The Public Relations Department is UMD's official news service providing news and information to the media and the general public regarding UMD issues, programs, projects, people and special events. News and information of all types are disseminated locally, regionally, nationally and internationally through a variety of means such as press releases, news conferences, interviews, press packets and official statements. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/ http://www.d.umn.edu/news/newformat/images/rss-logo.gif www.d.umn.edu/ 50 40 University of Minnesota Duluth 2011 On Thursday, February 16 at 6 p.m. in the Kirby Ballroom, author Tim Wise will speak at this free event http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/14.html Tues 14 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases Join the Department of Geological Sciences and the Department of Biology at UMD on Friday, February 10 at 3:15 p.m. in room 185 of the UMD Life Science building http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9e.html Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases The first cohort is underway while applicants for the second cohort are welcome at open houses for the UMD Master of Tribal Administration and Governance program http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9d.html Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases Join Champ and UMD students starting at 1 p.m. in the Marshall Performing Arts Center http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9c.html Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases Gene Koshinski, UMD Assistant Professor of Percussion, was awarded the 2012 Rudolf Nissim Award for his Concerto for Marimba and Choir http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9b.html Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases UMD Announces New Scholarship Applicants Being Sought for 2012-2013 FinnFest USA '92 Scholarship Awards http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9.html Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases On Tuesday, February 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the UMD Kirby Ballroom, celebrate at the annual "Spring Feast" with the UMD American Indian Learning Resource Center http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/3b.html Fri 3 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases Three UMD students wear costumes and help raise money for a six year old with cancer http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/3.html Fri 3 February 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases A series of films portraying the Nazi oppression http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/January/27.html Fri 27 January 2012 17:52:00 UMD News Releases On Saturday, January 21 at 3 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall, Gao Hong, world-renowned pipa soloist, will perform with the Carleton College's Chinese Music Ensemble. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/January/22.html Sun 22 January 2012 20:24:00 UMD News Releases UMD, with a 40-year commitment to American Indian studies, has become a center of American Indian learning http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/January/3.html Tues 3 January 2012 17:19:00 UMD News Releases On Thursday, December 22 from 4-9 p.m. at the UMD Planetarium, enjoy full-dome shows every half hour, as well as arts and crafts projects with a stellar theme http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/20.html Tues 20 December 2011 17:09:00 UMD News Releases The Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MS-CE) is intended for students pursuing a research emphasis and seeking in-depth knowledge in an area within civil engineering. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/19b.html Mon, 19 December 2011 17:01:00 UMD News Releases The James I Swenson Engineering Building was recognized with a 2011 AIA/CAE Educational Facility Design merit award. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/19.html Mon, 19 December 2011 17:00:00 UMD News Releases The Association of American Colleges and Universities journal Liberal Education features Professor of Mathematics and Associate Department Head Carmen Latterell http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/16.html Fri, 16 December 2011 16:55:00 UMD News Releases On Friday, December 16 at 3 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall, enjoy a live holiday reading by author and English Professor Joseph Maiolo http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/14.html Wed, 14 December 2011 16:55:00 UMD News Releases The University of Minnesota system presented UMD with the 2011 Equity and Diversity Outstanding Unit Award. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/7b.html Wed, 7 December 2011 17:50:00 UMD News Releases UMD Alumni Reception at the Victory Garden's Biograph Theater http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/7.html Wed, 7 December 2011 17:49:00 UMD News Releases UMD faculty work documenting the Chippewa language and training of indigenous scholars is one of four research projects filmed by the National Science Foundation Science Nation video series http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30d.html Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:10:00 UMD News Releases Dr. Andrew J. Schokker has been appointed UMD's Executive Vice Chancellor for Academica Affairs http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30c.html Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:10:00 UMD News Releases Several LSBE students joined together and decorated a UMD-inspired holiday tree for the non-profit organization, the American Red Cross Northland Chapter, to include in the annual Fitger's Holiday Forest silent auction http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30b.html Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:10:00 UMD News Releases "Drain the Great Lakes" will be aired at 9 p.m. EST, Thursday, December 1 and rebroadcast at 10 p.m. EST. The program features data and research provided by UMD's Large Lakes Observatory http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30.html Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:09:00 UMD News Releases On Monday, December 5, Minnesota's own "Ritchie Boy," Walter Schwarz, will tell about his experiences as one of the mostly Jewish men who fled Nazi Germany only to return to Europe as soldiers in U.S. uniforms. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/29.html Tues, 29 November 2011 17:00:00 UMD News Releases UMD's James I. Swenson Civil Engineering building was recently honored with the prestigious Distinguished Building Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chicago chapter and was selected to grace the cover of the current issue of Chicago Architect, AIA Chicago's magazine. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/22.html Tues, 22 November 2011 17:49:00 UMD News Releases On Monday, November 28 at 5 p.m. in the 4th floor Library Rotunda, author and historian Jean O'Brien will present "Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians Out of Existence in New England." http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/16b.html Wed, 16 November 2011 17:49:00 UMD News Releases On Tuesday, November 22 at 9 a.m. in the Ianni Residence Hall lobby, MN Power will present an energy rebate check to Chancellor Lendley C. Black http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/16.html Wed, 16 November 2011 17:47:00 UMD News Releases UMD Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Zhuangyi Liu, and U of MN Twin Cities School of Medicine Professor of Anesthesiology Kumar G. Belani will be honored on November 16 at 4 p.m. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/14b.html Mon, 14 November 2011 17:23:00 UMD News Releases Linda LeGarde Grover from the UMD department of American Indian Studies was honored on November 3 with the Janet Heidinger Kafka prize for her book The Dance Boots. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/14.html Mon, 14 November 2011 17:21:00 UMD News Releases Admission will be free for the first 10 people who attend the event on Saturday, November 12 starting at 11 a.m. at the Lake Superior Zoo http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/10.html Thurs, 10 November 2011 18:19:00 UMD News Releases UMD has used the grant for campus-wide signs, banners, and posters; an increase in officer enforcement; and a higher visibility of patrol cars and officers during large events and holiday weekends. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/6.html Sun, 6 November 2011 18:19:00 UMD News Releases Directed by Tom Isbell, written by Sara Thomsen, and presented by UMD, Duluth, and regional community artists on Friday, November 11, and Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Marshall Performing Arts Center http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/1.html Tues, 1 November 2011 18:19:00 UMD News Releases UMD's 16th annual haunted halls will take place on Monday, October 3, from 5-7 p.m. with trick-or-treating, crafts, and games http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/26b.html Wed, 26 October 2011 18:31:00 UMD News Releases President Kaler will tour UMD, speak at an all-campus public forum, meet privately with area legislators, and tour the Cloquet Forestry Center http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/26.html Wed, 26 October 2011 18:30:00 UMD News Releases The board voted at its October 14 meeting to include the AILRC in the University of Minnesota's 2012 state capital request http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/25.html Tues, 25 October 2011 20:00:00 UMD News Releases Connie Wanek, Peter Geye, and Dennis Herschbach will read from their works on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the UMD Library Rotunda http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/24c.html Mon, 24 October 2011 19:57:00 UMD News Releases Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the DECC Harborside Ballroom from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. a reception will be held celebrating the 25th anniversary of the CED http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/24b.html Mon, 24 October 2011 19:56:00 UMD News Releases The National Science Foundation has awarded $485,226 to UMD's Large Lakes Observatory research program http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/24.html Mon, 24 October 2011 19:55:00 UMD News Releases Minnesota Sea Grant's "Salute to Lake Superior's Sustainable Fisheries" will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 from 4-6:30 p.m. at the U of M McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/20c.html Thurs, 20 October 2011 19:27:00 UMD News Releases The groundbreaking ceremony for the building construction will be held at 1:30 pm on Monday, October 24, 2011, in Silver Bay, Minn., at the Eco-Industrial Development Site just north of the Silver Bay traffic lights on Scenic Highway 61 (next to AmericInn) http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/20b.html Thurs, 20 October 2011 19:26:00 UMD News Releases Free and open to the public, six professors from UMD will present the zombie topic from a variety of disciplines on Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/20.html Thurs, 20 October 2011 19:24:00 UMD News Releases A new potentially life-saving therapy discovered by scientists on the UMD campus of the University of Minnesota has taken a major step toward commercial use. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/18.html Tues, 18 October 2011 19:24:00 UMD News Releases Julie Etterson and a team of co-principal investigators have been awarded $1.2 million for a large seed bank where seeds will be stored. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/13.html Thurs, 13 October 2011 17:24:00 UMD News Releases Jean "Rudy" Perrault will be honored on Friday, October 14, 2011 with the Gallery of Success Award at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/12.html Wed, 12 October 2011 17:00:00 UMD News Releases Robert Kenner, producer of the documentary Food, Inc., will speak about the film on Thursday, October 20 at 8 p.m. as part of UMD's First Annual Food Week. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/11c.html Tues, 11 October 2011 18:22:00 UMD News Releases The homecoming schedule begins on Friday, October 14 and ends on Saturday, October 22. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/11b.html Tues, 11 October 2011 18:21:00 UMD News Releases Over 135 walkers on 13 teams with 60+ volunteers from UMD were involved at the 2011 Twin Ports Heartwalk http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/11.html Tues, 11 October 2011 18:20:00 UMD News Releases From now through March 4, 2012, visit the Tweed Museum of Art to view the faculty art show. A reception will be held on Tuesday, October 11 from 5-7 p.m. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/5.html Thurs, 5 October 2011 18:00:00 UMD News Releases Assistant Professor Shane Courtland has been appointed director of the Center for Ethics and Public Policy http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/4.html Wed, 3 October 2011 17:47:00 UMD News Releases From October 2, 2011 through May 20, 2012, Eun-Kyung Suh's exhibit will be on display at the Weisman Art Museum http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/28.html Wed, 28 September 2011 17:29:00 UMD News Releases NSF has awarded $241,482 to research conducted by a team, including Peter Willemson, UMD associate professor in the Department of Computer Science. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/27b.html Tues, 27 September 2011 17:29:00 UMD News Releases Tuesday, October 4 from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., alum Dan Fishback will present "Skate To Where the Puck is Going to Be" http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/27.html Tues, 27 September 2011 17:29:00 UMD News Releases EPA 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative includes the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program with a $400,000 award. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/26.html Mon, 26 September 2011 17:28:00 UMD News Releases UMD research has led to a unique technology for the future of traffic control that fulfills the transportation-communication criteria set by the U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/22b.html Thurs, 22 September 2011 17:22:00 UMD News Releases Julia "Bunny" Jaakola is the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Master of Social Work Field Supervisor and Civic Engagement award. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/22.html Thurs, 22 September 2011 17:20:00 UMD News Releases UMD is ranked among the top 15% of military friendly higher education institutions in the nation. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/21c.html Wed, 21 September 2011 17:31:00 UMD News Releases The Sustainable Agriculture Project welcomes the community to free tours and harvesting on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/21b.html Wed, 21 September 2011 17:30:00 UMD News Releases Susan Banovetz has been named the director of External Affairs, effective September 26, 2011. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/21.html Wed, 21 September 2011 17:29:00 UMD News Releases On Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall, the UMD film screening of Philip Pearlstein: Naked Vision will be presented. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/14.html Wed, 12 September 2011 16:32:00 UMD News Releases The online questionnaire invites the UMD community to answers questions about ancestry and heritage, as well as what led each person to the university as a student, staff, or faculty member. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/12.html Mon, 12 September 2011 16:01:00 UMD News Releases From Monday, September 12 through Friday, September 16, UMD is hosting a campus-wide Constitution Week with a variety of scheduled events. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/8b.html Thurs, 8 September 2011 16:40:00 UMD News Releases On Friday, September 9 at 10 a.m., KUMD 103.3 is featuring a special radio panel discussion "Reflections of 9/11". http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/8.html Thurs, 8 September 2011 15:40:00 UMD News Releases A dedication ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. will name the new UMD student residence, Ianni Hall. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/7.html Wed, 7 September 2011 15:40:00 UMD News Releases The UMD Planetarium has new high-backed seats, full-dome theater presentations, and free public shows on Wednesdays and Fridays. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/6.html Tues, 6 September 2011 15:40:00 UMD News Releases Bulldog Welcome Week begins on Thursday, September 1 with the Chancellor, staff, and administrators helping students move in on campus. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/31b.html Wed, 31 August 2011 16:38:00 UMD News Releases 750 staff and faculty will be addressed by Chancellor Black during two events on Wednesday, August 31, and Thursday, September 1. The UMD Strategic Plan will be included in the Chancellor's address at both events. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/31.html Wed, 31 August 2011 16:37:00 UMD News Releases Join alumni, family, and friends at Target Field for a pregame party at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 for the Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals game. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/18.html Thurs, 18 August 2011 15:41:00 UMD News Releases From now through August 20, UMD's Precambrian field camp is underway throughout northern Minnesota with 22 geology students and several UMD leaders. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/4.html Tues, 9 August 2011 17:00:00 UMD News Releases Scheduled stage shows and events will be presented by UMD faculty, staff, and students at the Minnesota State Fair on August 27, 2011 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/4.html Thurs, 4 August 2011 14:31:00 UMD News Releases UMD faculty, staff, and the Duluth community worked together to create a field site for experiential learning and research, as well as academic internship opportunities. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/3.html Wed, 3 August 2011 14:31:00 UMD News Releases Currently the Vice President for Student Development and Enrollment at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota, Lisa Erwin will begin her duties on August 15 as UMD Vice Chancellor for Student Life. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/1.html Wed, 3 August 2011 14:31:00 UMD News Releases UMD running back, Isaac Odim, signs with NFL San Diego Chargers. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/27.html Wed, 27 July 2011 12:51:00 UMD News Releases Dr. Olaf Kuhlke has been named as the College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/26.html Tues, 26 July 2011 15:23:00 UMD News Releases The revitalized Experts List is a user-friendly database that now incorporates a keyword search tool. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/25b.html Mon, 25 July 2011 15:48:00 UMD News Releases The final Juneberry picking tour is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 at noon, starting at the Solon Campus Center. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/25.html Mon, 25 July 2011 15:40:00 UMD News Releases From Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15, The Lake Superior Writing Project Mini-Institute gave a variety of teachers a rare opportunity to learn more about the writing process. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/19.html Tues, 19 July 2011 16:38:00 UMD News Releases On Friday, July 22, the UMD Alumni Association is sponsoring a pre-game picnic at 5:30 p.m., followed by the game at 7:05. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/18.html Mon, 18 July 2011 15:29:00 UMD News Releases 20 UMD employees left their vehicles at home and either walked or biked to work on July 7, 2011, traversing a total of 89.54 miles. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/14.html Thurs, 14 July 2011 14:34:00 UMD News Releases From July 5-8, the National Science Foundation producer, Marsha Walton, directed and filmed four science research projects conducted by UMD experts. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/13.html Wed, 13 July 2011 15:13:00 UMD News Releases On June 17, 2011, The Association of Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations named UMD Chief Engineer of KUMD, Kirk Kersten, Broadcaster of the Year. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/28.html Tues, 28 June 2011 14:48:00 UMD News Releases UMD aquatic biologist and professor, Robert Hecky, will join a team to determine if and when catastrophic explosions occurred in Lake Kivu and on its shores in Rwanda. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/27.html Mon, 27 June 2011 14:48:00 UMD News Releases Selected from a collection of over 2000 articles, UMD art history professor Thomas Hedin published in the Art Bulletin: Centennial Anthology http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/22.html Wed, 22 June 2011 13:00:00 UMD News Releases On June 23, 2011 at 7 p.m., an international dance expert will perform the Indian Classical Dance Bharatanatyam at UMD. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/10.html Fri, 10 June 2011 13:07:00 UMD News Releases Vince Magnuson was presented with the William Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement in early June. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/9b.html Thurs, 9 June 2011 15:33:00 UMD News Releases Storytelling, song and dance about the Sami people of Norway and their similarities to American Indians in Minnesota on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. in the UMD Library Rotunda. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/9.html Thurs, 9 June 2011 13:45:00 UMD News Releases The University of Minnesota Board of Regents will hold a public forum on the University Budget on June 10, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/3b.html Fri, 3 June 2011 13:45:00 UMD News Releases UMD professors and CEHSP student hosting Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" series at Zinema2 every Saturday from June 4 through August 27 at 11 a.m.. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/3.html Fri, 3 June 2011 8:30:00 UMD News Releases 130 communities participated in a national Edy's "Communities Take Root" contest with UMD among the winners. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/1b.html Wed, 1 June 2011 14:30:00 UMD News Releases Authors Dennis Herschbach and Rudy Senarighi are UMD alumni who were recognized at the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/1.html Wed, 1 June 2011 14:25:00 UMD News Releases Bob Sherman is the UMD Development Director for the College of Education and Human Service Professions. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/24.html Tues, 24 May 2011 15:22:00 UMD News Releases UMD and the Duluth Fire Department join together in fire rescue training exercises at a residential property from Monday, May 23 through Monday, May 30. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/20.html Fri, 20 May 2011 16:15:00 UMD News Releases New marketing and analytics undergraduate degree program is among the first of its kind in the nation combining retail quantitative skills with marketing. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/13.html Fri, 13 May 2011 19:14:00 UMD News Releases 14 UMD graduates receive doctoral degrees with 13 in the first cohort to graduate with a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.). http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/12.html Thurs, 12 May 2011 21:33:00 UMD News Releases Men's hockey and football teams honored by the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/10.html Tues, 10 May 2011 21:01:00 UMD News Releases UMD Chancellor Lendley C. Black nominated award winning student Erica Karrels. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/9b.html Mon, 9 May 2011 20:22:00 UMD News Releases Six UMD faculty members will retire after the 2010-2011 academic year. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/9.html Mon, 9 May 2011 20:00:00 UMD News Releases On May 12 and May 14, UMD Chancellor Lendley C. Black will attend his first graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies at UMD at the DECC AMSOIL Arena. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/5.html Fri, 6 May 2011 12:15:00 UMD News Releases UMD honored a number of faculty members at an awards ceremony on May 4. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/4b.html Wed, 4 May 2011 17:00:00 UMD News Releases UMD's Strategic Plan will provide a detailed blueprint for action steps and measurable outcomes for UMD's development. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/4.html Wed, 4 May 2011 15:00:00 UMD News Releases Judith Ann Trolander wrote her book, "From Sun Cities to The Villages", about the rise of age-restricted communities for retirees. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/April/27c.html Tues, 26 April 2011 18:45:00 UMD News Releases Thomas Johnson was awarded the honor bestowed upon only one in a thousand members of the American Geophysical Union each year. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/April/27b.html Tues, 26 April 2011 17:45:00 UMD News Releases UMD announces a new minor in the College of Liberal Arts. http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/April/25.html Tues, 26 April 2011 14:45:00 UMD News Releases