Super species
(9/10/2008) It's a bird...It's a plane...It's not from around here! A new program at the University of Minnesota, supported by the National Science Foundation, is recruiting students to research the effects of globalization on the spread of non-native insects, fish, and plants.

An economist for the ages
(8/20/2008) The passing of retired Regents Professor Vernon Ruttan leaves the world minus one of its most versatile and insightful economists. For the University, it means the loss of a true intellectual giant.

Mapping the road to safety
(8/6/2008) How safe are the roads you drive on? Find out online. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a Web site that pinpoints where traffic fatalities have occurred and provides details on the individual accidents.

A life of leisure
(7/23/2008) University of Minnesota researchers are finding that giving livestock animals a more comfortable living situation may be worth the added costs.

Timing is everything
(6/19/2008) Trout need water, but does summer flooding threaten their food supply? A University graduate student studied how last August's floods in southeastern Minnesota affected insects called midges, an important source of protein for trout.