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. University of Minnesota News Service unews@umn.edu University of Minnesota News Service http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/images/UofM_moment.jpg http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ no en-us http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33.uthink http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/206516.html Eating healthy may seem like a tough task. It takes time and money to ensure daily doses of this and that. But University of Minnesota Extension, through its Operation Frontline program, is arguing against that misconception. In chef-led courses, participants... 206516@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:25 -0600 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/205958.html It's an $800 million industry right under our beaks and most Minnesotans don't even know about it. Turkey production in the state is tops in the nation and, in a time of diet and nutrition consciousness, that's a good thing,... 205958@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:02 -0600 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/203786.html The war in Afghanistan is at a pivotal point as President Barack Obama decides on American troop levels and how to deal with a fractured Afghan government and people. University of Minnesota history professor Iraj Bashiri, who recently returned from... 203786@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:50 -0600 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... 202338@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:38:15 -0600 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... 200624@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:42:15 -0600 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... 199474@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:23:52 -0600 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... 197985@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:13:46 -0600 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... 196619@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:17:33 -0600 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... 194925@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:33:38 -0600 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... 193104@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:15:11 -0600 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... 191725@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:41:25 -0600 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,... 190446@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:18:00 -0600 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... 189697@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:02:00 -0600 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... 189052@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:39:03 -0600 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... 188466@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/ 0:01:30 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:36:22 -0600