Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:30:29 GMT

University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Soccer Coach Chris Przemieniecki has announced his resignation effective at the end of fall semester. The veteran Golden Eagle mentor has accepted a teaching position as an assistant professor in Criminal Justice at Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) in Blue Bell, Penn. located 30 miles west of Philadelphia.

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:34:16 GMT

While more than 50 universities have received a federal grant to set up suicide-prevention training, the UI likely won't apply for the funding because of a lack of time and resources. The UI considered the grant in past years but hasn't applied because of the extensive time commitment in the proposal process, said Sam Cochran, the director of University Counseling Service.

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:58:19 GMT

Data centers and office buildings waste energy when their electronic devices are plugged in but are sitting in standby or no-load operation mode. Now there is a universal power adapter called Green Plug that can communicate with PCs, laptops, cell phones and other common devices to receognize how much power they need and shut off the power supply when charging is complete.