Urban studies major and transfer student Suado Abdi hopes to help rebuild her home country, Somalia.
Political science professor Kathryn Sikkink has spent 35 years studying how nations hold their leaders accountable for such crimes as kidnapping and torture. A new trend she dubs the "justice cascade" is pressing national criminal-justice systems and international law toward greater accountability.
"Advertising is one of the most sophisticated businesses on the face of the earth," says John Eighmey, University of Minnesota Mithun Chair in Advertising. Though brand and likeability are very important to retailers, they are willing to trade-off a bit of that just to get your attention and get you in the door.
Forsythia isn't of this world. Her world has magic and she has brought some of that magic here. This is the premise of a new fantasy-based short film, "Forsythia," created by a pair of Dept. of Communication Studies instructors Peter Gregg and Mark Neuman-Scott with a crew of U of M students.
The Religious Studies Program in CLA held a conference last February that is now the topic of a television documentary produced by Twin Cities Public Television (tpt). "Shared Cultural Spaces: Islam and the West in the Arts and Sciences" will next air on the tpt Life Channel, Nov 20, 1 p.m.
A forgotten artist's work can help us understand ourselves, says Annika Johnson, art history alumna.
The public is invited to attend the University of Minnesota's 50th Annual Marching Band Indoor Concert Nov. 20.
Joe Bendickson, who teaches at the University of Minnesota, is among those working to preserve and revive not just the language but also the Dakota culture and way of life.
Communication studies professor Ed Schiappa has written about Hoover and his life in the FBI -- but he's closer to the situation than just that. Schiappa's father was an FBI agent under Hoover.
A new show opening at the U of M this weekend takes improvisation to new heights. A group of students developed "The War Within: All's Fair" from scratch, under the watchful eye of three of the Twin Cities' most gifted physical comedians.
"J. Edgar" opens next week, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. What makes Hoover such a fascinating character? A University of Minnesota expert who can provide insight is Edward Schiappa, professor of the Department of Communication Studies.
For Carl Flink, it didn't feel right. In the midst of the Twin Cities' thriving artistic community, the University of Minnesota performing arts department sat as an isolated island.
Ancient and mysterious fossils--buried for millennia--are being discovered on an island in Kenya by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota.
The University of Minnesota School of Music's University Opera Theatre's 2011-2012 season will feature Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" from Nov. 17 to 20 and the world premiere of Robert Aldridge's "Parables" from April 17 to 22, 2012.
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