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  1. Things to do over the holidays: try snowshoeing and skiing at the MN Landscape Arboretum! http://ow.ly/N5kJ
  2. Congrats to the U's "It all adds up" campaign and to everyone who helped them achieve 10,000 pledges! http://www1.umn.edu/italladdsup/
  3. Great story in The Chronicle including the U: Economy Forces Land-Grant Universities to Reshape Extension Work. http://tinyurl.com/yc7cq6z
  4. A story on an initiative good for the U's financial future; kudos to University of Minnesota tech transfer. http://tinyurl.com/y9kty4z
  5. Carlson School of Management finance professor Andrew Winton was quoted today in WCCO's "Good Question." http://tinyurl.com/y8k2qg9
  6. U electrical and computer engineering professor Massoud Amin wants to transform our country's energy system. http://tinyurl.com/nzdf3y
  7. Interesting story in the news today on technology and the loss of serendipity, citing the U's John Riedl. http://tinyurl.com/ycjuwwk
  8. A new column in Brief invites U Faculty and staff to contribute previews and reviews of UMTC events and lectures. http://tinyurl.com/ydbpx79
  9. Interesting story in the NY Times today on apples and the U's supercomputer, quoting the U's H. B. Runesha. http://tinyurl.com/yg8tewu
  10. Dark matter detected? The substance said to make up 90% of the universe may have been found at the U's Soudan lab http://tinyurl.com/y8g6y5t
  11. Looking to sell or purchase outdoor winter equipment? Annual Winter Gear Sale, Center for Outdoor Adventure (rec center) begins today, noon.
  12. U Bookstore event: Meet local author and baking legend Marjorie Johnson on Thursday, December 10 @ noon. http://tinyurl.com/ychsbx7
  13. Enjoy a holiday cookie break with "It All Adds Up" Dec. 10 and 16, plus a chance for a free iPod. http://www1.umn.edu/italladdsup/index.php
  14. Interesting class next semester with Professor Larry Jacobs and Walter Mondale: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/greatdebates.html
  15. Profundity within the banal: Assoc. prof Tetsuya Yamada has a multimedia installation "Commuter, 2009" at the MIA http://tinyurl.com/yc96bg5
  16. Check out a TPT, U of M Extension film on TV this weekend highlighting tourism in Minnesota (it's also online). http://tinyurl.com/yjopcsl
  17. Lunchtime reading: If you missed it (Brief 11/25), a story and wonderful slideshow "Focusing on IT women faculty" http://tinyurl.com/ylevsxt
  18. Beginning today, U faculty and staff save 20% during the Weisman Store's "Be Dazzled" discount days, Dec. 3-7. http://tinyurl.com/ykrnu5z
  19. The Hub Co-Op bike commuter store and the U of M Bike Center are scheduled to open in Spring 2010! http://tinyurl.com/yhgcx77
  20. OPE funding available to support depts developing research/teaching focused engagement initiatives. Deadline: Dec. 23 www.engagement.umn.edu