Group brings suit over animal testing, says University of Minnesota is unlawfully secretive
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Animal rights activists want to take the University of Minnesota to court over its alleged secrecy in animal testing.
Dan McGrath fears ninjas, hopes for HAL when it comes to voter ID
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Dan McGrath, the executive director of Minnesota Majority, is the key advocate of Minnesota’s proposed constitutional amendment regarding voting. Dan worked tirelessly in 2011 to shepherd the so-called “21st Century Voting Act” through the legislature, only to have it stopped by Gov. Dayton’s veto pen. Continue Reading
University of Minnesota researcher Gary Muehlbauer on significance of decoded barley genome
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Barley made the news recently when a group of international researchers managed to sequence the genome for barley, said to be one of the world’s most important and genetically complex cereal crops. Results were published in the journal Nature. Apparently this work could lead to higher barley yields, better resistance to pests, and enhanced nutritional value.
Blended learning for Lao Minnesotans?
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Recently, the San Francisco-based Silicon Schools Fund, announced a $25 million fund to create blended-learning schools in the Bay Area. Could such a program benefit Lao in Minnesota? Continue Reading
Sabathani broadband lab teaches technology as job finding tool
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Computers are taking over the world. In recent years technology use has been growing exponentially in almost all areas of life.
Minneapolis hosts Google launch party for ‘Field Trip’ app
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Google celebrated the launch of its new Field Trip app with a tech-infused sightseeing tour in northeast Minneapolis on Saturday.
Arts and sciences: University of Minnesota photographer’s work featured in Polish exhibit
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Can science be art? That’s the question academics at Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland are asking in an exhibition of photographs by University of Minnesota photographer David L.
In faculty hiring spree, University of Minnesota looks to fill spots in STEM fields first
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After announcing a plan this summer to hire 100 new faculty members, the University of Minnesota has initiated the process across several of its campuses, with the first major rounds of hiring occu
Will Robot Day replace Labor Day?
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“A new wave of robots, far more adept than those now commonly used by automakers and other heavy manufacturers, are replacing workers around the world…”
Reducing digital divide in Minneapolis
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Insight News ran two articles this week that serve as updates to the ARRA-funded broadband adoption program in the Twin Cities – Broadband Access Project (BAP), an outreach program developed through the University of Minnesota’s Urban Outreach and Engagement Center (UROC). Continue Reading