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Red dress detail.

Designed objects go online

Dresses, shoes, purses, vases, magazines, rugs, tapestries, quilts and more. The Goldstein Museum of Design's 26,200 items of apparel and accessories, decorative art, graphic design and textile will soon be online.

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Raingarden.

Cleaning up Powderhorn

Powderhorn Lake in South Minneapolis is polluted by litter, animal waste, lawn chemicals and automobile fluids carried through sewer pipes. "The Raingarden Renaissance" is a film about the volunteer effort to clean up the lake. Showing March 24.

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Young man and woman recline on grass.

Your health

Drugs and hospitals usually affect about 10% of our health. The rest is determined by what we eat, how we deal with stress and whether we're physically active. A new U of M blog helps you take charge of your health.

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Robert Grubbs.

Nudge from a Nobelist

A pep talk from the 2005 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry gave students a glimpse into the importance of early research experiences. One listener was undergrad William Wolf, who wrote this account.

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Minnesota and question marks.

Minnesota is in trouble

Experts get ten minutes each to give their solution to a pressing challenge. Three evenings: March 23 economy, March 30 health, April 6 education. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Humphrey Center.

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  • Red dress detail.  
  • Raingarden.  
  • Young man and woman recline on grass.  
  • Robert Grubbs.  
  • Question marks.