Fifteen years of planning led to the first public discussion of a high-speed train from the Twin Cities to Chicago this week. A forum held Monday night focused specifically on a train from the Twin Cities...

Fifteen University of Minnesota students and one professor are heading to Cancun, Mexico for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference is the 16th of its kind and begins Nov. 29. It...

After a semester marred with sexual assault allegations, University of Minnesota fraternities are coming together to form the greek party police. Organizers plan to implement Arkeo, as it will be known,...

Smoking rates have decreased more than 50 percent since 1980, according to a Minnesota Heart Survey study. The study, published in the Nov. 23 issue of the journal Circulation, was conducted through surveys...

For many people on a budget, fresh and healthy foods are hard to find. The city of Minneapolis hopes to make that less of a problem this fall with a program to help corner stores redesign their layouts...

A notorious sleep aid that caused birth defects in children in the 1950s may have new life as a cancer-fighting drug. In clinical trials last month University of Minnesota researchers found that adding...

More than 50,000 Somalis live in Sweden, where the group makes up one of the highest refugee populations in the country. This may sound familiar to Minneapolis residents, who share the city with 25,000...

After two years of trials and hearings, the RNC 8 ordeal resolved Tuesday with plea hearings. The remaining four RNC 8 defendants pleaded guilty at a packed court hearing to various offences stemming from...

Applying for financial aid can be difficult and confusing, but a national competition is offering a $10,000 prize for students who build a tool to simplify the process. The âÄúGet Schooled Challenge,âÄù...

Plans for a 32-acre, $750 million research facility adjacent to the University of Minnesota campus were unveiled by organizers from a nonprofit technology association Thursday. The project’s organizers...

        Superfoods have become food for thought. The foods students eat could help increase memory, energy levels and attention capacity, according to multiple studies and nutritionists. For...