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.

Leading the way
(6/10/2008) The sixth annual Symposium on Small Towns was an occasion for concerned people from all walks of life--higher education and p-12 school professionals, engineers, elected city leaders, rural development industry specialists, and politicians--to talk about ways to become more energy self-reliant.

Frostbite nips the competition
(4/11/2008) Though small in size, it packs a wallop in the flavor department. Frostbite, the University's latest fruit release, is an apple for people with adventurous tastes.

Got more milk?
(3/26/2008) University of Minnesota research is helping the state regain its competitive stride in the dairy business. Extension animal scientist Marcia Endres is looking at how changes in dairy cow housing can help increase profits.

Infectious enthusiasm
(3/25/2008) Working together, legumes and bacteria supply the world with protein. University researchers are studying how this common, but nevertheless amazing, partnership works.

Eco-friendly fronds for Palm Sunday
(3/12/2008) The University of Minnesota works with communities in Guatemala and Mexico provide church congregations in the United States with eco-friendly fronds for Palm Sunday.

Tilting toward turbines
(3/11/2008) The University's Morris campus has received bonding authority to add new wind and steam turbines. The campus is on track to energy self-sufficiency by 2010.

A welcoming climate
(2/28/2008) Climate change has many causes besides emissions from vehicles and power plants. Three new faculty are uncovering the often overlooked roles of vegetation.

Building a better Holstein
(2/20/2008) Despite controversy, University of Minnesota professor Les Hansen advocates crossbreeding in cows.

Cultivating culture
(2/19/2008) U researchers in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences are learning to work in cooperation with people from different cultures.

Converting pristine lands to biofuel farms worsens global warming
(2/7/2008) Biofuels may be a source of renewable energy, but destroying pristine land to produce them makes global warming worse. A new study documents the damage.

Be aware of states that lack strong seat belt laws
(12/19/2007) According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the day after Christmas is the second most traveled day during the holidays (12 million trips). And this could spell increases in the number of fatal car crashes, particularly in rural areas. Nowhere is that more true than in states that don't adequately enforce seat belt laws.

Seeding the future
(12/4/2007) A standout researcher, Regents Professor Ronald Phillips (left) has ushered crop sciences into the modern age with new ways to culture and breed crop plants.

Putting pathogens in their place
(11/9/2007) A new quarantine facility will lead the way to preventing outbreaks of devastating plant diseases before they become established in Minnesota.

From the grapes to the glass
(10/22/2007) A century of grape breeding and public engagement is helping to develop a new Minnesota crop and related industries--grape growing, wine making, and agritourism.

The real cost of food
(9/18/2007) Farming ranks among the most dangerous occupations in the nation, with 600 to 700 adults and 100 children killed each year. University of Minnesota farm safety expert John Shutske works to reduce farm injuries and deaths.

Creating a community
(9/11/2007) The University is hosting six listening sessions in September to gather ideas and input for a new community being planned at the University of Minnesota Outreach, Research, and Education (UMore) Park in Dakota County, which includes 5,000 acres of land owned by the University.

Hooray for the red, white and bleu
(9/11/2007) The University's Bell Museum hosts a wine and cheese tasting September 29

Summit addresses rural health issues
(8/24/2007) The Upper Midwest Rural Health Policy Summit, held on Friday, August 17, 2007, on the Crookston campus, looked ateh myriad health care issues facing rural communities.

Going the distance
(8/10/2007) Duluth Pharmacy grads choose the good life in rural Minnesota--and ease a critical pharmacist shortage.

A bug-eat-bug world
(7/24/2007) University of Minnesota researchers are field testing good insects--in this case, stingless wasp--as a safe, environmentally friendly method of controlling soybean aphids.

The St. Paul campus shows off its research on July 19
(7/12/2007) The St. Paul campus will open its doors to its neighors on July 19 to show what research and discoveries come out of it labs and fields.

Growing greener
(6/29/2007) Want the walleye to disappear someday? Neither do we. The U's Sustainability Initiative is out to help the state preserve and conserve its natural resources.

Eating close to home
(6/6/2007) The local foods movement is gaining strength nationwide and it got a head start at the University of Minnesota.

Team Aphid packs a punch
(5/18/2007) Once soybean aphids began making their way into Midwest fields, only the rapid response from a team of field-based Extension educators, campus Extension specialists, University researchers, growers, crop consultants, and other partners could help reduce the economic and environmental damage from these accidental tourists.

The giving trees
(5/15/2007) Examination of past landscapes can help better manage land, forest, and water resources today. Susy Ziegler and other physical geographers are delving deeper into the dynamics of the Minnesota landscape in order to share knowledge with residents on how they can protect their own environments.

Continuing the work of a lifetime
(5/8/2007) Retiring Regents Professor Ed Schuh devoted his career to the economics of agriculture--and he's not done yet.

Johnson inaugurated at UMM
(4/24/2007) Jacqueline R. Johnson was formally installed as the fifth chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Morris on April 20 during a day full of activities showcasing the campus and its students.

Open, sesame: finding the key to world food security
(4/20/2007) Numerous factors keep certain areas of the world from achieving complete food security. The U's Philip Pardey is co-leading an effort, funded by the Gates Foundation, to change that.

Heaven in your garden?
(4/13/2007) The U's new ornamental grass, Blue Heaven, is finally hitting garden centers. Breeding of the native grass began on campus more than a decade ago.

Trouble in pollen nation
(4/11/2007) Honeybees have died in droves this winter, and people around the country are wondering why. University entomologist Marla Spivak offers a glimpse at the life of this hard-working insect.

Winter is losing its bite
(3/14/2007) Minnesota winters are warming up, and animals and plants are learning to adapt.

Historic bison skull on Crookston campus
(3/2/2007) Bison, which once roamed in mass numbers in northwest Minnesota, can only be found today in nature preserves or state parks. A bison skull--estimated at more than 1,000 years old--is on exhibit at the Crookston campus.

Phillips wins Wolf Prize
(2/27/2007) University Regents Professor Ron Phillips has been awarded the coveted agriculture prize for his groundbreaking discoveries in genetics and genomics, particularly with corn cells.

Winter greens, anyone?
(2/23/2007) Carol Ford can grow vegetables even in the dead of winter, thanks to her greenhouse. The administrative specialist at UMM is sharing her organic bounty year-round with families in west central Minnesota.

Local hero
(12/18/2006) Gary Davis, a licensed psychologist at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth, is helping to bring an urban care system to rural Minnesota through telemedicine.

Combating the scourge
(12/1/2006) Four graduate students from the Morris community have taken a creative and tangible step in the fight against methamphetamine by producing an educational DVD about the drug, Meth in the Heartland: A Community's Response.

Partnering with small towns
(11/28/2006) UMM's Center for Small Towns partners with Minnesota's rural communities on revitalization projects.

U announces enhancements in Rochester
(11/16/2006) The University of Minnesota has announced significant enhancements to its presence in Rochester, including new and expanded academic programs and research partnerships, additional Rochester faculty and the designation of the University of Minnesota Rochester as an official campus of the U.

Community envisioned for UMore Park
(11/13/2006) The UMore Park steering committee made recommendations for the future of the 12-square-mile parcel--including the development of a vibrant new community--to the Board of Regents.

UMM honored for campus-community collaboration
(11/7/2006) The Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM), and the City of Morris have been named recipients of the Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration. The award was presented by former Senator John Glenn during ceremonies held Oct. 30 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Crookston continues online leadership
(10/27/2006) Thanks to the recent blanket accreditation for offering current degree programs online, the U's Crookston campus is making its presence felt across the state and nation.

Bruininks tours north central Minnesota
(10/24/2006) President Bob Bruininks spent two days last week in north central Minnesota touring University facilities, meeting with citizens and community leaders and outlining his vision for the future of the University of Minnesota. He was also the recipient of an interesting honor.

Getting the red out of white pines
(8/28/2006) The stately Eastern white pine was a favorite of loggers, but now it faces an even worse threat. The fungus that causes blister rust can kill white pines, and University researchers are in a race to save the species by breeding it for resistance to the fungus.

Growing their own
(8/18/2006) As part of a horticulture class this spring, five UMC students cultivated the flowers that beautify the campus this year.

A growing ministry
(8/1/2006) The University of Minnesota has honored Sisters Kathleen and Annette Fernholz as the "2006 Farm Family of the Year" for Lac Qui Parle County--an honor they share with 58 other Farm Families of the Year from participating Minnesota counties. The Fernholzes operate a farm in Madison, Minnesota, that provides for community-supported agriculture.

Groundbreaking research that revitalized Minnesota's Iron Range
(6/28/2006) Today, taconite mining contributes $1.5 billion annually to Minnesota's economy. Two-thirds of the iron used to build American cars, ships, homes and bridges comes from Mesabi Range taconite mines in northeastern Minnesota.

Minnesota-you know, the Honeycrisp State
(6/7/2006) The Honeycrisp apple, one of many varieties developed by University horticulturists, becomes the official Minnesota state fruit

Meth abuse leads to new U Web site
(5/30/2006) An overwhelming response to a conference on the impact of methamphetamine has led three University of Minnesota, Duluth, staff members to launch a University Web site for people seeking resources for dealing with methamphetamine issues.

Fast-growing trees for fuel and fiber
(5/26/2006) Corn is currently the most developed biomass energy source in the United States. Hot on its heels, however, is the hybrid poplar. The U's poplar tree breeding program is one of the largest in the world to develop the fast-growing hybrid poplars for industry.