http://www.unews.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota News Service Headlines en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 unews@umn.edu http://www.ur.umn.edu/newsfeeds/newsService-144x25.gif 25 144 http://www.unews.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota News Service http://www.ur.umn.edu/uns-archive/view.php?id=4767 As approximately three million U.S. high school seniors prepare to graduate, tens of thousands of their classmates have put their own graduation on hold because they have yet to pass state-mandated high school exit exams. http://www.ur.umn.edu/uns-archive/view.php?id=4779 Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy and author of "Speak Truth to Power: Human Rights Defenders Who are Changing our World," will join Director of the U of M's Human Rights Program Barbara Frey, for "Defending Human Rights," the final Great Conversations of the 2008-2009 series. http://www.ur.umn.edu/uns-archive/view.php?id=4778 The University of Minnesota's Goldstein Museum of Design presents "Techno Textiles: Inner Space to Outer Space," a new exhibit featuring innovative, specialty textiles from companies worldwide. It runs Friday, May 16 through Thursday, July 17 in the Goldstein Museum Gallery, 241 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave., St. Paul. http://www.ur.umn.edu/uns-archive/view.php?id=4776 Respected agricultural economist Brian Buhr has been named head of the department of applied economics at the University of Minnesota. http://www.ur.umn.edu/uns-archive/view.php?id=4775 The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project team unveiled its new solar car on the McNamara Alumni Center Plaza Thursday morning.