Graduates Astound: Marine, Mom, And College Grad
5/9/2008 11:26:51 PM
Fourty years ago, Nikki Studey was a typical freshman at the University of Wisconsin's Madison campus. She expected to graduate in four years, but it didn't work out that way.

3 Students In Western Minn. Suspended Over Pledge
5/9/2008 3:31:32 PM
Three eighth graders in western Minnesota have been suspended for sitting down during the Pledge of Allegiance.

Minn. Native Finalist For Wayne State Presidency
5/9/2008 6:17:47 AM
A search committee has recommended a Nebraska doctor and university administrator to become Wayne State University's next president.

'U' Regents Reject New $100 Student Fee
5/8/2008 9:46:03 PM
A University of Minnesota Board of Regents panel has said "no" to a new $100 student fee to pay for campus construction projects.

Debate Flares Over Hockey Honor In Education Bill
5/8/2008 9:43:05 PM
A move to make hockey Minnesota's official sport has prompted some cross-checking on the House floor.

Couple Donates $10M To University Of St. Thomas
5/8/2008 9:39:19 PM
An Edina couple is donating $10 million to the University of St. Thomas for scholarships.

Using Comedy To Address A Serious Threat On Campus
5/7/2008 6:51:14 PM
While two recent stranger rapes on or near the University of Minnesota has heightened concern on campus, statistics show date rape actually accounts for a vast majority of college sexual assaults.

UW Announces 4 Finalists For Top Job At Madison
5/7/2008 4:56:04 PM
The dean of the school's largest college and top administrators from Michigan, Cornell and Minnesota were named finalists Wednesday to lead the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

18-Year-Old Graduates From ISU With 2 Degrees
5/6/2008 3:01:41 PM
Like many parents of college-aged kids, Philip and Brigitte Gassman of Ames are bracing for their son to leave home, but don't expect to see them at any freshman orientation gatherings.

College Of St. Catherine To Become 'University'
5/6/2008 11:36:07 AM
The College of St. Catherine in St. Paul will be known as a university next year.

Mysteries of the sun: Solar Probe aims to solve them
5/10/2008 5:41:02 PM
The mission will fly through the sun's million-degree corona and get within 4.1 million miles of its roiling surface.

Platypus genome reveals wacky evolutionary past
5/7/2008 8:17:47 PM
If it walks like a duck, stings like a snake and feels like a mammal, what is it? It's the evolutionary middle

May 17, 1958: Legless space travel
5/8/2008 7:40:11 PM
An "aeromedical" expert says a smart, experienced, husky man with both legs amputated would be a good prospect for pilot of America’s first manned satellite.

Seagate chief backs flash memory
5/2/2008 8:05:08 PM
Bill Watkins told the disk-drive maker's workers in the Twin Cities that they stand to gain jobs, not lose them, from the advent of computer chip technology.