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Michael Bennett McNulty, a professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, is quoted in this TIME article that asks: is it unethical to watch football with your kids?
Professor Jenny Schmid of the Art Department has been continuing her work of combining mythical characters with contemporary situations using intaglio, lithography, and public art performance.
Douglas Kearney, a Whiting Award-winning poet and assistant professor of our English Department, shares his thoughts about the work of internationally celebrated black and queer poet, Danez Smith.
Assistant Professor Sima Shakhsari (GWSS) has published Politics of Rightful Killing, Duke University Press. Analyzing online and off-line ethnography, Shakhsari looks at a transnational network of Iranian bloggers and provides an account of digital citizenship that raises questions about the internet's relationship to political engagement, militarism, and democracy.
Associate Professor Matt Carlson (Journalism) has written "Measurable Journalism: Digital Platforms, News Metrics and the Quantified Audience," which explores ways in which the increasingly ‘measurable’ news audience has had an impact on journalistic practices. This book was originally published as a special issue of "Digital Journalism."
When legislators need to draft policy, it helps to have the facts. Associate Professor Matthew Weber aims to help policy makers make solid decisions on an emotional issue: supporting mental health screenings for adolescents.
The Beginning of Everything: An Exhibition of Drawings Drawing is, in many ways, the most versatile of all artistic mediums. It can serve as the beginning of an idea, the beginning of a...
The Department of English is hosting four candidates for the US literatures and cultures assistant professor search. Megan Finch is a PhD candidate in the English Department at Brandeis...
Annual Science Studies Symposium: Evolving Plant Populations and the Contingency of Genetic Effects Ruth Shaw Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota Abstract...
Issam Rafea, master of Syrian oud and former principal conductor of Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music, moves gracefully between traditional maqam repertoire and far-out...
The twenty-sixth annual University of Minnesota High School Honor Band weekend will conclude with a concert on January 26 in Ted Mann Concert Hall. Emily Threinen & Betsy McCann,...
This five-hour workshop introduces participants to web-based mapping and spatial analysis using Esri's ArcGIS Online. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on activities, participants...
