Computing and Information Services also offers non-credit short courses, a consulting service and numerous free documents to help users become proficient in the UM computing environment. The Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station was established by the Montana Legislature in 1937 as a non-profit organization devoted to scientific investigation of natural resource problems. The station serves as the research unit of The University of Montana School of Forestry with the dean functioning as station director. The station seeks, through its research and publications, to enhance public understanding of forestry and conservation and contribute to wise use of our nation's forest, water, range, wildlife and recreation resources. The laboratory provides a center for fundamental studies on carbohydrate, polysaccharide and lignocellulosic chemistry.
Current work focuses on the roles of the leukotrienes and histamine in the asthmatic response.
The Institute was created by the Montana University System Board of Regents in June 1987 to conduct the travel research mandated by the 1987 Legislature. The Institute seeks to encourage and support teaching, research and extension programs focusing on wilderness. The health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors are of paramount concern to The University of Montana-Missoula. Each year the University publishes an annual report outlining on-campus security and safety information and crime statistics. The report provides important information for security awareness and crime prevention programs, emergency procedures and reporting crimes, plus law enforcement and safety services on campus.