SpectrUM Discovery Area

SpectrUM Discovery Area

spectrUM is a public science museum, located on The University of Montana campus in Missoula, Montana. Through in-house and outreach programs, it serves over 39,000 Montanans each year.

Founded in 2007 by medicinal chemist Dr. Charles Thompson, spectrUM is dedicated to teaching science through hands-on exhibits and activities. spectrUM regularly travels these exhibits and activities to unexpected locations like restaurants, parks, powwows and festivals. It invites Montanans to try science through its “Science. Try it” campaign. spectrUM also has a website with online science experiments and podcasts of Dr. Katie George’s “Science is Cool”, which is regularly broadcast on KUFM Montana Public Radio. [Chaney, Rob (Oct. 08, 2007). [http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/10/08/news/mtregional/znews06.txt/ Discovering wizardry: SpectrUM Discovery Area debuts with free science fun] , "missoulian.com". Retrieved June 20, 2008.] [Schwanke, Bill (Archive, 2008). [http://www.missoula.com/news/node/939/ New UM exhibit has unusual pull for visitors] , "missoula.com". Retrieved June 20, 2008.]

External links

* [http://spectrum.umt.edu/ spectrUM website]


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