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U of M India Center Initiative co-sponsors event on India's business and legal climate
The University of Minnesota’s India Center Initiative will co-sponsor a program with Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. to discuss the latest in business and law in India.
12 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7,
Cowles Auditorium, 301 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis.
News
Moving forward:
Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center in North Minneapolis (4/21/2008)
The University of Minnesota has named Archie Givens to serve as the owner's representative to coordinate the renovations to the former shopping center at 2001 Plymouth Ave. N. in Minneapolis, which will serve as the headquarters for the university’s new Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center (UROC).
“The hiring of Archie Givens to serve as the university’s representative throughout this renovation will ensure that the project will be a transparent process overseen by someone who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the community of North Minneapolis in particular, and to urban and under served communities in general,” said Irma McClaurin, executive director of UROC.
Children, Youth and Family Consortium
The Children, Youth and Family Consortium, in collaboration with a legislative planning committee, has launched Family Impact Seminars (FIS). Following a national model used in 25 states, FIS connects research and state policymaking by providing state-of-the-art research in an objective, non-partisan manner. Each topical seminar includes forums, briefing reports, and follow-up activities specifically for legislators, legislative staff and key agencies. The seminars offer a range of policy options and provide opportunities for participants to identify common ground. The first seminar will be held in April and will focus on options for a responsive and accountable early childhood system. For more information about Minnesota’s Family Impact Seminars, please contact CYFC policy director Karen Cadigan at 612.625.8976 or policy coordinator Sara Benning at 612.626.0715.
International Collaboration Conference
The University of Minnesota and the federal Office for Research Integrity will sponsor the conference, "Challenges and Tensions in International Research Collaborations," Oct. 2-3, 2008. The conference will focus on complications that arise in the context of international collaborations in scientific research. The conference organizer is Professor Melissa S. Anderson, director of the Postsecondary Education Research Institute.
The Minnesota Principals' Academy
The Minnesota Principals' Academy enables cohorts of practicing principals to put leadership best practices from education, business, the military and other fields to work on behalf of their students and schools.