Not all students can expect to work for companies like General Mills or 3M right after graduation, and forging connections to find those types of jobs isn’t easy. To help ease that transition, a University...
A new sustainable housing option may soon break ground in a nearby University of Minnesota neighborhood. Green on Fourth is a proposed six-story apartment complex that would be located in Prospect Park...
As the temperature gets colder and the sidewalks get icier, a single slip might mean a cracked phone for students.But a new store, CPR: Cell Phone Repair opened its doors in Stadium Village Thursday to...
While many click-bait articles have headlines that claim using public transportation has a significant impact on health, a University of Minnesota study, which explored the correlation between transit...
While many underage students attempt to buy alcohol from liquor stores or bars using fake IDs every year, the University has seen a surge in the number of cases involving fake IDs.Since the end of July,...
In the evening, hoards of University of Minnesota students
can be seen trekking down Washington Avenue for a quick bite to eat before heading
back to their apartments for the night. But among this group...
Amid nationwide discussions about police conduct, the city of Minneapolis has adopted body cams.Earlier this month, the Minneapolis Police Department announced officers in all five precincts will wear...
In polarizing elections, it can be hard for students with opposing political ideologies to find middle ground.A new University of Minnesota freshman seminar taught a group of 18 students how to facilitate...
Drivers with lead feet take heed. University of Minnesota experts are touting automated speed enforcement cameras as an effective way to curb speeding drivers — a top cause of driving fatalities...
Encouraging college students to go out and vote has historically been a tough feat.Hoping to reverse that trend, the University of Minnesota is participating in the Minnesota College Ballot Bowl, a program...
While serious crime rates have gone down at the University of Minnesota over the last decade, crime increased slightly last year compared to 2014.According to the University’s latest Annual Security...
The Minneapolis Police Department announced a new policy last month that will require officers to use preferred gender pronouns when interacting with individuals who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming....
Four University of Minnesota football players will not face charges following a police investigation surrounding alleged connections to a sexual assault, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced...
While the state continues to push for carbon emission reductions, the Minnesota State Capitol aims to rely more heavily on sustainable energy sources.Announced last week by Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, a new initiative...
As focus on global climate change increases, researchers have honed in on decreasing the amount of fossil fuels used in plastic.A University of Minnesota study into the environmental impacts of the lifecycle...
College and universities nationwide could be required to disclose their gun policies, among other related information, if new legislation is passed. Earlier this month, Rep. Keith Ellison D-Minn. introduced...
Minnesotans, it seems, are making wiser choices when it comes to driving under the influence.According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, DWI arrests have declined by 40 percent since 2006....
Over 14 years ago, Minnesota hosted its first gun buyback program.Since then, there have been six buybacks with the most recent occurring in August.The programs have seen large turnouts with owners bringing...
A push by police watchdog groups was defeated after the Minnesota Supreme Court stopped a police liability insurance measure from being placed on the ballot last week.The Wednesday ruling upheld a lower...
Citywide transit maps are nothing new, but researchers at the U.S. Department of Transportation are working to map transportation coasttocoast, complete with bus routes, stops and schedules.
Information...
University of Minnesota researchers are working to create an algorithm to solve scheduling issues for public transit.
A study found that dispatchers manually assign driving jobs to...
Graduate and professional student-parents in Minnesota could soon get additional help paying for child care.
Under proposed state legislation, a grant program designed to help...
With advancing technology and widely available car-sharing services, getting around without your own car is becoming a reality for big-city dwellers.
The need for personal vehicles...
A University of Minnesota student escaped an attempted robbery on campus Sunday night.
Mathematics sophomore Lucy Yang was walking along Church Street SE when the suspect —...
As drone use becomes more widespread, state transportation departments — including Minnesota’s — are using the unmanned aerial vehicles for bridge inspections.
Last month,...
Riders of public transit will soon reach certain destinations faster with a new bus route, the region’s first arterial bus route.
In June, the Metro Transit A Line will open, a new...
After a 2015 analysis found that some minorities were being disproportionately ticketed, the Metro Transit Police Department has decided to train officers to ensure that they’re using fair tactics.
The...
A bomb threat prompted hundreds of people to evacuate the Fine Line Music Cafe on Sunday.
First Avenue cancelled Swedish rapper Yung Lean’s concert at the Fine Line after a Reddit...
For the first time, the Twin Cities have reached more than 3 million residents, according to new census data.
According to data released last Thursday, the seven-county region has seen an...
The car-sharing service car2go has scaled back its presence in the Twin Cities to concentrate its cars in more high-demand areas.
The company downsized its 107 square mile service...
A plan proposed by Duluth-based company Minnesota Power, which aims to cut usage of coal-based energy by 42 percent by 2020, is drawing concern from some who say the plan doesn’t put enough focus...
A program offering Minneapolis Public School students Go-To passes has improved students’ academic and social well-being, according to a recent University of Minnesota study.
In 2013,...
Tuesday marks the first “Super Tuesday” for Minnesota.
As part of the next step in the process to select eventual presidential nominees, Minnesota will join 12 other...
A group of University of Minnesota faculty members are urging President Eric Kaler to oppose a petition to divest school funds from companies that interact with Israel.
Students for Justice...
Bumper-to-bumper traffic on game days and congestion from the hospital are some of the problems drivers can face on the University of Minnesota campus.
This month, the Board of Regents opened...
Pending approval from the Board of Regents, tuition and fees for nonresident undergraduates at the University of Minnesota could reach roughly $35,000 by 2020.
Although University President...
Despite nearly 9 inches of fresh snowfall overnight, University of Minnesota students, faculty and staff were still able to maneuver campus easily last Wednesday.
That’s because...
University of Minnesota Journalism instructor J. Keith Moyer will start Thursday as editor-in-chief and senior vice president of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The newspaper drew...
Despite a decrease in bus ridership, more people than ever are using Metro Transit as a means to commute between work, school and home, according to a Metro Transit press release.
With a...
To help repair some of Minnesota’s crumbling roadways and bridges, several state transportation departments doled out $32 million in grants last month for highway projects.
The 11 projects...
The light rail that rumbles daily along the 11 miles of earthbound tracks connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul could soon be powered from above.
As part of a $2.7 million project to create...
Though the last year’s warm fall months encouraged more Minnesotans to go outside, the increase of bikers, pedestrians and motorcyclists led to a sharp increase in crashes.
Earlier...
Sally McNamee went to the hospital in 2007 under the assumption she had a bad case of pneumonia.
She left the emergency room with a congestive heart failure diagnosis, a condition she now treats...
Better awareness among students at the University of Minnesota of what constitutes as sexual assault might have prompted a nearly 9 percent increase in sexual assault reports in the last two years.
This...
Flu season is ramping up just in time for the holidays, but this year more people are protecting themselves against the bug.
Sixty-two percent of Americans surveyed have received a flu vaccine...
Starting next summer, Minnesota patients suffering from intractable pain will be able to obtain medical cannabis with certification from a health care provider.
Based on the strong support...
Wearing yoga pants to class may soon become a requirement for some University of Minnesota students.
A Center for Spirituality and Healing program to teach students the practice of yoga will begin...
Although they suffer more than other cultural groups from diet-related chronic diseases, there lacks widely available nutritional information specific to American Indian communities.
A $1 million donation...
As the whitetail deer hunting season winds down in Minnesota, more sick eagles than ever are turning up throughout the state.
While lead ammunition from hunters can be blamed on part of the increase, experts...
More sick eagles than ever are turning up throughout the state, but experts say they are unsure of the cause of the increase.
For unknown reasons, Julia Ponder, executive director of the University...
In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, the University of Minnesota announced Wednesday new security measures for events at TCF Bank Stadium.
Under the new policy, only clear bags of a certain...
The onset of winter brings colder weather, shorter days and — for many people — the blues.
The number of seasonal affective disorder diagnoses rose this year in University of Minnesota...
Another report detailing the harmful effects of consuming red and processed meat was released late last month, but experts say Americans — who eat more than 110 pounds of red meat annually —...
Minnesota medical practitioners often miss the chance to catch mental illnesses during checkups with the teenagers they treat.
About 20 percent of University students have been diagnosed with depression...
Though medical marijuana made its debut in Minnesota this summer, patients hoping to use the drug to relieve ongoing pain aren’t yet qualified for use.
But that could change by the end of...
When it comes to health, the adage goes better safe than sorry. But for 40-year-old women getting breast cancer screenings, that may no longer be the case.
The American Cancer Society commissioned...
When most Minnesotans visit the hospital, they pay for the services they receive.
But if hospitals and clinics partner with accountable care organizations, patients could pay for the quality of...
In an effort to increase transparency between police and city residents, the Minneapolis Police Department will adopt a new policy requiring documentation and publication of stop-and-frisk data.
The...
An online University of Minnesota public health program was recognized last week for helping students improve their well-being.
The School of Public Health’s Rothenberger Institute, which...
Using low-nicotine cigarettes could help smokers quit their habit.
A study published earlier this month, in part conducted by University of Minnesota researchers, reported that people smoked 23...
A new summer research program at the Masonic Cancer Center will open applications to undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota in November in an effort to train college students for graduate...
Nearly 500,000 babies worldwide are diagnosed with neonatal jaundice annually, and of the survivors, about 13 percent suffer from developmental disabilities as
a result.
In an effort to combat...
Most American adults will need some form of long-term care later in life, either in an assisted living center or from family members — but only 39 percent of heterosexual adults think they will need...
