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2009
- November
  - November Board of Regents meeting highlights (11/17/2009)
  - Twin Cities graduates second cohort of Transformational Leaders (11/10/2009)
  - Lives entwined (11/10/2009)
  - Eyes of a child (11/10/2009)
  - Walking and clean air (11/9/2009)
  - 'Pay per byte' in Internet's future? (11/6/2009)
  - U part of global pandemic team (11/2/2009)
- October
  - The business of the University is the welfare of the state (10/27/2009)
  - Mapping the bottom of the world (10/23/2009)
  - A vision for the future (10/20/2009)
  - Washed-up wolves (10/20/2009)
  - CURA director Tom Scott retires (10/20/2009)
  - U of M among three winners of new federal wind energy grant (10/16/2009)
  - Board of Regents considers the financial future of the U (10/13/2009)
  - Relating theory to real rocks (10/8/2009)
  - Getting to know U (10/6/2009)
  - 'My friend Norm' (10/6/2009)
  - The news from 13.7 billion years ago (10/5/2009)
  - Building a strong financial body (10/2/2009)
  - Innovative couple (10/2/2009)
  - Lasting bonds (10/1/2009)
- September
  - An edible education (9/29/2009)
  - Disability knows no boundaries (9/29/2009)
  - A-maizing grease (9/28/2009)
  - Terry Roe models effective teaching (9/24/2009)
  - Maxine Hong Kingston: The Art of Making Peace (9/22/2009)
  - Take the pledge (9/22/2009)
  - Model educators (9/17/2009)
  - Board of Regents September meeting highlights (9/15/2009)
- August
  - 2009-10 President's Emerging Leaders program underway (8/18/2009)
  - Teaching with technology (8/18/2009)
  - Football Saturdays are just around the corner (8/18/2009)
  - 'Organizational Effectiveness' is more than just a name (8/4/2009)
  - Operation paint Max's house (8/4/2009)
- July
  - Changing Landscapes: An art exhibit (7/21/2009)
  - Garbage disposal changes coming to Twin Cities campus (7/21/2009)
  - Junior entrepreneurs learning how to start up (7/21/2009)
  - Agent 00-WAM (7/21/2009)
  - I am art! (7/16/2009)
  - Five years old and all grown up (7/7/2009)
  - Local policy partnership spotlights new research areas (7/7/2009)
- June
  - President's Emerging Leaders Program graduates honored (6/23/2009)
  - Design for the other 100 percent (6/23/2009)
  - UPerks Organizes U Opportunities (6/23/2009)
  - Organizational Change: Problem or Process? (6/23/2009)
  - Water parks, the Weisman, and an Arboretum, oh my! (6/22/2009)
  - Turning economic uncertainty into opportunity (6/9/2009)
- May
  - Connect @ Home (5/12/2009)
  - Board of Regents May meeting highlights (5/12/2009)
  - Low profile; big reputation (5/5/2009)
- April
  - UMD Transformational Leadership Program graduates third cohort (4/28/2009)
  - Meet the neighbors (4/21/2009)
  - 10 Tips to Spring Clean Your Life (4/21/2009)
  - U of M recycling program celebrates 25 years (4/14/2009)
  - Flexible work arrangements (4/7/2009)
- March
  - Connect @ Home (3/31/2009)
  - Positive change, one dollar at a time (3/18/2009)
  - Board of Regents talk economy, budget (3/18/2009)
  - Job losses require family adjustments (3/11/2009)
  - Keeping your home (3/11/2009)
  - Game days on campus are just around the corner (3/5/2009)
  - It's a jungle out there (3/4/2009)
  - Customers pitch-in for custodial pilot program (3/4/2009)
  - U researchers get real-time info on stimulus funding opportunities (3/4/2009)
- February
  - Rewarding health (2/25/2009)
  - U prepares for cuts in state funding (2/25/2009)
  - Twenty-six dimensions: from Art to Z (2/25/2009)
  - Backaches, ballpoint pens, scholarships and the Quality Fair (2/18/2009)
  - Regents focus on tuition, economy (2/18/2009)
  - From common sense to common practice (2/4/2009)
- January
  - Modern day Muir (1/21/2009)
  - Take a slice out of stress (1/6/2009)
2008
- December
  - Ensuring access (12/22/2008)
  - Rick Moore on what it means to be a Gophers fan and what it takes to write a book (12/17/2008)
  - University Board of Regents approves resolutions (12/17/2008)
  - University District Home Buyers Incentive Program (12/17/2008)
  - 10 tips for integrating physical activity into your workday (12/10/2008)
  - Opportunity in Africa (12/3/2008)
  - Transformational Leadership Program returns to Duluth (12/3/2008)
- November
  - Taking the PULSE of the University (11/19/2008)
  - U of M on iTunes (11/18/2008)
  - Duck tales (11/11/2008)
- October
  - Rochester campus announces first undergraduate degree (10/22/2008)
  - CAPA announces winner of the Outstanding Unit Award (10/21/2008)
  - U joins 47 other colleges and universities in Upper Midwest Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (10/15/2008)
  - Expanding access to education at the U (10/14/2008)
  - Community Fund Drive 2008 (10/14/2008)
  - Federal funding flat (10/7/2008)
  - A last hurrah (10/7/2008)
- September
  - A flying start for the arts (9/26/2008)
  - Ramp-Up to Readiness (9/24/2008)
  - Program provides leadership opportunity (9/24/2008)
  - Art to Z: Scholarly and cultural events Scrabble (9/23/2008)
  - An engine of growth (9/16/2008)
  - Avoiding Identity Theft at the U (9/16/2008)
  - Emergency preparedness and a safe U (9/9/2008)
  - Mining the census data (9/3/2008)
- August
  - Work made visible (8/27/2008)
- July
  - The model U (7/30/2008)
  - New U employees Discover Community (7/30/2008)
  - The evolution of the welcome mat (7/30/2008)
  - McClaurin helps U forge new partnerships (7/22/2008)
  - Help Yourself to Health (7/15/2008)
  - Blank walls do not talk (7/1/2008)
- June
  - Leading the way (6/10/2008)
  - New digs at Cedar Creek (6/9/2008)
  - Former regent and UMC provost dies (6/4/2008)
- May
  - The unhealthy state of medical journalism (5/28/2008)
  - Board Approves Retirement Incentive Option (5/14/2008)
  - Pelletier honored at UMM (5/13/2008)
  - UMD graduates its second transformational leadership cohort (5/7/2008)
  - U names 2008 McKnights (5/6/2008)
  - Faster wireless Internet planned for Twin Cities and Rochester campuses (5/6/2008)
  - U joins campaign to encourage saving for retirement (5/6/2008)
  - Iron Man takes physics for a ride (5/2/2008)
- April
  - Guggenheims galore (4/29/2008)
  - A new way of doing business (4/29/2008)
  - Celebrating public engagement (4/15/2008)
  - Regents approve contracts with food and beverage vendors (4/11/2008)
  - Frostbite nips the competition (4/11/2008)
  - Bonding bill finalized (4/7/2008)
  - U inaugurates Rochester chancellor (4/5/2008)
  - UMM chancellor speaks to Congress (4/2/2008)
  - Ralph Rapson dies at 93 (4/1/2008)
- March
  - Every napkin counts (3/28/2008)
  - Partnering with Hope and Dreams (3/25/2008)
  - New financial system continues progress toward July 1 go-live (3/25/2008)
  - Collaborating to lead (3/11/2008)
  - Tilting toward turbines (3/11/2008)
  - Biomedical boom? (3/4/2008)
- February
  - Recognizing those who change the world, one award at a time (2/26/2008)
  - Preparing for an emergency (2/25/2008)
  - Converting pristine lands to biofuel farms worsens global warming (2/7/2008)
  - Biomedical informatics leaders join forces for research, education (2/5/2008)
  - Doing things better (2/4/2008)
- January
  - All together now (1/28/2008)
  - A proposal for postemployment health care costs (1/14/2008)
  - Going green (1/11/2008)
  - Delving deeper (1/8/2008)
  - A bigger welcome for new employees (1/8/2008)
2007
- December
  - The Rochester campus has a new home (12/3/2007)

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