Abigail Johnston and Kelci Bryant, a communication studies major in the College of Liberal Arts, finished second with 321.90 points, ending the country's diving medal drought that extended to the 2000 Sydney Games. It was the first Olympic synchro medal for the Americans.
The U of M theatre department's Luverne Seifert is bringing a rolling tour of Chekov's The Cherry Orchard to Minnesota farm communities. The classic play resonates with the modern-day reality of land being bid up because of high commodity prices and aggressive agribusiness.
Photography by School of Journalism and Mass Communications professor Dona Schwartz is currently featured in Lens, the photography, video, and visual journalism blog of the New York Times. Her twin projects -- "On the Nest" and "Empty Nesters" -- document families that are welcoming and saying good-bye to offspring.
Deep inside the National Archives in Washington, D.C., old case files tell the stories of thousands of hopeful immigrants to the U.S. between 1880 and the end of World War II. For University of Minnesota history professor Erika Lee, one of these files turned out to be very special.
A record 12 U of M alumni have been awarded 2012-13 bachelor level Fulbright Scholarships and will participate in the country's largest exchange program; 11 are from CLA.
Several athletes competing in this year's Olympic Games have University ties, including a couple students from CLA.
The average Minnesotan is vaguely aware something is going to be on the ballot, says sociology professor Kathleen Hull.
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