February 5, 2001 - MPR’s Chris Julin reports from Cloquet High School, “checking” the growing popularity of high school girls hockey. In 2001, 120 Minnesota high schools have girls hockey teams and two-thirds of the girls playing high school hockey in the entire country live in Minnesota.
February 15, 2001 - A new poll commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio and the St. Paul Pioneer Press suggests many Minnesotans would rather hold down tuition at the University of Minnesota than get a tax cut or rebate. The poll says holding down tuition is ALSO more important to Minnesotans than raising faculty salaries....and that University President Mark Yudof's job approval rivals Governor Ventura's. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports:
February 15, 2001 - Suicide depression campaign, working with Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), is raising awareness about suicide.
February 19, 2001 - Through out its 150 year history, the University of Minnesota has struggled with its dueling missions of academic access and academic excellence. The U of M's General College has been at the heart of much of that debate. Some say the General College is an essential entry point for students, who have yet to reach their academic potential. Others argue that role is better served by the state's community colleges. As a part of our week-long series "Universal U," Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports on the fight over the complex and sometimes competing missions of the U of M.
February 19, 2001 - K-rations were created at the University of Minnesota by Anel Keys, a professor at the University. They were tested at Fort Snelling. He also one of the first to discover the dietary fat causes heart disease.
February 19, 2001 - Dr. Ed Ehlinger at the U of M Boynton health service is interviewed about the cause of death.
February 19, 2001 - More than half of Minnesota school superintendents say they are having problems finding enough teachers. Consider that baby-boomers, the biggest group of teachers, are just a few years from retirement, and the current teacher shortage looks to some like a looming crisis. St. Cloud State University already produces more teachers than any school in the state, and a new accelerated masters degree program is reaching out to unconventional candidates. Jeff Horwich has this Mainstreet Report.
February 20, 2001 - The University of Minnesota's medical school is in trouble. The institution has lost eighty-four faculty the past five years. And nearly a hundred highly trained professional staff are gone. U officials say in many cases they left for better pay and working conditions elsewhere. The impact on Minnesotan's isn't immediate, but the long term effect is worrisome because the University trains most of the state's doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists. And medical school research spurs business and job creation. U officials want to fill vacant medical school faculty spots, and they're asking Minnesota taxpayers for help. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson reports.
February 20, 2001 - The rebound in the number of birds of prey is due in part to the work of a small branch of researchers and volunteers at the University of Minnesota. As part of our series this week, "Universal U," Minnesota Public Radio's Steven John reports on the work of The Raptor Center. {Dr. Pat Redig was a veterinary student in 1974 when he co-founded the Raptor Center. The Raptor Center would play a key role in bringing back from the brink of extinction, the bald eagle, peregrine falcon and osprey.
February 20, 2001 - Developed in the 1960s in the town of Bethel, the University of Minnesota took it over and has developed it at Cedar Creek.