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All content by Rebecca Harrington

Violent crime victim and witness data stolen from laptop, hard drive

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 21, 2014

Police arrest suspects in November robbery, another student assaulted in Dinkytown

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 3, 2014
The last two University of Minnesota presidents inherited administrative teams that led the institution in different directions. While former University President Bob Bruininks had little immediate turnover when he took office, President Eric Kaler saw significant changes in his senior leadership team.

The new guard: effects of administrative turnover

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 27, 2013

Minneapolis street sweeping begins this week around campus

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 22, 2013

Poster kiosk catches fire outside Vincent Hall Monday night

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 22, 2013

Days before DFL convention, no front-runner in mayoral race

by Rebecca Harrington
Published June 11, 2013

Daily Digest: Protests continue in Turkey, MERS Virus spreads to Italy and WWII veteran U.S. Senator dies

by Rebecca Harrington
Published June 3, 2013

Minnesota Senate passes same-sex marriage bill, people react on social media

by Rebecca Harrington
Published May 13, 2013

University proactively prevents research misconduct

by Rebecca Harrington
Published May 9, 2013
University of Minnesota pharmacy professor Gunda Georg will receive the Volwiler Research Achievement Award in July from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

U pharmacy prof ‘unrivaled’ in her field

by Rebecca Harrington
Published May 7, 2013

U students react to MSA’s WTFUMN accounts

by Rebecca Harrington
Published May 6, 2013

University closed data centers instead of upgrading them

by Rebecca Harrington
Published May 2, 2013
Professor Aditya Bhan explains the heat exchange experiment that chemical engineering students learn to do their junior year.

Pushing the limits

by Rebecca Harrington
Published May 2, 2013

Farmers look to bridge disconnect

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 24, 2013

University creates new program to allay sequester cuts

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 22, 2013
Black Label Movement dancers rehearse the collaborative piece of Bio Medical professor David Odde and dance professor Carl Flink on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at People Center's Gym on West Bank. This collaboration will be performed at TEDx Talks, April 21 at Coffman.

Crashing science into dance

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 17, 2013

Some things never change

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 16, 2013

Study shows rudeness online hurts relationships offline

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 12, 2013
Microbiology senior and Phi Kappa Sigma president Greg Schuneman paints the nails of Alpha Epsilon Phi graduate advisor Rachel Levine at a MANicure philanthropy event Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at the Hillel. Money raised by the event will be donated to the Sharsheret organization against breast cancer in the Jewish community.

Men give manicures for good cause

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 11, 2013
A bench fermentor agitates a sample batch for experiments with bio-energy for a external company on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Biotechnology Resource Center at St. Paul. The University has contracts with outside companies that do not have the necessary facilities or resources.

University centers cash in on outsourcing services

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 8, 2013

Penguin colony benefits from climate change

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 4, 2013

Congress cuts political science research

by Rebecca Harrington
Published April 2, 2013
Director of the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute Jorge Vinals walks through the massive network of high performance supercomputers Wednesday, March 27, 2013, beneath Walter Library. A recent upgrade increased the amount of storage available to the institute's users.

University supercomputing gets boost

by Rebecca Harrington
Published March 28, 2013
Information technology professor for OIT-Security and Assurance Ben Allen, right, works to collect "flags" during the final countdown at the Symantec Cyber Readiness Challenge on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at McNamara Alumni Center.

Officials say University is cybersecure

by Rebecca Harrington
Published March 13, 2013

Female chimps more hostile with each other

by Rebecca Harrington
Published March 11, 2013

AHC review underway for 2012 research retraction

by Rebecca Harrington
Published March 7, 2013

MN to stop purchasing products that contain triclosan

by Rebecca Harrington
Published March 4, 2013

U, other orgs. take on social media, but consumers still run the conversation

by Rebecca Harrington
Published March 4, 2013

Breaking down college budgets

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 25, 2013

Mpls makes recycling easier

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 21, 2013

Google releases Google Glass video, contest

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 20, 2013

U excused absence policy back in place Feb. 25

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 20, 2013

Supreme Court favors Monsanto in oral arguments Tuesday

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 20, 2013

Evaluating the U’s social media prowess

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 19, 2013

Agriculture case to affect patents

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 13, 2013

CSE Dean elected to National Academy of Engineering

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 7, 2013

U enzyme discovery could lead to breast cancer cure

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 7, 2013
University of Minnesota researcher Greg Brick examines the roof of Miles Cave on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, beneath Hastings, Minn. Brick has been exploring caves for his research since 2004.

The U’s cave diver

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 6, 2013

U research could lead to breast cancer treatment

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 6, 2013

U students ‘Imagineer’ their way to the finals

by Rebecca Harrington
Published February 5, 2013

University $84 million tech upgrade chugs along

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 31, 2013

Report shows how CLA spends tuition

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 30, 2013

U sponsoring symposium on the female orgasm

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 29, 2013

Reporter’s notebook: U’s main soaps free of triclosan

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 24, 2013

Faculty carry the administrative research burden

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 24, 2013

U research finds antibacterial ingredient in Minnesota lakes

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 23, 2013

U receives $28 million microelectronics grant

by Rebecca Harrington
Published January 18, 2013

‘Citizen scientists’ classify wildlife

by Rebecca Harrington
Published December 12, 2012

‘Fiscal cliff’ could hurt U research

by Rebecca Harrington
Published December 11, 2012

U announces new VP for equity and diversity

by Rebecca Harrington
Published December 10, 2012
Cummins engineers Shreyasee Kambale, Taya Upkes and Ashika Shrestha listen to one of their employees talk to the Society of Women Engineers on Monday evening at Tate Laboratory. Cummins is a sponsor of the Society of Women Engineers.

The only woman in the room

by Rebecca Harrington
Published December 6, 2012
Computer science major Austin Granger's latest structure, currently a work in progress, created with K'NEX parts Monday at his home in St. Paul, Minn. Granger has worked on this project, as of yet unnamed, for the last three weeks and has already used over 12,000 pieces.

Student combines art, engineering

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 28, 2012

U student publishes population research

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 26, 2012

Rebecca’s Research Roundup: water’s value and improving social networks

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 19, 2012

Conference highlights robot industry

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 19, 2012

Why is the drinking age 21, and other age-old questions

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 15, 2012

String of thefts reported in dorms

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 14, 2012

The changing definition of a bachelor’s degree

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 8, 2012

Issues with electronic voting machines reported

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 6, 2012

Google trends predict presidency

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 6, 2012

High voter turnout means long lines in MN

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 6, 2012

U to help more when researchers go global

by Rebecca Harrington
Published November 1, 2012

Free online courses ‘inevitable’ at the University

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 29, 2012

Rebecca’s research roundup: organic dairy and awe

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 25, 2012

CSE’s GPA benchmark ‘adds to the stress’

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 25, 2012

Rebecca’s research roundup

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 23, 2012

Lecture addresses ‘war on science’

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 22, 2012

NY Times columnist visits U

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 17, 2012

U can read ‘umn.edu’ emails for security, law enforcement

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 17, 2012
Physics junior Hunter Dunbar explains his project to people attending the EduTech Showcase and Forum on Monday. Dunbar and three other students designed the project FireWave, a linear fireplace design that moves in real time to the music playing.

Conference touts technology in education

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 9, 2012
Lab technician, Dennis Webster, continues research at Recombinetics lab in Minneapolis. Recombinetics in currently moving research to pigs for studies in cancer.

Scientists, activists discuss modified livestock

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 8, 2012

Some departments can’t afford wireless Internet access

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 4, 2012

Nat’l loan default rate up to 9.1 percent

by Rebecca Harrington
Published October 2, 2012

How does a U invention become a product?

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 27, 2012
University Apple Breeding and Cultivar Development Research Scientist David Bedford samples a fruit Friday at the Horticultural Research Center in Excelsior, Minn.

Tasting 600 apples a day keeps apple breeder busy

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 26, 2012

Itasca breaks ground on renovation

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 21, 2012
Dairy farmer Dave Buck admires a newborn calf at his dairy farm Saturday in Goodhue, Minn. The calf was born earlier that day.

Congress unlikely to pass 2012 Farm Bill

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 19, 2012
Bacteria react to degredate Atrazine at professor Larry Wackett’s lab in Gortner Laboratory on Monday. Originally developed for Atrazine, the bacteria-filled beads are now being used to clean fracking wastewater.

U researchers find way to clean fracking wastewater

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 18, 2012

Access to super-computers gets competitive

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 12, 2012

Gov. Dayton to speak on Minn. political future

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 11, 2012

U.S. and Canada update Great Lakes environmental pact

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 10, 2012

Student loan help website gains national attention

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 10, 2012

Chicago teachers’ strike gives 350,000 students day off

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 10, 2012

CSE’s NOvA lab: first “block” complete

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 7, 2012

U prof leads part of NASA probing mission

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 6, 2012
Doctoral candidate Allison Dzubak runs nuclear magnetic resonance tests at the Nanoporous Materials Genome Center office Friday in Smith Hall. The group recently received a $8.1 million research grant from the Department of Energy.

U receives $13M for 2 campus chemistry centers

by Rebecca Harrington
Published September 4, 2012
Flow, an artificial cadaver in the wet lab of the Medical Devices Center, is used by fellows to test medical device prototypes. The Medical Devices Center is moving from Shepherd Laboratories to the renovated building of the former Mayo parking garage.

Medical Device Center plans $2.2M expansion

by Rebecca Harrington
Published August 8, 2012
US drought continues to plague farmers in western Minnesota

US drought continues to plague farmers in western Minnesota

by Rebecca Harrington
Published August 8, 2012

After 3 years, Itasca lands upgrade funding

by Rebecca Harrington
Published August 1, 2012

U Polar Geospatial Center provides Google Street View images of Antarctica

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 31, 2012
David Bedford, a University of Minnesota apple-breeding research scientist, samples a Mantet apple that is almost ripe for picking Monday at the Horticultural Research Center near Victoria, Minn. Bedford samples thousands of naturally bred apple varieties every season to determine their potential to be put on the consumer market.

First genetically-modified, non-browning apple spurs debate

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 25, 2012

U scrambles for $83.6M campus-wide tech upgrade

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 25, 2012

Fast food on campus — how much is too much?

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 18, 2012

U professor invents Spider-Man movie equation

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 13, 2012
Lead researcher and professor Michael Tsapatsis poses Tuesday with the model of the enzyme he has been researching in Amundson Hall. The enzyme can increase the efficiency of chemical reactions, which could reduce costs in fuel, pharmaceutical and other chemical industries.

U helps develop catalyst that may lower gas prices

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 11, 2012

U scientists help find Higgs boson particle

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 11, 2012
Aerospace engineering and mechanics doctoral candidate Andrei Dorobantu checks the inner hardware of research plane Thor Friday at a hobby field in Anoka, Minn., during experimental flight tests.

U aerospace lab explores civilian uses for drones

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 3, 2012

U research traces geckos’ evolution

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 3, 2012

U files response to School of Nursing suit

by Rebecca Harrington
Published July 3, 2012

U drone lab explores low-cost alternatives

by Rebecca Harrington
Published June 29, 2012
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