http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ A weekly 90-second radio vignette featuring University of Minnesota expert commentary on rural, local and world issues, groundbreaking research and what the U of M is doing everyday to improve the global quality of life. Produced by the News Service and delivered every Monday morning. en-us 2009-11-05T13:38:15-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/202338.html As flu season hits its stride, the current H1N1 pandemic is certainly putting the world on alert. Countries are worried about the strain spreading across their borders and parents everywhere warily send their children to school where the flu is... dswain 2009-11-05T13:38:15-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/200624.html There's an added layer of fear this Halloween season with the smash hit movie "Paranormal Activity" terrorizing audiences across the country. But why do we enjoy being scared? It may help us work through our fears, says University of Minnesota... dswain 2009-10-29T14:42:15-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/199474.html There's likely no other issue in America right now that's as contentious as health care reform. It's difficult to tell which is rising more - the cost of care or the passion of the debate. Jean Abraham, assistant professor in... dswain 2009-10-22T15:23:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/197985.html What effect do new media like Facebook and Twitter have on female athletes? That's the question the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center is setting out to answer. Kinesiology professor Mary Jo Kane says the mainstream media traditionally depict only the... dswain 2009-10-15T15:13:46-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/196619.html His high-yield crop innovations have been credited with saving nearly a billion lives around the world but a part of him just wanted to be a Midwestern wrestling coach. University of Minnesota alum and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug passed... dswain 2009-10-08T15:17:33-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/194925.html It's Twin Cities Marathon time and runners have been preparing to hit the pavement. Whether it's the 26-mile haul or a 5K you'll be tackling down the road, University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health physician Bill Roberts has... dswain 2009-10-01T14:33:38-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/193104.html It'll be a Homecoming the University of Minnesota hasn't seen the likes of in 28 years. With TCF Bank Stadium now on campus, festivities like the parade and pepfest will have an added sense of excitement. Margaret Carlson, CEO of... dswain 2009-09-24T14:15:11-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/191725.html Next month a group of University of Minnesota students will travel to Washington DC for the 2009 Solar Decathlon, an international competition to design, build and operate a highly energy-efficient, completely solar-powered house. Student project leader Shengyin Xu says that... dswain 2009-09-17T14:41:25-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/190446.html Not only is the incoming freshman class at the University of Minnesota one of the most accomplished in history, it's lucky enough to be the first to experience football back on campus in 28 years. During their Welcome Week orientation,... dswain 2009-09-10T13:18:00-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/189697.html It's not easy being a green 50,000-seat sports venue. But that's what the new TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota is expected to be, according to the standards set forth by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design... dswain 2009-09-03T15:02:00-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/189052.html Baby boomers, and even some recent college graduates, remember rationing calls home during their first experience away. Not so anymore as students today can access mom and dad anytime, anywhere by speed dial. Marj Savage, Parent Program director at the... dswain 2009-08-27T16:39:03-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/188466.html Hershey's chocolate chips in Pillsbury cookies and Intel processors running Dell computers. Sometimes it seems like we hear more about the pieces in a product than the product itself. It's called component branding and professor George John, chair of the... dswain 2009-08-20T17:36:22-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/187987.html Going through the rigors of medical school while performing as a professional clown may seem like an impossible combination. But not at the University of Minnesota. Because of the U's Flexible M.D. program, students like Andrea Noel are able to... dswain 2009-08-13T15:33:38-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/187585.html Having a high-quality student run radio station might sound like a tall order but not at the University of Minnesota. For the past 15 years, Radio K has been filling the airwaves with an eclectic blend of music and news,... dswain 2009-08-06T17:20:55-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/187071.html From ignoring a relative you notice having a few too many drinks at every family function to not even thinking about the threat of being struck by a meteorite, everyone operates at a level of obliviousness to the world around... dswain 2009-07-30T15:27:51-06:00