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Making the buck stop here

The current recession is taking a toll on the tourism industry nationwide. The University of Minnesota Tourism Center is helping tourism-dependent communities and businesses in the state to effectively compete for the travel dollar.

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Power ranger

U of M electrical and computer engineering professor Massoud Amin wants to transform our country's energy system. A "smart" electric grid supplied by renewable sources would power everything from household appliances to cars.

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Bolstering teacher education

The University of Minnesota is receiving up to $4.5 million from the Bush Foundation to restructure teacher preparation programs--in collaboration with K-12 schools--in the College of Education and Human Development.

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Class of the titans

An economics student relates how his class got more than their money's worth when professor Tim Kehoe took them to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis to hear a debate between two Nobel laureates.

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2009 H1N1 Flu

The U is committed to the health and safety of its students, faculty, and staff. On its H1N1 flu information page, you can monitor events as they develop and find timely information.

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