WASHINGTON (AP) _ Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough. It's a finding that could help justify...

Big Ten womenâÄôs basketball is getting personal. With Gopher womenâÄôs basketball season starting on Sunday , the University of Minnesota is starting to use grant money awarded last spring...

HOUSTON (AP) _ After another quarter and more record profits for Exxon Mobil, Big Oil's run may be coming to an end. Even as the world's largest publicly traded oil company shattered its own U.S. record...

Driving three hours for a college visit may be a thing of the past for high school students as a new online resource allows college students to post their own reviews about the school they attend. Unigo.com,...

Coaches might soon be held to a new academic standard, which could help or hurt them if they apply for different coaching positions in the NCAA. The NCAA Committee on Academic Performance held meetings...

A genomics research project at the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic received $1.2 million under a $7 million Minnesota state grant program, according to information released Thursday. The project,...

A new online storage facility for the digital conversion of library materials is an elephant, both in name and in size. HathiTrust, which is named after the Hindi word for elephant, was launched last Monday...

The University of Minnesota will operate a new $2.5 million biotechnology research and business development center at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar, Minn. Plans for the Mid-Central Biosciences...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann spent months building her profile through appearances on "Larry King Live" and other TV talk shows. It took only a few minutes of airtime, and one...

Minneapolis is being courted this week to host another menâÄôs basketball Final Four, which generated more than $47 million in revenue last year in San Antonio. Two members of the NCAA MenâÄôs...