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.
The art and the artist
(4/23/2008) Arnold Newman photographed many of the icons of 20th-century art, science, and politics, including John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Earlier this year, Newman's son, Eric, a neuroscience professor at the U, approached the Weisman Art Museum to donate 40 of his late father's famous portraits.
Happy birthday, Minnesota!
(4/2/2008) To commemorate the state's 150th birthday, University of Minnesota faculty are leading four discussions this month on issues facing Minnesota's past, present, and future. Topics are the evolution of the suburbs, natural resources, demographic changes, and protecting the public's health.
Partnering with Hope and Dreams
(3/25/2008) The U's partnerships with Hope Community and Learning Dreams are two examples of the most common types of U-community partnerships: partnering with an existing organization and partnering with a community to create a new organization.
Rates of uninsured Minnesotans stabilize
(2/20/2008) A survey from the U's School of Public Health and Minnesota Department of Health shows that after rising between 2001 and 2004, the percentage of Minnesotans without health insurance was stable between 2004 and 2007.
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