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Today's News Headlines Tuesday, July 22, 2008 FEATURED NEWS University study: greenhouse gas goals achievable As state lawmakers a year ago were setting a goal of reducing Minnesota's carbon emissions 15 percent by 2015 and 80 percent by 2050, lawmakers commissioned the University of Minnesota to conduct a study to determine whether the goal is achievable, and if so, how it can be done. Minnesota Public Radio To listen: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/21/goals/ Minnesotans need to drive less to exceed 2025 clean-air goal Tougher gas mileage standards and a move beyond corn-based ethanol could help Minnesota exceed its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by 2025, according to a study by the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies. Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/local/25741644.html?location_refer=Family%20Entertainment Study: Minnesota's emissions goals achievable A new study says the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota 30 percent by 2025 is achievable if certain steps are taken now. ... A study by the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies shows that cutting back on miles driven, making vehicles more efficient and developing fuels that result in fewer emissions will all determine whether Minnesota can reach its goal. Fort Mills Times http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/232546.html Study: Minnesota's emissions goals achievable A new study says the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Minnesota 30 percent by 2025 is achievable if certain steps are taken now. ... A study by the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies shows cutting back on miles driven, making vehicles more efficient and developing fuels that result in fewer emissions will all determine whether Minnesota can reach its goal. Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_9957999?source=rss Possible To Reduce Emissions By 30 Percent By 2025, Model Shows The state of Minnesota must act now if it wants to reach its Minnesota Next Generation Energy Act goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, according to a team of University of Minnesota transportation and public policy researchers. Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722072030.htm Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down 15 Percent by 2015: Gotta Start Today, Study Says Action must be taken now if the state of Minnesota hopes to reduce its greenhouse gas emission 15 percent by 2015, according to a University of Minnesota study. KMSP http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7029265& version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 Action needed now for Minnesota to reach goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 The state of Minnesota must act now if it wants to reach its Minnesota Next Generation Energy Act goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, according to a team of University of Minnesota transportation and public policy researchers. PhysOrg http://www.physorg.com/news135928147.html Blog: Action needed now for Minnesota to reach goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 The state of Minnesota must act now if it wants to reach its Minnesota Next Generation Energy Act goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, according to a team of University of Minnesota transportation and public policy researchers. e!Science News http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/07/22/action.needed.now.minnesota.reach. goals.reducing.greenhouse.gas.emissions.2015 Blog: Minnesotans need to drive less to exceed 2025 clean-air goal Better fuel-efficiency standards could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, a University of Minnesota study finds, but only if Minnesotans continue to drive less. Transportation for America http://t4america.org/all/archives/137 News Service Video: To reach greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2015 - U of M researchers say action must start now To view: http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/Multimedia_Videos/ghg_study.htm BROADCAST NEWS Following the laws of physics in superhero movies n a summer full of superhero movies, "Batman: The Dark Knight" is perhaps the most highly anticipated. ... MPR's Tom Crann talks to Jim Kakalios, who is a physics professor at the University of Minnesota and an expert on superhero physics. Kakalios is the author of "The Physics of Superheroes." Minnesota Public Radio To listen: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/07/18/superphysics/?refid=0 Good Question: Is Fair Political Coverage The Law? It's hard to miss the extensive news coverage of Presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq and Afghanistan. ... "You can't be fair," said Jane Kirtly, Silha Professor of Media Ethics at the University of Minnesota. "Because what you're trying to do is report the news." WCCO - TV To view: http://wcco.com/goodquestion/equal.time.politics.2.776319.html Solar car goes on The University of Minnesota solar car team is reaching Alberta, Canada and is one of only a few teams that hasn't trailered yet due to weather conditions. KSTP - TV To view: http://www.criticalmention.com/ctv3-1/landing_email.php?type=email&video=true &random_string=a1f743e04228959efd651bf510d80b95 ARTICLES OF INTEREST – METRO AND STATE U research: There's a gender gap at the dinner table For adolescent girls, the positive impact of sharing regular family meals appears to last throughout their teenage years. ... Those who ate with their families at least five times a week during middle school were much less likely to drink, smoke or use marijuana five years later, researchers at the University of Minnesota found in a study published today. Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/25741649.html?location_refer=Homepage: highlightModules:5 Minerals lure developers to Iron Range A rich formation of nickel, copper and precious metals stretching from the outskirts of Babbitt toward Ely is drawing plenty of interest from mine developers. ... Duluth Metals’ exploration efforts continue, and Sandri said that by the time drilling is completed on the site, the company could uncover more than 1 billion metric tons of mineable ore, according to staff at the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute. Twin Cities Finance and Commerce http://www.finance-commerce.com/article.cfm/2008/07/21/Minerals-lure-developers -to-Iron-Range A look at farm rental rates for 2008 and beyond I receive many calls each day about what is a fair rate for farmland rental. To provide a source of rental rates, the University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management has utilized FINBIN data to report and forecast farmland rental rates. Osakis Review http://www.theosakisreview.com/articles/index.cfm?id=1808§ion=news ARTICLES OF INTEREST – REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL How retailers get in your head to get you to buy Shoppers do crazy things. ... If you said 45 percent off, then your math skills are as pitiful as the 85 percent of college students who also got this wrong in a study last year by researchers at the University of Miami and the University of Minnesota. MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785197/ Phosphorous, not nitrogen, to blame for algae blooms, study finds Robert Kristjanson's family has been trolling the waters of Lake Winnipeg since 1891, looking for pickerel and white fish. ... fter completing one of the longest-running experiments ever conducted on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, the Freshwater Institute and the University of Minnesota found global efforts to restrict the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers near lakes may have instead exacerbated the problem. Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080722.wlakes22/BNStory/ National/home U FACULTY, STAFF OR STUDENTS IN THE NEWS Tough Choices: How Making Decisions Tires Your Brain The human mind is a remarkable device. ... University of Minnesota psychologist Kathleen Vohs and colleagues repeatedly demonstrate that the mere act of making a selection may deplete executive resources. Scientific American http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=tough-choices-how-making Frogs listening only for sweetie With a twitch of a muscle, the Chinese concave-eared torrent frog brushes off the sounds of thundering rivers, focusing on the one thing that really matters: the siren song of the opposite sex. ... "It's strange from top to bottom," said Mark Bee, an assistant professor in ecology, evolution and behavior at the University of Minnesota who was not a part of the study. Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-frogs_22jul22,0,2725128.story Let the sun shine in There’s been a flurry of recent media attention touting vitamin D as a sort of super-nutrient. ... Irina Haller, M.D., thinks you ought to be concerned. “Vitamin D deficiency is linked with the development of osteoporosis and osteomalacia [softening of bones], and more recently with the increased risk of falls,” said Haller, a senior research scientist at the Division of Education and Research at the Duluth Clinic and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota-Duluth medical school. Twin Cities Daily Planet http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2008/07/14/let-sun-shine.html He Healed The Medical Field William Osler died in 1919, yet his values and principles of medical practice live on. ... Osler taught empathetic medicine, says Dr. Claus Pierach, a University of Minnesota professor of medicine. Investor's Business Daily http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=21&issue=20080721 Quest: Repairing more hearts with implanted pumps When it comes to hearts, Taneal Wilson won the lottery. ... By that time, "we probably have lost our window of opportunity," said Dr. Lyle Joyce of the University of Minnesota — part of the first study to see if the slightly less sick fare better using Ventracor's next-generation VentrAssist pump. Associated Press http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gVa5RzPIs9kObhgEd9XigL2EsThgD922HI2G0 University Projects Job, Research Funding Gains from Minnesota Biomedical Research Program The Minnesota Biomedical Research Program will create work space for more than 100 primary researchers and 500 support staffers in four new or expanded buildings within the University of Minnesota, Frank Cerra, senior vice president of health sciences, told the university’s Board of Regents, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported. BioRegion News http://www.bioregionnews.com/issues/2_29/deals_doings/148316-1.html A single boulder may prove that Antarctica and North America were once connected The team's find, they argue, provides physical evidence that confirms the so-called southwestern United States and East Antarctica (SWEAT) hypothesis. ... "What this paper does is say that we have three main new lines of evidence that basically confirm the SWEAT idea," said John Goodge, an NSF-funded researcher with the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Innovations Report http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/geowissenschaften/bericht-114770.html Maplewood group searching for monster trees Toting measuring tapes, a map of the city and an odd-looking device that measures the height of trees, Maplewood's "tree squad" methodically drives every block of Maplewood with eyes toward the sky, searching for towering patches of green. ... Gary Johnson, a University of Minnesota urban forestry professor, said he's never heard of anything like the group. In - Forum http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D922ANB81 CURRENT NEWS RELEASES AND MULTIMEDIA To reach greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2015 - U of M researchers say action must start now http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080721_3630&page=NS U of M School of Music names new director http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080721_3631&page=NS Bus tour to highlight STEP-UP Youth Summer Employment program http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/NS_details.php?release=080721_3629&page=NS |
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