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Military divorce rates at 16-year high

Published December 12, 2008

Tyler Johnson is a husband, father and a University of Minnesota student-athlete. On top of those responsibilities, he has been in the Marine Corps since 2002, serving two tours in Iraq. Johnson, 24, deployed...

Prof named to International Council for Science

Published December 3, 2008

J. Bruce Overmier, a 40-year veteran of the University of MinnesotaâÄôs psychology department, has spent the last decade moving up the ranks in international psychology study and now heâÄôll...

Two at ‘U’ to be knighted

Published November 23, 2008

The University of Minnesota is gaining a taste of royalty this week as two staff members will be knighted. Learning abroad program director Holly Zimmerman-LeVoir and history professor Carla Phillips will...

Study abroad numbers on the rise

Published November 17, 2008

The University of MinnesotaâÄôs goal is to have 50 percent of students get an international experience. Based on numbers released Monday, theyâÄôre getting closer to that goal. The University...

World briefing

Published November 13, 2008

Austrian accused of fathering 7 with imprisoned daughter charged with murder VIENNA, Austria (AP) âÄî Prosecutors filed a murder charge Thursday against the man accused of imprisoning his daughter...

U prof to join global pandemics council

Published November 11, 2008

The director of the University of MinnesotaâÄôs Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy is moving up in the world. Michael Osterholm , the centerâÄôs director, has been appointed...

flu shots world record

U breaks flu shot world record with 11, 538

Published October 28, 2008

Everyone who received a flu shot yesterday can tell their friends that theyâÄôre in the record books. ThatâÄôs because the University of Minnesota was able to grab 11,538 people for flu...

World financial crisis moves to Gulf Arab nations

Published October 26, 2008

KUWAIT CITY (AP) âÄî Kuwait moved Sunday to prop up the countryâÄôs second-largest commercial bank and scrambled to protect depositors at other domestic banks, dashing hopes the oil-rich...

Iraq govt cancels meeting to discuss US-Iraqi pact

Published October 26, 2008

BAGHDAD (AP) _ The Iraqi Cabinet canceled a meeting to discuss the U.S.-Iraqi security pact Sunday, saying proposals for amendments to an earlier draft were still being submitted, a government adviser...

China says EU human rights award winner a criminal

Published October 23, 2008

BEIJING (AP) _ China's government reacted angrily Thursday to the European Parliament's decision to give its top human rights prize to jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia, with Beijing calling him a criminal...

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