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Today's News Headlines Thursday, July 3, 2008 FEATURED NEWS U of M veterinarians help animals caught in Iowa floods Members of the University of Minnesota's new Veterinary Response Team are in Iowa, helping care for pets and other animals that have been displaced the flooding. Minnesota Public Radio http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/03/iowa_animals/ U vets, students helping pets displaced in Iowa floods Veterinarians and students from the University of Minnesota's medical reserve corps have been dispatched to Cedar Rapids this week to tend to animals abandoned or displaced during severe spring flooding there. Pioneer Press http://origin.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_9764818 BROADCAST NEWS Salmonella outbreak confusion continues University of MInnesota professor Michael Osterholm says the FDA limited the scope of its search to only examine tomatoes. KARE - TV To view: http://www.criticalmention.com/ctv3-1/landing_email.php?type=email&video=true &random_string=8ad37ea9c722ae744c24eac0728c3143 ARTICLES OF INTEREST – METRO AND STATE U of M Lavender House recruits students for second year Lavender House, a Living and Learning Community at the University of Minnesota, recently celebrated a successful first year and is seeking more students for its second year. Insight News http://www.insightnews.com/youths.asp?mode=display&articleID=4377 U of M's East Bank to get facelift Opus Northwest has plans for a new mixed-use project on the University of Minnesota's east bank, at a site within close proximity to the new Gophers football stadium. Twin Cities Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2008/06/30/daily23.html U of M Rotary International Ambassodorial Scholar to sustainable agriculture in Latin America When University of Minnesota senior María Regan shops at farmer’s markets or food coops, she cannot help but notice that the producers and consumers of local organic food are almost all middle to upper class and white. She cannot help but think: “We all deserve the right to access healthy and nutritional food, regardless of economic status or ethnicity.” La Prensa http://www.laprensademn.com/news.php?nid=710 U of M pitches ‘sustainable community’ for UMore After months of preparation and weeks of presentations, UMore park concept plans were unveiled last week at a public forum at the Rosemount Community Center. ... The University of Minnesota revealed four concept plans for the UMore park property earlier this month to the university board of regents. Farmington Independent http://www.farmingtonindependent.com/articles/index.cfm?id=9192§ion=News ARTICLES OF INTEREST – REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL U of M Recognizes 2008 Farm Families of the Year Sixty-four families from around the state, one from each participating county, have been named a "2008 Farm Family of the Year" by the University of Minnesota. US Ag Net http://www.usagnet.com/state_headlines/state_story.php?tble=MN2008&ID=613 Facebook, MySpace Make The Grade University of Minnesota researchers say they have discovered educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. Kentucky Post http://www.kypost.com/content/middleblue3/story.aspx?content_id=27fc1751-df8a-4272- 8ec1-9a2ed575c4d4 University of Minnesota to be home for rural road safety clearinghouse U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary Thomas J. Barrett announced June 30 that the University of Minnesota will be home to a new national clearinghouse for information about the best way to make rural roads safer. The Trucker http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2008/7/2/UniversityofMinnesotatobehomeforrural roadsafetyclearinghouse.aspx U FACULTY, STAFF OR STUDENTS IN THE NEWS Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery Morbidly obese adults who undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought. ... "Although this study demonstrates that there is a higher risk for developing kidney stones (after RYGB), it is important to weigh the risk against the many benefits that RYGB has for the morbidly obese patient, including decreasing cardiac (illness) and improving diabetes," Dr. Manoj Monga, from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, noted in a written statement. Reuters http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL26773020080702 U of M music professor's up-close assessment of North Korea Secretive, reclusive and isolated are words commonly used to describe North Korea. ... Kim, an acclaimed violinist, is a University of Minnesota music professor and the founder and artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota. MinnPost http://www.minnpost.com/sharonschmickle/2008/07/02/2441/u_of_m_music_professors_ up-close_assessment_of_north_korea Technology could turn parents into Big Brother Look out teenagers -- Mom and Dad might soon have a way to monitor whether you're speeding in the family car. ... Max Donath, director of the university's Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute, says researchers are trying to use commonly available technology in the hope of having such systems in the car of every teen driver. Rochester Post Bulletin http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=350117 Milwaukee twins graduate with honors from U of M Like most identical twins, University of Minnesota seniors Adrian and Ayla Odya-Weis share many experiences. The twins were born in South Korea and were adopted when they were 4-month-old by Cyndie and Mark Odya-Weis and came to the United States with their parents. They grew up in Milwaukee and when it came time to choose a college they decided to come together to the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Asian American Press http://www.aapress.com/Education/Entries/2008/6/29_Milwaukee_Twins_graduate_with_ honors_from_U_of_Minnesota_.html COLUMNS, COMMENTARY, OPINION AND BLOGS Editorial: Learning from the best schools, whatever we call them All kinds of students - eager, indifferent, bright and bored, suburban, urban and rural, will benefit from careful, nondefensive use of several recent reports about Minnesota's district and charter public schools. ... Joe Nathan, a former St. Paul public school teacher and administrator, directs the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_9767494 CURRENT NEWS RELEASES AND MULTIMEDIA Fulbright grants awarded to 13 U of M students http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080702_3609&page=NS Tom Petters at U of M to discuss how his investment company successfully connects diverse businesses and builds global relationships http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080702_3610&page=NS U Presents Symposium on Aging with Intellectual Disabilities http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080702_3611&page=NS U of M Law School graduate selected for clerkship with U.S. Supreme Court http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080702_3612&page=NS |
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