Higher education on The Daily Circuit's Friday Roundtable
Apr 26, 2013This week on the Friday Roundtable, panelists will discuss the purpose of higher education. Given the costs of college tuition, the skills mismatch that many employers are reporting and the debt that many students leave school with, should higher education be aimed at training people for the workforce? Should its purpose be to create well-rounded citizens? Or is "education for education's sake" still a worthy goal?
Meet Astronaut Abby and astronaut Luca Parmitano
May 2, 2013Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut? Do you know what steps to take to make that dream a reality?
Join us as we welcome an aspiring astronaut and her professional astronaut mentor to see how each of them got to where they are today, and where the future might bring them.
Shooting the stars: Ask a photographer
May 2, 2013An online clinic of night photography: Learn how to shoot the stars with photographers Bryan Hansel, Heidi Pinkerton and Greg Marshall. [More at http://publicinsightnetwork.org]
Minnesota's Skills Gap
Apr 5, 2013Will enough Minnesotans have the right skills to fill the jobs needed to keep the state's economy humming in the coming decade? That question has been vexing employers, higher education officials, economic development experts and others for several years.
Answers to it vary with the field and with geography. But many of those people are trying to make sure residents have the right opportunities, employers have access to the right people and public entities play an appropriate role. This Ground Level exploration shows how the state, employers, private trainers and others are grappling with why some jobs in Minnesota are hard to fill.
Q&A: Understanding frac sand with Minnesota's chief geologist
May 2, 2013Tony Runkel of the Minnesota Geological Survey discusses sand deposits and mining operations in the state. Local communities currently determine the fate of mining applications, but some state lawmakers would like a more uniform statewide standard to sand mining, which has grown significantly since 2010.
Monday winter storm
Mar 18, 2013Another winter storm is blasting through Minnesota today with snow and wind. Here are some storm reports as they come in.
Lonnie Dupre: Open to another Denali trip
Feb 8, 2013Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre failed his 3rd attempt to solo summit Alaska's Denali, but says he's up for another shot at it
Minnesota legislative races to watch
Nov 3, 2012Politics in Minnesota's Briana Bierschbach and MPR News' Tom Scheck share their top state legislative races in the 2012 election
Closing arguments: marriage debate
Dec 8, 2012Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?
Chip Cravaack and Rick Nolan 8th District Debate
Oct 9, 2012Incumbent Republican US Representative Chip Cravaack and his Democratic challenger Rick Nolan debate the issues at a forum in Duluth sponsored by the Duluth News Tribune and the Duluth Chamber of Commerce.
Nursing shortage myths and misperceptions
May 18, 2012There's been a steady stream of reports predicting a dearth of nurses in the coming years. But new nursing graduates are having a hard time finding a job in Minnesota.
Storm Ready
May 14, 2012A discussion about severe weather in Minnesota