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Lets Define Sustainable and Bio-based

Policy Catalyst
November 25, 2009
Minnesota Has 2nd Largest Decrease in Unemployment in U.S. Since Obama Took Office

Smart Politics
November 25, 2009
Is Joe Mauer (on Pace to Be) the Greatest Catcher of All Time?

Smart Politics
November 24, 2009
Female Donors Driving the Fundraising Success of Maureen Reed and Tarryl Clark

Smart Politics
November 22, 2009
New HHH Political News Site with Reporting by U of MN Students

Smart Politics
November 22, 2009

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Public Humphrey Events

Dec 9:

Center on Women and Public Policy: Parlor Politics

5:00pm – 6:00pm

215 Humphrey Center
(get directions)

In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government by Catherine Allgor Discussants: Lisa Norling Associate Professor of History, University of Minnesota Professor Norling teaches a course on women in colonial America and specializes in gender and class in early America. Description: In this scholarly yet animated and thought-provoking, analysis, Allgor presents her groundbreaking research on the critical role that women played in the early days of Washington politics. More info…

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Alumni In the News

Mom's right: Kids need to get outside, play, researcher says

Humphrey Institute alumnus Mary Vidas is quoted in this article.

Mary Vidas, the public policy program director at the Arboretum, said the problem has been growing for the past 20 years as the amount of open space in cities has shrunk. Richard Louv's 2005 book, "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder," spurred her and the Arboretum to address it.

Star Tribune
March 27, 2008

Posted by Jamie Proulx on March 27, 2008 9:27 AM | Permalink ¤

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