Posted on 29 April 2014.
By: Allison Kronberg
When Chilly Billy’s owner Bill Marker looks around his frozen yogurt shop, he said he rarely sees people throw away containers that aren’t empty. That could be because customers can choose their own portion size.
University of Minnesota researchers found that when restaurants provide flexible portion sizes, like Chilly Billy’s does, customers eat healthier portion sizes, have improved satisfaction and waste less food.
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Posted on 29 April 2014.
By: Kristoffer Tigue
Amid the raging national debate over drones infringing on privacy, some University of Minnesota professors are pushing for heavier use of the technology to advance agricultural research.
Last week, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Research Group and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences requested a $500,000 grant to fund a new precision agriculture research program. If approved by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the program could begin as soon as July 1.
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Posted on 28 April 2014.
By: Sirikan Rojanasarot- Ph.D. student in the University's Social and Administrative Pharmacy Graduate Program
Having a high GPA is becoming more important for college students because grades directly affect their future career prospects. Many college students will do anything to achieve the highest GPAs they can. One option that college students choose to boost their concentration and stay up all night is a “study drug” known as Adderall.
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Posted on 28 April 2014.
On-campus crime has been a cause for concern for many University of Minnesota students this year. With increasingly brazen crimes, such as an armed robbery in Anderson Hall, it’s no surprise that students have asked more from administration on campus safety.
Vice President for University Services Pam Wheelock’s public safety updates and crime alerts urge students, faculty and staff to use 612-624-WALK. The service provides callers with a security monitor to escort them anywhere on campus and parts of surrounding
neighborhoods.
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Posted on 28 April 2014.
A push for adjunct faculty unionization is getting some much-needed traction at Hamline University and Macalester College, but it won’t be as easy for the University of Minnesota.
Some of the University’s adjuncts have been approached by the Service Employees International Union’s Adjunct Action campaign. The organization currently represents about 18,000 faculty members nationwide, and they’re looking to unionize more. Macalester faculty and students rallied for the cause last week, and the school will vote on the issue soon, along with Hamline.
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Posted on 28 April 2014.
By: Tiffany Trawick
Until recently, black film had become an obsolete genre. Our generation no longer has Spike Lee films or movies with a definite agenda to promote black culture, but instead, recent films like “12 Years a Slave,” “The Help,” “Django Unchained” and “The Butler” are redefining the genre. Even better: They are resonating with today’s audiences.
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Posted on 28 April 2014.
By: Connor Nikolic
Earlier this month, I started having fevers, severe headaches and regular dizziness. A Boynton Health Service doctor advised me to keep taking Tylenol until the symptoms subsided. I went to my home doctor when things worsened, and I was diagnosed with a sinus infection. Later, that diagnosis was upgraded to mononucleosis or a similar virus, which only goes away with time.
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Posted on 27 April 2014.
By: Haley Hansen
Restaurants may transition from using foam containers to more compostable packages in a city push for sustainability.
Ward 12 City Councilman Andrew Johnson introduced a proposal Friday that would ban restaurants from using polystyrene foam containers and instead have them use “environmentally acceptable” packages beginning next year.
Some restaurants are hesitant about the change because it may be costly and challenging to adjust their shipments. Still, businesses in the University of Minnesota’s area support the switch.
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Posted on 27 April 2014.
By: Tyler Gieseke
In her first State of the City address, Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges applauded new city construction projects, specifically ones around the University, saying development won’t slow down anytime soon.
Recent growth around the University is boosting revenue and spurring economic growth, particularly along the light rail Green Line, she told an audience of about 200 residents who packed into the Minneapolis American Indian Center’s gymnasium Thursday.
“We are growing, Minneapolis,” Hodges said. “We are thriving.”
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