University of Minnesota Alumni Association
 
Current Issue: March-April 2009
In the March-April 2009 issue you will find stories about University happenings, interesting events and alumni, Gopher sports, and more. Links to stories for which the Alumni Association owns electronic publishing rights are listed below.



Sick About Health Care
AM_MarchGary Schwitzer, associate professor of journalism at the University of Minnesota, is working to bring accuracy and integrity to health reporting.
By Pamela Hill Nettleton

Gut Instincts
gut1Through instruction and intuition, legendary surgeon Owen Wangensteen saved countless lives around the world and pioneered modern heart surgery.  He made, and preserved, medical history.
By Tim Brady

Fiction: Aurie's Last Dance
The winning entry in Minnesota magazine's 10th annual fiction contest.
By Linda Norlander


To Minnesota with Love
ishay_hadashImports from Germany, Israel, and other countries are helping to put the Gopher men's tennis team back on the map.
By Adam Wahlberg

First Person: Pai's Walking Lessons
Essay by Jim Martin


Editor's Note

Letters


About Campus
dailyThe U Press's new chapter, more Minnesota Daily online, and who were the hobbits?

Discoveries
Long live kidney donors, innovative companies, and weighing in on television


U News
090210_6491_5x7The U copes with the budget crisis

Sports Notebook
Tucker-Trent604Gopher sports news and notes

Stadium Update
vet1Honoring veterans at the new TCF Bank Stadium

Arts and Events
limonLimón Dance Company takes the Northrop stage

Off the Shelf
AnnunciationCovBookmarks

Alumni Profile
Joan Velasquez, co-founder of Mano a Mano


Alumni Association Angle

National President's Column

Chief Executive Officer's Column

About Minnesota
Since 1901, the University of Minnesota's alumni publication's purpose has been -- as editor E.B. Johnson wrote in the first issue September 14, 1901 -- "To make the alumni acquainted with what is going on at the University at all times, and to foster a genuine University spirit among the alumni, by keeping them in touch with the University and each other."
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