As the House, Senate and president compromise on how much money should be poured into the national stimulus package, local transportation officials are deciding what to do with the forthcoming money. The...
According to a new âÄú100% objectiveâÄù ranking system from StateUniversity.com, the University of Minnesota ranks 193 among the top 2,000 schools in the country. The ranking is based solely...
In the realm of Big Ten athletics directors, you get what you pay for. Athletic directors that earn a higher base salary than their peers often oversee more athletically successful programs, according...
Recycling is a $3 billion industry that provides 20,000 jobs in Minnesota. The market for recycled materials, however, has slowed considerably in the past few months in response to the economic downturn....
Time and money are two things that businesses could always use more of in a recession. And without these two essentials, executive education programs like the Carlson School of ManagementâÄôs are...
This spring and summer, volunteers from around the state will be on the prowl for singing males. But they wonâÄôt be scouting out the next American Idol. These citizen scientists will be on the...
Years of planning, hundreds of applicants and mass enthusiasm aside, Teach For America may not be able to open in the Twin Cities next year. The project could be delayed if fundraising goals arenâÄôt...
When Darcy Long first received her diagnosis of stage one breast cancer in the summer of 2007, she knew right away she would elect to have both her breasts removed surgically. Long, 46, of Maple Grove,...
Leslie Brandt wonâÄôt be using her Ph.D. in ecology, evolution and behavior to find a teaching career after she graduates this year. âÄúIt just didnâÄôt fit into my goals in life,âÄù...
Amid continued budget battles at the state Capitol, higher education officials testified Thursday before the Senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division about steps the University is taking to increase...
