Pioneer Hall was built from 1928 to 1932 and is one of the oldest residence and dining halls on the University of Minnesota campus.

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Reconstruction of a river bluff under the University of Minnesota's medical center campus is underway, about a year after a mudslide swept down the hill.

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Are you ready for some football? In TCF Bank Stadium’s case, the answer is “no” — at least not right away. After the Metrodome roof caved in under the weight of snow ...

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By Mark Anderson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — City leaders in New Richland decided five years ago that the best way to keep their town alive might be to give part of it away. Leaders in the farming community of ...

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By Bob Geiger Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — University of Minnesota researchers have been named lead agency by the National Science Foundation for a four-year, $2 million project to create a model for storing energy generated by offshore wind farms. ...

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By Bill Clements Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — After more than a year of negotiations, the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota announced they have agreed on a plan to protect university research facilities from the light rail trains ...

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By Bob Geiger Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — In an effort to ease traffic congestion on Minnesota roadways, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is rolling out solid and flashing yellow arrow turn signals, which let drivers make left turns after ...

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By Bob Geiger Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — The University of Minnesota plans to install a 2.5-megawatt Clipper wind turbine at its UMore Park property in Rosemount, helping the U.S. Department of Energy achieve its goal of boosting domestic wind ...

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A Wisconsin company is playing a key role in recycling efforts on the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital project. To date, the project team has diverted more than 100 tons of ...

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By Bob Geiger Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A public-private partnership led by University of Minnesota researchers has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to help develop cost-effective ways of cutting average per-household energy use while improving comfort ...

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