Amid a cheering crowd of approximately 100 faculty, students and well-wishers, Tim Matthews and Alyssa Mykkeltvedt cruised to victory with the fastest car in the student-created race car competition Wednesday. Sponsored...

University alumna Emilia Dibaki withdrew twice from her studies at the University because of dire financial difficulties. "My bills were overwhelming," she said. "And I always wished I knew a place where...

Women need to be politically empowered if they want to help make decisions in their communities, said Mohini Giri, an international women's rights advocate from India. Giri will speak at the Humphrey Institute...

When graduate student Eric Fuchs received a $700 check from Friends of the Library, he felt guilty about taking the money. Though Fuchs - who won the Student Book Collection Competition on Wednesday evening...

White Americans think racial discrimination is increasing although black Americans think it's decreasing, a recent nationwide telephone survey of more than 2,000 Americans found. The findings are the first...

The University's China Center celebrates China Day at Coffman Union today along with 400 metro area high school students who are studying Chinese. "The idea is to encourage high school students with their...

Winners of the Carlson School of Management annual business plan competition received approximately $25,000 in cash prizes Wednesday. Previously called Gopher the Gold Business Plan Competition, the New...

A class project that could make light rail transit in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood more accessible to pedestrians is nearing completion. "We want to provide ideas and information the community can...

A three-day international conference to integrate study abroad experience into undergraduate coursework will take place from Thursday to Saturday at the University. "The goal is to give students the opportunity...

For most of her life, Annie Brisibe said she has exposed the negative impact multinational oil companies have had on her native Nigeria. Today, the activist and writer will share her expertise with students...

A series of events will discuss the balance between state constitutions and the U.S. Constitution beginning today at the University's Law School. The American Constitution Society is organizing the three-...

For 17 years, Matilda Williams devised policies and strategies in the foreign ministry of her native Sierra Leone. Now, as a fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, she is expanding her knowledge...

When University alumnus Aaron Brown created his first newspaper in 1958, he was still a child. The headlining article, "Divorce hits the neighborhood," was about the breakup of Brown's best friend's parents. More...

When Reid LeBeau began at the University Law School two years ago, the volume of work he had to do shocked him. "I thought I was prepared for the challenge of law school after my undergraduate studies,"...

Patrick Lloyd will serve as the new dean of the University's School of Dentistry starting April 1. The University's Board of Regents approved Lloyd's appointment March 12. He will replace William Liljemark,...

Last spring, Asian lady beetles invaded William Bombo's Crystal, Minn., apartment, much to his disgust. "Seeing those creepy insects in my room makes me sick," the economics junior said. But the insects...

When Bonnie Campbell was young, her mother's greatest wish for her was to find a good husband. In addition to fulfilling her mother's hope, Campbell also went to law school and eventually became the founding...

As Avigya Karki delivered a presentation about the religions of his native Nepal to junior high school students Monday, a ninth-grader blurted out a common youthful response. "Holy cow!" said Bridget Denery,...

A newly formed club gives business students the opportunity for real-life experience in exchange for assisting local businesses. Ventures Plus, the 2-month-old Carlson School of Management club, includes...

Conor O'Brien flew nine hours from Dublin, Ireland, to Minneapolis via Chicago for an audition at the University's School of Music last weekend. O'Brien, who applied to the music school's graduate program,...

Although Courtney Powell has not yet graduated from law school, she has spent the last two years working on lawsuits for low-income clients in the Twin Cities as part of the Law School's clinic program. "It...

When University graduate Pete Bianco established Recovery Care in 1998, it was a small business that provided counseling to orthopedic surgery patients. When he sold it in 2002, it was a thriving enterprise. Bianco...

In high school, Jonathan Good taught himself the symbolism of coats of arms. Almost 10 years later, Good has collected more than 50 books of heraldry literature. Good, a University graduate student, came...

When electrical engineering sophomore Imran Nsairat wants to use a computer at Wilson Library, he often has to wait for young children to finish playing online games first. The children are some of a growing...

When junior Thea Fleming signed up for Scandinavian 3012, she wanted to continue learning Swedish, her minor. Instead, she also learned two additional languages - Danish and Norwegian. Scandinavian 3012,...

A unipolar world with the United States as the lone superpower has both benefits and drawbacks, several panelists said during a Law School symposium Friday. The United States can use its superpower status...

Negative political ads, while often controversial, tend to be more accurate than positive ads, Vanderbilt University professor John Geer argued at a lecture Thursday at the Humphrey Institute of Public...

For University student Fresona Vang, the Martin Luther King Jr. Program's office does more than advising. It is a friendly environment where students can meet friends, make friends and talk to staff on...

University students, staff and others will debate and discuss human rights around the world today at Coffman Union. The program - which includes speakers, discussions and panels -is in observance of International...

While University students count down the days until winter break, international students have a variety of plans for the time away from school. Some travel to their home countries for the holiday season,...

University graduate Ladu Jada Gubek said he "fought two wars" to get his degree and write his book, which was published this year. Civil war forced him out of his native Sudan, and as a 10-year-old refugee...

T 3M Foundation gives U grant for infectious disease research he University's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy received a $450,000 grant Monday from the 3M Foundation to support the center's...

For University graduate student Bhim Gurung of Nepal, a traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and pies was an exciting experience. Thanks to a program organized by the Minnesota International...

After international students said U.S. health-care systems were difficult to understand, the University created a program designed to remedy the problem. A group of international students and Boynton Health...

Amid posters and cultural artifacts, 75 international students from more than 20 countries presented exhibits from their native countries Wednesday at the Nolte Center as part of International Education...

It is necessary to discuss human rights abuses to prevent them, Yale professor Rolena Adorno said in a symposium the University's Spanish and Portuguese department sponsored. The department attempted to...

International Education Week - designed to attract foreign students to the United States and broaden American students' horizons - begins today with more than 35 events planned by several University colleges. The...