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Today's News Headlines Wednesday, July 2, 2008 FEATURED NEWS U of M names vice-chancellor for Rochester campus The University of Minnesota-Rochester filled another top leadership position with the announcement Tuesday that Claudia Neuhauser will become the vice-chancellor for academic affairs. Rochester Post Bulletin http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp? z=2&a=349969 BROADCAST NEWS Will Ventura run for Senate? In less than two weeks, the state will know whether Jesse Ventura will be a choice on the ballot for U.S. Senate ... "For Ventura, this would be the ideal race to jump into. He'd be running against two candidates, neither of whom is terribly popular," said Larry Jacobs with the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute. KAAL - TV To view: http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S497152.shtml?cat=10151 Retiring Superintendent reflects on Minnesota schools Longtime White Bear Lake schools superintendent Ted Blaesing and Joe Nathan of the University of Minnesota Center for School Change reflect on the latest state test results and suggest improvements for Minnesota schools. Minnesota Public Radio To listen: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/01/midday1/ ARTICLES OF INTEREST – METRO AND STATE COPC’s impact may be felt for many years Last week, University of Minnesota, Morris Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson and Morris Mayor Sheldon Giese signed a pledge to continue to sustain programs and progress realized through the Community Outreach Partnership Centers grant. Morris Sun Tribune http://www.morrissuntribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=14196§ion=homepage Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer Retired Army Officer Louise Morgan stands at a podium, flanked by six flags: one each for America, Minnesota, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. ... The University of Minnesota took up the challenge. A grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the university's Center for Distributed Robotics in 1997 funded the work that gave life to what its student engineers would call the Scout Throwable Robot. City Pages http://www.citypages.com/2008-07-02/news/your-friendly-neighborhood-war-profiteer/ Plans to further remake the East Bank A prime site near the University of Minnesota appears headed for an ambitious redevelopment that will bring apartments and retail space just a couple of blocks from the new Gophers football stadium. Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/business/22796419.html ARTICLES OF INTEREST – REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL New device tracks teenagers’ need for speed Look out teenagers — Mom and Dad might soon have a way to monitor whether you’re speeding in the family car. ... Technology developed by University of Minnesota researchers would give drivers a voice warning if they are speeding. Grand Forks Herald http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=80935§ion=News 'Hi mom; i'm speeding.' Cell phone in car sends parents automatic text message It seems that a team from the University of Minnesota has devised a way to have a cell phone in a speeding car automatically send a text message to a third party when the car tips over the posted speed limit. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel http://blogs.jsonline.com/education/archive/2008/07/01/hi-mom-i-m-speeding -cell-phone-in-car-sends-parents-automatic-text-message.aspx DOT Announces New National Clearinghouse to Improve Rural Road Safety U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett recently announced that the University of Minnesota will be home to a new national clearinghouse for information about the best way to make rural roads safer. Occupational Health & Safety http://www.ohsonline.com/articles/64900/ U FACULTY, STAFF OR STUDENTS IN THE NEWS Memories In Blood S. Allen Counter, neurophysiologist, Harvard University professor and head of the Harvard Foundation, believes that nothing less than a national monument to slavery can transmit the essence of those blood memories across the generations. ... John Powell, head of the Institute of Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota Law School, insists that it is. Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/id/97631 Ethical rules for incidental data released U.S. and Canadian scientists say they've created guidelines for informing study participants about personal information discovered during research studies. ... University of Minnesota Professor Susan Wolf led a two-year project, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, that involved a multidisciplinary group of leading experts. United Press International http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/07/01/Ethical_rules_for_incidental _data_released/UPI-31631214943712/ Scientists research foreign bugs to help kill invasive plants in Midwest Across the Midwest, scientists are fighting an invasion of exotic, fast-spreading plants with imported insects that have one simple mission: Eat and destroy. ... David Ragsdale, a professor of entomology at University of Minnesota who is researching buckthorn's insect enemies, said 50 species tested in Europe were rejected because they eat other vegetation. Meanwhile, the five he brought to his quarantine lab for further study—an aphidlike bug called a psyllid and various caterpillars—aren't voracious enough. Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-bugs-weeds_both_02jul02,0, 1146421.story The Science Of Happiness If good lives were built on good fortune, Jacqueline Gavagan would have reason to despair. ... In a now famous 1996 study, University of Minnesota psychologists David Lykken and Auke Tellegen surveyed 732 pairs of identical twins and found them closely matched for adult happiness, regardless of whether they'd grown up together or apart. Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/id/65673 McCain tries a 'losing' strategy "I'm the underdog," McCain said close to the end of a town hall meeting in Pipersville, Pa., on Monday. ... "It's a tough year for the Republicans," says Paul Goren, an associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mccain-tries-losing-strategy/story .aspx?guid=%7B2ACDD039-9E1C-4175-B35B-6C93D06C4C85%7D Ag officials: Crops will rebound after flood The high-noon sun beat down and traffic whizzed by on Highway 16 as two Belgian horses pulled a man wearing a mechanic’s uniform atop a corn planter. ... “There’s a lot of waiting going on, and you wait to see what the speculators will do with commodities,” said Jerry Tesmer, a University of Minnesota Extension Service educator for Fillmore and Houston counties. Winona Daily News http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2008/07/02/news/00lead.txt State abortions rates have declined; why not for teens? Hidden within the positive news Tuesday of a decline in the state's abortion rate are some troubling numbers about teenagers. ... An important piece is contraceptives," said Wendy Hellerstedt, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health who studies trends in reproductive medicine. Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/22754969.html?location_refer =Science%20+%20Technology Scientists Measure Evaporation At Lighthouse For more than a century, the Stannard Rock lighthouse existed for one purpose: warning mariners away from a deadly reef lurking just below the surface of Lake Superior. ... It’s widely believed that evaporation causes about half the water loss each year from Lake Superior, said Jay Austin, assistant professor with the University of Minnesota at Duluth’s Large Lake Observatory. The Chief Engineer http://www.chiefengineer.org/content/content_display.cfm/seqnumber_ content/3448.htm Poolside Manners Last weekend, a northern Minnesota summer camp for HIV-positive children unveiled its new swimming pool by honoring Caleb Glover, an apple-cheeked three-year-old, with the inaugural dip. ... "This little bug causes 100 percent mortality in all species of ash," says Dr. Lee Frelich, director of the Center for Hardwood Ecology at the University of Minnesota. "And it doesn't respond to any attempts to control it." City Pages http://www.citypages.com/2008-07-02/news/poolside-manners/ Tomato Scare May Be Mistake: Health Officials Say Other Foods Could Be the Source of U.S. Salmonella Outbreak A growing number of health officials fear that investigators made a terrible mistake in blaming tomatoes for the sickening of more than 800 Americans, and they increasingly suspect jalapeno peppers, cilantro or some other food commonly found in Mexican restaurants, health officials involved in the investigation say. ... It wasn't doing that three weeks ago," said Michael Osterholm, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Minnesota who advises federal and state health departments on food-borne outbreaks. Red Orbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1457642/tomato_scare_may_be_mistake _health_officials_say_other_foods/ Food safety proposal: throw the bums out As the tomato Salmonella outbreak heads past the 800 case level, it’s time to ask some questions about why we don’t know the source of what is the largest produce associated disease outbreak on record. ... Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, also thinks that FDA and CDC have done a poor job of using independent food industry experts to help. Agoravox http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8410 Many post-procedural hospital re-admissions due to nausea, dehydration Patients who present for hospital re-admission following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery frequently present with nausea, vomiting and dehydration. ... “Health insurance payers have concerns about the costs of bariatric procedures,” said Todd A. Kellogg, MD, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. Endocrine Today http://www.endocrinetoday.com/view.aspx?rid=29267 COLUMNS, COMMENTARY, OPINION AND BLOGS Blog: University of Minnesota Named As Clearinghouse To Improve Rural Roads U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett has announced that the University of Minnesota will be home to a new national clearinghouse for information about the best way to make rural roads safer. Washington View http://www.washingtonview.com/archives/university-of-minnesota-named-as -clearinghouse-to-improve-rural-roads/ Blog: Deputy Secretary Barrett: University of Minnesota Working to Make Rural Roads Safer Today I visited the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Fast Lane http://fastlane.dot.gov/secretarysblog/2008/06/deputy-secret-1.html |
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