One Day. One UM.

The spectrUM Discovery Area — UM’s award-winning science center — motivates youth across Montana to explore science and the world around them and inspires the next generation of scientists, problem solvers and creative thinkers. When you give, you enable us to deliver hands-on science opportunities to youth at our new location in the Missoula Public Library, where we offer free admission for all.

Your generosity helps the spectrUM Discovery Area:

• Bring science educators, exhibits and role models to EmPower Place, a free learning center embedded in the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center, serving over 18,000 youth and families in need each year.
• Deliver Science on Wheels, a traveling science program that transforms school gymnasiums and public libraries into hands-on science museums, reaching rural and tribal communities across the state of Montana.
• Inspire kids and families about the wonders of science through daily programming delivered by volunteers and UM students at our Discovery Bench located within the Missoula Public Library.
• Provide Science for All Scholarships to allow low-income students to participate in spectrUM’s summer camps and field trips at low or no cost.
• Maintain our community partnerships with SciNation on the Flathead Reservation, which brings a free Science Learning Tent to the Arlee Esypaqeyni Celebration and the Elmo Standing arrow Powwows annually, engaging over 1,500 youth with local role models and interactive science exhibits.