Jennifer Joan May, a former University employee, was charged with four counts of second-degree assault Tuesday in connection with the shot fired in University President Nils Hasselmo's office June 11. May...

It's been more than 30 years since the surgeon general confirmed the ill effects of smoking. Warning labels on cigarette packages have been in place since 1966, and countless medical studies have reached...

In an effort to accommodate students, faculty and staff members who want to feed breast milk to their newborns, Boynton Health Services has opened a new nursing mothers room in its Women's Clinic. The...

The University's latest top 10 athletic finish has come in an unusual category: concrete canoe racing. A 20-student contingent from the University's civil engineering department placed 10th among 26 teams...

Unexplained soreness and fatigue in the neck, shoulders or back could signal that a student is overloading or misusing his backpack. "We do see that it can be a problem," said Karen Swanson, a registered...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors charged Theodore Kaczynski in four of the bloodiest Unabomber attacks Tuesday in an indictment calculated to bring the death penalty for the math professor-turned-hermit. A...

The Olympic dream lives on for a pair of swimmers associated with the University, but has ended for another. Minnesota women's swimmer Olga Splichalova, a sophomore, will be making her second consecutive...

Supporters of First Amendment protection for the Internet, both at the University and across the country, won a victory June 12 when a federal district court in Philadelphia struck down the Communications...

Students who need information about class requirements may be able to use the World Wide Web by fall quarter to communicate with hard-to-reach teaching assistants. An initiative funded by the Office of...

Traveling 5,557 miles is a long way for a few months of swim practice. Just ask University junior Tanya Schuh, who traveled that distance from Minneapolis to Sao Paulo, Brazil several months ago in an...