MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news: Fredrikson's appellate team has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from the Children's Law Center of Minnesota (CLC), an organization that promotes the rights and interests of Minnesota's children in the judicial, child welfare, health care and education systems. Fredrikson's team included Rick Snyder, Shantal Pai, Thomas Wheeler, and Megan Helstrom. The Distinguished Service Award is  more

MOORHEAD, Minnesota, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Concordia College issued the following news: Nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, adults worldwide are still assessing its impact on children, and what can be done to help them achieve success in its wake. As the keynote speaker of Concordia College's 2024 Faith, Reason, and World Affairs Symposium, themed "Flourishing Futures: Nurturing Children for Civic Engagement," on Sept. 18, journalist Anya Kamenetz shared the insights from her l  more

BEMIDJI, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news: * * * TU is working in six of 10 landscapes highlighted for attention by White House CEQ * * * Dr. Roger Ludeman, who served as vice president for student and public affairs at Bemidji State University from 1980-1987, has been named a 2025 Pillar of the Profession by the NASPA Foundation, a fundraising organization that advances the mission of a national association of student affairs professionals in higher   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * Climate-smart practices the focus of annual state observation * * * In recognition of Minnesota Climate Week, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) celebrates the efforts and partnership of producers, ag businesses, and other stakeholders to promote the continued implementation and advancement of climate-smart agricultural practices and programs throughout the state. "The MDA re  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Cedar Lake, near Upsala in Morrison County. The Pine-Cedar Lake Association contacted the DNR after finding zebra mussels on settlement samplers at multiple locations around the lake. Settlement samplers are solid surfaces that are temporarily placed in water and monitored to aid in detecti  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: October is Minnesota State Month, and the 26 colleges and seven universities of Minnesota State are all offering many ways for students to save on higher education. This makes October a great time for students to take advantage of visit and tour events and apply for admission. One way to save during Minnesota State Month: the colleges and universities of Minnesota State are waiving und  more

WILLMAR, Minnesota, Sept. 26 -- Ridgewater College issued the following news release: WILLMAR and HUTCHINSON, MN - To better meet the needs of a trucking industry desperate for trained drivers, Ridgewater College is expanding and upgrading its hands-on training range for truck drivers seeking their commercial driver's license (CDL). Thanks to a $1.5 million Targeted Capital Communities Project grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Ridgewater is significantly   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news: * * * Democracy Cup is the statewide collegiate voter turnout competition * * * On September 26, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced the winners of the 2022 Democracy Cup at an event at Metro State University. The Democracy Cup is the statewide collegiate voter turnout competition, in which campuses compete to achieve the highest percentage of students voting of the total popul  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management issued the following news: Carlson School of Management Information & Decision Sciences Professor Alok Gupta is receiving the INFORMS Fellow Award, a lifetime achievement recognition from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). The INFORMS Fellow Award is one of the highest honors in the operations research profession. Gupta is the first honoree from the   more

WINONA, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Winona State University issued the following news: Congratulations to Jim Goblirsch and Winona State University on receiving the 2024 Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability's Administrator (Re)Cognition Award. Nominees for this category are administrators who have made significant contributions to their campus and/or community's sustainability efforts through outstanding leadership. The award was presented Sept. 19 at this year's UMACS Annual Confere  more