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University of Minnesota Professor Marcia Endres and her students are out to make cows more comfortable. By modifying their stall size and adding sand bedding that conforms to their bodies, as well as by improving their feed and feeding times, Endres finds cows will give more milk.
100 years ago, Frank Wesbrook, dean of the College of Medicine and Surgery, approved the School of Embalming, making the U of M the first state university in the country to organize a mortuary science program. Today, it's the only program in the Big Ten and the only college program in the state.
Students in the University of Minnesota chapter of Engineers Without Borders are turning Haiti's massive garbage problem into a solution. A portable solar cooker can melt plastic waste into a liquid that can be molded into such items such as footwear, utensils, and sports equipment.
As Black Friday approaches, two University educators, Bill Doherty and Rosemary Hines, give advice on how to use this economically stressful holiday season to explore what's truly important in our lives.