par par MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/02/2012) 'e2'80rdblquote Dante Cicchetti, professor in the'c2~Institute of Child Development, was awarded the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize and over $1 million by theJacobs Foundation'c2~in Zurich, Switzerland, for more than 30 years of work in child development.par par One of the world's leading researchers in developmental and clinical ...

Carleton College is very pleased to present author Peter Geye on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum. Currently touring the nation in support of his highly anticipated and already critically acclaimed second novel, “The Lighthouse Road,” Geye’s appearance is free and open to ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/18/2012) —The University of Minnesota Law School'sMinnesota Law Review will host its annual symposium, entitled A More Perfect Union? Democracy in the Age of Ballot Initiatives, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, in Room 25 of Mondale Hall, 229 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. The symposium ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/17/2012) —An international team of researchers, including a University of Minnesota scientist, has developed an integrated physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome, one of the world’s most important and genetically complex cereal crops. Results are published in today’s issue of Nature. The advance will ...

What: "Landscape Health: Diverse Knowledge" When: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 Where: St. Paul Student Center, 2017 Buford Ave., St. Paul Contacts: Becky Beyers, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences,[email protected], (612) 626-5754 Matt Hodson, University News Service, [email protected], (612) 625-0552 A symposium this Thursday at the University of Minnesota will explore landscape health and ...

As a recent graduate of St. Thomas, I felt unsure of how to transition from college campus life into the greater Twin Cities community. Part of me wanted to stay a Tommie forever, and part of me said it was time to move on. As fate would have it, after college ...

As I walked with a colleague down 17th Street in Washington, D.C., last June, I turned to look at the White House.  Wondering how I would get through security for a meeting, I asked, “What will I have to do to get in?” Without missing a beat, he responded, “First, you ...

St. Paul, MN  The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) is pleased to announce it has been chosen to receive a 2012 federal College Access Challenge Grant in the amount of $1.56 million. The purpose of the College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP) is to increase the number of ...

What: U of M Student Parent HELP Center’s annual Visibility Day When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9 Where: Northrop Plaza, 84 Church St. SE, Minneapolis Contacts: Steve Henneberry, University News Service, [email protected], (612) 624-1690 MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/08/2012) —MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/08/2012) –Raising awareness of the more than 1,000 ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/04/2012) —A new research project led by University of Minnesota scientists could lead to sustainable, drought- and wear-resistant turf grasses that could be used in both home lawns and public green spaces. The 5-year project is funded by a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of ...

President Dennis Dease speaks at the President's Convocation September 6, 2005 in St. Mary's Chapel (SMC). In the Minnesota thesaurus, “different” is listed as a synonym for “over my dead body.” But different is coming to St. Thomas. The next president will not be Dennis Dease. We will have to get ...

October 3, 2012 Carleton College is pleased to present multiple Grammy and Hoku Award-winning Hawaiian slack key guitarist George Kahumoku Jr. in concert on Friday, October 5 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall. Labeled “Hawaii’s Renaissance Man” by Maui Time Weekly, Kahumoku is a songwriter, world-traveling performer, director of the Institute ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/03/2012) —University of Minnesota Extension has adjusted long-standing recommendations on fall nitrogen fertility to turfgrass and now advocates for applications to be made no later than mid-October. This recommendation aims to reduce the negative environmental impacts of nitrogen applications in the late fall, while maximizing the ...

Website provides resources to students, parents and educators for navigating path from high school to higher education Roseville – For many students, the process of preparing for and applying to college can be a daunting task. In an effort to ease the process and ensure students and families have all the ...

September 28, 2012 ROSEVILLE – Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius announced today that Dennis Olson Jr. will serve as the new director of American Indian Education for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). This key position further strengthens the department’s efforts to better serve Minnesota’s American Indian students through a stronger relationship ...

9/27/2012 The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) successfully completed the sale of $375 million of variable rate revenue bonds to provide additional funding for student loans from the SELF Loan program, which has provided low-interest loans to students since 1985. The sale of these bonds enables OHE to restructure a ...

September 26 2012 Group seeks public input on improving funding system to meet the changing landscape of education in Minnesota ROSEVILLE – Rising expectations for college and career readiness, an increasingly diverse student body and the demand to create a competitive workforce is placing greater demands than ever on Minnesota schools. At ...

9/26/2012 The families of 12 lucky students have been presented with a $200 check for a college savings plan following a daily drawing at this year's Minnesota State Fair. The drawing was sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE), with contributing funds donated by the Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC). ...