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The search for a new University of Minnesota president is down to one candidate. Joan Gabel is currently the number-two administrator at the University of South Carolina. If confirmed, she will be the first female president in the U's 167 year history.
It is the largest gift Ecolab has given to the university; $2 million of it will go toward establishing an endowed chair for its Institute on the Environment.
The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents on Wednesday advanced Joan Gabel, provost at the University of South Carolina, as the single finalist for the president's job at Minnesota's landmark university. If ultimately selected, Gabel would become the first female president in the history of the University of Minnesota. "Provost Gabel has shown strong leadership at the University of South Carolina and her previous institutions, and the Presidential Search Advisory Committee strongly recommended her after in-depth analysis and a comparison of 67 total candidates," regents Chair David McMillan said in a news release.
There's a huge range of items. Small things -- like rocks, unique containers, and especially paper maps -- are really popular because they're inexpensive and unique.
The Hutchinson High School gymnasium, where Minnesota sports legend Lindsay Whalen played high school basketball in throughout the late 90s, looks a little different these days. It has been expanded, has a fresh coat of paint and now, it bears a new name. On Tuesday, the school district dedicated the gymnasium to Whalen, officially naming it "Whalen Gymnasium."
A study done by the University of Minnesota shows unhealthy weight control efforts that begin in adolescence often continue, and even intensify, into adulthood.
University of Minnesota students have traveled across the state to test deer for a lethal disease as deer hunting season reaches its peak.
Demetrius Douglas returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, Minnesota's defense held up on the road and the Golden Gophers ran away from Wisconsin for a 37-15 win on Saturday to snap a 14-game losing streak in the rivalry and reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe.
Gabe Kalscheur had 19 points on 5-for-6 shooting from 3-point range in his second college game as all five Minnesota starters scored in double digits, guiding the Gophers past Utah 78-69 on Monday night.
Getting ranked so quickly wasn't on Lindsay Whalen's mind when she took over the head coaching job at Minnesota this season.
The shoe tree is exactly as it sounds, with hundreds of pairs of shoes hanging from its branches.
A University of Minnesota professor convicted of falsifying the value of his retirement accounts in an attempt to cheat his ex-wife out of her share has been sentenced to four years of probation and four months in the workhouse.
Minnesota's maligned defense held Purdue to season-lows in yards and points, and Seth Green had a touchdown rushing and passing for the Gophers in a 41-10 win against the Boilermakers in the cold and snow on Saturday.
The study found that 7 percent of women reported significant levels of distress or social impairment from the difficulty they had controlling their sexual feelings or urges.
The former head of sports ticket sales at the University of Minnesota has been charged in a ticket fraud scheme.
The District of Columbia is now divided along party lines in the wake of Tuesday's midterm elections, where Democrats took control of the House. In the Senate, Republicans grew their majority.
Between making rounds on national television, Ilhan Omar spent some time at the University of Minnesota Wednesday morning.
Things are heating up for Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck, who has watched his team drop five of its last six games.
Officials say a University of St. Thomas freshman died after falling 10 stories from an apartment building in Dinkytown, near the University of Minnesota campus.
Students at the University of Minnesota are on alert after police say a student was assaulted early Sunday morning by a large group of people.
Tanner Morgan passed for 302 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, including the tiebreaking 67-yard scoring toss to Rashod Bateman with 1:34 remaining that gave Minnesota a 38-31 victory on a rainy Friday night after Indiana rallied with 22 straight fourth-quarter points.
The issue of gun violence made its way to the University of Minnesota Friday as former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a shooting victim and advocate for gun control, and her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, held a roundtable discussion.
Minnesota is on pace for record political spending this year, already exceeding 2014's midterm election money. A new report from the University of Minnesota says most of the money spent on election campaigns this year may be for negative ads.
A new, traveling exhibit hosted by the University of Minnesota showcases the stories and relationships Minnesota residents have with water.
University of Minnesota etymologist Anatoly Liberman says everyone in England was using the word "fall" hundreds of years ago. It makes sense, with the annual falling of leaves. But around the 1600s or so, for reasons unknown, they also starting using the French word "autumn." Both of them made their way over to the United States.
