Obesity is a medical mystery that might be solved through genetics, Dr. Jeffrey Friedman, professor and researcher at Rockefeller University in New York, said Wednesday during a lecture at Moos Tower. The...

Now that the University is no longer preoccupied with the annual chores of fighting for state funding and creating a budget, it's time to begin choosing a new University president.Former Minnesota governor...

I would like to comment on the column written by Steve Macek in Tuesday's Daily on the so-called "new church of the macho Jesus" from the viewpoint of someone who actually attended the event. It amazes...

Imagine you sell marijuana. That's right, you're a dope dealer. You have a supplier, Raul, who sells you a pound of weed every Friday. Raul always tells you the pot is from someplace exotic: someplace...

They say there's no place like home. But the problem for the Gophers men's golf team is, there is no home. Gophers sports teams typically play to big crowds at their respective homes. Williams Arena....

A University-sponsored task force that examined blood donation regulations agreed Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration's policy is outdated. The FDA policy states that men who have had sex with...

Elmo awoke to some annoying dance tune on the radio, suddenly remembering he was late for an audition for an acting position on the Showboat. In a scurry, he cooked up some cheese omelets, drank a big...

In the eyes of some faculty members, University professor Geoffrey Maruyama turned to the other side on March 16 by taking a job in administration. Formerly a member of the Faculty Consultative Committee,...

Thanks to her mother's prodding, Minneapolis native Anita Alexander will graduate from the University this spring -- 49 years after she first enrolled. Now a Chicago resident, Alexander, 66, entered the...

Investigators from the Hennepin County medical examiner's office on Wednesday identified the body of a woman found dead in the Mississippi River near the East Bank campus earlier this week. Through fingerprint...