Islamic developments in architecture, the arts, sciences and theater will be the topics of a federally-funded conference at the University of Minnesota, which starts today and runs through Saturday.
Timely U of M conference can help Minnesota explore backdrop to Mideast unrest.
Scott St. George, an assistant geography professor at the University of Minnesota, explains how Minnesota's geography plays a role in spring flooding.
Hundreds of former students, colleagues and admirers turned out Tuesday to honor Penumbra Theatre founder Lou Bellamy, who is giving up one of his formal titles--theater professor at the University of Minnesota.
Timothy R. Johnson, professor of political science at the U of M, discusses Justice Clarence Thomas' 5-year silence.
On Wed. Feb. 16 in Iran, opposition activists and government supports clashed at a funeral for a student who was killed during protests. In light of the conflict, FOX 9 News invited professor William Beeman, chair of the University of Minnesota's anthropology department. to discuss his experiences in the country this past summer.
Aya Cash (B.F.A. 2004), stars in Fox's new comedy "Traffic Light." Cash was in the inaugural class of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Partnership, a unique program that provides classical training for aspiring actors while making sure they get a proper four-year education.
A new exhibit of letters between those who left their homeland and those who remained provide a way to study culture - and love. "A Heart Connects Us" opens Feb. 21 at the Elmer L. Andersen Library.
An exhibit of letters between those who left their homeland and those who remained provide a way to study culture - and love.
When First Lady Michelle Obama told NBC's Matt Lauer yesterday that Facebook is unnecessary not only for her children but for young kids in general, parents across the country perked up. Shayla Thiel-Stern, assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication comments.
In a gesture of solidarity with the University of Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, noted scholars, philosophers, educators, historians and doctors, many in France, have been signing an online petition affirming the truth of the Armenian genocide.
The University of Minnesota will present a tribute to honor the legacy of Lou Bellamy, founder and artistic director of Penumbra Theatre and associate professor of theatre at the University of Minnesota on Feb. 22.
Michele Norris (B.A. 2005), co-host of National Public Radio's All Things Considered, discussed her memoir, The Grace of Silence, for the University of Minnesota Alumni Association's magazine.
U of M hosts event Feb. 22 to honor Bellamy's contributions as a scholar, professor and artistic visionary.
30,000 copies to be distributed by U.S. embassies throughout the world to foreign governments and media.
V.V. Chari, founding director of the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute at the U, hopes to make the Minnesota think tank a global center for economic theory that will lead to policies and institutions that address major socioeconomic problems. The institute will hold its first public debate on Feb. 9.
Steven Rosenstone, vice president for scholarly and cultural affairs, and professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, was selected Wednesday as the next chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Antiquities expert Eva von Dassow comments on the preservation of Egypt's historical treasures.
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