A threat to Minnesota fish
(5/8/2008) The University is lending a hand to help stop a lethal fish virus that is capable of producing massive fish kills in some of Minnesota anglers' favorite game and eating fish including walleye, muskie, perch, sunfish, crappie, and smallmouth and largemouth bass.

Go, girl!
(4/14/2008) A new study by the Tucker Center shows that girls are participating in sports more and more but engaging in physical activity outside of organized sports less and less.

A sporting chance
(1/11/2008) How do young athletes want parents to behave? Jens Omli, a research associate at the U's Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, posed that question to a group. A common reply: quiet attentiveness. In other words, don't coach from the sidelines or yell at the referee.

Going green
(1/11/2008) The new Gopher football stadium hopes to get LEED certified--the new gold standard for the design, construction, and operation of green buildings.

Power of passion
(12/3/2007) After leaving college early for the pros, former Gopher basketball star Quincy Lewis was determined to finish his bachelor's degree in environmental studies. He completed his degree, and has established a endowed scholarship in CFANS.

Hi-tech helmets help U monitor concussions
(11/13/2007) This year the Gopher football team has been equipped with a tool to help in the fight against concussions--helmets embedded with sensors that detect hits capable of causing a concussion.

U receives $12.5 million for stadium, scholarships
(10/19/2007) The University of Minnesota has received a $12.5 million gift from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community that will go toward the construction of a new football stadium and a scholarship endowment.

Land of 10,000 steps
(9/17/2007) The University of Minnesota is encouraging its community to be healthier, and one way its going about achieving that is by giving free pedometers to U employees and touting the benefits of 10,000 steps a day.

Value of a new football stadium transcends Xs and Os
(9/12/2007) Is this new stadium absolutely crucial in helping the U become one of the top three public research universities in the world? Probably not in any quantifiable sense. But it will play an important part in helping us get there.

Igniting the 'Gopher Nation'
(9/12/2007) In a two-month span last winter, U athletics director Joel Maturi changed the tenor of Gopher athletics with the hiring of head coaches Tim Brewster and Tubby Smith. And in the days hence, U students, sportswriters, bloggers, and casual observers have taken to analyzing the moves--with almost uniformly favorable reviews.

Big Ten Network kicks off coverage
(8/30/2007) The Big Ten Network (BTN)-a first-of-its-kind partnership between the 11 Big Ten universities and a major television provider--launched on August 30, giving conference supporters unprecedented access to Big Ten sporting events.

Hercules: University artist and blood donor
(8/21/2007) "Moneighs" by Hercules, the Belgian gelding blood donor for University equine patients, will be auctioned off at the Equine Center opening October 15.

Working on leisure
(5/23/2007) As millions of Americans transition from the workplace to retirement, vocational psychologist Jo-Ida Hansen helps them connect to meaningful leisure activities.

U celebrates new boathouse with grand opening
(5/4/2007) U celebrates new boathouse with grand opening

Dungy and Freese to highlight UMAA Annual Celebration
(4/27/2007) To celebrate the return of football to campus, the U of M Alumni Association will feature Tony Dungy and Stan Freese at its annual celebration on May 8.

Gophers name Tubby Smith new basketball coach
(3/23/2007) At a news conference on March 23, the University of Minnesota announced Tubby Smith as the new head coach of the Gophers. Smith has spent the past 10 seasons as the head coach at the University of Kentucky, where his team won the national championship in 1998.

Gopher wrestlers win national championship
(3/19/2007) The top-ranked University of Minnesota wrestling team won the NCAA championship on Saturday night at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Gophers held off Iowa State to claim their third national championship since 2001.

Five reasons to come back to campus in April
(3/12/2007) Spring will soon be in the air and, whatever your tastes, the Twin Cities campus beckons with fun, entertaining, and enlightening possibilities. Pair your visit with good food and you have the makings for a great back-to-campus experience.

Changing perceptions
(3/6/2007) The student-athletes on Jim and Meg Stephenson's women's gymnastics team are the epitome of dedication, both to their sport and their studies. An ongoing U governance committee initiative is aiming to enhance campus support for athletics at the University and share the many great stories of its participants.

Designing a new campus landmark
(3/1/2007) Designing a new campus landmark

NBA star earns U degree after a 23-year hiatus
(2/2/2007) After a Big Ten and an NBA championship, Trent Tucker could have chosen to kick back and enjoy the easy life. Instead, he sought out the challenge of returning to the U and finishing his degree at the College of Continuing Education in 2005.

Adapted Sports Club rolls out membership drive
(1/29/2007) About 200 people attended a wheelchair basketball exhibition game at the U's Rec Center featuring the Courage Center's athletes on Friday, Jan. 26. The event was staged to raise awareness and recruit members for the University's newly formed Adapted Sports Club, and also to generate support for an official University of Minnesota wheelchair basketball team.

A love of teaching
(1/24/2007) Despite his on-court commitments and the team's current struggle to win games in the Big Ten, interim men's basketball coach Jim Molinari remains clearly focused on what he views as the most important things his student-athletes can take from the U: a great education ... and a degree.

U names Brewster new head football coach
(1/17/2007) The University of Minnesota named Tim Brewster as its new head football coach at a special press conference Jan. 17 at the McNamara Alumni Center on the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis.

shooting for a penta-peat
(1/11/2007) The University of Minnesota Dance Team--four-time defending national champs--will be dancing their way to gold at the 2007 Universal Dance Association's collegiate championship Jan. 14-17.

Regents approve stadium design, new price tag
(1/3/2007) The University's Board of Regents saw schematic designs for the new TCF Bank Stadium in a special meeting Jan. 3. And after hearing details of the design from University officials and a representative of the architectural team, the regents approved the design as well as the stadium's revised budget, which is now $288.5 million.

Strong rebound
(12/12/2006) Six years ago, the NCAA cited the U for "significant, widespread and intentional" violations of intercollegiate athletic policy. Today, its athletic compliance program is a national model.

Mr. Perseverance
(12/5/2006) Jamal Abu-Shamala has not let the naysayers squelch his dream of playing for the University of Minnesota. This season the sophomore guard is expected to be a key contributor on the Gopher team after having scrapped his way to a starting position and a scholarship last year.

Father and daughter face off on basketball court
(11/7/2006) The final score of the Golden Gophers-Golden Eagles basketball game Sunday was only a part of the drama of the game. University of Minnesota player Kelly Roysland's father, Mike Roysland, is the first-year head coach of the Crookston team.

Out of a phone call, an unlikely friendship
(10/31/2006) For Jamie Johnson, a spontaneous idea turned into a phone call. And that phone call has led to a unique friendship that has changed two lives and helped to lighten a dark memory.

U breaks ground for new stadium
(10/3/2006) Hundreds of U supporters and fans came to campus on Saturday, Sept. 30, for a relay to symbolically bring football back to campus and for the groundbreaking of the new TCF Bank Stadium.

Major league student
(9/28/2006) After more than a decade playing for the Seattle Mariners, Dan Wilson has retired from baseball. He's traded his shin guards and mask for treasured summers in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and four children. The 37-year-old also has picked up where he left off as a U of M student. He's working to complete the undergraduate degree that he set aside 16 years ago for a career in the pros.

U gears up for big weekend of events
(9/22/2006) If you have a soft spot in your heart for the University of Minnesota, you'll want to turn your attention to the Twin Cities campus on the weekend of Sept. 29 and 30. That's when the University will be celebrating a number of big events--events years in the making--surrounded by fans and fanfare, pomp and pom-poms.

A conversation with the coach
(8/25/2006) Now in his 10th season at Minnesota, Gopher head football coach Glen Mason took some time to talk about his success in putting "a credible product" on the field each year, and the challenges he faces--especially in recruiting--to gain ground in a brutally competitive conference.

Looking out for student athletes
(6/30/2006) Leo Lewis joined the U's athletics department last winter as a senior staff member dedicated to establishing relationships with minority communities in the Twin Cities area and helping ensure success for student athletes.

Gopher athletics to be part of new Big Ten Channel
(6/22/2006) Attention Gopher and Big Ten sports fanatics: The new Big Ten Channel, scheduled to launch in August 2007, will promote an array of Big Ten sports and academic programming, 24 hours per day and 365 days a year.

Lucky for the U
(6/13/2006) In a year full of accolades and accomplishments, the U's Gary Wilson has received yet another special honor. He was one of 12 recipients of the 2006 President's Award for Outstanding Service, given annually to individuals who demonstrate unusual commitment to the University community.

U announces architects for football stadium
(6/8/2006) University officials announced on June 8 that they have chosen the firm HOK Sport to design a new football stadium on the Twin Cities campus. HOK Sport, based in Kansas City, Mo., will work with the local firm Architectural Alliance on the project. The announcement was made during the Board of Regents' monthly meeting at the McNamara Alumni Center.

Dungy visits Minnesota to back new stadium
(5/11/2006) Tony Dungy, a quarterback for the Golden Gophers in the '70s and the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League, made a special visit to Minnesota on Thursday, May 11, to support a new football stadium on campus.

House approves new football stadium for U
(4/7/2006) On April 6, at the Minnesota Legislature, the House passed a bill in a vote of 103-30 to bring on-campus football back to campus. The Senate still needs to pass a companion bill for the stadium deal to be sealed. That bill has been approved by the Senate Higher Education Budget Division and is awaiting a hearing in the Finance Committee.

World-class short track speed skaters compete at Mariucci
(3/31/2006) Many of the best speed skaters in the world go head to head in the 2006 ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships from Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2, at Mariucci Arena on the Twin Cities campus.

Proposed deal with state would increase funding for stadium
(3/27/2006) The University of Minnesota's quest to build a new on-campus football stadium moved forward March 27 when the Board of Regents approved a new plan that would provide more state money for a stadium in exchange for a parcel of University-owned land at UMore Park being set aside for a state-owned nature preserve.

Women skaters fall just short of three-peat
(3/27/2006) On the same weekend the University of Minnesota men's hockey team suffered an improbable loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament to unheralded Holy Cross, the Gophers women's hockey team came within a game of winning a third straight national title Sunday at Mariucci Arena.

Bulldog, Gopher hockey players well represented at Olympics
(2/7/2006) When the XX Winter Olympics kicks off February 10 in Torino, Italy, several current and former Minnesota athletes will be vying for hockey gold. Sixteen players with ties to both the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses, representing six different countries, will be contending in both the men's and women's competitions.

Gopher tales from a voice of the U
(1/31/2006) Ray Christensen was the play-by-play announcer for Golden Gopher football for 50 consecutive seasons and announced Gopher basketball for 45 straight seasons. And his recent book, Gopher Tales: Stories From All Eleven University of Minnesota Men's Sports, will be the topic of discussion at the next gathering of the Friends of Eastcliff Book Club on Thursday, February 2.

Kick wax time
(1/6/2006) Designed by U professor Mel Baughman, the Lone Rock Trail in Rosemount offers 11 miles of cross-country skiing through woodland and agricultural land. And if you're quiet enough, you just might spot a coyote or fox.

U football legends named honorary fundraising co-chairs
(12/29/2005) The University of Minnesota announced yesterday that Gopher football greats Richard "Pinky" McNamara and Murray Warmath will serve as honorary co-chairs of the "Back to Campus" football stadium fundraising campaign. McNamara is also making a $1.25 million gift to the campaign.

Bowl-bound Gophers visit children at hospital
(12/28/2005) About two dozen Gopher football players brought some smiles last week with their visit to University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview. This week the Gophers are in Nashville preparing for their bowl game against Virginia on Friday, December 30.

Stadium sponsorship agreement with TCF extended
(12/27/2005) TCF Financial Corp. and the University of Minnesota announced on December 22 that they have extended the $35 million agreement to name the University's proposed new on-campus football stadium TCF Bank Stadium. The original agreement was set to expire December 31, 2005, and will now be extended to June 30, 2006.

A field in motion
(11/18/2005) Kinesiology--the study of human bodies in motion--has been called a lot of things in its long history at the University. But one thing it can't be called today is "small." The School of Kinesiology now has the largest undergraduate class enrollment of the College of Education and Human Development's six departments, and it's ranked among the top five American kinesiology programs.