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Consuming the Tropics in the \u27Age of the Insect\u27: Imperial Imaginaries of Frontier Ecologies in Spectacular Expositions
No full textBy surveying representations of \u27exotic\u27 landscapes and \u27monstrous\u27 other-than-human creatures of the tropics featured in exhibits of the fin de siecle and early interwar period, including visual displays and descriptive language at the World\u27s Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893) and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) in San Francisco (1915), this project examines tropical frontiers as conceived in the geographical imaginaries of the United States to explore how metropolitan audiences related to those environments encountered at the imperial periphery. Between 1890 and 1920, were the infamously exaggerated characterizations of nineteenth-century spectacle tempered by the advent of twentieth-century cultural and scientific discourses, or were those \u27old\u27 caricatures of the frontier re-asserted for audiences through similar appeals? The PPIE event celebrated the \u27thirteenth labor of Hercules\u27 (the completion of the Panama Canal) at a time when the US consolidated its administration of Panama, Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines, and elsewhere. Commentators proclaimed that \u27the conquest of the Isthmian barrier (Panama) was the conquest of the mosquito.\u27 How were mosquitoes and other creatures vilified? In explicitly naming Panama and the Pacific, the PPIE yoked together spatially distant hinterlands. Does public spectacle in San Francisco have bearing on the ecologies of distant places? Engaging with methods and approaches of critical geography and multispecies history, this project asks what we might learn when considering popular exhibitions at particular moments and particular local places in the context of wider globe-spanning routes and networks - both material and imaginative
The burial history of the eastern margin of the Powder River Basin, WY, as interpreted from Late Cretaceous aged rocks
Get PDFEconomic energy resource development is dependent on the intrinsic understanding of the geologic evolution of a sedimentary basin. This geologic evolution is recorded by changes to the sedimentary rock during burial (i.e. diagenesis) and often can only be identified on a microscopic scale.
This study analyzes diagenetic changes of the Late Cretaceous Turner Sandstone, a major hydrocarbon reservoir in the Powder River Basin, WY, USA. Samples were collected from outcrops along the Black Hills, WY, to be compared with the burial history of the central Powder River Basin. These samples were thin-sectioned and analyzed with a petrographic microscope and a scanning electron microscope.
Results from this analysis show the formation of quartz overgrowths, calcite cements, kaolinite, and albitization, which is the change from potassium to sodium in feldspars. Ordering these observations based on cross-cutting relationships resulted in a relative time series (i.e. paragenetic sequence). This paragenetic sequence indicates that the Black Hills underwent deep burial after the deposition of the Turner Sandstone to a depth similar to the current basin center. This work contributes to a better understanding of the microscopic features of the Turner Sandstone and therefore helps define the basin evolution of the Powder River Basin. These results can be used to improve basin modeling and reservoir characterization. Improvements on this scale can have implications on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy security
The Ingredients of Magic: Investigating Clinician and Patient Behaviors in Community Aphasia Group
Get PDFStroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and about 1/3 of strokes result in aphasia. Aphasia is a language disorder that impairs the ability to comprehend or formulate language. One beneficial rehabilitative treatment for aphasia is group therapy. Group therapy for people with aphasia (PWA) has been reported by clinicians and clients as having an aspect of “magic”. This “magic” has been described as a feeling, atmosphere, energy, or a vibe. Although these group characteristics have yet to be fully identified, they are reported to be an essential part of the success of group therapy.
To identify the seemingly secret ingredients to “magic”, we will observe the University of Montana’s Community Aphasia Group (CAG), that is implemented by graduate student clinicians in speech-language pathology. The CAG meets weekly for 1 hour and includes 3-10 PWA across a range of aphasia types and severities. The CAG provides social opportunities and enhances language skills for PWA. We will observe CAG sessions and document clinician behaviors and patient engagement behaviors during moments that feel positive, motivating, and sincere to create a comprehensive list of identified “magic” features.
Communication barriers associated with aphasia often decrease quality of life, increase emotional distress, and cause social isolation. This study will investigate the moments of magic that occur during group therapy. Ultimately, these findings will help researchers and clinicians implement high-quality, meaningful group therapy for PWA
RESTART (Re-Entry Support, Training, And Reintegration for Today )
Get PDFOur project is about reducing friction for the re-entry of previously incarcerated, emerging adults. To contribute to the solution of the issues facing emerging adults returning from incarceration in the Missoula community, we will implement three workshop events to foster a sense of community and belongingness in the returning citizens population. The goal of these workshops is to aid in a smoother transition back into society, integrating components of social, personal, and community-based skill sets. We have found through surveying individuals who are currently or previously incarcerated in our targeted age range of 17-25 that a majority of those surveyed feel there is an overwhelming need for “soft skills”. Soft skills refer to psychosocial and interpersonal skills, as there is already a relatively adequate number of resources for general need-based opportunities and “hard skills,” which refer to the more technical and practical knowledge. These workshops will focus on fostering both of these skills. Our first workshop will consist of connecting returning citizens with a mentor. This mentor is a previously incarcerated individual who owns his own business, a barbershop. Our first event will take place at his barber shop, where he will give free haircuts to returning citizens. This event will also connect attendees with community resources through tabling. Our second event will take place at freecycles, where a local musician will lead a drum circle. Our target population indicated wanting to make music upon release, so this event will serve to connect community members over a shared interest. Our last workshop will be a community celebration in Bonner Park, to cultivate connection in an outdoor space.
See also: Amplified@UM Podcast Episode (April 9, 2025
RESTART (Re-dash Entry Support, Training, And Reintegration for Today )
Get PDFOur project is about reducing friction for the re-entry of previously incarcerated, emerging adults. To contribute to the solution of the issues facing emerging adults returning from incarceration in the Missoula community, we will implement three workshop events to foster a sense of community and belongingness in the returning citizens population. The goal of these workshops is to aid in a smoother transition back into society, integrating components of social, personal, and community-based skill sets. We have found through surveying individuals who are currently or previously incarcerated in our targeted age range of 17-25 that a majority of those surveyed feel there is an overwhelming need for “soft skills”. Soft skills refer to psychosocial and interpersonal skills, as there is already a relatively adequate number of resources for general need-based opportunities and “hard skills,” which refer to the more technical and practical knowledge. These workshops will focus on fostering both of these skills. Our first workshop will consist of connecting returning citizens with a mentor. This mentor is a previously incarcerated individual who owns his own business, a barbershop. Our first event will take place at his barber shop, where he will give free haircuts to returning citizens. This event will also connect attendees with community resources through tabling. Our second event will take place at freecycles, where a local musician will lead a drum circle. Our target population indicated wanting to make music upon release, so this event will serve to connect community members over a shared interest. Our last workshop will be a community celebration in Bonner Park, to cultivate connection in an outdoor space
862(XV_i):023 - Signed Baucus Baseball
No full textA baseball signed by Max Baucus.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/baucus_artifacts/1066/thumbnail.jp
GLI Weekly, May 6, 2025
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Montana Residents\u27 Attitudes Towards Tourism - 2024
Get PDFA summary of Montana residents\u27 attitudes towards tourism from the 2024 season. Overall, results from this study show that, in general, Montana residents hold a positive yet balanced attitude towards tourism within the state. For example, a majority of residents feel that the benefits of tourism outweigh the negative impacts, while also being in strong agreement that tourism promotion by the state provides an economic benefit to their community. At the same time, over 40% of respondents felt that the state was becoming overcrowded because of the number of tourists, while close to half felt that their community was dealing with issues of crowding during the summer season. At the state level, results from 2024 show little to no change from 2023 for many of the questions asked, indicating some continued leveling off from record highs seen in 2021 and 2022
Bridging the gap: The effects of intergroup contact on emotions and LGBTIQ+ history knowledge among cisgender heterosexual individuals
Get PDFResearch has shown that intergroup contact between cisgender, heterosexual and LGBTIQ+ individuals is associated with a deeper understanding of struggles around LGBTIQ+ experiences. Individuals with LGBTIQ+ identifying friends are more likely to report higher levels of allyship, engage in LGBTIQ+-affirming behaviors, hold positive attitudes toward LGBTIQ+ individuals, and have increased sensitivity to LGBTIQ+ perspectives. These data come from a survey examining LGBTIQ+ historical trauma, including students of all sexual and gender identities at the University of Montana and University of Nevada-Reno (n=462). These analyses examine factors related to one’s understanding of LGBTIQ+ experiences, hypothesizing that greater numbers of LGBTIQ+ individuals in someone’s social circle are associated with greater knowledge of and heightened emotional reactions to LGBTIQ+ historical trauma. For cisgender, heterosexual participants, there was a significant positive relationship between the number of LGBTIQ+ individuals in one’s social circle and their history knowledge, F(3,311) = 12.218, p \u3c .001. Participants with any LGBTIQ+ individuals in their social circle were more likely to experience negative emotions in response to thinking about instances of LGBTIQ+ oppression and trauma, F(3,310) = 9.653, p \u3c .001. For all students, regardless of identity, levels of historical knowledge and negative emotional experiences related to LGBTIQ+ historical events were significantly correlated, r(451) =.355, p \u3c .001. These results emphasize the importance of intergroup contact in increasing understanding of and reactions to the LGBTIQ+ experience. To utilize these findings, results from this study should be considered in how to best increase intergroup contact among cisgender, heterosexual and LGBTIQ+ individuals