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Split decision
for basketball coaches
Women's
basketball coach Brenda Oldfield will be the new head
coach at Maryland. |
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In a day
filled with emotional highs and lows, the University
both won and lost. On Tuesday, April 2, University
officials, student-athletes and fans waited as both
women's basketball coach Brenda Oldfield and men's
basketball coach Dan Monson, considered their futures.
Ultimately, Monson decided to stay at Minnesota while
Oldfield announced her departure. more |
Summit launches resource for older
Minnesotans
With the flip
of a switch, the Minnesota Vital Aging Summit ended--and a new
resource for older adults was created. On Tuesday, March 26,
an overflow crowd of 400 people watched the launching of the
Vital Aging Network Web site, www.van.umn.edu. more
U
student wins Truman Scholarship
A U of M
student with a long list of public service achievements has
been awarded a prestigious 2002 Harry S. Truman Scholarship--a
national scholarship that recognizes commitment to careers in
public service. more
Return of the Centennial Showboat
| Forty-four
years to the month after the General John Newton
paddlewheel boat made its way up the Mississippi River
and became a token of the State of Minnesota's
Centennial celebration, the brand new University of
Minnesota Centennial Showboat will arrive at Harriet
Island Regional Park in mid-April. more |
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The new
University of Minnesota Centennial Showboat is making
its way up the
Mississippi. |
Humanity the focus for Morris spring
breakers
Contrary to what
the media reports, not all college students head for sunny
beaches and wild parties during spring break. Four University
of Minnesota, Morris students--Sona Parker, Jackie Scheve,
James Gekas, and Liz Anderson--participated in the Habitat for
Humanity Collegiate Challenge in Jacksonville, Florida, during
spring break this year. more
Vet college looks rescued horses in the
mouth
The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary
Medicine (CVM) has begun a partnership that will provide
relief for animals in need. The CVM has joined forces with the
Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation, an organization
that rescues, cares for, and finds adoptive homes for
neglected, abused, and unwanted horses, to bring horses to the
University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital for free dental
care. more
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April 9, 2-4 PM
April 10,
9-11AM
Forums on a draft report
to identify the U's strengths and opportunities in terms
of the environment.
more
April 10,
11:30 AM
"The Revolution in
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: Does It Lead to
Cloning?"
more
April 15, 11
AM
Martin Olav Sabo Lecture
Series.
more
April 17,
7:30 PM
A gubernatorial forum,
sponsored by the Student Legislative
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April 6, 9 AM
Regional
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
championship.
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April 12, 10:30 AM.-2:30
PM
Forums on a draft report to
identify the U's strengths and opportunities in terms of
the environment.
more
April 15-18
The
Baeumler-Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration
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April 12, 8 PM
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