

The Montana Neuroscience Institute is a nonprofit partnership between St. Patrick Hospital and the University of Montana formed in 1998 to link neuroscience research and patient care. Through collaborations fostered by the foundation, experts in research and clinical medicine develop innovations in patient care for those suffering from diseases of the nervous system.

People have been shooting laser beams at airplanes for years

"It’s interesting to see how well we fared," said Daniel Dwyer, UM vice president for research and development. "I think our ranking shows that — even though we are tucked away in the mountains of Montana — world-class teaching and research is going on here."

MSU has licensed 62 technologies developed at the university. Fifty-nine of those licenses are with Montana companies, including a herbicide-resistant winter wheat recently licensed to WestBred, a plant breeding company based in Bozeman.

NWDA provides enhanced access to more than 2,200 archival and manuscript materials at 16 institutions across Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. At UM the database links to more than 200 collections in the K. Ross Toole Archives.

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