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Seal of the Regents of the University of Minnesota
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NameUniversity of Minnesota,
Twin Cities
MottoCommune vinculum omnibus artibus (Latin)
Motto in EnglishA common bond for all the arts
Established1851
TypePublic Flagship University
Land-Grant
Sea-Grant
Space-Grant
EndowmentUS$2.224 billion in 2006 (systemwide)
PresidentEric W. Kaler
ProvostE. Thomas Sullivan
Faculty3374
Students51721
Under graduates30519
Post graduates21202
CityMinneapolis and Saint Paul
StateMinnesota
CountryUSA
CampusUrban
Sports24 Varsity Teams
ColorsMaroon & Gold   
Athletic nicknameGolden Gophers
MascotGoldy Gopher
AthleticsNCAA Division I
Big Ten Conference
Western Collegiate Hockey Association
AffiliationsAssociation of American Universities
Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Websiteumn.edu

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (U of M) is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 51,721 students in 2010 – 2011. The university is considered a Public Ivy by Green's Guide.

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University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios discusses how he was tapped to add a physics perspective to the upcoming Warner Brothers movie, Watc...
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4.30 min. | 4.95 user rating		 More than 100 University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering students and a half dozen faculty members surprised a crowd gathered for the College...
3.40 min. | 4.65 user rating		 Heather Dorniden falls down during the race and wins at the end.
2.65 min. | 4.94 user rating		 One toy scientist in Minnesota likes the creme while another likes the cookie, so they built a machine to separate OREO cookies and serve each delicious half to its respective scientist. Music...
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Big Ten Mascots want you to call them, maybe? *We do not claim rights to this song*
3.28 min. | 4.86 user rating		 The University of Minnesota Dance Team took the national championship with this Jazz routine Division D1A in Orlando FL 2010.
1.90 min. | 4.95 user rating		 at the 19th week of pregnancy Leannes water broke. Known as PPROM preterm premature rupture of membrane. The doctors said after PPROM 25% make it past the fi...
7.50 min. | 4.84 user rating		 The Mortuary Science program at the University of Minnesota turned 100 years-old recently. It has trained most of the funeral directors in the state and rece...
1.88 min. | 4.23 user rating		 Heisman winner and former professional football player talks with Paul Thatcher about his continued training at American Kickboxing Academy. Shot and edited ...
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

AcademicsCollege of Biological Sciences * College of Continuing Education * College of Design * School of Dentistry * College of Education and Human Development * College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences * School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Murphy Hall (part of College of Liberal Arts) * Law School * College of Liberal Arts * Carlson School of Management * Medical School * School of Nursing * College of Pharmacy * Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs * School of Public Health * Institute of Technology * College of Veterinary Medicine
AthleticsGolden Gophers * Big Ten Conference * Western Collegiate Hockey Association * Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium * Les Bolstad Golf Course * Mariucci Arena * Memorial Stadium (demolished) * Metrodome * Northrop Field (demolished) * Ridder Arena * Siebert Field * TCF Bank Stadium * Williams Arena * Goldy Gopher * Spirit Squads * Little Brown Jug * Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe * Floyd of Rosedale * Governor's Victory Bell * Football * Men's Basketball * Men's Hockey * Women's Hockey * Wrestling * Volleyball * Women's Gymnastics * Men's Gymnastics * Minnesota Rouser * Minnesota March * Go Gopher Victory * Our Minnesota * Minnesota Fight * Hail! Minnesota
CampusArmory * Central Corridor (proposed) * Children's Hospital * Coffman Memorial Union * Dinkytown * Dinkytown Bikeway Connection * Eastcliff * Gopher Way * Katherine E. Nash Gallery * McNamara Alumni Center * Medical Center * Northrop Auditorium * Northrop Mall * Old Campus Historic District * Southeast Steam Plant * Stadium Village * Washington Ave. Bridge * Weisman Art Museum
Student LifeCollege in the Schools * GAPSA * Marching Band * Minnesota Daily * Minnesota Republic * Radio K * Solar Vehicle Project * The Wake

Campuses of the University of Minnesota

Twin Cities * Duluth * Morris * Crookston * Rochester * Waseca (1971-1992)

Presidents of the University of Minnesota

Folwell * Northrop * Vincent * Burton * Coffman * Ford * Coffey * Morrill * Wilson * Moos * Ziebarth (interim) * Magrath * Keller * Sauer (interim) * Hasselmo * Yudof * Bruininks

Colleges and universities in Minnesota

Public institutionsBemidji State * Metropolitan State * MSU, Mankato * MSU Moorhead * St. Cloud State * Southwest Minnesota State * UMC * UMD * UMM * UMR * University of Minnesota * Winona State
Private institutionsAdler * AFLBS * Augsburg * Bethany Lutheran * Carleton * College of Visual Arts * Concordia (Moorhead) * Concordia (St. Paul) * Crossroads * Crown * Dunwoody * Gustavus Adolphus * Hamline * Luther Seminary * Macalester * Minneapolis College of Art and Design * MLC * North Central * Northwestern * Oak Hills * Pillsbury Baptist * St. Benedict/St. John's * St. Catherine * Saint Mary's * St. Olaf * St. Scholastica * St. Thomas
Community/Technical CollegesAlexandria TC * Anoka TC * Anoka-Ramsey CC * Central Lakes * Century * Dakota County TC * Fond du Lac Tribal CC * Hennepin TC * Hibbing CC * Inver Hills CC * Itasca CC * Lake Superior * Leech Lake Tribal * Mesabi Range CTC * Minneapolis CTC * MSC-Southeast Technical * Minnesota State CTC * Minnesota West CTC * Normandale CC * North Hennepin CC * Northland CTC * Pine TC * Rainy River CC * Ridgewater * Riverland CC * Rochester CTC * St. Cloud TCC * South Central * Vermilion CC

Association of American Universities (AAU)

PublicArizona * University of California (Berkeley, * Davis, * Irvine, * Los Angeles, * San Diego, * Santa Barbara) * Colorado * Florida * Georgia Tech * Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Iowa State * Kansas * Maryland * Michigan * Michigan State * Minnesota * Missouri * Nebraska * State University of New York (Buffalo, * Stony Brook) * North Carolina * Ohio State * Oregon * Penn State * Pittsburgh * Purdue * Rutgers * Texas * Texas A&M * Virginia * Washington * Wisconsin
PrivateBrandeis * Brown * Caltech * Carnegie Mellon * Case Western * Chicago * Columbia * Cornell * Duke * Emory * Harvard * Johns Hopkins * MIT * Northwestern * NYU * Penn * Princeton * Rice * Rochester * USC * Stanford * Syracuse * Tulane * Vanderbilt * Wash U * Yale
CanadianMcGill * Toronto

Universities Research Association (URA)

United StatesAlabama * Arizona * Arizona State * Boston University * Brown * Buffalo * University of California (Berkeley, * Davis, * Irvine, * Los Angeles, * Riverside, * Santa Barbara, * San Diego) * Caltech * Carnegie Mellon * Case Western Reserve * Chicago * Colorado * Columbia * Cornell * Duke * Florida * Florida State * Harvard * Hawaii * Houston * IIT * Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Iowa State * Johns Hopkins * LSU * Maryland * MIT * Michigan * Michigan State * Minnesota * Nebraska * New Mexico * New Mexico State * North Carolina * North Texas * Northeastern * Northern Illinois * Northwestern * Notre Dame * Ohio State * Oklahoma * Oregon * Penn * Penn State * Pittsburgh * Princeton * Purdue * Rice * Rochester * Rockefeller * Rutgers * SMU * South Carolina * Stanford * Stony Brook * Syracuse * Tennessee * University of Texas (Arlington, * Austin, * Dallas) * Texas A&M * Texas Tech * Tufts * Tulane * UIC * Utah * Vanderbilt * Virginia * Virginia Tech * Washington * Washington University * Wayne State * William & Mary * Wisconsin * Yale
InternationalMcGill * Pisa * Toronto * Waseda

Committee on Institutional Cooperation

University of Chicago * University of Illinois * Indiana University * University of Iowa * University of Michigan * Michigan State University * University of Minnesota * Northwestern University * The Ohio State University * Pennsylvania State University * Purdue University * University of Wisconsin “Madison

Big Ten Conference

Illinois Fighting Illini * Indiana Hoosiers * Iowa Hawkeyes * Michigan Wolverines * Michigan State Spartans * Minnesota Golden Gophers * Northwestern Wildcats * Ohio State Buckeyes * Penn State Nittany Lions * Purdue Boilermakers * Wisconsin Badgers * Nebraska Cornhuskers (joining in 2011)

Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)

MenAlaska Anchorage Seawolves(Sullivan Arena) * Colorado College Tigers (World Arena) * Denver Pioneers (Magness Arena) * Michigan Tech Huskies (John MacInnes Ice Arena) * Minnesota Golden Gophers (Mariucci Arena) * Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (Duluth EntertainmentConvention Center) * Minnesota State Mavericks (Verizon Wireless Center) * North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Ralph Engelstad Arena) * St. Cloud State Huskies (National Hockey Center) * Wisconsin Badgers (Kohl Center)
Women
Bemidji State Beavers (John S. Glas Field House) * Minnesota Golden Gophers (Ridder Arena) * Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (Duluth Entertainment Convention Center) * Minnesota State Mavericks (All Seasons Arena) * North Dakota Fighting Sioux (Ralph Engelstad Arena) * Ohio State Buckeyes (OSU Ice Arena) * St. Cloud State Huskies (National Hockey Center) * Wisconsin Badgers (Kohl Center)



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