Dear University of Minnesota Alumni and Friends, I am delighted to introduce our first edition of E-News, a new biweekly source of University news and information that includes perspectives you are not likely to find in the mainstream media. Through E-News, you will receive timely news, interesting stories about groundbreaking research, and first-hand information about the University's public policy, academic, legislative and other initiatives. In this rapidly changing world, the ability to communicate directly and quickly with our key constituents is more important than ever. E-News is also another way to strengthen and fortify our connections with you, our alumni and friends.We encourage you to share E-News with others and invite them to also subscribe. E-News is published every other week. You can subscribe or unsubscribe on the Web at http://www.enews.umn.edu. Thank you for your time and interest. We welcome your feedback. To comment on E-News, e-mail us at unews@umn.edu. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Mark G. Yudof President