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Universities push to get students in Census 2010
Colleges, universities and their surrounding communities have a financial interest in making sure all of their students get counted in the census, so public relations campaigns are popping up on campuses all over the country.
Another Minnesota school district is moving to a four-day school week. The North Branch School Board ordered district leaders on Thursday night to craft next year's budget to include the four-day week.
The University of Minnesota's National Center for Food Protection and Defense has been awarded a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The president of the University of Minnesota is at the Legislature to explain how the university will manage $36 million in proposed cuts in state funding.