By Ben Goessling and David La Vaque Named the University's lone finalist for its athletics director position July 2, Joel Maturi's official approval by the Board of Regents on July 12 was anti-climactic. While...

Minnesota men's golfer Justin Smith has written his name countless times in his nearly 20 years, on everything from homework to his library card. Yet when the time came to sign his scorecard on the afternoon...

Last week in Japan, professor Allen M. Goldman, head of physics at the University's School of Physics and Astronomy, was awarded the Fritz London Memorial Prize. The award, regarded as the highest of its...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (The Los Angeles Times) - Like a college student at a frat party, much of the world is on a binge. Oil and gas are being consumed faster than ever. Emissions of pollutants and...

The University is conducting an inventory of the toxins it holds on campus, following a mandate by the federal government looking to promote safe handling of toxins at universities nationwide. The mandate...