In full daylight, the plaza in front of the Civil Engineering Building looked like a sectioned-off junkyard. But on Friday evening, the unrecognizable mess of cords and cables disappeared, and the campus...

Nathan Shrader says he knows how to save the University of Minnesota money. His plan: reduce its heating bill. The management senior said a new company called 75F could save the University millions of...

As health volunteers pack up and head to an Ebola clinic in a small Liberian village this month and next, a group of University of Minnesota nursing students are constructing maps of the place, which is...

Tuesday was the nation’s coldest November morning on record in almost four decades, with all 50 states hitting low temperatures at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But after riding out last year’s...

International negotiators gathered in a Muscat, Oman luxury hotel Sunday to barter over Tehran’s nuclear program and the talks which continued into the next day did not ease the gridlock, Aljazeera...

An international team of researchers hopes to use its study on a species of translucent, eyeless cave fish to better understand human conditions like degenerative eye diseases, albinism and sleep disorders. The...

From a pool of thousands of photos from one woman’s traveling experiences over more than three decades comes a series of educational movies that aims to spur dialogue about global citizenship between...

Tay Netoff has spent about two decades researching epilepsy. Now, the associate biomedical engineering professor has to shift his research’s focus to Parkinson’s disease, as it’s more...

When University of Minnesota students commit misdemeanors like theft, underage drinking or disorderly conduct, they often pay the fine without realizing there’s an alternative. “By sending...

University of Minnesota alumnus and retired Minneapolis teacher Ardes Johnson lived in her townhouse on 14th Avenue Southeast until April, when it was demolished to be replaced by a new apartment complex. Johnson...

As flu season approaches, medical experts are clamoring for University of Minnesota students, staff and faculty members to get immunized. And in convincing them to do so, area health clinics and pharmacies...

As the dust settles from years of light rail and luxury housing construction, business districts around the University of Minnesota are welcoming new tenants and, in some cases, new storefronts. For the...

Nestled on street corners and crammed under bus stop signs, street benches provide an often forgotten backdrop for advertisements. But an upcoming proposed change to city law could build revenue for Minneapolis...

Walk down Eighth Street Southeast toward its dead end near Siebert Field and the road becomes riddled with potholes and loose gravel. Two separate projects aimed at repaving and lighting the road near...