Education in the News

Art Exhibition at Tweed Museum of Art

DULUTH, Minn. - Tuesday, UMD celebrated its annual student exhibition at the Tweed Museum of Art. The exhibition is work completed by art and design students from the past year. The theme this year was…

Researchers To Study Minnesotans Who Swim In Icy Waters

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Researchers plan to study a group of Minnesotans who dunk themselves in icy Lake Harriet every winter day. The Star Tribune reports that researchers from Rockefeller University's Cohen Laboratory of Molecular Metabolism are studying so-called brown fat…

UMD Students Hold Annual Asian Culture Show

DULUTH, Minn. -- Saturday, the UMD community highlighted some of the cultures of their Asian students. The APAA, or Asian Pacific American Association, held their annual Asian Cultural Show on Saturday night. They…

Proctor High School Opens On-Campus Thrift Store

PROCTOR, Minn.-- Proctor high school students can now use their free time to donate or sift through a new thrift-store located on their every campus. Proctor students put it together earlier this…

UMD Hosts Student Craft Sale

DULUTH, Minn.- A craft show and sale at UMD featured artwork and crafts made entirely by students. There were 30 student vendors in total, selling anything from ceramics to stickers. One of…

Minnesota Plans to Pay Athletes for Academic Success

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota plans to start paying its athletes for doing well in the classroom. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced the move…