CANYON, Texas, Oct. 24 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: An award-winning author and historian will speak Nov. 2 at West Texas A&M University for the Center for the Study of the American West's Garry L. Nall Lecture in Western Studies. Dan Flores, the A. B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of Western History at the University of Montana, will speak about his latest book "Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals & People in America" at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Marking the final stop of his third annual 56 County Tour at Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area, Governor Greg Gianforte today celebrated new laws to promote public access and increase hunting opportunities for Montanans. The reforms are a product of the work of the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association (MOGA) and Montana Citizens' Elk Management Coalition, which collaborated w  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced he will lead a trade mission to Taipei, Taiwan with representatives from Montana's agricultural, manufacturing, photonics, and bioscience industries. The visit comes two years after the governor reopened the Montana Asia Trade Office in the heart of Taipei to grow and expand trade in the region. "Beginning in 1985 with the signing of our siste  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte on Monday concluded his third annual 56 County Tour in Lewis and Clark County, highlighting new laws that boost public access to public lands and preserve Montana's hunting heritage. Since launching the tour in June, the governor has met with Montanans in each of the state's 56 counties. Gov. Gianforte traveled thousands of miles meeting with Montanans where t  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 24 -- Hampshire College issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2023: On October 19, the 24th annual Eqbal Ahmad Lecture, "[Trans]Gender Politics in the U.S. Streets and State Houses," took place at Hampshire College. In the spirit of the series honoring the late Hampshire professor, Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr addressed a timely topic with wide-ranging cultural implications: intersectional, anti-racist, transgender-affirming activism that extends from the str  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 28 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University engineering professor Rob Maher was featured earlier this month in the A&E Networks/History Channel television show "The Proof is Out There." The program presents pictures, videos and audio recordings that seem to defy explanation and asks experts to determine whether they are authentic. Maher was selected for the show because of his extensive knowledge of digital signal p  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Together with Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton and the Montana Healthcare Foundation (MHF), Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the investment of $7.5 million to increase access to behavioral health and substance use disorder screening and treatment for pregnant and postpartum women across the state. "There's no more important role   more

PLAINS, Montana, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Governor Greg Gianforte today presented his annual Forest Products Award to J. Shar Timber Harvesting, a family-owned and operated cut-to-length timber enhancement company in Libby. "Creating healthier, more resilient Montana forests takes investments and great partners in the forest products industry like J. Shar Timber Harvesting," Gov. Gianforte said. "I'm grateful for the hard wo  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 28 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Multimillionaire Tim Sheehy raked in COVID-19 relief from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) for his company Bridger Aerospace - despite Sheehy repeatedly decrying COVID-19 aid as wasteful spending on the campaign trail. Once again, Sheehy refused to answer direct questions about his company and did not "address specific questions about the ARP money." Read more: * * * HuffPost: Montana GOP Candidate Took  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 24 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Gov. Greg Gianforte's administration released its Medicaid disenrollment numbers for October, revealing that 92,815 Montanans have lost health insurance under Gianforte's purge. "Time and time again, Gianforte has failed hard-working Montanans by kicking them off their health care," said Sheila Hogan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party. "Tens of thousands of families across the state ar  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 25 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: After 34 years of teaching at Montana State University while concurrently producing dozens of films and raising two children, Dennis Aig is ready for bed. The 73-year-old left his mark on the film industry through his own work and by influencing generations of young filmmakers in the classroom and on film sets. In nearly every project Aig worked on, he included students, allowing them to gain valuable hand  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University will be part of a new, federally designated regional technology hub focused on photonics and smart sensor technology, research areas in which MSU has decades of experience. The Economic Development Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced today that the state of Montana has been named a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub. The program is design  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 25 -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Montana State University announced today it has chosen Alison Harmon to be its new vice president for research and economic development. Harmon has been with the university since 2004 and served as dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Development from 2015 to 2022 before being named interim vice president for research and economic development. "Dr. Harmon's broad and deep ex  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: A Montana State University student and a faculty member in the Department of Education have been recognized at the American Society for Engineering national conference. MSU grad student Sidrah Watson and associate professor Bryce Hughes won two awards at the national American Society for Engineering Education conference in the summer of 2023. The ASEE is a global organization that promotes educati  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 26 -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University's Travis W. Atkins Veteran Support Center and the Department of Native American Studies will host, "Veterans Day event: The Power of Storytelling - Keeping History Alive," at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in Inspiration Hall in Norm Asbjornson Hall. Refreshments will follow, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. A panel of historians, university staff and alumni will share stories with connections to t  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 25 -- Montana State University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 24, 2023, with Dennis Aig, professor in the College of Arts and Architecture's School of Film and Photography: * * * Dennis Aig recently retired after 34 years at Montana State University. During his time as a professor in the College of Arts and Architecture's School of Film and Photography, and while traveling the world working on films, he influenced generations of students in the classroom and on film se  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 27 -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The University of Montana and The Whole Group are partnering to develop workforce education and training pathways to position Montana as a global leader in meeting the rapidly growing need for a workforce skilled in the ServiceNow technology platform. The Whole Group, a new venture focused on delivering ServiceNow technology solutions to business and government customers around the world, selected Montan  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $12.3 million contract to the University of Montana to develop a novel vaccine adjuvant for use in a tuberculosis vaccine. Adjuvants are substances that boost the effectiveness of vaccines. The five-year award went to UM's Center for Translational Medicine and its partners. The contract is titled "Development of UM-1098: A Novel Synthetic Th17  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: University of Montana researcher Jeffrey Good never suspected he would someday study freeze-dried mummy mice from atop some of the highest peaks in South America. The mouse cadavers are a mystery because they were discovered on volcano summits reaching above 20,000 feet. The peaks rise from one of the most inhospitable spots on Earth, the Puna de Atacama plateau - a place so dry, cold and oxygen  more