Conflict between Minnesota Orchestra musicians and management remains unresolved a year after the lockout began, prompting longtime director Osmo Vänskä to resign Tuesday.
Failed...
Hundreds rallied against proposed changes to the employee health care plan in front of the University of Minnesota’s main administrative building Thursday.
Clerical, technical and health care union...
A University of Minnesota study found children of same-sex parents are less likely to have private health insurance than children of married heterosexual parents, news sources report.
The disparity is...
A University of Minnesota student is leading efforts to recruit college students for much-needed bone-marrow donations, news sources report.
Greta Diers began spreading awareness about becoming...
Two University of Minnesota students are working to create a new Living Learning Community that will provide support and housing for students recovering from alcohol or drug addiction as soon as next fall.
The...
Zinue Cisneros said he used the University of Minnesota’s free Gopher Chauffeur service nearly every weekend as a freshman to get back to Bailey Hall in St. Paul.
The actuarial mathematics and computer...
An employee of Minnesota's health care exchange who accidentally leaked private information last week about insurance agents is no longer working for the program, news sources report.
MNsure's...
Amid a growing push to educate college students on the dangers of high-risk drinking, the University of Minnesota required an online alcohol course this summer for incoming freshmen.
AlcoholEdu teaches...
Starting this fall, the University of Minnesota’s Student Health Benefit Plan provides more coverage to keep pace with health care reform, but it also costs more for students.
An increase of about...
Twitter announced Thursday in a tweet that it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering of stock, news sources report.
"We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned...
Adopted teens are more likely to try and take their own lives than those who aren’t adopted, according to a recent University of Minnesota study.
Researchers involved in the study said parents...
University of Minnesota staffer Brad Kaufman said he began smoking electronic cigarettes a few months ago because they contain fewer chemicals than regular cigarettes.
“They’re better for you,”...
Many Minnesotans who need health care the most are unfamiliar with how the Affordable Care Act will change their insurance, according to a University of Minnesota study published Monday.
The study found...
University of Minnesota researchers have found that two cancer drugs combined in pill form can be used to fight HIV.
The research, published Aug. 30, still has a long road ahead before the pill can be...
A survey conducted by a University of Minnesota faculty member showed that urging your significant other to diet could backfire.
Dr. Marla Eisenberg, associate professor of adolescent health and medicine,...
For years, a lack of recreational resources has confined University of Minnesota students, faculty and staff to a 30-minute time limit while working out on campus treadmills and elliptical machines.
A...
At the Minnesota State Fair, few of the attendees likely connected the fried food and rollercoasters to health research.
But a new scavenger hunt app from the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center...
Sandra Buchholz has had difficulty landing a job because she’s deaf.
Some employers wouldn’t hire her because her deafness would make it hard to communicate, said Buchholz, who works...
For years, theater arts senior Andrew Buckholtz has only had to report the income of one of his two dads on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
In the past, students with same-sex or unmarried...
The Department of Homeland Security will implement a stricter check system for foreign students entering the U.S. after a foreign student was arrested for obstructing justice in the Boston bombing investigations.
Azamat...
Beginning fall 2013, the University of Minnesota will likely provide information online about the average grade students earn in each academic program.
After two years of University-wide discussions...
Blue and pink chalk covered the young girl’s hands as she stood ready to make prints on the sidewalk. Her volunteer caregiver — a University of Minnesota student — spread the chalk for...
A group called Kick Wells Fargo Off Campus organized a Tuesday protest of Macalester College’s ties with Wells Fargo.
A meeting between the group and the school's president was scheduled for...
Nursing sophomore Mary Guck is taking 18 credits this semester — more than the recommended 15 to stay on track for four-year graduation.
Guck said she feels she has less work than normal,...
University of Minnesota students got a taste of reality Wednesday — reality TV stars, that is.
“Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra...
The five candidates to replace Jerry Rinehart as vice provost for student affairs and dean of students presented their visions for student affairs at the University of Minnesota during public forums...
University of Minnesota students this week chose Brittany Edwards and Mike Schmit as their 2013-14 graduate and undergraduate student body presidents, respectively.
Election results were announced late...
April snow showers will bring “hazardous or impossible” driving conditions this week.
The National Weather Service issued an alert early Tuesday morning warning of an impending winter...
Despite a 2009 amendment to the Civil Rights Act and a national day of recognition, pay inequalities between men and women have remained largely unchanged in recent years.
Women made 77 cents for every...
Despite a statewide decrease in the number of high school graduates, the University of Minnesota received a record number of applications for fall 2013 admission.
The University has had more than 42,000...
April snow showers will bring “hazardous or impossible” driving conditions this week.
The National Weather Service issued an alert early Tuesday morning warning of an impending winter storm...
While University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler pointed to the recent restructuring of the University Libraries as an example of how administrative costs can be minimized, the reorganization resulted...
For Jillian Johnson, it’s important to get tests back in a timely way — it helps her judge how well her studying is working and whether she needs to change her strategy.
Although she...
Although three University of Minnesota students filed to run for president of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly for 2013-14, only one will appear on the ballot in April.
Brittany Edwards,...
The University of Minnesota just barely missed the goals the Board of Regents set for 2012 graduation rates.
The University’s graduation rates have risen significantly in the past few decades ...
A bill presented to the California Senate Wednesday would make the state the first in the nation to require its public colleges and universities to accept credit for online courses approved by faculty...
Five University of Minnesota students will run for president of the Minnesota Student Association for 2013-14.
Elections for MSA president and vice president, MSA at-large members, representatives to the...
Minnesota has the highest percentage of students who change colleges after starting at a four-year public university, according to a recent report.
About 27 percent of six-year graduates who started at...
Business leaders and alumni of the Carlson School of Management had a break from the usual CEO speakers at yesterday’s 1st Tuesday Speaker Series event.
Gov. Mark Dayton spoke to event attendees...
Minneapolis officials declared a snow emergency beginning Tuesday, according to a city news release.
In a snow emergency, parking restrictions go into effect so crews can more easily plow streets for emergency...
University of Minnesota officials want to work with colleges and departments to consider a stricter Advanced Placement policy.
As a greater proportion of freshmen enter the University with AP credit every...
As the U.S. military reduces its forces and sends active-duty soldiers home, the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and other higher education institutions across the country...
The University of Minnesota’s merit-raise system has created a rift among some faculty members who say the system creates a competitive culture and lacks transparency.
In the College of Liberal...
University of Minnesota faculty members have kept their word.
Last month, a group of 14 professors sent a letter to TCF Bank protesting the financial institution’s notice to close at least...
The University of Minnesota will offer massive open online courses through the website Coursera, officials announced Wednesday.
Massive open online courses, often called MOOCs, are online courses available...
Although several massive open online courses were formally declared creditworthy for the first time earlier this month, higher education institutions still won’t accept transfer credits for them.
The...
Jazz music screeched loudly for an audience of mostly University of Minnesota faculty members and graduate students as they waited patiently for musicologist Michael Gallope to explain its significance.
But...
One of associate professor Joanna O’Connell’s colleagues pushed her tenure decision date past the typical six years so she could care for her parents who were ill with kidney cancer.
Another...
The University of Minnesota’s endowment, part of which funds scholarships, followed a national trend in falling short of its growth goal last year.
The general goal for college endowments is to make...
Beginning this fall, University of Minnesota students entering two College of Design degree programs will choose whether to take classes year-round and earn their degrees in three years.
The pilot will...
Both faculty and students at Gustavus Adolphus College have publicly stated their hope that Jack Ohle will resign from his post as the school’s president, citing a management style that doesn’t...
A former University of Minnesota professor and Nobel laureate received an honorary University degree during a ceremony Monday.
Thomas Sargent won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2011...
In anticipation of Support the U Day at the Capitol this week, student leaders at the University of Minnesota are hosting an event to teach students how to talk effectively to legislators.
The Pre-Support...
The late champion of equity for women, Anne Thorsen Truax, was honored at a memorial service Thursday by friends, family and colleagues. She died Oct. 31, 2012, at age 87.
From 1971-91, Truax served...
Both friends and colleagues will speak in honor of the late Anne Thorsen Truax at a memorial service Tuesday.
Truax served as director of the University of Minnesota’s Women’s Center —...
DePaul University in Chicago recently enrolled its first class of students without looking at any standardized test scores.
Instead, the students’ applications included short-response questions designed...
While capstone courses may build academic skills like writing, researching and presenting, they don’t always cause students to synthesize material they’ve learned from across disciplines, according...
A group of University of Minnesota faculty members will begin moving their TCF direct deposits to other banks this week in protest of the closing of several Iranian students’ accounts.
At least eight...
With the pool of high school graduates predicted to undergo major changes in the next few years, the University of Minnesota is reconsidering recruitment and college preparatory strategies.
A Jan. 10 report...
The Minnesota Student Association will push for Minnesota medical amnesty laws and a light-rail fare-free zone on the University of Minnesota campus in its lobbying platform.
At a meeting Tuesday, the...
The Minnesota Student Association will decide at its meeting Tuesday whether it will work to secure medical amnesty laws for the state of Minnesota and a Light Rail Transit fare-free zone for the University...
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly is preparing for a makeover.
Though only half of the University of Minnesota’s 10 graduate and professional schools are represented on its executive...
More than 100 years after its institution, the credit hour is under review.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching — the creator of the credit hour — announced on Tuesday that...
As part of its 2012-13 platform, the Minnesota Student Legislative Coalition will focus on student-debt relief, medical amnesty for people cited for underage alcohol consumption and increasing the availability...
Kat Chelstrom writes in the back of her notebook when her professors do something notable so she can mention it in her end-of-semester evaluation.
The University of Minnesota design senior said it’s...
Americans believe that without innovation, higher education could lose its edge in the future, a national poll released Tuesday showed.
Although nearly two-thirds of Americans said the country’s...
Two weeks ago, the Minnesota Student Association voted down a position statement supporting a tobacco-free campus.
But on Tuesday, MSA approved a resolution to support a smoke-free campus.
The resolution...
After turning down a position statement in support of a tobacco-free campus two weeks ago, the Minnesota Student Association will reconsider its stance on the issue.
Members will discuss a revised resolution...
A digital library based at the University of Minnesota will contribute to a project that will make historical content from across the country accessible online.
The Minnesota Digital Library was one of...
In a recent article, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel examined the prominent role reciprocity plays in recruitment for Minnesota and Wisconsin public colleges and universities. With declining birthrates...
On Nov. 18, two students from Minnesota won the Rhodes scholarship for 2013 along with 30 other students from the United States, the San Francisco Chronicle said.
Beginning next October, the Chronicle...
This October, UNICEF at the U planned to decorate donation boxes for Halloween.
Before they could put them in local businesses as part of the annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF project, they needed...
After lengthy debate, the Minnesota Student Association voted down a proposed position statement in support of a tobacco-free campus at forum Tuesday.
Advocates and supporters lined the walls, waiting...
For the past three years, the University of Minnesota Dining Services has profited from students’ unused FlexDine.
Although some students expressed concerns about the policy, University administration...
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly discussed at its meeting Monday how it will emphasize its member councils’ programming in this year’s request for funds from the Student Services...
The Minnesota Student Association will consider passing a position statement supporting a tobacco-free campus at forum on Tuesday.
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler said at an MSA meeting earlier...
You Only Register Once, a student town hall discussion on academic services and registering for classes, will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Coffman Memorial Union's...
For many young people, cell phones are a necessity for everyday activities. But they may need to pay more attention to the cleanliness of their devices.
Kare 11 conducted a study investigating the...
University of Minnesota professor emeritus and alumnus Dr. Robert Ulstrom died on Tuesday of dementia. He was 89.
Ulstrom was a pioneer in the field of pediatric endocrinology and from 1966 to 1970 served...
With Election Day here, the latest polls show the marriage and voter ID amendments are in a dead heat.
In its final Minnesota survey, Public Policy Polling found those planning to vote no on the...
With the continued work on the expansion to the University of Minnesota’s Recreation and Wellness Center, some Department of Recreational Sports employees have to take on extra responsibilities.
And...
A group of mostly University of Minnesota students cheered loudly next to a bus bearing the faces of Democratic leaders Monday night behind Coffman Memorial Union.
The bus traveled to various Minnesota...
When Taylor Williams began his career in the Minnesota Student Association two and a half years ago, he ran for a committee position unopposed.
So did his roommate.
To combat this apparent lack of interest,...
Robert and Jane Gore donated $10 million for the expansion of the University of Minnesota’s Amundson Hall, the University announced Wednesday.
This donation is in addition to $5 million Dow Chemical...
After securing a $17 million grant, plans for a recreation center on the University of Minnesota’s West Bank are in the pre-design stage.
The project has received support from administration and...
By Hailey Colwell
The faded grass and damp sidewalk of Northrop Mall got a burst of color Friday from a huge canvas painted with letters.
Passing students took turns brushing words like “joy,”...
Increases in college tuition in Minnesota were smaller than in previous years, the Star Tribune reported.
Tuition hikes at four-year state schools nationwide were the smallest in more than a decade, according...
When elementary education junior Callie Young hears the tinkling of a small bell, she knows exactly what it means.
Her friend Peanut the cat is coming.
Although the nearly 2-year-old orange cat with white...
The smattering of orange garb on campus isn’t in preparation of Halloween, it’s University of Minnesota students and staff promoting the sixth annual Open Access Week .
The event, recognized...
The Minnesota Student Association and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly approved the slate of candidates for the Student Services Fees Committee at a joint meeting Tuesday.
The 15 voting members...
The Minnesota Student Association will discuss the proposed voter ID amendment and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly will discuss the marriage amendment on Tuesday.
MSA will consider a position...
The Minnesota Student Association will focus on addressing student housing issues this school year by redeveloping its student renter survey.
The survey, which hasn’t been published for the past...
Seldom do students get the chance to register to vote and bounce in a moonwalk with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak in the same day.
But on Northrop Plaza on Wednesday, that’s just what they were...
The University of Minnesota University Senate and Student Senate issued responses last week to the proposed voter ID amendment.
The University Senate approved a statement against the amendment while the...
Debra Burton and her son have found a new way to connect although they live more than 200 miles apart.
She asked her son to stand in front of an online webcam on Northrop Mall while they were talking on...
The Minnesota Student Association approved its budget for fiscal year 2012-13 at its second forum meeting of the year Tuesday after debating an increase in the presidential stipend.
The budget was amended...
The Minnesota Student Association will hold forum in a new location Tuesday where the budget will be the primary issue.
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler will speak in Fraser Hall to...
Incoming freshman have mixed reactions to the newly required introductory course in the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts this year.
The two-semester course, which includes an online...
The residence hall under construction at the intersection of University and 17th avenues will cater to greek students when it opens next fall.
Unique aspects of the hall include greek housing and a...
After serving the University of Minnesota for 34 years in various roles, Senior Vice President Robert Jones will leave the University of Minnesota to assume the presidency at the University at Albany effective...
