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U of M President Kaler to speak at Minnesota Bankers Association event Feb. 14

February 13, 2012

Kaler will discuss the university’s new tech transfer and intellectual property initiative, his operational excellence ideas, the university’s capital request at the Legislature and the economic power and cultural influence of the University of Minnesota system. Learn more >

U of M's American Indian Cultural House to host film series

February 13, 2012

The University of Minnesota’s American Indian Cultural House will host the third annual American Indian Film Series, with screenings Feb. 16, March 20 and April 19. The series aims to help raise awareness and celebrate the works of American Indian and First Nation films that challenge racial stereotypes. Learn more >

Caryn Schultz Korman named as U of M Alumni Association vice president

February 13, 2012

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association has named that Caryn Schultz Korman vice president for outreach. Schultz Korman, hired after an extensive search, currently serves as the associate vice president of outreach and engagement at the University of Illinois Alumni Association. She will assume her position on February 27. Learn more >

Researchers find that China's pollution related to e-cars may be more harmful than gasoline cars

February 13, 2012

Electric cars have been heralded as environmentally friendly, but new findings from an international research team suggest that electric cars in China have an overall impact on pollution that could be more harmful to health than gasoline vehicles.

University of Minnesota civil engineering assistant professor Julian Marshall and researcher Matthew Bechle are part of an international team studying the issue. The team is led by University of Tennessee, Knoxville assistant professor Chris Cherry and graduate student Shuguang Ji, and includes Ye Wu from Tsinghua University in Beijing. The study was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Learn more >