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Q&A With Elizabeth Davis, University of Minnesota applied economics professor, on child care needs and solutions.

Vietnam’s education system is remarkably effective – what lessons can other developing countries learn? “In other developing countries, there’s lots of evidence that… one in five teachers don’t show up on any given day,” says Prof Paul Glewwe, an economics professor at the University of Minnesota who has long studied education in lower income settings.

Congratulations to Professor Hikaru Peterson for her lead on a new USDA-NIFA grant award to work with Central Minnesota's Somali-American community to study immigrant access to healthy food.

Reasonable, economically rigorous criteria can continue to support access to higher education for the disadvantaged.

As Americans, we value our freedom a lot, judging by the amount of money we spend on Fourth of July festivities. But there are ways to strut your patriotic stuff — and have a great time doing it — without breaking the bank. For money-saving advice, we asked a panel of experts for their thoughts on the following key questions:

1. What money-saving tips do you have for people planning to travel for the Fourth of July?
2. Fourth of July falls on a Tuesday this year. How does holiday timing affect people’s spending and travel plans?
3. Will the current economic downturn change the way Americans celebrate 4th of July?
4. When evaluating the best cities for Fourth of July celebrations, what are the top five indicators?

For former chef Alex Chase, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) was a natural fit to leverage his experience in the food industry into a new career path focused on food security.

Prices for “food at home” fell for the second straight month – though they’re still well above where they were a year ago.

One item, in particular, may be helping: the price of eggs has tumbled.