Of road networks and travel patterns
(8/20/2008) The I-35W bridge collapse over the Mississippi River has not only prompted greater study of bridges in general, but it has spurred transportation researchers, including those at the University of Minnesota, to look more closely at traffic flow patterns and driver behavior on major roadways.

Mapping the road to safety
(8/6/2008) How safe are the roads you drive on? Find out online. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a Web site that pinpoints where traffic fatalities have occurred and provides details on the individual accidents.

Freedom School students visit Twin Cities campus
(7/23/2008) For a second year, the University of Minnesota's Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health has partnered with Kwanzaa Church and the Nia Imani Youth Development Center in north Minneapolis to bring students from the Kwanzaa Freedom School to the University of Minnesota campus.

McClaurin helps U forge new partnerships
(7/22/2008) The U hired Irma McClaurin to develop and run its first Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center. An associate vice president, she brings commitment, enthusiasm, and expertise to the project.

The afterlife of a mattress
(6/24/2008) UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute is working with a recycling company in Duluth to find uses for the innards of discarded mattresses. About 300,000 used mattresses are sent to landfills annually in the Twin Cities area alone.