Often, the most dramatic fears aren't worth worrying about. In summer, we all fear tornadoes, which have been known to impale people with 2-by-4s, blow cows around like feathers and boost the cinematic...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Any sign, any bit of evidence the Gophers men's basketball team beat Ohio State on Saturday, didn't exist in its locker room that afternoon. Nowadays, a win alone isn't enough cause...

A new power plant, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Northern States Power and the University, will be powered by plants. The University's Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products is...

NEW YORK (COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANGE) -- After weeks of exchanging messages over the Internet, chatting about their favorite movies and books, they finally decided to meet face-to-face. He was a 30-year-old...

Increased collaboration among schools, social workers and families might help failing or mistreated K-12 students, said Cynthia Bailey-Dempsey, an assistant professor of social work at Columbia University. Bailey-Dempsey...

Ten years ago, seven strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to commemorate lives of loved ones lost to AIDS. This informal meeting laid the foundation for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt,...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Posted on the wall of Carrie Secret's classroom, handwritten cards in careful cursive strokes list the primary language of her black fifth-graders as "Ebonics." Over in a corner...

Mauryn Buckner twisted impatiently on her grandmother's lap Sunday night while listening in the back of the Ted Mann Concert Hall stage. The little girl, dressed in a green velvet dress with a full white...

Team captains are supposed to lead by example, but Gophers men's tennis players might have wanted to avert their eyes Sunday afternoon from senior captain Ben Gabler. Gabler is one of the Gophers' top...

It was close, but the No. 23-ranked Gophers women's gymnastics team fell short Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich., to defending Big Ten champion Michigan, 193.525 to 192.1. The scores were almost identical...