The University doesn't have an official study-abroad program to Israel, but a student group wants to change that. Gopher Israel Public Affairs Committee's main goal next year is to establish an offical...

Along the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, two groups of people have struggled to coexist for more than 50 years. The close existence of Palestinians and Israelis has become a daily battle with...

University professors impersonating Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell judged singers from local synagogues as part of Hillel's "Semitic Idol" contest. Cantors from around the metro competed to...

A conflict between the United States and Iran over the use of nuclear technology again has raised tensions with the Middle East. Students and staff members, including some from Iran, have mixed opinions...

Political upheaval in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, is impacting the lives of the thousands of Somalis who call Minnesota home. On June 5, militias, through the Islamic Courts Union, took control...

College students use libraries more than most people, but according to a new report, the Internet still comes first when looking for information. The findings, "College Students' Perceptions of Library...

On June 2 the University Police Department released a crime alert about a theft from the building at 2218 University Ave. S.E., which houses University Computer Services. The thieves stole six laptops...

Animal researchers at the University have tried to stay out of the limelight for years after attacks by protesters, but today they are at the center of another controversy. The Minnesota Primate Freedom...

Fluid research is streaming new opportunities in to the University's department of mechanical engineering. The University is to open the new Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid...

If a University student has lost a parent in a war, they won't have to pay tuition starting this fall. All children of veterans who die as a result of active duty in the armed services will not have to...

Summertime is the season for sunscreen, bathing suits, flip-flops and loan consolidation. On July 1, the interest rates for Direct Loans and Stafford Loans will increase from 4.75 percent to a fixed rate...

The University's Senate Committee on Education Policy might change who gets to see the written student comments on teacher evaluation forms. Currently, members of groups dealing with promotions, tenure...

Now if students are putting off homework or about to have a nervous breakdown over finals, they simply can connect their MP3 players to their computers to help relieve stress. The University's Office for...

Disgruntled professors are fighting back against professor-rating Web sites by creating a site of their own. The blogging site Rate My Students is a place on the Web where professors can post about the...

The University honored 15 professors systemwide with Distinguished Teaching Awards on Monday at McNamara Alumni Center to recognize excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching. For the 41st year,...

Some state politicians want to make in-state tuition available to more students in Minnesota, including students who aren't American citizens. The House Ways and Means Committee ignored a plea from Gov....

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., is trying to reverse the effects of the Deficit Reduction Act by making a bill of her own. McCollum and a fellow member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce...

The federal government might soon take an active role when it comes to the way the University is evaluated. The Commission on the Future of Higher Education and the U.S. House of Representatives are discussing...

More women than men are seen sitting in the University's classrooms, but the job outlook is still better for men when they graduate. For the past 10 years in Minnesota, female statewide enrollment has...

DEditor's Note: This is the last of a three-part series on schizophrenia. onald Friedman was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after he left the military in his 20s. Homeless for 15 years, he found...

D Editor's Note: This is part two of a three-part series on schizophrenia. Wednesday's story will profile a Twin Cities organization that reaches out to homeless people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. iagnosed...

With a vote of 221 to 199, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to renew the Higher Education Act. This is the first time since 1998 there has been a large push from the government to renew...

During Erin Williams' sophomore year living in Centennial Hall, her life became frightening. She saw shadows of people hiding in dark corners. Williams said the shadows would whisper to her, but she could...

Women line up outside the bars on Wednesday nights at Sally's Saloon and Eatery and on Thursday's at Bullwinkle's Saloon for free drinks. And, according to the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, based...

Monday afternoon, amid the clanking of coffee cups, Nancy "Rusty" Barceló spoke about her vision for the role of diversity and multiculturalism in a 21st century research university. Barceló...

Minnesota slowly is reducing its financial contribution to students' higher education expenses. Nationwide, spending per student went from a 25-year high of $7,121 in 2001 to an all-time low of $5,833...

Between milk and cookies and dance lessons Tuesday, teenagers made time for six University student-tutors. Every weekday afternoon a group of University students tutors teenagers in a variety of subject...

If a student has a hard time understanding a professor, a Minnesota legislator might make that professor pay a price. A bill put forth by Rep. Bud Heidgerken, R-Freeport, would make the University change...

Students now have more options when it comes to the time and place of their education. Last week, Congress changed a law that said only students who attend colleges that offer at least half of their courses...

Instead of receiving a tax refund, some University students are getting a bill from the state of Minnesota. Many graduate students must pay the government hundreds of dollars because of a change in the...

Coffman Union Theater, the University Bookstore and Jamba Juice are more centrally located than some notable University offices. The importance of diversity often is stressed by the University. But some...

Every Friday as the setting sun shines through the stained-glass windows, University students get in touch with their chi and become stress-free. Students come to the Mayo Building to practice yoga, sitting...

The University brought in some expert opinions Thursday to evaluate its own evaluation process. The miniconference, which was at McNamara Alumni Center, was designed to provide a complete perspective and...

Kathleen Peterson started her University education while America was embroiled in World War II and completed it during President Bill Clinton's second term. But the phenomenon of older students like Peterson,...

The University has majors in Chicano studies, African American studies and American Indian studies, but there is no major in Asian American studies. The University established an Asian American studies...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced last week he is requiring the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to identify barriers to veterans. Since last fall, the University has been trying to make the...

Through some coaching and a pep talk, volunteers hoped high school students and their parents would score big on College Goal Sunday. For the first time in Minnesota, 18 locations around the state offered...

President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed the Deficit Reduction Act, which will make some of the largest changes to financial aid for higher education in the program's history. These federal changes...

While educational endowment returns are growing nationwide, things aren't as good as they used to be for higher education institutions. But the University's endowment returns have improved. In 2005, educational...

There will be a new dean for a new school that is a key piece in the University's plan to become a leading world research institution. The University announced this week it will search for a dean for the...

Mark McKay and Tod Jones met and discussed their lives over Coronas and Cokes during happy hour Friday at Sally's Saloon and Eatery. Both were drinking to the semester's first meeting of the University's...

College students are taking control when it comes to the good, the bad and the ugly of their professors. Thanks to Web sites such as Rate My Professor and Pick-A-Prof, students are using computers, complaints...

Parents might give their college-bound child a coffeemaker or maybe even a Geo Metro with a bow. But some parents of University students literally are giving the gift of education. The University offers...

The University's Twin Cities campus isn't a great value, according to Kiplinger's magazine. When the personal finance magazine recently came out with its "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" list, the...

Some say apes, humans and bacteria, with a pinch of Charles Darwin, create the perfect college biology course. Others say intelligent design is a key ingredient missing from the batch. Federal judge John...

Before the federal government took a break for the holidays, the U.S. Senate passed changes to financial aid as part of the Budget Reconciliation Act. Eventually, this bill will become part of the Higher...

A toothbrush, fluoride, a drill and a television screen are the key equipment in the University's teledentistry program. The Minnesota Department of Health, the University's School of Dentistry and the...

A University student recently came to see Victoria Erhart, a physician at Boynton Health Service Women's Clinic. The patient complained of headaches. She told Erhart her boyfriend also had headaches. Both...

Sue Linder sat in the dentist's chair staring into the bright light as doctors examined the crevices of her mouth. Two months ago, Linder of Bloomington had a sore in her mouth that wouldn't go away. Her...

Hundreds of health care workers lined up single file with purple glow sticks shining as they marched around the University Medical Center, Fairview Riverside. Pharmacists, licensed practical nurses, maintenance...

The winter blues can be more than just feeling lonely during the holidays or kicking yourself for gaining 5 pounds after that perfect holiday feast. There is a name for what afflicts people who have the...

The tan paint dries on the walls as the staff moves in to the Academic Health Center's new Office of Clinical Research. The office was created as a result of a recommendation in August by a health center-created...

With turkey, stuffing and pie tempting palates, healthy eating during the holiday season can be the last thing on students' minds. Two University faculty members offered easy ways to eat food full of whole-wheat...

The lights hanging from the ceiling reflected on the women's swim caps. Dripping wet, they took in a deep breath as if it were their last and disappeared underwater. Suddenly they emerged and launched...

With promises of health, wealth and a cold turkey sandwich, University students were encouraged to quit smoking Thursday in front of Coffman Union. In 16-degree weather, members of Colleges Against Cancer...

On Tuesday, Catherine Verfaillie was the first woman honored and the first women chosen to share her wisdom as a researcher for the Ada Comstock Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture Series. Verfaillie...

Things are brewing in a University student's kitchen. The Campus Homebrewing Association, a new student group, held their first "brewhaha" Saturday as they made their first batch of beer. While some members...

Misconceptions about forms of contraception and their use are common on campus. The most popular forms of contraception on campus are birth-control pills, condoms and withdrawal before ejaculation. Even...

Women are more likely than men to develop breast cancer, but men are more likely to die from it. Since 2003, cases of breast cancer in American men have been on the rise. The American Cancer Society estimates...

In the near future, smokers may be able to quit by taking a shot. The University is testing people on a nicotine vaccine to see if it's an effective option for people who want to quit smoking. In a partnership...

Connie Delaney, the new dean of the University's Nursing School, waited patiently as someone brought a stool to the stage so her head could reach the microphone. "I'm 4-foot-11, but I rarely admit to people...

There are fashion design and interior design, but in the Academic Health Center, drug design is the couture. University computational, organic and medicinal chemists work together to create drugs for some...

Monday night, eight people were in the waiting room. One couple held each other and leaned back in their chairs, another couple spoke Spanish in a very casual tone as they anticipated the nurses calling...

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political or cultural group. It is debated if this term applies to the forced removal of Armenians from Turkey in 1915. This order by...

The smoke has cleared when it comes to the number of college students using alcohol and tobacco. On Tuesday, the University released the data for the 2005 Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs 17 School Study. This...

Richard Kadison is the chief of mental health services at Harvard University. He is a psychiatrist who has specialized in college mental health for 25 years and has been at Harvard for 11 years. Kadison...

In the coming months, some people will enjoy the winter and huddle to stay warm - but they may want to think twice before getting too close. For the health and wellness of people across the University,...

Oral sex is supposedly a way for people to experience sex without the risks of vaginal or anal intercourse, but that is just one more sexual lie. Most students at the University have engaged in unprotected...

New stem cells are killing cancer cells in a University lab. University researcher Dan Kaufman created natural killer cells that might be capable of destroying human cancer cells. At the Stem Cell Institute,...

There's sex in movies, sex in the city and sex in the bedroom, but some are concerned about the amount of sexual education in medical schools. Officials at the University's Medical School said they think...

Frank Cerra, the senior vice president of the Academic Health Center, now has influence on academic health centers nationwide. Cerra recently was named chairman of the board of directors for the Association...

Carol Stahl, a 68-year-old retired schoolteacher, calls her son David her "miracle child." Thirty years ago today, the first successful bone marrow transplant used to treat lymphoma was performed at the...

Six inches of rain fell on the University campus Tuesday evening, leaving cars stranded and roads damaged. A section of East River Road, behind Elliot Hall, washed out on Tuesday night after the heavy...

Students who are struggling with depression and anxiety can get on-campus help at no charge. On Thursday, University Counseling and Consulting Services will offer free depression and anxiety screenings...

Large donors, corporation owners, organizations and foundations contributed to the Minnesota Medical Foundation's year of fundraising success. The foundation had its biggest fundraising year since its...

The University program in occupational therapy's uncertain future is now a little clearer. Rather than closing, the program is being moved from the University's Medical School to a new Center for Allied...

In front of a packed bus Paul Bohjanen, an assistant professor of microbiology, advised one of his students about what to do when he arrives in Louisiana. "You need to be flexible; there's a lot of things...

A new graduation option allows first-year medical students to choose how long their course of study lasts. Most medical students take four years to graduate. But beginning with the current first-year University...

Since March 31, smokers have had to step outside Minneapolis bars and restaurants to smoke a cigarette. But has air quality in these establishments improved? According to an indoor air quality survey released...

Abortion opponents and those in favor of abortion rights around the country are debating whether to make the morning-after pill available without a prescription. On Aug. 26 the Food and Drug Administration...

While other high school students sat at lunch tables gossiping and talking about bright futures, Julia Trachy wanted to be alone. Three or four times a week, Trachy, who is now a second-year nursing student,...

Living in one of the University's residence halls can put students at risk for disease. This is the first fall that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The American College Health Association...

Thousands of students have fled Louisiana because of Hurricane Katrina, rather than staying in the South, and some are choosing to continue their education at the University of Minnesota. Maddie Lammers Maddie...

When researchers at the University study embryonic stem cells, ethical questions are raised. Since President George W. Bush approved federal funds for research on pre-existing embryonic stem cell lines...

The American Refugee Committee recently received a $1 million grant from the Bush-Clinton Tsunami Relief Fund to support its Thailand Fishing Boat Project. Former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton...

Law School employee Fatima Velagic died of liver cancer Aug. 9. She was 49. Velagic came to the United States seven years ago with her two sons after her husband was murdered in Bosnia and started working...

The Southern Hemisphere is looking a little more attractive to students looking for adventure. According to the Institute of International Education, the number of U.S. students studying abroad in Latin...

Every Sunday, swords swing and arrows fly when some students battle to the death on a grassy knoll at Como Park. Chemistry graduate student Nick Denny started medieval combat fighting as an undergraduate...

Fatima Velagic fulfilled her dream of coming to the United States seven years ago with her two children after her husband was murdered in Bosnia. The dream changed when Velagic, an accounts specialist...

Outgoing students are used to doing a lot of job interviews. An interview Thursday was on a different scale. Scouring the country for contestants on NBC's "The Apprentice," show officials interviewed dozens...

Several University students joined thousands of people who competed in the Hmong Minnesota 25th International Sport Tournament last weekend in Como Park. Event chairman Ka Houa Yang, vice president of...

In the 9 a.m. long jump competition, seven athletes competed for the gold medal. With the qualifying jumps for the athletes ranging between 2.83 meters and 3.2 meters, Noah Reedy said he was unsure of...

Four mechanical engineering students built an intelligent ground vehicle for an international competition in Michigan. Shawn Brovold, Nathan Carlson, Greg Rupp and Eric Li have been working on their intelligent...

This month marked the beginning of the second phase of construction on the University's Scholars Walk. The main construction of the first phase, stretching from Walnut Street Southeast to Union Street...

As Christine Nord rode the elevator to her nursing class, she offered her thoughts on nursing faculty shortages. "I think it's really sad, and it's going to get worse if we don't do something about it,"...