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Students get real experience at Jobs for Montana’s Graduates IGNITE MT Conference

The Jobs for Montana’s Graduates model, or JMG, is used in over 50 middle and high schools and colleges with the goal of helping students achieve their career goals and exposing them to higher education options.

Celebrating Montana State University Research and Innovation 5/3 – Bozeman

Recognition of Everyday Heroes. These Heroes (including students, staff, faculty, or administrators) support successful MSU research, creativity and innovation, and may not always get recognized.

Explore Missoula’s Rich History With Unseen Missoula’s Guided Walking Tours Running Weekly Through September

Unseen Missoula presents four tours, each unveiling a distinct facet of the city’s colorful past: Basements & Back Alleys, Hotels & Hooligans, Carnal Enterprises, and Lower Rattlesnake & Greenough Park.

SAVE THE DATE: Wilderness Act 60th Anniversary Celebration this September 13-15! – Lochsa River

The three-day educational event is open to the public, and will feature inspirational speakers, group discussions, live music, food, and more. A special thank you to the Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation for their generous support of this grassroots Wilderness gathering!

Finalists selected for upcoming $100K Montana State University Venture Competition

The competition was open to students, faculty, staff and recent alumni of the Montana University System. Finalists will pitch their business ventures to a panel of judges who will provide feedback and distribute $100,000 among the winners.

April 22 is Earth Day

Join us to honor and celebrate our remarkable planet on this extraordinary day. Earth Day is a reminder of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability, encouraging us to come together and take action for a healthier planet and brighter future.

TED Talks – Want to be more creative? Go for a walk (like Steve Jobs used to do.)

When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes to get your creative juices flowing. In this fun, fast talk, she explains how walking could help you get the most out of your next brainstorm.

The path to a better tuberculosis vaccine runs through Missoula, Montana based Inimmune

Jay Evans, the director of the University of Montana center and the chief scientific and strategy officer and a co-founder of Inimmune, a privately held biotechnology company in Missoula, said his team has been working on a TB vaccine for 15 years. The private-public partnership is developing vaccines and trying to improve existing vaccines, and he said it’s still five years off before the TB vaccine might be distributed widely.

Experience 1 at the University of Montana Western – Experiential Learning

The bottom-line is you truly experience your education through concentrated, active learning. That means you’ll have an advantage as you enter the workforce or continue on with graduate studies because your portfolio will already contain real-world educational experiences and projects. These projects often help the community at the same time by providing key services and contributing to ongoing research studies.

Hush of the Land – Storytelling with Arnold “Smoke” Elser – 4/22 – Missoula Public Library

This inspirational memoir chronicles Arnold “Smoke” Elser’s six-decade quest to protect wild lands by bringing thousands of people deep into the mountains of Montana on horseback. Elser will round out the event with storytelling from his varied and impressive life and career.

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Montana Technology Innovation Partnership (MTIP)- Promoting Technology Commercialization in the State of Montana.

Our range includes a flat range from 10-100 yards as well as a 20 target walking course for more realistic simulation of hunting scenarios.