Mr. Monopoly would be proud of University first-year Dan Rice. The finance and entrepreneurial management student recently began playing an online stock market simulation called "The UpDown," a game that...

When Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak decides to go for a drive, he makes sure it's environmentally friendly. In September, Rybak converted his city car, a gas-electric Toyota Prius Hybrid, to plug-in technology...

The University is "driven to discover" a way to increase ethnic minority involvement in science and technological fields. A recent donation could help in that mission. A University-led alliance will receive...

The city of Minneapolis, in conjunction with USI Wireless, is partway through constructing a new wireless Internet service, known as Wireless Minneapolis. The network will eventually provide wireless Internet...

A research team from Finland confirmed the effectiveness of an inexpensive, organic and abundant fertilizer - human urine. In a study scheduled to be published in late October, researchers took human urine...

The Wii isn't just for Mario anymore. The popular Nintendo system's motion-sensing controller, originally popularized as a way to play virtual sports, also has an important use outside the realm of entertainment. Therapists...

President George W. Bush's veto of a children's health-care bill Oct. 3 has ignited controversy from Capitol Hill to hospitals around the country. The legislation would have reauthorized the State Children's...

When a cup of chicken noodle soup is just not enough to cure that cold, Boynton Health Service's new care option, the Gopher Quick Clinic, might be just what the doctor ordered. Boynton launched the clinic...

While most "Halo 3" gamers are focused on "finishing the fight," studies conducted by University psychologists have shown that playing video games can also improve a player's motor skills. Assistant professor...

Nobel Prize winner Dr. Roderick MacKinnon visited campus and spoke with students Monday as part of the Honeywell-Nobel Initiative. The program, a partnership between technology manufacturer Honeywell and...

Four years ago, a handful of computer science students named one of their department's programs after a rodent. Chipmark.com is a free, online service that lets users store their Internet bookmarks online...

Biochemistry senior Jessica Van Lengerich sat eating a cookie at McNamara Alumni Center on Tuesday after donating blood for a Red Cross blood drive. This was her fifth time making a blood donation and...

On Dec. 31, the University Networking and Telecommunications Services department will shut down the University modem pool, a service that provides students, faculty, staff and alumni with dial-up Internet...

Many lessons students learn on campus prepare their minds for the future, but some can also save their bodies starting today. The University's Occupational Therapy program will host a "Backpack Awareness...