Furnishing a solution
(7/9/2008) When it came time to replace the worn and mismatched furniture in the U's architecture studios, Kevin Groenke, who manages the College of Design's fabrication laboratory, went to work. The end result: the CDesK.

U wins top award for Driven to Discover campaign
(7/8/2008) The University of Minnesota's "Driven to Discover" campaign was recently awarded the Gold "Effie" by the American Marketing Association. The "Effie," a globally recognized award, honors client and agency teams who tackled a marketplace challenge and achieved measurable results.

The bucks start here
(7/3/2008) At the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, provosts from 12 Midwestern universities vowed to pull together to help the region forge alliances and flex its economic muscle.

The afterlife of a mattress
(6/24/2008) UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute is working with a recycling company in Duluth to find uses for the innards of discarded mattresses. About 300,000 used mattresses are sent to landfills annually in the Twin Cities area alone.

Being a good neighbor
(6/20/2008) The U's Stadium Area Advisory Group has awarded Good Neighbor funds to seven projects that might help ease the impact of football game days on nearby residents and businesses.

Shop before you drop
(6/11/2008) Pooling their expertise, two University of Minnesota researchers cast some light on impulse buying. One of their findings: we're likely to buy impulsively after we've spent a good deal of time making choices and regulating our behavior.

Brand stretching can depend on the consumer
(5/28/2008) Stretching or extending brands like Disney, Jeep, and Apple can mean more money for the company. (For example, you can buy Apple iPhones in addition to Apple laptops). A University of Minnesota professor studies how far a brand can and should stretch--so as not to confuse and alienate consumers.

Bowling them over with economics
(5/20/2008) U grad student and instructor Andrew Cassey has taken his lectures on economics to an interesting venue--the trendy Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. The result is "Principles of Economics" meets performance art, and audiences are eating it up.

Out from behind bars
(5/13/2008) A major report entitled "Unlocking America," coauthored by nine leading criminology and penal experts--including the University of Minnesota's Joshua Page--explores the causes of the exploding prison population and offers suggestions for reversing the numbers.

Rebel with a cause
(4/18/2008) UMD alum Jim Swenson became a success with his company, Details, Inc. Today he focuses his entrepreneurial energy on enriching his alma mater with scholarships, and most recently, a new civil engineering building.

Conscious collaborator
(3/18/2008) Some rock bands, like Black Eyed Peas, are known for espousing green causes. Others, for gas-guzzling tour buses and over-the-top consumerism. University of Minnesota student Erick Boustead is helping rock bands keep their shows as green as their words.

Helping business is U business
(12/5/2007) As the front door to the University, the Academic and Corporate Relations Center assisted hundreds of businesses last year with relationship managers acting as their corporate concierge, and provided free services valued at more than $3.5 million for businesses, which included sponsoring workshops, seminars, and conferences.

At the front lines of interdisciplinary inquiry
(11/9/2007) The U's Network of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, which will meet Nov. 19, is a sign of a sea change in higher education in which the University of Minnesota is leading the way.

Improving on time
(10/30/2007) When all the clocks in the country "fall back" an hour Nov. 4 as daylight saving time ends, the clocks in 300 UMTC central classrooms will be reset by the invisible hand of a new remote system.

Seeds of change
(10/30/2007) Office of Public Engagement seed grants are changing the U. Two examples of projects funded in 2006-07 seek to use new technology to ease the transition to college for low-income students and increase professional development opportunities in the nonprofit sector.

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.

Even a little helps a lot
(10/15/2007) Civil Service Committee professional development funds are helping staff develop their knowledge and skills, off campus as well as on.

University professor wins Nobel Prize
(10/15/2007) University of Minnesota Regents Professor Emeritus Leonid Hurwicz shares the Nobel Prize in economics for theories that help set rules for transactions ranging from auctions to elections.

Stretching the bounds of business
(10/9/2007) Carlson School students are going new places, thanks to a study abroad requirement and a new major in public/nonprofit management.

Connect and commit
(9/25/2007) The first chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Rochester arrived on campus September 10 with a background in visual neuroscience and university leadership. Stephen Lehmkuhle talks about the rare opportunity to help build a new campus in an exceptional location.

Clearing the way to collaborate
(9/18/2007) Minnesota's largest county and its research university signed a historic agreement that will give Hennepin County easier access to U-wide expertise and students.

The key is inside
(9/10/2007) The Successful Managers Leadership Program is one way the U is developing staff talent in its goal to become a top research university in the world.

Future innovation: listen to the CEO
(8/15/2007) When the chief executive officer speaks, it may pay to listen. University of Minnesota researchers have found that the words of a CEO can foretell a company's future innovation.

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.

Cool country, warm ties
(7/23/2007) The universities of Iceland and Minnesota celebrated 25 years of collaboration when a U of M delegation visited the island nation in May, conferring an honorary degree on the prime minister, a U alumnus.

Neither standard nor poor
(7/12/2007) An unprecedented infusion of 10 new faculty members will transform and rejuvenate the University of Minnesota's economics department. The department ranks as one of the top five worldwide in macroeconomics.

The young and the generous
(6/8/2007) Recent grad jump-starts her philanthropy (even if it means going without caffeine)

Helping the next generation
(6/8/2007) Two multimillion-dollar gifts help U students embark on entrepreneurial pursuits

Business is booming at the U
(6/5/2007) New buildings on the Duluth and Twin Cities campus mean more business graduates.

Pitfalls of percentages
(5/25/2007) Whether it's department store sales, the ups and downs of the stock market, or annual budget revisions, people deal with percentages every day. A new study offer tips on how to handle the numbers.

When two plus two doesn't equal four
(5/16/2007) University of Minnesota researchers find that when it comes to percentages, consumer calculating errors can be costly.

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.

Ceilings affect our thoughts and feelings
(5/1/2007) U researcher Joan Meyers-Levy found that the height of a ceiling can make us feel expansive and encourage abstract thought, or it can focus us, fostering attention to detail.

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.

UMD graduates its first Transformational Leadership Program class
(4/10/2007) Nineteen UMD staff members completed an intensive program that has developed their skills and is now transforming campus programs on the path to excellence.

Teach locally, act globally
(4/2/2007) Award-winning U faculty illustrate the importance of putting the University's mission into action on the world stage

A partnership that hits the bullseye
(3/13/2007) A $5 million gift from Target supports three capital projects

Quality Fair generates big energy
(1/30/2007) The U's first Quality Fair attracted more than 800 people and 53 presenters who showcased best practices and improvement projects from every campus.

The new front door of the U
(1/26/2007) To make its expertise more available to local businesses, the University of Minnesota has established the Academic and Corporate Relations Center, complete with relationship managers and a concierge service.

U introduces new ticketing system
(1/23/2007) The U is phasing in a new ticketing system that will help it provide better service and features for customers--students, faculty and staff, and the general public. The new system features state-of-the-art technology and can be customized to fit the University's needs.

Higher power
(1/9/2007) Carlson School of Management junior Nila Khan has taken an energetic approach to her college experience and her burgeoning career.

The root of all effort?
(11/21/2006) In recent experiments, people exposed to words and images related to money were more likely to behave in ways consistent with self-sufficiency.

Technology matchmaker
(11/15/2006) Holder of more than 30 patents, mechanical engineering professor Art Erdman has applied his expertise to areas as disparate as the mechanics of high-performance sports, the design of dental crowns and the development of remedies for macular degeneration--a leading cause of age-related blindness.

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.

U survey shows broad alumni impact
(10/30/2006) The results are in: A recent survey shows that as entrepreneurs, employers, public servants and volunteers, U alumni are making a difference in their communities.

Profit Sharing
(9/28/2006) Entrepreneurship in Action students presented a check for student scholarships to then-interim Carlson School dean Jim Campbell.

Surveying the alumni landscape
(9/28/2006) Data collected from the first comprehensive survey of grads from all University campuses reveal that U graduates play a major role in the economic vibrancy of their communities.

No. 6 for commercializing biotech research
(9/27/2006) A new study from the Milken Institute ranks the University of Minnesota sixth in North America for its ability to transform knowledge into commercially viable products and companies.

Preparing for a design economy
(9/12/2006) College of Design dean Tom Fisher presented a broad vision of design and its implications to the Board of Regents.

Learning the write way
(9/12/2006) The University's writing initiative aims to make great writing the order of the day for students