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| January-February 2005 | | |
In the January-February 2005 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. Additional articles in the issue include:
When Human Nature Meets Mother Nature
A new television documentary explores 16,000 years of environmental history in Minnesota. The final chapters have yet to be written, but U researchers play a part in the unfolding tale.
By Joel Hoekstra
The Great Flu Epidemic
In 1918, a deadly flu pandemic spread around the world, including to the U of M campus. By coincidence, the U had just established a health service for sick students.
By Tim Brady
In Search of Happiness
Four University professors study how to find happiness—that often elusive and ephemeral state of being—and ways to keep it.
By Meleah Maynard
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Power to the People
University professor Massoud Amin has seen firsthand how electricity changes lives and has dedicated years to making the “most complex machine in the world”--the North American electrical grid--more reliable and less vulnerable.
By Elizabeth O’Sullivan |
The Great Flu Epidemic
In 1918, a vicious flu virus spread through Army barracks and then around the world, including to the campus of the University of Minnesota. It stands as the mostly deadly pandemic in recorded human history. By coincidence, the U of M had that very year established a health service to care for sick students.
By Tim Brady |
Coaching Commitment
Dennis Dale has quietly built a men’s swimming power at Minnesota by pouring himself into the program and getting the most out of every swimmer.
By Chris Coughlan Smith |
Campus Digest
A new landmark at the Arboretum, an outstanding doctor-dentist-volunteer, U research discoveries, the passing of Elmer Andersen and Ancel Keys, and more. |
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