Brief (10-08-2008)
Topics include: David Tilman named 2008 recipient of the International Prize for Biology; People; more.

Brief (10-01-2008)
Topics include: A new "Imagine Fund" has been created to support arts and humanities research; People; more.

Brief (9-24-2008)
Topics include: Ramp-up to Readiness; People; more.

Brief (9-17-2008)
Topics include: Customized phishing attacks are on the rise; President Bruininks presents the U's biennium budget request to Board of Regents; People; more.

Brief (9-10-2008)
Topics include: UMC awarded a U.S. Department of Commerce Grant; Systemwide GLBTA summit to take place in Duluth; People; more.

Brief (8-27-2008)
Topics include: New investment option for faculty retirement; People; more.

Brief (8-13-2008)
Topics include: Deadline for electing Retirement Incentive Option extended until Sept. 26; People; more.

Brief (7-30-2008)
Topics include: U's Employee Orientation Program breaks new ground; Jonathan Foley named director of the Institute on the Environment; People; more.

Brief (7-16-2008)
Topics include: Budget bill with U impact signed by President Bush; People; more.

Brief (7-2-2008)
Topics include: Enterprise Financial System goes live; People; more.

Brief (6-18-2008)
Topics include: President Bruininks on LRT and budget; Total compensation statements begin arriving; People; more.

Brief (6-4-2008)
Topics include: The LRT/central corridor and the U; Cedar Creek Ecosystem dedication; Experimental U bone marrow transplant appears to be working; U President Robert Bruininks is recovering comfortably; Stan Sahlstrom, "founding father" of UMC, dies; People; more.

Brief (5-21-2008)
Topics include: Board approves Retirement Incentive Option; Minnesota State Legislature and Pawlenty agree on budget; more.

Brief (5-14-2008)
Topics include: U joins "Financially Fit Minnesota"; Board of Regents meeting; more.

Brief (5-7-2008)
Topics include: New wireless network; UMD graduates second transformational leadership cohort; more.

Brief (4-30-2008)
Topics include: FM's new way of doing business; Outstanding Community Service Award winners; Split Rock Arts program in 25th year; and spring commencement ceremonies.

Brief (4-23-2008)
Topics include: Parents And Children Experiencing Science program, U is part of global distance learning agreement, Bernard Osher Foundation gives College of Continuing Education million-dollar gifts, U names alum to oversee North Minneapolis project; and more.

Brief (4-16-2008)
Topics include: New food and beverage contracts at the U, $65 million gift for cancer research, Public Engagement Day, 10th anniversary of Beautiful U Day, and more.

Brief (4-09-2008)
Topics include: Governor signs bonding bill; inauguration of first chancellor of Rochester campus; and Morris chancellor testifies before U.S. congress.

Brief (4-02-2008)
Topics include: UDS Green Team and compost program; new University apple; Ralph Rapson, former School of Architecture head and original Guthrie Theater architect, has died; and more.

Brief (3-26-2008)
Topics include: New Enterprise Financial System, examples of U-community partnerships, U gives honorary degree to alum, Minnesota sesquicentennial lectures, and McKnight recipients, and more.

Brief (3-12-2008)
Topics include: 2008 State of the U; new Graduate School workshops to develop collaborative leadership skills; House and Senate bonding bills; undergraduate and graduate teaching award recipients; and more.

Brief (3-05-2008)
Topics include: Xcel Energy and U team up to test new battery storage technology; U and Mayo Clinic medical schools received $1 million; new administrative policies in the works; "M" pedestrian bridge close; and more.

Brief (2-27-2008)
Topics include: New Prepared U Web site; summer camps for youth; call for outstanding community service award, State of the U, and more.

Brief (2-20-2008)
Topics include: U's 2008 capital request; finalists for director of the Institute on the Environment; U acquires property in north Minneapolis; new regents professor lecture series; and more.

Brief (2-13-2008)
Topics include: Political blog; tuition discussion at first 2008 regents meeting; U named to top 100 fleets again, U receives grants for student attendance and retention; and more.

Brief (2-06-2008)
Topics include: Review of Quality Fair 2008; Support the U Day; Nursing school receives its second largest gift in 99-year history; and more.

Brief (1-30-2008)
Topics include: Interview with new public engagement associate VP; U ranking for Peace Corps volunteers; Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's second $1 million endowment; and more.

Brief (1-23-2008)
Topics include: U rankings in research expenditure; national recognition of Driven to Discover ads; "EthicShare," a new online resource for ethics scholars; and more.

Brief (1-16-2008)
Topics include: Health Care Savings Plan for civil service employees; gym membership reimbursement under the new UPlan Fitness Rewards; Governor's proposed budget includes $129 million for the U; and more.

Brief (1-09-2008)
Topics include: New clinical laboratory sciences partnership with Winona State U announced; expanded new-employee orientation debuts on the Twin Cities campus Jan. 16; new holders of endowed chairs in learning technologies and reading announced; and more.

Brief (12-19-2007)
Topics include: Faculty tenure revisions among top U accomplishments in 2007; review of Board of Regents reports on increases in research funding and undergraduate initiatives; UMD Transformational Leadership Program workshop; new Law School dean; and more.

Brief (12-12-2007)
Topics include: Assessing interdisciplinary success; minding the digital generation gap between faculty and students; and more.

Brief (12-05-2007)
Topics include: Reality psychology, a course transformed by community partnerships; holiday office tips; new vice provost and dean for undergraduate education at UMTC; and more.

Brief (11-28-2007)
Topics include: TXT-U debuted Nov. 16 as part of U emergency notification system; international graduate student enrollment has rebounded since 2001; UMTC will decommission its modem pool Dec. 31; new associate VP will lead urban agenda; and more.

Brief (11-14-2007)
Topics include: Network of Interdisciplinary Initiatives will meet Nov. 19; International Education Week, including a high national ranking in study abroad; Civil Service Committee recap of meeting in Morris; Bruininks to chair NASULGC board of directors; and more.

Brief (11-07-2007)
Topics include: New international physics lab will be built near Ash River with a $45.6 million DOE grant to the U; Mellon Foundation grant will fund Quadrant, a new U of M Press and IAS project to promote interdisciplinary research and publication; feature on seed grants from the Office of Public Engagement; and more.

Brief (10-31-2007)
Topics include: Benefits open enrollment begins Nov. 1; UPlan Fitness Rewards program will debut in 2008; new GPS clock system at UMTC will start saving time and money as DST ends Nov. 4; and more.

Brief (10-24-2007)
Topics include: Rochester campus grand opening Oct. 25; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community gift of $12.5 million will support Gopher stadium and athletic scholarships; public engagement's role in economic development from wine grapes; and more.

Brief (10-17-2007)
Topics include: Nobel Prize awarded to regents professor emeritus of economics; regents approve state capital bonding request, revised Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement, design for new Bell Museum of Natural History; UMD's second cohort in the Transformational Leadership Program; civil service staff development funds; and more.

Brief (10-10-2007)
Topics include: U enrollment numbers and UMTC freshman class profile announced; career and personal development opportunities for faculty and staff; UMC community fund drive feature; new statewide youth development coordinator is Trent Tucker; and more.

Brief (10-03-2007)
Topics include: Additional $11.4 billion approved for Pell Grant program; Driven to Discover campaign, in second year, highlights 12 U discoveries; new associate VP for public engagement; and more.

Brief (9-26-2007)
Topics include: Q&A with first UMR chancellor, Stephen Lehmkuhle; AFSCME strike ends; U leads state alliance to increase underrepresented minorities earning science and engineering degrees, which has won a $2.45 million NSF grant; and more.

Brief (9-19-2007)
Topics include: Community-based research requires flexibility and innovation; the U and Hennepin County's new master cooperative agreement will streamline strategic collaboration; update on the AFSCME strike; new EOAA director; and more.

Brief (9-12-2007)
Topics include: feature on the Successful Manager's Leadership Program; CAPA retreat review; AFSCME strike enters second week; Board of Regents meeting review; and more.

Brief (9-05-2007)
Topics include: AFSCME strike scheduled to begin today; feature profile of new regents professor Elaine Tyler May; public engagement spotlight on Joel Hetler, new director of the Center for Excellence in Children's Mental Health; and more.

Brief (8-29-2007)
Topics include: Transforming the U through group relamping; U received intent-to-strike notice from AFSCME Aug. 24; Civil Service Committee feature on new member Dan Farrar; new VP for scholarly and cultural affairs; new associate VP and dean for international programs; and more.

Brief (8-08-2007)
Topics include: Feature profile of new regents professor Richard Leppert; U response to I-35W bridge collapse; dual-career services provided by the Relocation Assistance Program; and more.

Brief (7-25-2007)
Topics include: Feature profile of new regents professor Frank Bates; a feature on U Libraries civil service staff move to performance management and merit pay; Stephen Lehmkuhle named first chancellor for Rochester campus; and more.

Brief (7-11-2007)
Topics include: Feature profile of new regents professor Matt McGue, psychology; 2007-08 budget approved, including major tuition reform; gardens of Eastcliff; and more.

Brief (6-27-2007)
Topics include: Feature profile of new regents professor Peter Reich, forest resources; five projects presented by the 2006-07 cohort of President's Emerging Leaders; and more.

Brief (6-13-2007)
Topics include: Tuition reform plan, five new regents professors, U joins Google and other universities in major project to digitize volumes, conference and visiting child care service, Civil Service Committee leadership transition, and more.

Brief (5-30-2007)
Topics include: Review of the 2007 state legislative session and higher education bill with $149.6 million for the U, which went to the governor May 29; CSBU Staff Day at the Twin Cities campus will be June 6; interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine; and more.

Brief (5-16-2007)
Topics include: Regents approve visionary six-year capital plan; four new regents were sworn in May 10; CAPA update, announcing new committee and P&A senators; and more.

Brief (5-09-2007)
Topics include: Regents will meet May 10-11; MyLibrary personalized online librarian is transforming the U; feature on Student-Parent Visibility Day; and more.

Brief (5-02-2007)
Topics include: "Keeping Our Faculties" national symposium recap; U joins with three partner institutions to found BOREAS-Net; newly elected members of national academies; 2007-08 cohort of President's Emerging Leaders; and more.

Brief (4-25-2007)
Topics include: Inauguration of Chancellor Johnson at Morris; distinguished teaching award winners; Outstanding Community Service Award winners; and more.

Brief (4-18-2007)
Topics include: Tate Awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Advising, with a profile of a 2007 recipient; UMM chancellor inauguration will be April 20; and more.

Brief (4-11-2007)
Topics include: State of the U address summary; a feature about world-renowned biomedical researcher Gunda Georg and the proposed Biomedical Sciences Research Facilities Authority that would enable the U to build labs to attract more top researchers; UMD's first graduating class of Transformational Leadership Program staff; four Guggenheim winners; and more.

Brief (4-04-2007)
Topics include: First U-wide Public Engagement Day is April 11; rescheduled State of the U address will be April 5; Twin Cities campus undergraduate initiatives are transforming the student experience; and more.

Brief (3-28-2007)
Topics include: President Bruininks on sustained commitment to excellence; children's mental health workshops generate a statewide audience through 35 host sites; CAPA highlights diversity and excellence of P&A staff; and more.

Brief (3-21-2007)
Topics include: Report of the Board of Regents March 8-9 meetings, which highlighted strategic positioning updates; Support the U Day at the Capitol will be March 28; Civil Service Committee's call for applications to five open seats for 2007-08; a feature on the UMTC women's gymnastics team; four new regents elected; and more.

Brief (3-07-2007)
Topics include: Q&A about the code of conduct for faculty and staff, revised Dec. 8; McKnight Land-Grant Professors for 2007-09 to be recognized March 9, profile of Christophe Wall-Romana; public engagement spotlight on Crookston's mentoring program; State of the U rescheduled; and more.

Brief (2-28-2007)
Topics include: State of the U address will be March 1; Campus Club unveiled a display of three awards for faculty and staff; summer 2007 youth programs at U locations statewide are now accepting registration; and more.

Brief (2-21-2007)
Topics include: Public engagement spotlight on faculty working with communities to improve children's health in Minnesota; Civil Service Committee feature on two President's Outstanding Service Award winners, with a call for 2007 nominations; the Medical School's new interdisciplinary Center for Medical Humanities and the Arts; and more.

Brief (2-14-2007)
Topics include: VP Mulcahy reports on U research strengths and challenges; regents meeting review, with highlights on prospects for Northrop Auditorium; CAPA update on the value of P&A employees to the U, unit award, and annual celebration; and more.

Brief (2-07-2007)
Topics include: State of the Academic Health Center address, delivered by senior vice president Frank Cerra Jan. 31; new Academic and Corporate Relations Center is U's front door to the business community; UPlan Wellness expands Health Connections in 2007; and more.

Brief (1-31-2007)
Topics include: First Quality Fair drew 800 people; UMTC gets Carnegie's community engagement classification; Health Connections for UPlan members expands in 2007; profile of Gopher men's basketball interim coach Jim Molinari; and more.

Brief (1-24-2007)
Topics include: New ticketing system for U events debuted this month; the Academic Health Center named Crookston as host site for Minnesota's fourth Area Health Education Center; response to the governor's budget proposal; and more.

Brief (1-17-2007)
Topics include: Preview of the U's request to the legislature for the 2008-2009 biennium; Civil Service Committee update, with a profile of CSBU Staff Award winner Debra Haessly; public engagement spotlight on UMD's Office of Civic Engagement; Institute on the Environment's 15 founding fellows named; and more.

Brief (1-10-2007)
Topics include: Regents approve TCF Bank Stadium design for UMTC; CAPA communications survey is available and P&A staff are asked to participate; founding director of the new campuswide UMTC honors program is Serge Rudaz; new VP for university relations Karen Himle began Jan. 9; and more.

Brief (12-20-2006)
Topics include: Biennial budget push begins this week for legislative session that opens Jan. 3; University Research Park will grow due to a state grant to the City of Minneapolis; feature on the Twin Cities campus athletics program rebound from NCAA policy citations six years ago; new associate VP for facilities management; and more.

Brief (12-13-2006)
Topics include: Board of Regents meeting overview; University Metropolitan Consortium; the U's Muslim Restorative Justice Outreach project; new VP for University Relations; and more.

Brief (12-06-2006)
Topics include: Q&A with Morris chancellor; tips for celebrating seasonal holidays at the workplace; Regents meeting preview; three employees receive the U's Award for Global Engagement; and more.

Brief (11-29-2006)
Topics include: Strategic positioning update; designation of University of Minnesota Rochester as an official campus; public engagement spotlight on UMM's Center for Small Towns; and more.

Brief (11-15-2006)
Recommendations for the UMore Park property; the U's biennial budget request; Friends of Eastcliff, international programming at the U; and more.

Brief(11-08-2006)
Topics include: UMM wins award for its campus-community collaboration; public engagement spotlight on the DWI task force; CAPA reviews P&A benefits study; Motorist Assistance Program turns 13; regents meeting preview; and more.

Brief (11-01-2006)
Topics include: UMC is first U campus to receive accreditation for expansion of online degrees; health benefits open enrollment feature; major alumni survey results released; and more.

Brief (10-25-2006)
Topics include: Allen Levine named dean of new College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; President Bruininks and Regent Baraga tour north central Minnesota; Northside Food Project means public engagement for rhetoric professor; Civil Service Committee update on professional development opportunities; neighborhoods next to the Twin Cities campus invite faculty and grad students to live close to the U; and more.

Brief (10-18-2006)
Topics include: Regents meeting recap, with a profile of the U-wide Class of 2010 and new graduation-rate goals; preview of the biennial state budget request; 10,000 Steps wellness campaign; Transformational Leadership Program begins at UMD; and more.

Brief (10-11-2006)
Topics include: Public engagement spotlight on the Scribes for Human Rights program; UMTC Community Fund Drive feature; U's Consortium for Postsecondary Academic Success lays out a new vision for public education in Minnesota; provost appointed advisory committee on creating the new Institute for the Advancement of Science and Technology; and more.

Brief (10-04-2006)
Topics include: "Public Jobs: Private Data" new data security training program for U faculty, staff, and student employees U-wide is rolling out; new Career Foundations Day workshop debuts Oct. 25; profile of Darlyne Bailey, dean of the new CEHD, who began her duties this week; and more.

Brief (9-27-2006)
Topics include: "Driven to Discover" statewide initiative debuts; dedication of Scholars Walk and Wall of Discovery is Sept. 29 at UMTC; public engagement spotlight on PartnersWork and Ernest Davenport; Civil Service Committee update; Deborah Swackhamer named interim director of new Institute on the Environment; and more.

Brief (9-20-2006)
Topics include: Private gifts to the U totaled $181 million in fiscal year 2006; bio sciences Dean Elde gave U.S. perspectives on biofuels development at EU conference Sept. 13; Morris appoints first campus sustainability coordinator; blueprint report for new Institute on the Environment posted Sept. 15; and more.

Brief (9-13-2006)
Topics include: Profile of Donald Truhlar, Regents Professor of Chemistry, honored Sept. 8; College of Design dean updates the Board of Regents; CAPA preview of 2006-07; finalists for dean of new College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; Baccalaureate Writing Initiative at UMTC; and more.

Brief (9-06-2006)
Topics include: Profile of Kathryn Sikkink, one of three new Regents Professors to be honored by the board Sept. 8; regents meeting preview; more students choose on-campus housing; input sought for Institute on the Environment, public forums in Duluth and Twin Cities Sept. 6-8; and more.

Brief (8-30-2006)
Topics include: Three-day orientation for faculty new to the U debuted at UMTC Aug. 22-24; at Hormel Institute ground breaking in Austin, Zigang Dong was named McKnight Presidential Professor; equine center ground breaking was Aug. 15; forums on the Institute on the Environment will be Sept. 6-8; and more.

Brief (8-09-2006)
Topics include: Q&A with Rusty Barceló, new vice president and vice provost for equity and diversity; five types of flexible work arrangements; Civil Service Committee annual retreat; proposed Institute on the Environment; international programs interim appointments; and more.

Brief (7-26-2006)
Topics include: Three new Regents Professors, with a profile of Megan Gunnar, expert on children and stress; Center for Allied Health Programs will expand critical training statewide; and more.

Brief (7-12-2006)
Topics include: U employment system for hiring and applying is now all online; Civil Service Committee year-end recap; July 1 marks college transitions and alumni society realignment; and more.

Brief (6-28-2006)
Topics include: Winners of first Innovative Ideas competition for transforming graduate education; civil service and bargaining unit employees celebrate years of service; book carries forward General College vision; President's Emerging Leaders highlight 2005-06 projects, with focus on strategic issues; and more.

Brief (6-14-2006)
Topics include: President's Outstanding Service Award winners to be honored June 15, spotlight on coach Gary Wilson; U delegation to Norway report; regents approved budgets, heard UMD and UMR updates June 8-9; and more.

Brief (5-31-2006)
Topics include: Sandra Day O'Connor addresses record-breaking UMAA crowd; Ureport hotline six-month update; UMD Ojibwe instructor David Aubid; and more.

Brief (5-24-2006)
Topics include: State legislature approves bonding bill with $158.4 million for the U, funding for UMTC stadium, supplemental appropriations bill with $5 million for UMR; 2006 Distinguished Leadership Awards for Internationals; campus summer learning opportunities for adults; new CEHD dean; and more.

Brief (5-17-2006)
Topics include: New chancellor for Morris campus; Distinguished McKnight University Professors honored; Health Connections four-month update; Civil Service Committee partners with other groups and students to beautify a pathway; CFANS central staff appointments; and more.

Brief (5-10-2006)
Topics include: State senate passes two key bills for the U; Tate Awards celebration of excellence in advising; CAPA update, including election results; and more.

Brief (5-03-2006)
Topics include: Winning innovative ideas for transforming graduate education to be celebrated May 9; President's Emerging Leaders for 2006-07 announced; from Dewey Decimal to digital, librarian and volunteer served the U (Marie Eller, 1919-2006); and more.

Brief (4-26-2006)
Topics include: Bonding bill moves to conference committee; Outstanding Community Service Awards announced; Distinguished Teaching Awards spotlight on UMD professor Dennis Falk; podcasts on end-of-semester success; and more.

Brief (4-19-2006)
Topics include: Beautiful U Day is statewide April 20; House passes bonding bill; undergraduate research symposia teach and inspire; summer programs at the U for children and youth; and more.

Brief (4-12-2006)
Topics include: U's first VP for access, equity, and multicultural affairs will be Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo; U Lobby Day review and bonding bill status; annual P&A staff celebration; U leaders on Facebook; and more.