Crossing oceans for music
(10/22/2008) Visiting associate professor Noriko Kawai is one of only two pianists in the world to have played "The Book of Elements" in its entirety. The solo piano in five volumes was written between 1997 and 2002 by University professor James Dillon.

About face
(10/8/2008) A University of Minnesota researcher is tracking the changing faces of outdoor recreation. In a recent survey, adults under 35 reported fewer recreation hours than those between the ages of 35 and 54.

A last hurrah
(10/7/2008) Fall at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

A flying start for the arts
(9/26/2008) A little kindling can start a great fire, and that's what the University's new Imagine Fund is poised to do for faculty in the arts, humanities, and design. The systemwide fund will spur the work of approximately half those faculty, with payoffs one can only imagine.

Art to Z: Scholarly and cultural events Scrabble
(9/23/2008) Scholarly and cultural events at the U this fall are some of the richest and most enlightening in the Twin Cities, but not everyone knows they're invited. To help solve that problem, the Office for Scholarly and Cultural Affairs asked University Relations' marketing department to help bring these events together under one theme. Out of their work emerged a concept: Art to Z.