MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH AND CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP.

• Author: Whittenburg, Scott L.
• Position: LETTER - Letter to the editor

Research continues to grow at the University of Montana, along with our graduate student population. UM continues to have the largest graduate and professional student group in the state.

Our primary areas of research continue to be those that most directly impact the state, including forest and land management, fire, tribal and rural health, and community health. A few specific projects include our work at the Flathead Lake Biological Station on aquatic health and invasive species, ongoing efforts at the National Native Children's Trauma Center with our tribal partners, the Center for Children, Families and Workforce Development in the School of Social Work and our research on various wildlife species. With so many exciting research projects being conducted by our world-class faculty, it is hard to name just a few.

In addition to the direct impacts our research has on the region, we also provide support to local and regional businesses. We've recently combined the various business support services UM offers into a single point of contact called AccelerateMT (acceleratemontana.umt.edu). Through this unit we provide...