Motorcycles and alcohol
(10/22/2008) The HumanFIRST Program and Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory at the Twin Cities campus recently collaborated to examine the dangerous combination of drinking and riding a motorcycle.

Field of streams
(9/17/2008) The U's new Outdoor StreamLab sits next to the Mississippi River, even borrowing some of its water. The one-of-a-kind facility will help researchers study such topics as the ecological roles of streams, flood control, and stream restoration.

Avoiding Identity Theft at the U
(9/16/2008) Customized e-mail phishing attacks, known as "spear phishing," are on the rise. Some attacks against the U have been effective at tricking students, faculty, and staff into divulging personal information. A number of features are usually common to phishing attacks. Learn more.

U student presented scholarship by Apollo 15 astronaut
(9/10/2008) Andrew Jones has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. His scholarship is the largest monetary award given in the United States to science and engineering undergraduate students based solely on merit.

The end of physics as we know it?
(9/10/2008) A new era in physics began on September 10, when a search for new dimensions and new forms of matter got under way near Geneva, Switzerland. Several U physicists helped make it happen.