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		<description>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.</description>
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  <title>A Year Later: Managing Flood Effects with Rain Gardens, Increased Awareness</title>
  <description>On the anniversary of last year's massive flood, Minnesota Sea Grant is teaching residents to manage effects with rain gardens.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/19.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 19 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Partners to Assist Non-Profit Organizations</title>
  <description>The Office of Civic Engagement and Career Services, along with departments from CSS, UWS, and the United Way, are offering a free workshop to help local non-profits successfully connect with students.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/18.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 18 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Announces New Major, First of its kind in the United States: Cultural Entrepreneurship</title>
  <description>UMD defining Cultural Entrepreneurship through newly-approved program.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/17.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 17 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Chancellor Affirms Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Social Justice on Duluth's Day of Remembrance</title>
  <description>UMD students, staff, and faculty will continue to join with the Duluth-Superior community in fostering partnerships to promote and support diversity, inclusiveness, and social justice initiatives.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/14.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 14 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Names Faculty Fellow for Intercultural Initiatives</title>
  <description>UMD announces selection of new Faculty Fellow for Intercultural Initiatives.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 10 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Professor Honored by Arrowhead Regional Arts Council</title>
  <description>A UMD professor will be honored this weekend for his innovative work in the Duluth music scene.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/6.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 6 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Ranked Top College for Return on Investment</title>
  <description>The University of Minnesota Duluth has been listed as one of the most affordable Minnesota colleges by The College Database.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/June/4.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 4 June 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Rebuilding Nations Through Youth: UMD and Partners Presenting The Minnesota Indigenous Youth Freedom Project</title>
  <description>This summer marks the third-annual Minnesota Indigenous Youth Freedom Project, a program with the mission to rebuild nations through youth.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/31.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 31 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Announces New Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Institutional Effectiveness</title>
  <description>Dr. Monica Bruning, from Iowa State University, will lead the areas of Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Students in Transition, Assessment/HLC, Strategic Enrollment Management, and Institutional Research.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/30.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 30 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD CED's Northeast Minnesota Small Business Development Center presented 'Excellence in Partnering' award by the IRS </title>
  <description>The Internal Revenue Service selected the UMD Center for Economic Development's Northeast Minnesota SBDC for an "Excellence in Partnering" award.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/28.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 28 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>University of Minnesota Graduates Duluth Pharmacy and Medical School Students</title>
  <description>Future doctors and pharmacists graduate from the Duluth campus this month, continuing strong tradition of rural and tribal community focus.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/20b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 20 May 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Professor and Colleagues Honored by EMpower Foundation</title>
  <description>Professor Aydin Durgunoglu, Department of Psychology, and her colleagues were honored by the EMpower Foundation for literacy programs in Turkey.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/20.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 20 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>LLO Buoy Data Pours In</title>
  <description>UMD's meteorological buoys provide real time data for scientists, meteorologists and the public.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/15.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 15 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Management Club Team Place Second in J.A. Corporate Titan Challenge</title>
  <description>Three students from UMD's Management Club placed second in the Junior Achievement Corporate Titan Challenge. They were the only student team that participated in the competition that included teams from local businesses.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/13c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 13 May 2013 12:02:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Unprecedented: UMD to Commence First Tribal Administration Class</title>
  <description>MTAG description: Meeting the need: UMD's very first Master of Tribal Administration class graduates this week.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/13b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 13 May 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Offers Majors Combining Marketing and Graphic Design</title>
  <description>UMD launches two majors that answer a single critical need—preparing students to create effective marketing campaigns.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/13a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 13 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Glensheen Appoints New Interim Director</title>
  <description>New Leader at Historic Estate: Glensheen announces new interim director.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/10b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 10 May 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Third Annual Champ Day of Service Supports the Community</title>
  <description>UMD students, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteer in annual day of service.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 10 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to Speak at UMD's Graduate Program Ceremony</title>
  <description>The Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs will present the commencement address at UMD's Graduate Ceremony on Thursday, May 16.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/9.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 9 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD 2013 Commencement Ceremonies Scheduled</title>
  <description>A first for UMD: Two bachelor's degree ceremonies. The details on the May 18 event and the May 16 graduate program ceremony.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/8.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 8 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>34 Years at 3300 London Road: Glensheen's Complimentary Community Day</title>
  <description>In 1979, Glensheen became a historic house museum. 34 years later, the estate is celebrating its longevity with a day dedicated to the Duluth community.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/7.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 7 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Art Education Program Presents Faces of Earth: Art by Children and Youth</title>
  <description>A UMD community art partnership brings together UMD alumni who teach art, elementary and high school students, and the public for a lively exhibit and art workshop.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/5.html</link>
  <pubdate>Sun 5 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD to Host "Pet Away Stress"</title>
  <description>UMD to host "Pet Away Stress" on Wednesday, May 8; soothing students' with pre-exam jitters with dogs up for the task to 'chillax'.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/3.html</link>
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  <title>Senior Taylor Kosey to Speak to UMD Commencement</title>
  <description>An article by UMD sophomore Hayley Westphal highlights the accomplishments of senior Taylor Kosey who graduates in May with a degree in Communication Sciences &amp; Disorders and minors in Psychology and Deaf Studies.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/2c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 2 May 2013 12:02:00</pubdate>
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  <title>"Roots of Rescue"</title>
  <description>UMD graduates premiere documentary about a transformational road trip to Alabama. Their mission was tell the story of a culture of dog abuse. Instead they were inspired by the spirit of those who rescue.UMD Graduates' Documentary Premiers in Duluth</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/2b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 2 May 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Aune Nominated for Community-Engaged Scholar Award</title>
  <description>UMD graduates premiere documentary about a transformational road trip to Alabama. Their mission was tell the story of a culture of dog abuse. Instead they were inspired by the spirit of those who rescue.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/2.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 2 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Large Lakes Observatory Research Alters Knowledge of Human Population Growth</title>
  <description>UMD researchers determined the ancient Toba volcanic eruption did not cause drop in human population.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/May/1.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 1 May 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>African Night Celebrates African Culture with Speakers, Music and Dance</title>
  <description>African Night brings alumni speakers, music and comedy to UMD on April 26.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/26b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 26 April 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Listed in Princeton Review's "Guide to Green Colleges"</title>
  <description>After years of sustainable accomplishments, UMD receives recognition in Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/26a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 26 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD's Swenson Civil Engineering Building Makes AIA's Top Ten Green List</title>
  <description>Swenson Civil Engineering Building selected for American Institute of Architects (AIA) honor.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/25.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 25 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Graduation Rates Increase</title>
  <description>More UMD students are graduating in five years or less.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/24c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 24 April 2013 12:02:00</pubdate>
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  <title>21st Annual Labo Awards Recipients Announced</title>
  <description>The Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards recognize small business owners who have dared to dream, taken risks, and invested in the region.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/24b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 24 April 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Professor Named College of Pharmacy Department Head</title>
  <description>Associate Professor Grant Anderson has been named department head for Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the College of Pharmacy's department on the Duluth campus.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/24a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 24 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Public Invited to Northland Community Wellness Day</title>
  <description>This free event will be held at UMD Romano Gym on Saturday, April 27, 11 am–3 pm. Keynote speaker, Minnesota author Paul Batz, will present at 1 pm in the Marshall Performing Arts Center.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/23b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 23 April 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Cancellation: Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Event</title>
  <description>The lecture "Mission Impossible: Varian Fry in Marseille" is cancelled and will be rescheduled for fall 2013.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/23a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 23 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Highlights Open Studio and Student Exhibition on April 27</title>
  <description>See the creativity of UMD art students at an Open Studio and Student Exhibition on April 27.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/18.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 18 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD's Kjell R. Knudsen Assists Business School Accreditation Standards Committee</title>
  <description>Kjell R. Knudsen helped create new business school accreditation standards necessary for schools to stay current and create new opportunities.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/15c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 15 April 2013 12:02:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Planetarium Celebrates Astronomy Day with Free Events</title>
  <description>The public is invited to explore the solar system at planetarium events throughout the day during UMD's Astronomy Day, April 20. </description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/15b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 15 April 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Reschedule Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration Event</title>
  <description>Sheila Isenberg, award-winning journalist, author, and adjunct faculty member at Marist College, will present "Mission Impossible: Varian Fry in Marseille" on Tuesday, April 23.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/15a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 15 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Announces New Dean of the Labovitz School of Business &amp; Economics</title>
  <description>Dr. Amy Hietapelto, from Northeastern Illinois University, has been chosen as the new dean of the Labovitz School of Business and Economics.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 10 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Receives Civic Engagement Awards</title>
  <description>UMD's efforts to promote volunteering in the community have been recognized by two prominent organizations.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/5.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 5 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>14th Annual Jankofsky Lecture: Appropriating the Past: Language, Archaeology, and Ideology in South Asia</title>
  <description>Professor Emeritus Hans Henrich Hock, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present a lecture entitled "Appropriating the Past: Language, Archaeology, and Ideology in South Asia" on Thurs., April 11 at 4 pm, in the UMD Library Rotunda.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/4.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 4 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>University of Minnesota Duluth Names New Athletic Director</title>
  <description>Josh Berlo, from the University of Notre Dame, has been chosen as UMD's director of intercollegiate athletics.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/3b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 3 April 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Third Annual CHAMP Day of Service</title>
  <description>A rally will be held on Saturday, April 13 to kick off UMD's third CHAMP (Connecting Hopes with Action to Mobilize People) Day of Service. Last year's CHAMP Day of Service mobilized 328 volunteers who engaged in 1048 hours of service in a single day.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/April/3.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 3 April 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Announces New Dean of the College of Education and Human
Services Professions</title>
  <description>Dr. Jill Pinkney Pastrana, from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, has been chosen as the new dean of the College of Education and Human Services Professions.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/29.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 29 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD's 2012-13 Chancellor Awards: Albert Tezla Teacher/Scholar Award and Outstanding Faculty Advisor Awards</title>
  <description>Chancellor's Award recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 7 at 2:30 pm in the Kirby Rafters.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/28b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 28 March 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Public Invited to "Writing Nature" Literary Nonfiction Symposium</title>
  <description>The College of Liberal Arts will host a two-day symposium on April 8 and 9 that explores creative nonfiction writing with an environmental focus.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/28a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 28 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD's Baeumler Kaplan Holocaust Commemoration: "Recognizing an Unsung Hero"</title>
  <description>Sheila Isenberg, award-winning journalist, author, and adjunct faculty member at Marist College, will present "Mission Impossible: Varian Fry in Marseille" on Monday, April 15. An Alworth Institute brown bag presentation on "Nazi Concentration Camps: Sadism and Strategies for Cultural Annihilation" will be presented on Thursday, April 18.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/26.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 26 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Public Invited to View Muslim Journeys Collection</title>
  <description>The UMD Library will hold a reception and film screening on Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 pm, in the Library Rotunda, to introduce the public to the Muslim Journeys bookshelf collection.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/20.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 20 March 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Large Lakes Observatory Premieres Science Fridays on April 26</title>
  <description>Tour UMD's research vessel, the Blue Heron, and hear science talks during LLO Science Fridays at the Great Lakes Aquarium dock.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/15.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 15 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Congressman James Oberstar Presents on UMD Bicycling Infrastructure and Alternative Transportation</title>
  <description>Hear James Oberstar speak on alternative transportation and see Duluth's first alternative vehicle charging station.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/13b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 13 March 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Initiates Antarctica Drilling Project with New Design Contract</title>
  <description>John Goodge and other researchers plan to build a platform/drilling system in Antarctica which has never been attempted on ice sheets before.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/13.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 13 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Student Featured on "Native Report"</title>
  <description>An interview with sophomore Brigette Lacquette, who is majoring in physical education and American Indian Studies and plays defenseman on the UMD women's hockey team, will be broadcast on "Native Report" on March 21. Lacquette is a member of the Cote First Nation.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/12.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 12 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD/MnDOT Study of Winter Storm Traffic and Road Recovery</title>
  <description>Civil Engineering Professor Eil Kwon teamed up with MnDot to study how snowfall affects traffic speed, flow, and road conditions.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/5.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 5 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD American Indian Studies Research Showcase</title>
  <description>The Department of American Indian Studies is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a faculty and student research showcase on Tues., Mar. 12 from 5-7 pm in the UMD Library Rotunda. The public is invited.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/4b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 4 March 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD's Receives Fifth LEED Certification for Ianni Hall </title>
  <description>Ianni Hall receives recognition for its energy efficient opening windows, substantial insulation, low water usage, high efficiency lighting and automatic shut-off devices.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/4.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 4 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Presents 2013 James Oberstar Transportation Forum on March 13</title>
  <description>Five speakers, including former U.S. Congressman James Oberstar will present information on U.S transportation infrastructure and setting transportation policy.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/March/2.html</link>
  <pubdate>Sat 2 March 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD German Grammar Guide App Launched on iTunes</title>
  <description>The free UMD German Grammar Guide app was developed by the students and faculty of UMD's Mobile Language Learning Group. The group is working on similar apps for Russian, Spanish, and French.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/28.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 28 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Professor Receives Minnesota Excellence in Education Award</title>
  <description>Associate Professor Julia M. Williams, Department of Education, has received the 2013 Minnesota Excellence in Education Award. The award acknowledges her expertise in assessment and evaluation.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/25.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 25 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Holds Second Campus Forum on Campus Climate</title>
  <description>A Campus Forum focused on creating an inclusive climate at UMD and within the community will be held on Feb 26.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/21b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 21 February 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Dean Kjell R. Knudsen of UMD's Labovitz School of Business and Economics Leaves Legacy of Success</title>
  <description>Kjell R. Knudsen's accomplishments are noted as he prepares to step down from his position as dean of LSBE.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/21a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 21 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Professor Receives McKnight Land-Grant Professorship</title>
  <description>Hartz's research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that regulate blood-brain barrier function in Alzheimer's disease.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/18.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 18 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Professors Receive Imagine Fund Awards</title>
  <description>Faculty from a wide range of disciplines are the recipients of the University of Minnesota's 2013 Imagine Fund Awards which support research in the arts, design, and the humanities.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/14b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 14 February 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Swenson Civil Engineering Building Honored by MCA</title>
  <description>The Minnesota Construction Association has bestowed the 2013 Award of Excellence in the green/sustainable construction category on UMD's James I. Swenson Civil Engineering Building.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/14a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 14 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>New Scholarship Applicants Being Sought for UMD's 2013-2014 FinnFest USA '92 Scholarship Awards </title>
  <description>FinnFest Scholarships are awarded to junior, senior, or graduate level students. Candidates must be enrolled full time at UMD and must be able to demonstrate financial need.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/13.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 13 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD's Fifth Annual Darwin Day Lecture: Rowan Barrett, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University </title>
  <description>Rowan Barrett, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, will speak on Fri., Feb. 15. Barrett's topic is "Experimental Genomics of Adaptation to New Environments."</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/12b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 12 February 2013 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Biologist, Environmental Advocate, and Author Sandra Steingraber: "The Impact of Chemical Exposure on Human Health"</title>
  <description>Steingraber speaks Monday, March 4, on “The Impact of Chemical Exposure on Human Health” </description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/12a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 12 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Athletic Director Search Underway</title>
  <description>Community members are encouraged to suggest names of potential candidates who might be appropriate for this key leadership position.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/11.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 11 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Teams Participating in Duluth Polar Bear Plunge</title>
  <description>UMD students, faculty, and staff are participating in this year’s Duluth Polar Bear Plunge on Sat., Feb. 16 lakeside at Canal Park.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/7.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 7 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>2012-2013 UMD Chancellor's Awards Announced</title>
  <description>Three faculty, Lyle Shannon, instructor, Department of Biology; Steve Colman, director, Large Lakes Observatory; and Ladona Tornabene, associate professor, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, will give special lecture presentations. </description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/6.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 6 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Tuskegee Airmen and Civil Rights Marcher To Speak at UMD</title>
  <description>Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. (Ret.) Hiram Mann and COL (Ret.) Nathan Thomas, Jr., who participated in the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights March, will talk about their experiences. Joining them is Major (Ret.) Joseph Gomer, a Tuskegee airman from the Duluth area.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/5.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 5 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD GETS HIGH MARKS AT THEATRE FESTIVAL</title>
  <description>UMD received four awards and two commendations at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Region V Festival.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/February/1.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 1 February 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Support the U Day on Feb. 7 </title>
  <description>UMD students are encouraged to attend rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on Thurs., Feb. 7.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/January/31.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 31 January 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Feb. 5 Brown Bag Talk: Fresh Water for the Ethiopian Hamar Tribe and Snow Angel Fundraiser</title>
  <description>UMD students with Ethiopian heritage will give a presentation about Ethiopia's culture. A talk about snow angel fundraiser follows.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/January/24.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 24 January 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>CED Director Elaine Hansen Receives NASBITE CGBP Certification</title>
  <description>NASBITE CGBP Certification confirms advanced skills and knowledge in international trade</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/January/23.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 23 January 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Informs Students of Influenza Precautions</title>
  <description>As UMD students return to campus for spring semester, UMD urges influenza precautions.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/January/17.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 17 January 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Civil Engineering Career Fair</title>
  <description>Companies dealing with civil engineering design will meet UMD civil engineering students at a career fair at UMD on January 28 and 29.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/January/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 10 January 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Larissa Trygg Named UMD Development Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations</title>
  <description>Larissa Trygg, leader in account management, marketing, and community relations, takes UMD position dealing with corporate and foundation giving.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2013/January/2.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 2 January 2013 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off on January 5 at UMD</title>
  <description>UMD electrical engineering students serve as mentors to high school students in 2013 robotics contest.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/December/27.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 27 December 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>WIESE HIRED AS NEW UMD FOOTBALL COACH;
STROMME NAMED INTERIM A.D. </title>
  <description>UMD Intercollegiate Athletics names a new football coach and an interim athletic director.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/December/21.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 21 December 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD's Derek Bromme on Tour with Lorie Line</title>
  <description>Derek Bromme, actor, singer, trombone player and adjunct faculty member in the UMD Department of Music, is touring with Lorie Line.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/December/7b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 7 December 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Holiday Reading by Local Author</title>
  <description>UMD English Professor Joseph Maiolo presents "Saint Matthew in Appalachia" on Wednesday, December 12 at 3:30 in the Weber Music Hall</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/December/7.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 7 December 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Final Round! Vote for Bob Nielson 2012 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year</title>
  <description>Bob Nielson was named one of five finalists in Division II. Voting begins today!</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/December/4.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 4 December 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Director of External Affairs Announced</title>
  <description>Gina Katzmark will join the University of Minnesota Duluth as the director of External Affairs, effective December 17.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/28b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 28 November 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>Duluth Debuts as Top College Destination
Destinations Ranked According to Academic Environment, Quality of Life, and Professional Opportunities</title>
  <description>The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) has ranked Duluth, MN as the 14th top location in the "Small Metro" category.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/28.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 28 November 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Statesman Receives Two Best of Show Awards</title>
  <description>The Statesman placed among the top ten in two Associated Collegiate Press award categories.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/26.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 26 November 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Former UMD Chancellor Martin to be awarded honorary fellowship by University of Worcester</title>
  <description>Kathryn A. Martin will receive a Fellowship of the University and membership in the University of Worcester College of Fellows from November 6 - 9, 2012.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/6.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 6 November 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page</title>
  <description>Attend this free event on Thursday, November 15 at 11 am in the Kirby Student Ballroom</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/5.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 5 November 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD CLA Development Director Appointed</title>
  <description>Jennifer Meyer has been named the new University of Minnesota Duluth Development Director for the College of Liberal Arts</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/2.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 2 November 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>UMD Holds "Shaping Our Future" Event on Higher Ed and Society</title>
  <description>UMD campus and community members consider different perspectives on the public purposes of higher education at an event on Nov. 15.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/November/1.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 1 November 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>World Premiere of UMD Professor's Play at the Kennedy Center</title>
  <description>Tom Isbell's play, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, opens in Washington, D.C. on November 17.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/31.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 31 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Duluth Community's Children &amp; Families Invited to UMD's Haunted Halls</title>
  <description>Wednesday, October 31 from 5pm-7pm with check-in at the UMD Lawrence A. Ianni Hall Lobby</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/30.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 30 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>2012 UMD Zombie Fest</title>
  <description>Thursday, October 25 at 7 pm in UMD Bohannon Hall 90 to explore a variety of zombie-related topics</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/23.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 23 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>"Our Environmental Destiny" with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. </title>
  <description>Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., vice chair and chief prosecuting attorney for Riverkeeper, will speak on "Our Environmental Destiny" on Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 pm in MPAC at UMD.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/22b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 22 October 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Mayor Ness to Present Duluth Food Day Proclamation at UMD</title>
  <description>Wednesday, October 24 at 11:30 am in the UMD Plaza Food Court</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/22.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 22 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Social Work Receives Grant to Support Mental Health Services </title>
  <description>UMD received a $440,000 federal grant to recruiting graduate students and to provide education and clinical experiences to address the mental and behavioral health needs of under-served populations.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/18b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 18 October 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Dawn Peterson Receives Outstanding MSW Field Supervisor and Civic Engagement Award</title>
  <description>Dawn Peterson, MSW, LICSW, was recognized as a field supervisor who has shown exceptional personal and professional civic engagement and has encouraged students involvement in their communities.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/18a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 18 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Presents 2012 Summit on Equity, Diversity, and Multiculturalism</title>
  <description>The Summit entitled "Diversity: Why? ... and what's in it for me?" will be held on Thurs., Oct. 25 from 8 am-5 pm in the Kirby Student Center.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/17.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 17 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Program Strengthened with $50,000 maurices Gift</title>
  <description>The Retail Marketing Analytics Program at the Labovitz School of Business and Economics will benefit from a $50,000 gift from maurices</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/16.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 16 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Vote Bob Nielson for the 2012 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year</title>
  <description>Tweet today for Bob Nielson in the 2012 competition</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/12c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 12 October 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>New! UMD Maroon and Gold Street Signs</title>
  <description>Unveiling scheduled for Tuesday, October 16 at 6 pm with Mayor Don Ness in attendance</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/12b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 12 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>2012 UMD Homecoming Events</title>
  <description>Join in on the fun that begins on Saturday, October 13 at 5:30 pm</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/12a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 12 October 2012 11:59:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Researcher Receives Water Sustainability Grant </title>
  <description>Karen Gran, assistant professor of geological sciences, is one of the researchers on a five-year grant to study of interactions between water and land-use systems.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/10b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 10 October 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Alumnus Brian K. Kobilka Receives Nobel Prize for Chemistry Research</title>
  <description>On October 10, 2012, UMD graduate Brian Kobilka (1977 Biology, Chemistry) won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 10 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Mathematical Excellence</title>
  <description>On November 1, 2012, Dr. Joseph Gallian will be announced as an AMS Fellow</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/5c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 5 October 2012 12:02:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>Commemorating a Legend </title>
  <description>UMD Associate Professor Jean Stevenson presented at annual award ceremony</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/5b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 5 October 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>Fostering a Climate of Inclusion, Safety and Respect: New Reporting Webpage and the Development of a Campus Climate Response Team </title>
  <description>UMD Student Forum on Monday, October 8 at 5 pm in Griggs Center</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/5a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 5 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Presents "An American Indian Perspective on Land-Grant Universities" </title>
  <description>UMD commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the American Indian Studies Program at 7p.m. on Oct. 16 in the Kirby Ballroom.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/October/3.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 3 October 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Scholarship Named for Mike Munnell, First Graduate of UMD's American Indian Studies Program</title>
  <description>Member of Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa honored with naming of scholarship</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/28.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 28 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>2012 Heart Walk at UMD</title>
  <description>On Saturday, September 29, join the UMD and Duluth community at the 15th annual Heart Walk</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/27.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 27 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>25th Anniversary of the UMD Alworth Institute</title>
  <description>Commemoration on Wednesday, September 26 from 7 pm - 9 pm in Bohannon Hall 90 at UMD</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/21.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 21 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Students Finding Their Future </title>
  <description>Annual UMD E-Fest on Wednesday, September 19 from 10 am - 2 pm in the Kirby Ballroom</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/14b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 14 September 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Youth Outdoor Education</title>
  <description>David Sobel presenting on Tuesday, September 18 at 4:30 pm in the UMD Weber Music Hall</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/14.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 14 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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<item>
  <title>UMD to Hold First of Three Land-Grant Commemorations on September 27: UMD &amp; Mineral Resources: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Land-Grant Perspective </title>
  <description>Five speakers examine the connection between UMD and the area's mineral resources at this event commemorating UMD's Land-Grant Heritage.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/12b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 12 September 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Ranks High in U.S. News &amp; World Report's Annual "America's Best Colleges" Edition</title>
  <description>UMD again receives high ranking from U.S. News &amp; World Report for academics and accessibility.</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/12a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 12 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Swenson College of Science and Engineering Development Director has been Appointed</title>
  <description>Carrie Sutherland named the new SCSE development director</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/7b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 7 September 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
</item>

<item>
  <title>Minnesota Twins VS Kansas City Royals</title>
  <description>Join the UMD Alumni Association on Wednesday, September 12 at Target Field with Champ throwing the first pitch</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/7a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 7 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD’s Multicultural Learning Community</title>
  <description>Students opt to live in residential housing and attend events as a multi-ethnic group</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/September/6.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 6 September 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>2012 UMD Student Move-In Day and the Chancellor’s Convocation</title>
  <description>Thursday, August 30 from 9am-3:30pm is UMD Student Move-In Day. Friday, August 31 at 1 pm, Yvonne Prettner Solon is attending the Chancellor's Convocation</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/August/29.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 29 August 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Joint Forces Restore Bagley Nature Area</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/July/31.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 31 July 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Helps Beirut Promote Lifelong Learning </title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/July/23.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 23 July 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Alumni Director Appointed</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/July/19.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 19 July 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Great Lakes Aquarium Interactive Exhibit</title>
  <description>Created by UMD students and staff</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/July/17.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 17 July 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>150th Anniversary of the Morrill Act</title>
  <description>Campus-wide BBQ to commemorate land-grant university history</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/July/13.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 13 July 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>Chancellor's Faculty Fellow Appointed</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/July/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 10 July 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Mni Sota: Reflections of Time and Place at the Tweed</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/June/21c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 21 June 2012 12:02:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Student Michael Duvall Helps Shape Child Welfare Law</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/June/21b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 21 June 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Minnesota Social Work Student of the Year</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/June/21a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 21 June 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Michael P. Seymour Chosen for UMD Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/25.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 25 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>AIA Selects UMD's Bagley Classroom for 2012 COTE Top Ten Green Projects in the Country</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/23b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 23 May 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Spring, Summer, and Fall Workshops for Gardening Enthusiasts</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/23a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 23 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education Has Been Named</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/22d.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 22 May 2012 12:03:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>School of Fine Arts Dean Has Been Named</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/22c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 22 May 2012 12:02:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>College of Education and Human Service Professions Interim Dean Has Been Named</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/22b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 22 May 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research Has Been Named</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/22a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 22 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>2012 Outstanding Service Awards</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/18.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 18 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Five UMD Faculty Receive Awards</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/11b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 11 May 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Students Reuse and Recycle at Semester's End</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/11a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 11 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD 2012 Commencement Ceremonies</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/8c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 8 May 2012 12:02:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Masters Program Ranks in Top Tier of U.S. News and World Report</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/8b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 8 May 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Bike/Walk to Work Day</title>
  <description>Faculty and staff pledging for good health and a greener environment</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/8a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 8 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
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  <title>The Duluth Community Heritage Apple Orchard Breaks Ground on Saturday, May 12 at 9 a.m.</title>
  <description>Duluth Community Heritage Apple Orchard breaks ground May 12</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/4b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 4 May 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>2nd Annual CHAMP Day of Service</title>
  <description>UMD students, staff, faculty, and alumni went into the city to help</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/May/4a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 4 May 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD and Chanhassen Dinner Theaters Announce Alliance</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/27.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 27 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Iron Range Master's Graduation Reception</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/24b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 24 April 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Local Food Source Provides Grass-Fed Beef</title>
  <description>The Duluth community and surrounding region is invited to dinner</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/24a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 24 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus: In Concert</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/18.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 18 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Music Student Receives Prestigious Schubert Club Award</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/17c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 17 April 2012 12:02:00</pubdate>
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  <title>UMD Student Employee Honored</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/17b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 17 April 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Second Annual CHAMP Day of Service</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/17.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 17 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>2012 Platinum Award for Fit-Friendly Company</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/13b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 13 April 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>International Sustainable Development and Connections to Duluth</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/13a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 13 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UofM and UMD Support Lacrosse Camp for American Indian Youth</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/10b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 10 April 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Travel Adventures On All Seven Continents</title>
  <description>Award-Winning author Marty Essen to speak at UMD</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/10.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 10 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>CEO RUSSEL FLEISCHER: LSBE PROFESSOR FOR A DAY</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/9b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 9 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Creativity and Undergraduate Research on Display at UMD</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/9.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 9 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>What is America: UMD EXPLORES SHARED STORIES</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/5.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 5 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Religion and the Holocaust: UMD's Baeumler Kaplan 2012 Holocaust Commemoration</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/4b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 4 April 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Nature, Evolution, and Creative Nonfiction</title>
  <description>Collection of critical essays examines works by anthropologist and author Loren Eiseley</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/April/4.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 4 April 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>New Student Chapter at LSBE</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/30.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 30 March 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Diversity Dialogue With Visiting Professors</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/27.html</link>
  <pubdate>Tue 27 March 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Successful Alumnus to Speak at UMD</title>
  <description>Distinguished speaker, Michael Howe, will present "Personal Branding for Market Success"</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/26b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 26 March 2012 12:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Rally and Send-Off of Students for Bulldog Lobby Day at the MN State Capitol</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/26.html</link>
  <pubdate>Mon 26 March 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Senior Vice President of Google and UMD Alumnus Awarded 2011 ACM Fellow Honor</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/22.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 22 March 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>TechFest 2012</title>
  <description>Innovative technology presented to the public by the UMD community</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/21.html</link>
  <pubdate>Wed 21 March 2012 10:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Choral Event Launches Scholarship</title>
  <description>Memory of UMD Professor Opheim to be honored</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/March/1.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 1 March 2012 12:00:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>UMD Program Strengthened with $75,000 Wells Fargo Gift</title>
  <description></description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/24c.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 24 February 2012 15:01:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Annual Awareness Event About Eating Disorders</title>
  <description>National advocate and speaker Kitty Westin to present at UMD</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/24b.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 24 February 2012 14:50:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>National Dance Marathon Celebrates Children’s Hospitals</title>
  <description>UMD students organize on-campus event</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/24a.html</link>
  <pubdate>Fri 24 February 2012 14:44:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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  <title>Vince Magnuson To Be Honored With Prestigious National Award</title>
  <description>George Mehaffy to speak on transforming higher education</description>
  <link>http://d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/16.html</link>
  <pubdate>Thurs 16 February 2012 15:46:00</pubdate>
  <category>UMD News Releases</category>
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            <title>Antiracist Author to Speak at UMD </title>
            <description>On Thursday, February 16 at 6 p.m. in the Kirby Ballroom, author Tim Wise will speak at this free event</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/14.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues 14 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>4th Annual UMD Darwin Day Lecture Series</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9e.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Three Open Houses for Prospective MTAG Students</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9d.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Student-Led ASL and AFA Clubs "Usher" in The Miracle Worker Performance</title>
            <description>Join Champ and UMD students starting at 1 p.m. in the Marshall Performing Arts Center</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>2012 Rudolf Nissim Award Presented to UMD Assistant Professor</title>
            <description>Gene Koshinski, UMD Assistant Professor of Percussion, was awarded the 2012 Rudolf Nissim Award for his Concerto for Marimba and Choir </description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Announces New Scholarship Applicants Being Sought for 2012-2013 FinnFest USA '92 Scholarship Awards</title>
            <description>UMD Announces New Scholarship Applicants Being Sought for 2012-2013 FinnFest USA '92 Scholarship Awards</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/9.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs 9 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Duluth Community Invited to Annual "Spring Feast"</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/3b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri 3 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Campus and Community Connection</title>
            <description>Three UMD students wear costumes and help raise money for a six year old with cancer</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/February/3.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri 3 February 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>"The Holocaust: Resistance and Survival"</title>
            <description>A series of films portraying the Nazi oppression</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/January/27.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri 27 January 2012 17:52:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Celebrate the Launch of UMD's New Confucius Institute</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/January/22.html</link>
			<pubdate>Sun 22 January 2012 20:24:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Endorses UMD's State Bonding Request</title>
            <description>UMD, with a 40-year commitment to American Indian studies, has become a center of American Indian learning</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2012/January/3.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues 3 January 2012 17:19:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Winter Solstice Invitation to Community Families</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/20.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues 20 December 2011 17:09:00</pubdate>
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            <title>New! Civil Engineering Masters Degree</title>
            <description>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. </description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/19b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 19 December 2011 17:01:00</pubdate>
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            <title>National Design Award Recognizes UMD</title>
            <description>The James I Swenson Engineering Building was recognized with a 2011 AIA/CAE Educational Facility Design merit award.  </description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/19.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 19 December 2011 17:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>National Publication Features Mathematics Professor</title>
            <description>The Association of American Colleges and Universities journal Liberal Education features Professor of Mathematics and Associate Department Head Carmen Latterell</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/16.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 16 December 2011 16:55:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Holiday Reading by Local Author</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/14.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 14 December 2011 16:55:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Equity and Diversity Award Honors UMD</title>
            <description>The University of Minnesota system presented UMD with the 2011 Equity and Diversity Outstanding Unit Award.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/7b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 7 December 2011 17:50:00</pubdate>
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            <title>An Evening in Chicago</title>
            <description>UMD Alumni Reception at the Victory Garden's Biograph Theater</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/December/7.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 7 December 2011 17:49:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Research Featured by National Science Foundation</title>
            <description> 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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30d.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:10:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Appointed</title>
            <description>Dr. Andrew J. Schokker has been appointed UMD's Executive Vice Chancellor for Academica Affairs</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:10:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Maroon and Gold Holiday Tree Topped with a Bulldog</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:10:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD's Large Lakes Observatory Tapped for National Geographic Special</title>
            <description>"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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/30.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 30 November 2011 17:09:00</pubdate>
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            <title>A "Ritchie Boy" comes to UMD</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/29.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 29 November 2011 17:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter Honors UMD</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/22.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 22 November 2011 17:49:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Peering into the Past and Present of New England</title>
            <description>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."</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/16b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 16 November 2011 17:49:00</pubdate>
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            <title>MN Power to Present $18,183 Energy Rebate Check to UMD</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/16.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 16 November 2011 17:47:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Professors to Receive Global Engagement Award</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/14b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 14 November 2011 17:23:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Author and Associate Professor Wins Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/14.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 14 November 2011 17:21:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Students Establish ASL Club</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/10.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 10 November 2011 18:19:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Towards Zero Death:  Grant Enforcement Project</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/6.html</link>
			<pubdate>Sun, 6 November 2011 18:19:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Land of Plenty: How Did You Come to Be Here?</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/November/1.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 1 November 2011 18:19:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Community's Children &amp; Families Invited to UMD's Haunted Halls </title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/26b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 26 October 2011 18:31:00</pubdate>
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            <title>U of M President Kaler to visit Duluth and Cloquet Oct. 27-28</title>
            <description>President Kaler will tour UMD, speak at an all-campus public forum, meet privately with area legislators, and tour the Cloquet Forestry Center</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/26.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 26 October 2011 18:30:00</pubdate>
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            <title>U of M Regents Give Green Light to Duluth American Indian Center</title>
            <description>The board voted at its October 14 meeting to include the AILRC in the University of Minnesota's 2012 state capital request</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/25.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 25 October 2011 20:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>NEMBA READINGS - MEET THE AUTHORS</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/24c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 24 October 2011 19:57:00</pubdate>
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            <title>CED 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION RECEPTION</title>
            <description>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</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/24b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 24 October 2011 19:56:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Large Lakes Observatory Awarded NSF Grant</title>
            <description>The National Science Foundation has awarded $485,226 to UMD's Large Lakes Observatory research program</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/24.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 24 October 2011 19:55:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Spilly's Recipe Contest</title>
            <description>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.  </description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/20c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 20 October 2011 19:27:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD and Silver Bay Launching Sustainability Project</title>
            <description>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)</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/20b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 20 October 2011 19:26:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Zombie Fest 2011</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/20.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 20 October 2011 19:24:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Scientific Discovery on UMD Campus Takes Major Step Toward Commercial Use</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/18.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 18 October 2011 19:24:00</pubdate>
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            <title>$1.2 Million NSF Award for Project Baseline</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/13.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 13 October 2011 17:24:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Professor to Be Honored with Gallery of Success Award</title>
            <description>Jean "Rudy" Perrault will be honored on Friday, October 14, 2011 with the Gallery of Success Award at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/12.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 12 October 2011 17:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>First Annual Food Week</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/11c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 11 October 2011 18:22:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Homecoming 2011:  "This is Bulldog Country"</title>
            <description>The homecoming schedule begins on Friday, October 14 and ends on Saturday, October 22.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/11b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 11 October 2011 18:21:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Twin Ports Heartwalk 2011</title>
            <description>Over 135 walkers on 13 teams with 60+ volunteers from UMD were involved at the 2011 Twin Ports Heartwalk</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/11.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 11 October 2011 18:20:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Faculty Art Show at the Tweed Museum of Art</title>
            <description>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.  </description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/5.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 5 October 2011 18:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Director of the Center for Ethics and Public Policy</title>
            <description>Assistant Professor Shane Courtland has been appointed director of the Center for Ethics and Public Policy</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/October/4.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 3 October 2011 17:47:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Weisman Art Museum Invites Eun-Kyung Suh to Create Exhibit</title>
            <description>From October 2, 2011 through May 20, 2012, Eun-Kyung Suh's exhibit will be on display at the Weisman Art Museum</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/28.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 28 September 2011 17:29:00</pubdate>
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            <title>NSF Collaborative Research Grant</title>
            <description>NSF has awarded $241,482 to research conducted by a team, including Peter Willemson, UMD associate professor in the Department of Computer Science.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/27b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 27 September 2011 17:29:00</pubdate>
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            <title>LSBE Distinguished Speaker Series:  Dan Fishback</title>
            <description>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"</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/27.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 27 September 2011 17:29:00</pubdate>
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            <title>EPA Awards $400,000 to University of Minnesota Sea Grant</title>
            <description>EPA 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative includes the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program with a $400,000 award.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/26.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 26 September 2011 17:28:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technology</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/22b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 22 September 2011 17:22:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Master of Social Work Award</title>
            <description>Julia "Bunny" Jaakola is the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Master of Social Work Field Supervisor and Civic Engagement award.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/22.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 22 September 2011 17:20:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Military Friendly Campus</title>
            <description>UMD is ranked among the top 15% of military friendly higher education institutions in the nation.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/21c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 21 September 2011 17:31:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Sustainable Agriculture Project Event</title>
            <description>The Sustainable Agriculture Project welcomes the community to free tours and harvesting on Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/21b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 21 September 2011 17:30:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Director of External Affairs Announced</title>
            <description>Susan Banovetz has been named the director of External Affairs, effective September 26, 2011.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/21.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 21 September 2011 17:29:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Film Screening of Philip Pearlstein: Naked Vision</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/14.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 12 September 2011 16:32:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Diversity:  How Did You Come to Be Here?</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/12.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 12 September 2011 16:01:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Constitution Week Activities</title>
            <description>From Monday, September 12 through Friday, September 16, UMD is hosting a campus-wide Constitution Week with a variety of scheduled events.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/8b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 8 September 2011 16:40:00</pubdate>
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            <title>KUMD 103.3 FM Features a Special Radio Panel Discussion on 9/11</title>
            <description>On Friday, September 9 at 10 a.m., KUMD 103.3 is featuring a special radio panel discussion "Reflections of 9/11".</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/8.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 8 September 2011 15:40:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Names Residence Hall in Honor of Former Chancellor Ianni</title>
            <description>A dedication ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. will name the new UMD student residence, Ianni Hall.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/7.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 7 September 2011 15:40:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Planetarium Reopens</title>
            <description>The UMD Planetarium has new high-backed seats, full-dome theater presentations, and free public shows on Wednesdays and Fridays.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/September/6.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 6 September 2011 15:40:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Bulldog Welcome Week 2011</title>
            <description>Bulldog Welcome Week begins on Thursday, September 1 with the Chancellor, staff, and administrators helping students move in on campus.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/31b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 31 August 2011 16:38:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Strategic Plan Provides Focus for Upcoming Year</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/31.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 31 August 2011 16:37:00</pubdate>
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            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/18.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 18 August 2011 15:41:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD's Precambrian Field Camp</title>
            <description>From now through August 20, UMD's Precambrian field camp is underway throughout northern Minnesota with 22 geology students and several UMD leaders.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/4.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 9 August 2011 17:00:00</pubdate>
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            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/4.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 4 August 2011 14:31:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Farm Providing Internships and Sustainability</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/3.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 3 August 2011 14:31:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Lisa Erwin Takes Role as UMD Vice Chancellor for Student Life on August 15</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/August/1.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 3 August 2011 14:31:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Bulldog Signs NFL Contract</title>
            <description>UMD running back, Isaac Odim, signs with NFL San Diego Chargers.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/27.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 27 July 2011 12:51:00</pubdate>
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            <title>College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean Has Been Named</title>
            <description>Dr. Olaf Kuhlke has been named as the College of Liberal Arts Associate Dean.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/26.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 26 July 2011 15:23:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Revitalizes the Experts List</title>
            <description>The revitalized Experts List is a user-friendly database that now incorporates a keyword search tool.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/25b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 25 July 2011 15:48:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Campus-Wide Juneberry Picking</title>
            <description>The final Juneberry picking tour is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 at noon, starting at the Solon Campus Center.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/25.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 25 July 2011 15:40:00</pubdate>
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            <title>The Lake Superior Writing Project Mini-Institute 2011</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/19.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 19 July 2011 16:38:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Night With the St. Paul Saints</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/18.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 18 July 2011 15:29:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Bike/Walk to Work</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/14.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 14 July 2011 14:34:00</pubdate>
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            <title>The National Science Foundation Collaborates with UMD Research</title>
            <description>From July 5-8, the National Science Foundation producer, Marsha Walton, directed and filmed four science research projects conducted by UMD experts.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/July/13.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 13 July 2011 15:13:00</pubdate>
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            <title>The Association of Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations Names Broadcaster of the Year</title>
            <description>On June 17, 2011, The Association of Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations named UMD Chief Engineer of KUMD, Kirk Kersten, Broadcaster of the Year.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/28.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 28 June 2011 14:48:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Benchmarking a Slice of Africa; Preserving Biodiversity Through Science</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/27.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 27 June 2011 14:48:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Art History Professor Published in Centennial Anthology</title>
            <description>Selected from a collection of over 2000 articles, UMD art history professor Thomas Hedin published in the Art Bulletin:  Centennial Anthology</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/22.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 22 June 2011 13:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>International Expert Will Perform Indian Classical Dance </title>
            <description>On June 23, 2011 at 7 p.m., an international dance expert will perform the Indian Classical Dance Bharatanatyam at UMD.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/10.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 10 June 2011 13:07:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Vice Chancellor Recipient of the 2011 William Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement</title>
            <description>Vince Magnuson was presented with the William Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement in early June.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/9b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 9 June 2011 15:33:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Hosts "Honoring the Earth: Sámi Women"</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/9.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 9 June 2011 13:45:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Public Forum on the University Budget</title>
            <description>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. </description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/3b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 3 June 2011 13:45:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Hosts Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" at Zinema2 in Duluth</title>
            <description>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..</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/3.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 3 June 2011 8:30:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Wins in National Apple Orchard Contest</title>
            <description>130 communities participated in a national Edy's "Communities Take Root" contest with UMD among the winners.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/1b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 1 June 2011 14:30:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Alumni NEMBA Award Winner</title>
            <description>Authors Dennis Herschbach and Rudy Senarighi are UMD alumni who were recognized at the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/June/1.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 1 June 2011 14:25:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Names Development Director for the College of Education and Human Service Professions</title>
            <description>Bob Sherman is the UMD Development Director for the College of Education and Human Service Professions.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/24.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 24 May 2011 15:22:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Fire Rescue Training Exercises</title>
            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/20.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 20 May 2011 16:15:00</pubdate>
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            <title>New Undergraduate Degree Program Combines Marketing and Analytics</title>
            <description>New marketing and analytics undergraduate degree program is among the first of its kind in the nation combining retail quantitative skills with marketing.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/13.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 13 May 2011 19:14:00</pubdate>
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            <title>First Doctoral Class Graduates from Education Program Offered Exclusively at UMD</title>
            <description>14 UMD graduates receive doctoral degrees with 13 in the first cohort to graduate with a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.).</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/12.html</link>
			<pubdate>Thurs, 12 May 2011 21:33:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Senate and House Unanimously Vote to Honor UMD Bulldogs</title>
            <description>Men's hockey and football teams honored by the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/10.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 10 May 2011 21:01:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Newman Civic Fellows Award Received by UMD College of Liberal Arts Student</title>
            <description>UMD Chancellor Lendley C. Black nominated award winning student Erica Karrels.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/9b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 9 May 2011 20:22:00</pubdate>
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            <description>Six UMD faculty members will retire after the 2010-2011 academic year.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/9.html</link>
			<pubdate>Mon, 9 May 2011 20:00:00</pubdate>
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            <description>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.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/5.html</link>
			<pubdate>Fri, 6 May 2011 12:15:00</pubdate>
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            <description>UMD honored a number of faculty members at an awards ceremony on May 4.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/4b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 4 May 2011 17:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Strategic Plan Approved</title>
            <description>UMD's Strategic Plan will provide a detailed blueprint for action steps and measurable outcomes for UMD's development.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/May/4.html</link>
			<pubdate>Wed, 4 May 2011 15:00:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD Professor Publishes From Sun Cities to The Villages</title>
            <description>Judith Ann Trolander wrote her book, "From Sun Cities to The Villages", about the rise of age-restricted communities for retirees.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/April/27c.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 26 April 2011 18:45:00</pubdate>
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            <title>Regents Professor Designated as 2011 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union</title>
            <description>Thomas Johnson was awarded the honor bestowed upon only one in a thousand members of the American Geophysical Union each year.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/April/27b.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 26 April 2011 17:45:00</pubdate>
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            <title>UMD to Host the VI Minnesota Indigenous Language Symposium</title>
            <description>UMD announces a new minor in the College of Liberal Arts.</description>
			<link>http://www.d.umn.edu/news/2011/April/25.html</link>
			<pubdate>Tues, 26 April 2011 14:45:00</pubdate>
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