Kathryn Pearson, political science professor, discusses the looming shutdown deadline and the secrecy surrounding the budget battle.
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down a California law that banned sales of violent video games to minors is being viewed as a defense of free speech. An expert on free speech and video games effect studies is Ed Schiappa, professor in the Department of Communication Studies.
Four of Minnesota's top economists, including U of M professor VV Chari, discuss the short-term and long-term impact of tax increases and budget cuts on the state's economy.
According to media scholars, today's digital divide is between left and right, liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans. Seth Lewis, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, discusses digital media's impact on these divisions.
Foster care boosts language development in young children who lived in institutions, new study findings show. Lead author Jennifer Windsor is a professor in the department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the U.
According to a new study, the higher a person's test scores, the better he or she will perform later on. The study, coauthored by psychology professor Paul Sackett, will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science.
Bill Beeman, chairman of the anthropology department at the U, says that the US and its allies' claims that Iran is a danger to the rest of the world have turned out to be baseless.
Chris Phelan, economics professor, discusses Greece's financial woes and its effect on the global market.
With summer well underway, U of M experts discuss what makes a good summertime read and how to find it.
Recent DNA technology, historic records, and family oral traditions have helped many African Americans trace their family histories to Bunce Island, an ancient slave castle and fort located in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Community in Minnesota in collaboration with the U of M African American and African studies department will host the exhibit.
Professor Anatoly Liberman believes that spelling bees are an "unmitigated evil," noting that the words used in the championship rounds are completely useless.
Sociology professor Joshua Page provides commentary to the rising prison population in California.
Gilbert Rodman, professor in communication studies, and John Rash, journalism teaching specialist, discuss summer pop culture and how teenagers are shaping summer media.
The Twin Cities' first-ever Northern Spark festival is an all-night party where 200 artists, including three U of M art faculty members, will roll out 100 projects at 35 or more venues.
Chris Phelan, economics professor, says the nation is in serious trouble. America, as a nation, has reached the debt ceiling. What to do about it is bringing out quite the battle at the nation's capitol.
Edward Schiappa, professor in the Department of Communication Studies, answers why historically, courts rule one way about gay marriage while public votes go another.
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