Forging a bright future
President Bruininks's recommendations on how to build a better future for the University in a time of social and economic challenges include consolidtating three colleges on the Twin Cities' campus.

New wind turbine powers Morris
On Earth Day (April 22) the University formally commissioned a new wind turbine in Morris that symbolizes the coming renewable-energy economy even as it powers and empowers the rural area where it stands.

U dental students serve rural Minnesota
The Hibbing Community College Dental Clinic is the first cooperative educational initiative between the U's School of Dentistry and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. Dental and dental hygiene students also volunteer their time in the Migradent program for children of Minnesota's seasonal workers.

U prof combats slavery
Sex trafficking, the sale of children, children forced into the military, child labor, and debt bondage are examples of contemporary slavery. David Weissbrodt and the U.N. Voluntary Trust Fund for Contemporary Forms of Slavery are helping the victims find a better life.

Info kit available for lake home and cabin owners
Minnesota has more than 120,000 seasonal cabin owners and thousands of people who live year-round in a lake home. Recently, the U of M Extension Service unveiled a portable information kit to help these people keep their getaway places in tip-top shape.

When the land of fire and ice meets the land of 10,000 lakes
Icelandic students have been coming to the University of Minnesota for 70 years, but in 1982 the educational exchange between the U and Iceland country became official. Today, the Val Bjornson Icelandic Exchange Scholarship makes it easier for students to experience the land of fire and ice.

A change in the air
Those of us who have lived in Minnesota for most of our lives know something's going on with the weather. According to two University climatologists, there are indeed some emerging patterns.

Letters to the Editor, summer 2005
Letters in response to M, spring 2005.

Putting generosity in motion
U alum establishes endowed scholarship to help students get the most out of their college experience.

Donor's scholarship guide
Here are are some suggestions on how you can create scholarships for students at the U.

Building for the future
After two years of construction and more than 10 years of planning, the Oswald Visitor Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is ready to welcome and inform visitors.

Habitat and humanity
U endowed chairholder works for wildlife, students

From the pages of history, summer 2005
Moments in University history from the pages of the alumni journal, now called Minnesota.

Moving towards vitality
U professor looks at the impact of dance on older adults.

Plump for the pickin'
Nancy Rose, an educator with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, offers advice on growing your own produce and flowers.

Book reviews summer 2005
Three books by people at the U--an illustrated field guide to churches and synogogues across Minnesota, a study of a Vietnam vet's five stages of healing from tinnitus and trauma, and a book of poems that makes great company for summer travel.

Get connected, summer 2005
Winning fiction, summer in the city, M Alumni Online goes live, a homecoming for scholars

Symbols of service
The lasting legacy of Charlotte (B.A. '48) and Elmer (B.A. '48) Emerson can be found in the basement of the Downer's Grove Township Hall. There, food and clothing await the needy and volunteers organize rides, emergency financial help, and referrals to other agencies for more help.

Class of 2008: making the grade
It's been less than nine months since we introduced you to LynAnne Evenson and Alex Moss, two students from the Twin Cities campus's Class of 2008 with distinctly different personalities and approaches to first-year success.

New therapy offers hope for people with bulimia
Recent findings suggest that there's more to bulimia than the desire to be thin at any cost or to control one's life. Although the eating disorder begins as a psychological problem, a University study suggests that in severe cases a physiological component triggers the impulse for people with bulimia to binge and purge.

State bonding bill gives U $111 million
Throughout much of the 2005 session of the Minnesota State Legislature, the University has been monitoring the progress of its biennial budget request, as well as the 2005 version of its 2004 capital request and a bill that would provide state funding for a new football stadium on the Twin Cities campus. Read about how the U fared in each of these areas.

Editors debate Scholars Walk
There's no denying that the new walkway connecting Northrop Mall to the McNamara Alumni Center is a welcome addition on the Twin Cities campus. But whether or not to put an apostrophe in "Scholars Walk" has been a matter of considerable debate, on campus and beyond.

Unearthing the Medici mystery
The Medicis were the most powerful family in Tuscany for 400 years and along with their splendor and influence came notorious violence and intrigue. But with the help of a professor from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, the Italians may rewrite the history of the infamous family.