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Meaning reclaimed
University professor Bill Doherty has had enough of the hyper-consumption that marks the holiday season. "[During this time] it's a good idea to ask what your values are, not necessarily what you feel driven to do," Doherty says.
Mind on mummies
Arthur Aufderheide is wrapping up a career of studying disease patterns in mummies.
Local courting
Gopher women's basketball coach Pam Borton landed a recruiting class this year that was ranked 14th best in the nation. And she didn't have to travel far from campus to do it. It's hard to beat local talent.
Rhodes Scholar
Newly minted Rhodes Scholar Ashley Nord has two sterling track records: one in academics and one in pole vaulting. The University senior will study physics at Oxford next year, after receiving three undergraduate degrees.
Whole-grain math
Changing children's diets is a major step toward curbing obesity and diabetes. A University of Minnesota study shows that elementary school students will eat more whole grains when they are gradually introduced into their diets.
Top of the world
Through GoNorth!, University of Minnesota professor Aaron Doering and his colleagues travel the Arctic Circle to study climate change and K-12 students learn alongside them on the Web. Doering hopes this form of adventure learning will continue to take place in other parts the world.
