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November-December 2007
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Young men climb a fence between Agua Prieta, Mexico, and the United States in April 2005. Photograph by Scott Olson/Getty Images
In the November-December 2007 issue you will find stories about University happenings, interesting events and alumni, Gopher sports, and more. Links to stories for which the UMAA owns electronic publishing rights are listed below.

 


Immigration Conflagration
11/13/2007
Immigrants have never been regarded positively in the United States, says University of Minnesota history professor Donna Gabaccia. So, what is the urgent problem with immigration today?

By Meleah Maynard

Chemical Cures
11/13/2007
At the Center for Drug Design, teams of scientists race to discover new drugs to target devastating diseases.

By Evelyn Cottle Raedler

Smoked Out
11/13/2007
The history of smoking at the University—the debates, the bans, the violations, and the groundbreaking research about its danger to life and lung.

By Tim Brady

Rebound
11/13/2007
How did two high school teammates end up cocaptains of the Gopher women’s basketball squad?

By Danny LaChance

First Person: Winged Tribulation
11/13/2007
The trials of raising butterflies

Essay by Meleah Maynard

Books: Off the Shelf
11/13/2007
Bookmarks: A roundup of recent books by alumni or with a University of Minnesota connection.

About Campus
11/13/2007
Building bridges to China, accessible U, an outstanding student artist, and Overheard on Campus.

Discoveries
11/13/2007
Fifteen short hits on new U research, findings, and discoveries: Urban land grab, a shrinking pool of blood donors, and there’s no there out there.
Edited by Cynthia Scott

U News
11/13/2007
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux give $12.5 million, and U professor wins Nobel Prize in economics.

Sports Notebook
11/13/2007
Forrest Tahdooanippah goes the distance; Laura Halldorson says farewell

Arts and Entertainment: Diverse Native Art
11/13/2007

Alumni Profile: He's No Dummy
11/13/2007
Jim Barber gives voice to his work.

UMAA Report
11/13/2007
Etiquette lessons, Minne-College, and more.

Letters
11/13/2007

Editor's Note: Why We Look Back
11/13/2007
By Shelly Fling

National President: Help Keep the U Strong
11/13/2007
By Tom LaSalle (B.A. ’72)

Chief Executive Officer: Quincy Lewis Gives Others a Shot at Success
11/13/2007
By Margaret Sughrue Carlson (Ph.D. ’83)

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